German Democratic Republic (DDR)
(East Germany)
Stamps of 1968

East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (Deutsche Demokratische Republik, 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.

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Michel 1335 to 1340
"Winter Olympics, Grenoble"

Issued: 17th Jan 1968, Perf: 13½x13 and designed by Dorfstecher and Platzer. Available on sheets (10x5).

Mi 1335
5Pf
multicoloured

Mi 1336
10+5Pf
multicoloured

Mi 1337
15Pf
multicoloured

Mi 1338
20Pf
multicoloured

Mi 1339
25Pf
multicoloured

Mi 1340
30Pf
multicoloured

Michel 1341 and 1342
"Soviet Space Successes"

Issued: 24th Feb 1968, Perf K14, available on sheets (5x10) and designed by Gottschall.

Mi 1341
20Pf
multicoloured

Mi 1342
25Pf
multicoloured

Michel 1343 to 1345
"75 years Meteorological Main Observatory Potsdam
Meteorological Service of the GDR
Long day of meteorology"

Issued: 24th Jan 1968. Perf: K13½x13, available on sheets (2x5) and designed by Reiß and Gottschall.

Mi 1343-1345 Strip

Mi 1343
10Pf
multicoloured

Mi 1344
20Pf
multicoloured

Mi 1345
25Pf
multicoloured

Michel 1346 to 1348
"National Reminder of Memorials"

Issued: 21st Feb 1968. Perf: K14, available on sheets (5x5) and designed by Bengs.

Mi 1346
10Pf
multicoloured

Mi 1347
20Pf
multicoloured

Mi 1348
25Pf
multicoloured

Michel 1349 to 1350
"Leipzig Spring Festival"

Issued: 29th Feb 1968. Perf: K14, designed by Dorfstecher and available on sheets (3x10).

Mi 1349
10Pf
multicoloured

Mi 1350
15Pf
multicoloured

Michel 1351 and 1352
"Centenary of the birth of Maxim Gorky"

Issued: 14th Mar 1968. Perf: K14, available on sheets (10x5)and designed by Preuß.

Mi 1351
20Pf
multicoloured

Mi 1352
25Pf
multicoloured

Michel 135 to 1356
"folk Costumes (III)"

Issued: 14th Mar 1968. Perf: K14, available on sheets (10x5)and designed by Friebel.

Mi 1353
10Pf
multicoloured

Mi 1354
20Pf
multicoloured

Mi 1355
40Pf
multicoloured

Mi 1356
50Pf
multicoloured

Michel 1357 to 1362
"Small Game Birds"

Issued: 26th Mar 1968. Perf: K13½x13, available on sheets (5x10) and designed by Naumann.

Mi 1357
10Pf
multicoloured

Mi 1358
15Pf
multicoloured

Mi 1359
20Pf
multicoloured

Mi 1360
25Pf
multicoloured

Mi 1361
30Pf
multicoloured

Mi 1362
40Pf
multicoloured

Michel 1364 and 1365
"Congress of the Free German Trade Union Confederation (FDGB)"

Issued: 25th Apr 1968. Perf: K14, available on sheets (10x5). Designed by Rieß.

Mi 1363
10Pf
multicoloured

Mi 1364
20Pf
multicoloured

Michel 1365 to 1367
"150th Anniversary of the birth of Karl Marx"

Issued: 25th Apr 1968. Perf: K14 Type A and unperf Type B and available on sheets (3x5) and designed by Weiß.

Mi Block 27
Minisheet

Mi 1365
10Pf
multicoloured

Mi 1366
20Pf
multicoloured

Mi 1367
25Pf
multicoloured

Michel 1368 to 1370
"International Year of Human Rights"

Issued: 8th May 1968. Perf: K13½x13, available on sheets (10x5) and designed by Detlefsen.

Mi 1368
5Pf
dark brown carmine grey lilac

Mi 1369
10Pf
light olivebrown matt olive brown

Mi 1370
25Pf
dark greenish blue green blue

Michel 1371
"Invincible Vietnam (II)"

Issued: 8th May 1968. Perf: K13½x13, available on sheets (10x5) and designed by Schütz.

