Germany-DDR 1986 International Trade Unions Congress Berlin

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  • Label : „Deutsche Post“ of the German Democratic Republic; 1986; commemorative se-tenant of the issue „XI Congress of the World Federation of Trade Unions“ (WFTU);

issue of 1 se-tenant à 1 stamp + 1 decorative side field without nominal value

Note:
This international congress took place 16-22 September 1986 in Berlin (East).; Attention: There are several international associations of trade unions. Meant is the WFTU (= non-UN agency).

Stamp datas:

  • Catalogue numbers : Michel: No. 3049 (se-tenant: WZd690); Yvert & Tellier: No. 2669 (se-tenant: 2669a); Scott: No. 2570
  • Color : multicolored
  • Watermark : none
  • Nominal value : 70 (Pfennig)
  • Postage validity : 09 September 1986 – 02 October 1990
  • Designed by : Hans Detlefsen (1923-1992)
  • Printed by : „Deutsche Wertpapierdruckerei“, Leipzig
  • Print process : Photogravue on luminescent paper
  • Print run : 3,600,000 in sheets à 25 stamps (5 x 5 se-tenants)
  • Stamp size :
- printed area of a single stamp without year line : 21.5 x 39.0 mm
- printed area of a complete se-tenant (horizontal pair) : 46.5 x 39.0 mm
  • Variants : rip variants with decorative side-field


Commemorative stamp to the issue „XI Congress of the World Federation of Trade Unions“;
(issue of 1 stamp as se-tenant with 1 decorative side field)

Mint se-tenant

vertical double pair in order to illustrate the possible different rip variants

Michel No. WZd690, mint, vertical double pair

Postmarked se-tenant

Michel No. WZd690, postmarked


To ste stamp motive:
- 70 (Pfennig) + decorative side-field : world globes + flag ribbon (or streamer (originally a military flag in order to shows a military unit in service during a campaign)) + inscriptions