1968.DDR.0120th Anniversary of the Pioneer Organization
German Democratic Republic·1968
20th Anniversary of the Pioneer Organisation Ernst Thälmann
Series details
Identity
- CodeSeries code YYYY.ENT.SS — year, 3-letter issuing entity, sequence (e.g. 1900.CGH.01).
1968.DDR.01- EntityPostal authority that issued the stamps (country, territory, or historical entity).
- German Democratic Republic (DDR)
- Year
- 1968-12-03
- Event
- 20th Anniversary of the Pioneer Organisation Ernst Thälmann
- TypeIssue kind. Charity issue = postage + voluntary surcharge (e.g. 6+4), not an overprint.
- Commemorative
Production
- Designer
- Inge Uhlich
- Printer
- Deutsche Wertpapierdruckerei (VEB)
- Process
- Offset lithography
- PerforationsHole gauge between stamps (e.g. 12, 13½). Higher ≈ finer.
- Comb 13 × 13½
Catalog numbers
- DomfilDomfil thematic catalog number (scouting).
- 968.99/100
- ScottScott catalog number (Americas).
- DD 1069/1070
- MichelMichel catalog number (Europe / DE).
- DD 1432/1433
- YvertYvert & Tellier catalog number (FR).
- DD 1128/1129
- Stanley GibbonsStanley Gibbons catalog number (UK / Commonwealth).
- DD E1153/E1154
History
The German Democratic Republic issued two commemoratives on 3 December 1968 for the twentieth anniversary of the Ernst Thälmann Pioneer Organisation (Pionierorganisation Ernst Thälmann). Both stamps are inscribed 20 Jahre Pionierorganisation «ERNST THÄLMANN» and carry the Junge Pioniere torch emblem with the letters JP.
The 10 pfennig, on a cyan ground, shows Young Pioneers making music — among them a flute, trumpet, guitar and drum — with the national flag at the right. The 15 pfennig, framed in magenta, shows Pioneers at play and study: boxing, a model aeroplane, a globe, and other activities.
Inge Uhlich designed the set; the Deutsche Wertpapierdruckerei (VEB) printed it by offset lithography, comb perforated 13 × 13½, without watermark. Print runs are given as 10,000,000 for the 10 pfennig and 4,000,000 for the 15 pfennig. The stamps remained valid until 2 October 1990.