Mi 1371
10+5Pf
multicoloured

Michel 1372 to 1374
"International Athletics Games of Juniors, Leipzig
European Rowing Championships, Berlin
World Championships in Tournament Fishing, Gustrow"

Issued: 7th Jun 1968. Perf: K14, available on sheets (5x10) and designed by Rieß.

Mi 1372
20Pf
multicoloured

Mi 1373
20Pf
multicoloured

Mi 1374
20Pf
multicoloured

Michel 1375 and 1376
"Children and Youth Party"

Issued: 20th Jun 1968. Perf: K13½x13, available on sheets (10x5) and designed by Platzer.

Mi 1375
10Pf
multicoloured

Mi 1376
25Pf
multicoloured

Michel 1377 and 1378
"World Festival of Youth and Students, Sofia"

Issued: 20th Jun 1968. Perf: K13½x13, available on sheets (10x5) and designed by Platzer.

Mi 1377
20+5Pf
multicoloured

Mi 1378
25Pf
multicoloured

Michel 1379 to 1382
"Important Buildings (II)"

Issued: 25th Jun 1968. Perf: K14, available on sheets (Michel 1379 and 1381 (10x5)), (Michel 1380 and 1382 (5x5)) and designed by Dorfstecher.

Mi 1379
10Pf
multicoloured

Mi 1380
20Pf
multicoloured

Mi 1381
25Pf
multicoloured

Mi 1382
30Pf
multicoloured

Michel 1383
"75th Anniversary of Walter Ulbricht"

Issued: 27th Jun 1968. Perf: K14, available on sheets (5x10) and designed by Rieß.

Mi 1383
20Pf
multicoloured

Michel 1384 and 1385
"750th Anniverary of Rostock"

Issued: 4th Jul 1968. Perf: K14, available on sheets (5x10) and designed by Dorfstecher.

Mi 1384
20Pf
multicoloured

Mi 1385
25Pf
multicoloured

Michel 1386 to 1390
"Famous People (II)"

Issued: 17th Jul 1968. Perf: K14, available on sheets (5x10) and Designed by Stauf.

Mi 1386
10Pf
dark grey green

Mi 1387
15Pf
grey black

Mi 1388
20Pf
red brown

Mi 1389
25Pf
dark greenish blue

Mi 1390
40Pf
brown lilac

Michel 1391 and 1392
"World Championships in Aerobatics, Magdeburg"

Issued: 13th Aug 1968. Perf: K12½x13, available on sheets (10x5) and designed by Grünewald.

Mi 1391
10Pf
multicoloured

Mi 1392
25Pf
multicoloured

Michel 1393 to 1398
"Paintings"

Issued: 5th Sep 1968. Perf: K13½x13, designed by Schneider on available on sheets (5x5).

Mi 1393
10Pf
multicoloured

Mi 1394
15Pf
multicoloured

Mi 1395
20Pf
multicoloured

Mi 1396
40Pf
multicoloured

Mi 1397
50Pf
multicoloured

Mi 1398
70Pf
multicoloured

Michel 1399
"Leipzig Autumn Fair"

Issued: 29th Aug 1968. Perf: K14, available on sheets (5x10) and designed by Dorfstecher.

Mi 1399
10Pf
multicoloured

Michel 1400 to 1403
"Dams Built after 1945"

Issued: 11th Sep 1968. Perf: K13x12½ and available on sheets (Michel 1400 and 1403 (5x10)), (Michel 1401 and 1402 (10x5)). Designed by Weiß.

Mi 1400
5Pf
multicoloured

Mi 1401
10Pf
multicoloured

Mi 1402
15Pf
multicoloured

Mi 1403
20Pf
multicoloured

Michel 1404 to 1409
"Summer Olympics, Mexico City"

Issued: 18th Sep 1968. Perf: K14, designed by Hennig and on available on sheets, Michel 1404 and 1409 (5x5), Michel 1405 to 1408 (10x5).

Mi 1404
5Pf
multicoloured

Mi 1405
10+5Pf
multicoloured

Mi 1406
20+10Pf
multicoloured

Mi 1407
25Pf
multicoloured

Mi 1408
40Pf
multicoloured

Mi 1409
70Pf
multicoloured

Michel 1410
"International Remembrance of Memorial Sites"

Issued: 10th Oct 1968. Designed by Weiß and available on sheets (5x5).

