1970.DDR.016th Pioneer Meeting, Cottbus
German Democratic Republic·1970
6. Pioniertreffen, Cottbus, 1970
Series details
Identity
- CodeSeries code YYYY.ENT.SS — year, 3-letter issuing entity, sequence (e.g. 1900.CGH.01).
1970.DDR.01- EntityPostal authority that issued the stamps (country, territory, or historical entity).
- German Democratic Republic (DDR)
- Year
- 1970-07-28
- Event
- 6. Pioniertreffen, Cottbus, 1970
- TypeIssue kind. Charity issue = postage + voluntary surcharge (e.g. 6+4), not an overprint.
- Charity issue
Production
- Designer
- Hans Detlefsen
- Printer
- Deutsche Wertpapierdruckerei (VEB)
- Process
- Offset lithography
- PerforationsHole gauge between stamps (e.g. 12, 13½). Higher ≈ finer.
- Comb 13 × 12½
Catalog numbers
- DomfilDomfil thematic catalog number (scouting).
- 970.66/67
- ScottScott catalog number (Americas).
- DD B157/B158
- MichelMichel catalog number (Europe / DE).
- DD 1596/1597
- YvertYvert & Tellier catalog number (FR).
- DD 1275/1276
- Stanley GibbonsStanley Gibbons catalog number (UK / Commonwealth).
- DD E1317/E1318
History
The German Democratic Republic issued a two-value semi-postal on 28 July 1970 for the 6th Pioneer Meeting (6. Pioniertreffen) in Cottbus. Both stamps are inscribed 6. PIONIERTREFFEN and COTTBUS 1970. Each value carries a 5 pfennig surtax.
Hans Detlefsen designed a pair of wide horizontal stamps printed se-tenant, so that the two neckerchiefs meet when the pair is kept together. The 10 + 5 pfennig shows a boy in a light-blue cap holding a blue Jungpionier neckerchief behind his head; the Junge Pioniere torch and the letters JP appear among line drawings of children and buildings. The 25 + 5 pfennig shows a girl in a blue cap holding a red Thälmann Pioneer neckerchief aloft, with further line drawings of Pioneers behind her.
The Deutsche Wertpapierdruckerei (VEB) printed the set by offset lithography, comb perforated 13 × 12½, 65 × 26 mm. The print run is given as 3,500,000 of each value. The stamps remained valid until 2 October 1990.