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First Day Cover (FDC) of the German Dempcratic Republic; 1983; commemorative envelope, stamps, and special postmark of the series "Stadtwappen der DDR (I)" from 1983; commemorative stamps with the town coats of arms from the then district capitals Berlin (1000), Cottbus (7500), Dresden (8000), Erfurt (5000) and Frankfurt/Oder (1200) (Berlin = district capital and total country capital); envelope motive with a map of the GDR and the single administrative districts and the town coats of arms of the stamps; stamps are postmarked with a special cancellationm with 35.0 mm diameter to the same topic fom "1085 Berlin", 05 of September 1983
Stamp:
- Michel: No. 2817 (Berlin), 2818 (Cottbus), 2819 (Dresden), 2828 (Erfurt), 2821 (Frankfurt/Oder);
- Yvert et Tellier: No. 2460 (Berlin), 2461 (Cottbus), 2462 (Dresden), 2463 (Erfurt), 2464 (Frankfurt/Oder);
- AFA: No. 2510 (Berlin), 2511 (Cottbus), 2512 (Drsden), 2513 (Erfurt), 2514 (Frankfurt/Oder)
Color: multicolored on silver background
Watermark: none
Nominal value: 50 (Pfennig) (each stamp)

Postage validity: from 9 August 1983 until 2 October 1990
date QS:P,+1950-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P580,+1983-08-09T00:00:00Z/11,P582,+1990-10-02T00:00:00Z/11
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Stamp size: 21.5 x 39.0 mm (Berlin), 17.0 x 21.5 mm (Cottbus, Dresden, Erfurt, Frankfurt/Oder)

Postmark: 1085 Berlin, ; one-circle, special cancellation from "1085 Berlin" with 35,0 mm diameter
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Source scan of original
Author "Ministerium für Post und Fernmeldewesen" of the German Democratic Republic (stamps, envelope, postmark)
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This file depicts the coat of arms of a German Körperschaft des öffentlichen Rechts (corporation governed by public law). According to § 5 Abs. 1 of the German Copyright law, official works like coats of arms are in the public domain. Note: The usage of coats of arms is governed by legal restrictions, independent of the copyright status of the depiction shown here.
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  • Town coat of arms of Berlin
    Town coat of arms of Berlin
  • Then town coat of arms of Cottbus
    Then town coat of arms of Cottbus
  • Coat of arms of Erfurt (the red coat of arms without decoration)
    Coat of arms of Erfurt (the red coat of arms without decoration)
Picture description Map of the GDR with the single borders of the administrative districht and the coat of arms 9of the single district capitals each in their districts sofar this coat-of-arms ist also depicted on the stamps
First day of issue
Publisher "Ministerium für Post und Fernmeldewesen" of the German Democratic Republic
Design Harald Stier
Printer "VEB Deutsche Wertpapierdruckerei", Leipzig
Printing technique Photogravure on luminescent paper
Circulation 5,000,000 (Berlin, Cottbus, Dresden, Erfurt); 2,100,000 (Frankfurt/Oder)
Perforation K 14
MICHEL Nr. Deutsche Demokratische Republik, Nr. 2817-2821

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