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Commemorative stamp series - Germany / German Democratic Republic 1982 - 20 Pfennig


Theme: Calender
CountryGermany / German Democratic Republic
Issue Date1982
Face Value 20.00 
Colorbrown
PerforationK 14
Printing TypeRotogravure 2
Stamp TypePostage stamp
Item TypeStamp
Chronological Issue Number2497
Chronological ChapterGER-DDR
SID167693
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Martin Luther Award 1983 In preparation for the Martin Luther Honor 1983 of the German Democratic Republic, the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications of the GDR are four multi-colored special postage stamps and a miniature sheet out. Special cancellation from 9 November 1982 to 8 January 1983 Martin Luther Award 1983 of the GDR (1982 edition) On November 10, 1983 marks the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther's birthday. Its outstanding historical achievement is the introduction of the Reformation, which was the first bourgeois revolution in the context of the German Peasants' War and accelerated the decline of feudalism internationally. In a historically short period, the Reformation freed science and culture on an international scale from the spiritual tutelage of feudalism, thus preparing for the replacement of the feudalist mode of production. In the person of Martin Luther, the population of the GDR not only honors the great reformer, but also the linguist who, with his translation of the Bible, has made a significant contribution to the development of a German national language. His theological achievements and the socio-ethical views that he supports continue to this day. The honor of Martin Luther for his 500th birthday in the GDR is a matter for all social forces. This is also reflected in the broad composition of the Martin Luther Committee of the GDR, whose chairman is the Secretary General of the SED and Chairman of the State Council of the GDR, Erich Honecker. Regardless of their worldviews and religions, the members of the Martin Luther Lutheran Committee of the GDR, as representatives of all classes and strata of the GDR population, influence the fact that the GDR's 1983 Lutheran honor is a manifestation in the spirit of peace and international understanding , The representation on the value to 20 Pfennig shows Martin Luther as Junker Jörg. Under this pseudonym, the reformer from May 1521 to February 1522 was on the Wartburg near Eisenach. Here Elector Frederick the Wise (1463-1525) protected Luther against all attempts to extradite him to papal power and to render him harmless by means of banishment (January 1521) and imperial power (May 1521). In December 1521, Luther met Junker Jörg for three days with his friends in Wittenberg. Lucas Cranach d. Ä. part, who painted the reformer in his disguise. The original, which was later copied in the workshop of the master, is now in the art collections in Weimar.

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Martin Luther Award 1983 In preparation for the Martin Luther Honor 1983 of the German Democratic Republic, the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications of the GDR are four multi-colored special postage stamps and a miniature sheet out. Special cancellation from 9 November 1982 to 8 January 1983 Martin Luther Award 1983 of the GDR (1982 edition) On November 10, 1983 marks the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther's birthday. Its outstanding historical achievement is the introduction of the Reformation, which was the first bourgeois revolution in the context of the German Peasants' War and accelerated the decline of feudalism internationally. In a historically short period, the Reformation freed science and culture on an international scale from the spiritual tutelage of feudalism, thus preparing for the replacement of the feudalist mode of production. In the person of Martin Luther, the population of the GDR not only honors the great reformer, but also the linguist who, with his translation of the Bible, has made a significant contribution to the development of a German national language. His theological achievements and the socio-ethical views that he supports continue to this day. The honor of Martin Luther for his 500th birthday in the GDR is a matter for all social forces. This is also reflected in the broad composition of the Martin Luther Committee of the GDR, whose chairman is the Secretary General of the SED and Chairman of the State Council of the GDR, Erich Honecker. Regardless of their worldviews and religions, the members of the Martin Luther Lutheran Committee of the GDR, as representatives of all classes and strata of the GDR population, influence the fact that the GDR's 1983 Lutheran honor is a manifestation in the spirit of peace and international understanding , The representation on the value to 20 Pfennig shows Martin Luther as Junker Jörg. Under this pseudonym, the reformer from May 1521 to February 1522 was on the Wartburg near Eisenach. Here Elector Frederick the Wise (1463-1525) protected Luther against all attempts to extradite him to papal power and to render him harmless by means of banishment (January 1521) and imperial power (May 1521). In December 1521, Luther met Junker Jörg for three days with his friends in Wittenberg. Lucas Cranach d. Ä. part, who painted the reformer in his disguise. The original, which was later copied in the workshop of the master, is now in the art collections in Weimar..