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small game - Germany / German Democratic Republic 1968 - 15 Pfennig

Designer: Horst Naumann, Dresden

small game - Germany / German Democratic Republic 1968 - 15 Pfennig


Theme: Animals
CountryGermany / German Democratic Republic
Issue Date1968
Face Value15.00 
Colormulti-colored
PerforationK 13 1/2: 13
Printing Typeoffset
Stamp TypePostage stamp
Item TypeStamp
Chronological Issue Number1100
Chronological ChapterGER-DDR
SID28080
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Small game The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications of the German Democratic Republic announces six multi-colored commemorative stamps for the "Year of the Small Game 1968", which is to increase the number of small game stocks. The stimulus for this special stamp series was given by the State Committee for Forestry at the Agricultural Council of the GDR. Small game Six special postage stamps and a first day envelope bring the philatelists close to hunting animals. A special cancel complements this issue with designs of small game. On the 15-pfennig value is a partridge (Perdix perdix L.) shown. The partridge is very important as a biological factor for agriculture. A partridge destroys about 3.8 kg of agricultural pests and about 4 kg of weed seeds every year. The animal is distributed throughout Europe and Western Asia. Cock and hen differ externally only in the drawing of the upper wing covers. The partridge lives in Einhe, is a bottom breeder, lays 10 to 20 eggs, which are incubated in 24 days. Young partridges can fly for three weeks. Adult partridges have an average weight of 4oo g.

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Small game The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications of the German Democratic Republic announces six multi-colored commemorative stamps for the "Year of the Small Game 1968", which is to increase the number of small game stocks. The stimulus for this special stamp series was given by the State Committee for Forestry at the Agricultural Council of the GDR. Small game Six special postage stamps and a first day envelope bring the philatelists close to hunting animals. A special cancel complements this issue with designs of small game. On the 15-pfennig value is a partridge (Perdix perdix L.) shown. The partridge is very important as a biological factor for agriculture. A partridge destroys about 3.8 kg of agricultural pests and about 4 kg of weed seeds every year. The animal is distributed throughout Europe and Western Asia. Cock and hen differ externally only in the drawing of the upper wing covers. The partridge lives in Einhe, is a bottom breeder, lays 10 to 20 eggs, which are incubated in 24 days. Young partridges can fly for three weeks. Adult partridges have an average weight of 4oo g..