Commemorative stamp series - Germany / German Democratic Republic 1982 - 25 Pfennig

Leipziger Herbstmesse 1982 At the Leipzig Autumn Fair in 1982, the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications of the German Democratic Republic issues two multicolored special postage stamps. Special cancellation from 24. August to 23. October 1982 Leipziger Herbstmesse 1982 25 Pfennig value: Ostseeschmuck amber, originated in the Tertiary from the resin today partly extinct coniferous wood, has been processed into jewelery since the Stone Age. Proofs of the high art of amber processing such as brooches, necklaces, finger rings, vessels, candlesticks and the like. a., which had its main flowering period especially in the 17th and in the first half of the 18th century, can be admired in many museums and art collections. The tradition of artistic processing of the Baltic and the amber found in the GDR - further amber occurrences are known from England and the Netherlands and more recently from the Caribbean Insecti Hispaniola - is continued by the founded in 1948 VEB Baltic jewelry Ribnitz-Damgarten , The high level of training of the working people in the technical and in particular in the artistic field forms the basis for 500 to 600 new and further developments of the enterprise, which make possible the continuous renewal of the product assortment. The chest, which is covered with natural amber on all sides, is made of beech or other hardwoods. Even a piece of jewelry is intended especially for the storage of jewelry. Amber products from the largest producer of amber jewelery in Central Europe are becoming increasingly popular in many European, Asian and overseas countries.