Mi 1410
25Pf
multicoloured

Michel 1411 to 1416
"Insects"

Issued: 16th Oct 1968. Perf: K13½x13, designed by Prieß and on available on sheets (10x5).

Mi 1411
10Pf
multicoloured

Mi 1412
15Pf
multicoloured

Mi 1413
20Pf
multicoloured

Mi 1414
25Pf
multicoloured

Mi 1415
30Pf
multicoloured

Mi 1416
40Pf
multicoloured

Michel 1417 to 1419
"50th Anniversary of the Revolution in Germany"

Issued: 29th Oct 1968. Perf: 13x12½, available on sheets (3x10) and designed by Gottschall.

Mi 1417
10Pf
multicoloured

Mi 1418
20Pf
multicoloured

Mi 1419
25Pf
multicoloured

Michel 1420 to 1425
"Orchids"

Issued: 12th Nov 1968. Perf K13 and designed by Gottschall.

Mi 1420
5Pf
multicoloured

Mi 1421
10Pf
multicoloured

Mi 1422
15Pf
multicoloured

Mi 1423
20Pf
multicoloured

Mi 1424
40Pf
multicoloured

Mi 1425
50Pf
multicoloured

Michel 1426 to 1431
"Marching (III) Puss in Boots"

Issued: 27th Nov 1968. Perf K13½x13, available on sheets (2x3) and designed by Bläser.

Mi 1426 to 1431
Sheet
multicoloured

Mi 1426
5Pf
multicoloured

Mi 1427
10Pf
multicoloured

Mi 1428
15Pf
multicoloured

Mi 1429
20Pf
multicoloured

Mi 1430
25Pf
multicoloured

Mi 1431
30Pf
multicoloured

Michel 1432 and 1433
"20 years of pioneer organzation Ernst Thälmann"

Issued: 3rd Dec 1968. Perf K13x13½, available on sheets (5x10) and designed by Uhlich.

Mi 1432
10Pf
multicoloured

Mi 1433
15Pf
multicoloured

German Democratic Republic (DDR) (East Germany) Stamps of 1968

Michel 1335 to 1340 "Winter Olympics, Grenoble"

Michel 1341 and 1342 "Soviet Space Successes"

Michel 1343 to 1345 "75 years Meteorological Main Observatory Potsdam Meteorological Service of the GDR Long day of meteorology"

Michel 1346 to 1348 "National Reminder of Memorials"

Michel 1349 to 1350 "Leipzig Spring Festival"

Michel 1351 and 1352 "Centenary of the birth of Maxim Gorky"

Michel 135 to 1356 "folk Costumes (III)"

Michel 1357 to 1362 "Small Game Birds"

Michel 1364 and 1365 "Congress of the Free German Trade Union Confederation (FDGB)"

Michel 1365 to 1367 "150th Anniversary of the birth of Karl Marx"

Michel 1368 to 1370 "International Year of Human Rights"

Michel 1371 "Invincible Vietnam (II)"

Michel 1372 to 1374 "International Athletics Games of Juniors, Leipzig European Rowing Championships, Berlin World Championships in Tournament Fishing, Gustrow"

Michel 1375 and 1376 "Children and Youth Party"

Michel 1377 and 1378 "World Festival of Youth and Students, Sofia"

Michel 1379 to 1382 "Important Buildings (II)"

Michel 1383 "75th Anniversary of Walter Ulbricht"

Michel 1384 and 1385 "750th Anniverary of Rostock"

Michel 1386 to 1390 "Famous People (II)"

Michel 1391 and 1392 "World Championships in Aerobatics, Magdeburg"

Michel 1393 to 1398 "Paintings"

Michel 1399 "Leipzig Autumn Fair"

Michel 1400 to 1403 "Dams Built after 1945"

Michel 1404 to 1409 "Summer Olympics, Mexico City"

Michel 1410 "International Remembrance of Memorial Sites"

Michel 1411 to 1416 "Insects"

Michel 1417 to 1419 "50th Anniversary of the Revolution in Germany"

Michel 1420 to 1425 "Orchids"

Michel 1426 to 1431 "Marching (III) Puss in Boots"

Michel 1432 and 1433 "20 years of pioneer organzation Ernst Thälmann"

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