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WM - Germany / German Democratic Republic 1970 - 25 Pfennig


Theme: Post & Philately
CountryGermany / German Democratic Republic
Issue Date1970
Face Value25.00 
Colormulti-colored yellow
PerforationK 13:12 1/2
Printing Typeoffset
Stamp TypePostage stamp
Item TypeStamp
Chronological Issue Number1348
Chronological ChapterGER-DDR
SID290140
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World orienteering orienteering championships in the German Democratic Republic (1970) The 1970 World Orienteering Orienteering World Championships in the German Democratic Republic are issued by the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications of the German Democratic Republic with two multicolored postage stamps. Orienteering - an interesting sport In Friedrichroda, district of Erfurt, from 24 to 28 September 1970, the III.World Championships in Orienteering take place. After Finland (1966) and Sweden (1968), the German Democratic Republic has now received the confidence of the international federation to host biennial world title battles. The 18 member countries of the International Orientation Orienteering Federation (IOF), with some 300 competitors, will join the III. Participate in world championships. The runners from the countries of Sweden, Norway and Finland, where this sport already has a long tradition, favors. At the II World Championships Sweden won six and Norway two titles. Orienteering is a relatively new sport in the German Democratic Republic. While in the traditional countries this sport was already practiced around the turn of the century, in the German Democratic Republic it only became indigenous after 1945. In orienteering the competitor has to cover a maximum distance of 9 km as the crow flies and in the men's race a distance of 16 km as the crow flies, according to a competition card which he receives at the start. He has to call certain, marked on the map checkpoints. To solve his task, he uses a sports compass. The omission of a checkpoint affects the placement in the competition. It is therefore important that the runner in addition to a good athletic training has excellent knowledge in dealing with map and compass. Only both properties together form the prerequisite for a successful performance. The World Championships will be held as singles and relay races for men and women. The women's relay three and the men's relay four competitors. After the first runner, all other competitors can only go on the track when the previous competitor has finished his run. The motifs for the two special postage stamps of Deutsche Post come from the orienteering race. For both stamps, a section of a competition card was used as fund. The 25-pfennig mark shows three phases of a runner during the competition on the rear. In the midfield, the marking of a control point is clearly visible in the lower part. At these checkpoints the runners have to obtain the control confirmations.

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World orienteering orienteering championships in the German Democratic Republic (1970) The 1970 World Orienteering Orienteering World Championships in the German Democratic Republic are issued by the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications of the German Democratic Republic with two multicolored postage stamps. Orienteering - an interesting sport In Friedrichroda, district of Erfurt, from 24 to 28 September 1970, the III.World Championships in Orienteering take place. After Finland (1966) and Sweden (1968), the German Democratic Republic has now received the confidence of the international federation to host biennial world title battles. The 18 member countries of the International Orientation Orienteering Federation (IOF), with some 300 competitors, will join the III. Participate in world championships. The runners from the countries of Sweden, Norway and Finland, where this sport already has a long tradition, favors. At the II World Championships Sweden won six and Norway two titles. Orienteering is a relatively new sport in the German Democratic Republic. While in the traditional countries this sport was already practiced around the turn of the century, in the German Democratic Republic it only became indigenous after 1945. In orienteering the competitor has to cover a maximum distance of 9 km as the crow flies and in the men's race a distance of 16 km as the crow flies, according to a competition card which he receives at the start. He has to call certain, marked on the map checkpoints. To solve his task, he uses a sports compass. The omission of a checkpoint affects the placement in the competition. It is therefore important that the runner in addition to a good athletic training has excellent knowledge in dealing with map and compass. Only both properties together form the prerequisite for a successful performance. The World Championships will be held as singles and relay races for men and women. The women's relay three and the men's relay four competitors. After the first runner, all other competitors can only go on the track when the previous competitor has finished his run. The motifs for the two special postage stamps of Deutsche Post come from the orienteering race. For both stamps, a section of a competition card was used as fund. The 25-pfennig mark shows three phases of a runner during the competition on the rear. In the midfield, the marking of a control point is clearly visible in the lower part. At these checkpoints the runners have to obtain the control confirmations..