Commemorative stamp series - Germany / German Democratic Republic 1990 - 20 Pfennig

11th Stamp Exhibition of Youth, Halle 1990 On the occasion of the 11th stamp exhibition of the youth in Halle 1990, the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications of the GDR are two multicolored special postage stamps, of which one with surcharge, in combination with Zwischenfeld out. The contract will be awarded to the Philatelistenverband der DDR. Special cancellation from 5 June to 4 August 1990 11th stamp exhibition of the youth, hall 1990 For the eleventh time a national stamp exhibition of the youth of the GDR takes place. For the third time after 1966 and 1973 Halle is hosting the young philatelists. Organized by the Philatelistenverband, the exhibition can be seen from June 29 to July 2, 1990, in two corporate culture centers in the city hall. Again, this 11th exhibition will demonstrate to what extent philately is a useful cultural leisure activity, providing knowledge and insights, helping to develop skills and abilities, and thus contributing to the education and training of young people. In the process, such pedagogical effect will be reflected in the colorful variety of exhibits that boys and girls from all districts of the GDR have built for their enjoyment of this hobby. The history of philatelic GDR youth exhibitions began in Halle in 1966, and since then there have been nine other predecessors of the 11th in 1970 in Karl-Marx-Stadt, 1973 again in Halle, 1976 in Gera, 1978 in Cottbus, 1980 in Zella-Mehlis , 1982 in Schwerin and Dresden, 1984 in Magdeburg, 1986 in Berlin and 1988 in Erfurt and Karl-Marx-Stadt. Since the 2nd exhibition in 1970 GDR postage stamps for these highlights of the Jugendphilatelie have always been published. Since 1976, it has been customary to report on brands with an intermediate field from the past and present of the venues. This will continue in 1990. The value of 20 Pfennig unites historical and modern buildings from today's perspective, whereby in detail one can see: • in the foreground the monument created by H. Heidel in 1859 by the composer Georg Friedrich Hände [who was born in 1685 in Halle and next to Bach, Telemann, Rameau and Scarlatti was the greatest musician of his time; • left next to it in the first row from left to right - the courtyard of Moritzburg, built as a Zwingburg from 1484 to 1517. Today it is an irregular four-wing complex of late Gothic, a versatile spiritual cultural center with museum, television theater, wine cellar and student club; - the last representative half-timbered building from the 16th century, located at a street fork at the address Grase18; - and the Marktschlößchen as a late Renaissance building with two gables, today Golerie and instrument museum; • in the second row behind it also from left to right - the theater, originally built in 1884-86, which after severe destruction was rebuilt in the second World Skiing 1948-51; - the Hallescher Markt with its characteristic five Türrnen, four of the market church "Our Lady", which was built in 1529-39 between the pairs of towers of two Romanesque predecessors and instead of their worn longhouses in the late Gothic style, and the one, the Red Tower in Built in 1418/1506 as a free-standing bell tower and symbol of economic power and political will to self-assertion of the citizens and after severe destruction of the war 1975 again emerged in ancient beauty; • in the background of the left-hand side of the brand, part of the elevated street built in 1965-68 and modern residential and administrative buildings; • right next to the Handel Monument also modern buildings as well as the flag-like reinforced concrete monument "Flame of the Revolution" erected in 1967 on the 50th anniversary of the October Revolution; • and right in the background on the right, finally, the Giebichenstein Bridge over the Saale (built 1926-28, blown up in 1945, rebuilt in 1946-49) and the Burg Giebichenstein, which was first mentioned in 961, since 968 residence of the bishops of Magdeburg as city lords was in Halle and today houses the College of Industrial Design.