German Democratic Republic (DDR)
(East Germany)
Stamps of 1951

Michel 293
"First five-year plan"

Issued: 2nd Sep 1951. Perf: 13x12½, watermark Wz 1 and available on sheets (10x10). Designed by Koch and issued to commemorate the First 5 year economic plan. The stamp depicts a hammer, a sickle and a compass as well as a bold figure '5', symbolic of the fact that the plan had a heavy emphasis on workers and peasants.