German Democratic Republic (DDR)
(East Germany)
Stamps of 1957
East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (Deutsche Demokratische, DDR), was a country that existed from October 1949 until 1990, when the eastern portion of Germany was part of the Eastern Bloc during the Cold War. It described itself as a socialist "workers' and peasants' state" and the territory was administered and occupied by Soviet forces at the end of World War II — the Soviet Occupation Zone of the Potsdam Agreement, bounded on the east by the Oder–Neisse line. The Soviet zone surrounded West Berlin but did not include it; as a result, West Berlin remained outside the jurisdiction of the DDR.
Michel 559 and 560
"Leipzig Spring Festival"
Issued: 1st Mar 1957, Perf: 13x12½. Designed by Bengs and Skribelka to celebrate the Leipzig Spring Festival.
Michel 561 to 563
"Conservation Week"
Issued: 12th Apr 1957. Perf: 13x12½. Designed by Schoner to commemorate Conservation Week.
Michel 564 and 565
"175th Birthday Anniversary of Freidrich von Fröbel"
Issued: 18th Apr 1957. Perf: 13x13½. Designed by Bengs to commemorate the 175th Birthday Anniversary of Freidrich von Fröbel.
Michel 566 and 567
"Ravensbrück Concentration Camp Memorial"
Issued: 25th Apr 1957. Perf: 13x13½. Designed by Skribelka and commemorating Ravensbrück Concentration Camp for women.
Michel 568
"10th International Cycle Race"
Issued: 30th Apr 1957. Perf: 13x13½. Designed by Petersen and issued to commemorate the 10th International Cycle Race.
Michel 569 to 571
"Coal Mining Industry"
Issued: 30th Apr 1957. Perf: 13½x13. Designed by Petersen to celebrate the Coal Mining Industry.
Michel 572 and 573
"World Day of the Red Cross"
Issued: 7th May 1957. Perf: 13x12½. Designed by Rose and Prieß to commemorate World Day of the Red Cross.
Michel 574 to 576
"Anniversaries of Famous natural scientists"
Issued: 7th Jun 1957. Perf: 13x12½. Designed by Zethmeyer and issued to commemorate the anniversaries of famous natural scientists.
Michel 577 and 585
"Five Year Plan Issue (VI)"
Issued: Jan 1957 to Dec 1959. Perf: 13x12½. Designed by Gruner and re-issue of the Five Year Plan series.
Michel 586 to 591
"Paintings of the Dresden Gemaldgalerie
returned from the Soviet Union"
Issued: 26th Jun 1957. Perf: 13½x13. Designed by Gruner and featuring paintings of the Dresden Gemaldgalerie, returned from the Soviet Union.
Michel 592
"100th Birthday Anniversary of Clara von Zetkin"
Issued: 5th Jul 1957. Perf: 13x13½. Designed by Skribelka and issued to commemorate the 100th Birthday Anniversary of Clara von Zetkin.
Michel 593 and 594
"Death of Bertolt von Brecht"
Issued: 14th Aug 1957. Perf: 13½x13. Designed by Friebel and issued to commemorate the death of Bertolt von Brecht.
Michel 595
"Fourth World Trade Union Congress, Leipzig"
Issued: 23rd Aug 1957. Perf: 13½x13. Designed by Weiß to celebrate the Fourth World Trade Union Congress, Leipzig.
Michel 596 and 597
"Leipzig Autumn Fair"
Issued: 30th Aug 1957. Perf: 13½x13. Designed by Skribelka to celebrate the Leipzig Autumn Fair.
Michel 598 and 599
"Savings Week"
Issued: 10th Oct 1957. Perf: 13½x13. Designed by Grohmann and featuring savings week.
Michel 600
"Stamp Day"
Issued: 25th Oct 1957. Perf: 13½x13. Designed by Bengs and issued to commemorate Stamp Day 1957.
Michel 601 to 602
"40th Anniversary of the Russian October Revolution"
Issued: 7th Nov 1957. Perf: 12½x13. Designed by Heartfield and issued to commemorate the 40th Anniversary of the Russian October Revolution.
Michel 603
"International Geophysics Year"
Issued: 7th Dec 1957. Perf: 12½x13. Designed by Vogenaur and issued to commemorate International Geophysics Year.
Michel 604 to 605
"1st Anniversary of the death of Günter Ramin and Hermann Abendroth"
Issued: 22nd Nov 1957. Perf: 13½x13. Designed by Weiß and issued to commemorate the 1st Anniversary of the death of Günter Ramin and Hermann Abendroth.
Michel 606 to 608
"National Memorials Fund. East German War Victims"
Issued: 3rd Dec 1957. Perf: 13½x13. Designed by Bengs and Skribelka and commemorating the National Memorials Fund.
Michel 609 to 615
"Airmail"
Issued: 13th Dec 1957. Perf: 13x13½. Designed by Vogenaur and featuring airmail.
