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First day cover (FDC) of the German Democratic Republic; 1974; FDC to the series "200th anniversary of Caspar David Friedrich (1774-1840), painter of the German romanticism. additional cover motive with a self-portrait of Caspar David Friedrich from 1810; envelope postmarked with Michel No. 1958 from 1974 (painting "Two Men Contemplating the Moon" from 1819/1820) and Michel No. 191 from 1974 (painting "View to the valley of the Elbe" (meant is the river Elbe) from 1807); stamps postmarked with 1085 Berlin, , in the shape of an one-circle special postmark with 40.0 mm diameter and inscriptions as central motive

Caspar David Friedrich  (1774–1840)  wikidata:Q104884 q:en:Caspar David Friedrich
 
Caspar David Friedrich
Alternative names
German: Caspar David Friedrich
Description German painter, drawer and etcher
Date of birth/death 5 September 1774 Edit this at Wikidata 7 May 1840 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Greifswald Dresden
Work period Romanticism
Work location
Berlin, Greifswald, Rügen, Dresden (1798)
Authority file
creator QS:P170,Q104884
institution QS:P195,Q472706
institution QS:P195,Q555946

Stamp: Michel: No. 1958 + 1961; Yvert et Tellier: No. 1639 + 1642; Scott: No. 1558 - 1561; AFA: No. 1690 + 1693
Color: multicolored with gold on luminescent paper (stamps)
Watermark: none
Nominal value: 45 (10 + 35) (Pfennig)

Postage validity: from 21 May 1974 until 2 October 1990
date QS:P,+1950-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P580,+1974-05-21T00:00:00Z/11,P582,+1990-10-02T00:00:00Z/11
(stamps)

Stamp picture size (printed area of a single stamp): 48.0 x 28.5 mm

Postmark: 1085 Berlin (Germany), , one-circle special postmark with 40.0 mm diameter
Date (first issue day of the stamps + date of postmarks)
Source scan of original
Author "Ministerium für Post und Fernmeldewesen" of the German Democratic Republic
Permission
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This file is most likely NOT in the public domain. It has been marked for review, and will be deleted in due course if the review does not find it to be in the public domain.

This file was previously considered to be in the public domain as a German stamp; it is possible that it is in the public domain for other reasons, in which case a new rationale will be applied as part of the review process. See below for the previous rationale.
Previous public domain rationale, no longer applicable
Public domain
This stamp is in the public domain in Germany because it was released by the postal administration of the German Democratic Republic or the Soviet occupation zone (Deutschen Post der DDR) whose legal successor is the Federal Republic of Germany. Thus it is an official work according to German copyright law (§ 5 Abs. 1 UrhG).

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  • The used stamp as single stamp, Michel No. 1958 from 1974
    The used stamp as single stamp, Michel No. 1958 from 1974
  • The used stamp as single stamp, Michel No. 1961 from 1974
    The used stamp as single stamp, Michel No. 1961 from 1974
  • The original "Self-portrait" from 1810 from the "Kupferstichkabinett Berlin" as template for the envelope motive
    The original "Self-portrait" from 1810 from the "Kupferstichkabinett Berlin" as template for the envelope motive
  • The original painting "Two man contemplating the moon" (1819/1820) from the "Galerie Neue Meister, Dresden" as template for the stamp Michel No. 1958
    The original painting "Two man contemplating the moon" (1819/1820) from the "Galerie Neue Meister, Dresden" as template for the stamp Michel No. 1958
  • The original painting "View to the valley of the Elbe" (1807) from the "Galerie Neue Meister, Dresden" as template for the stamp Michel No. 1961
    The original painting "View to the valley of the Elbe" (1807) from the "Galerie Neue Meister, Dresden" as template for the stamp Michel No. 1961
Picture description Painting "Two man contemplating the moon" (1819/1820) by Caspar David Friedrich (stamp),

Painting "View to the valley of the Elbe" (1807) by Caspar David Friedrich (stamp),
Drawing "Self-portrait" (1810) by Capar David Friedrich(envelope)

First day of issue
Publisher "Ministerium für Post und Fernmeldewesen" of the German Democratic Republic
Design Horst Naumann (1908-1990)
Printer "Deutsche Wertpapierdruckerei", Leipzig
Printing technique Photogravure
Circulation 15,000,000 (Michel No. 1958); 4,500,00 (Michel No. 1961)
Perforation Comb perforation, K 14
MICHEL Nr. Deutsche Demokratische Republik, Nr. 1958, 1961 (stamps)
SCOTT Nr. German Democratic Republic, No. 1961 (stamps)

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