Stamp 1987 GDR MiNr3093 pm B002
Stamp of the German Democratic Republic; 1987; commemorative stamp of the issue "Considerable personalities – X“; issue of 4 stamps; The depicted stamp is GDR Michel No. 3093 from 1987 and shows the German writer and poet Gerhart Hauptmann (1862-1946); The stamp motive shows a portait (right) beside a scenery from his work: „Die Weber“ in reference to the „Silesian weaver riot“ in 1844
Gerhart Hauptmann 1945:
Wer das Weinen verlernt hatte, der lernte es wieder bei dem Untergang Dresdens.
For his work he became in 1912 the Nobel prize in Literature. Later one was offering to him the office of a „Reichskanzler“.; Literatur scientific he is seen as representant of the „Naturalism“ and later as non-naturalistic „Newromanticism“ in Germany.; This stamp was postmarked with an one-circle first-day special cancellation with 35.0 mm diameter from 1085 Berlin, showing a fruits yielding branch with leaves inside insription as central motive.;
Stamp: Michel: No. 3093; Yvert & Tellier: No. 2713; Scott: No. 2605
Color: multicolored (black green-blue colors dominating)
Watermark: none
Nominal value: 35 (Pfennig)
Stamp size (printed area of a single stamp without frame with year line): 39.0 x 21.5 mm
