Time stamp series - Germany / German Democratic Republic 1973 - 35 Pfennig

New postage stamp series The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications of the German Democratic Republic issues a further series of endurance series series in addition to the existing postage stamp series. The stamps show motifs of socialist construction in the German Democratic Republic in free graphic design. No special first day cover envelope Postwertzeichenendauerserie 35 Pfennig value: Karl-Marx-Stadt From the sooty Chemnitz, a typical capitalist industrial work city with proverbially poor living conditions, developed under the workers and peasants power a modern socialist city, as a workers' city with significant Since 1953, revolutionary traditions have been named after the founder of scientific socialism, Karl Marx. The 35-pfennig value shows a small part of the architecture of the newly built city center. The Karl Marx Monument, a bronze sculpture by the well-known Soviet sculptor Lew Kerbel, has been the artistic highlight in the district town since 1971. Its function is supported and confirmed by the multilingual slogan "Proletarians of all countries, unite!" From a large, artistically designed writing panel on the facade of the House of State organs readable, it comes in direct relation to the plastic effect.