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Sorbian historical costumes - Germany / German Democratic Republic 1977 - 20 Pfennig

Designer: Hans Detlefsen, Karl-Marx-Stadt

Sorbian historical costumes - Germany / German Democratic Republic 1977 - 20 Pfennig


Theme: Art & Culture
CountryGermany / German Democratic Republic
Issue Date1977
Face Value 20.00 
Colormulti-colored
PerforationK 14 1/4
Printing TypeRotogravure 2
Stamp TypePostage stamp
Item TypeStamp
Chronological Issue Number1953
Chronological ChapterGER-DDR
SID115197
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Sorbian Historical Costumes The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications of the German Democratic Republic issues five multicolored special postage stamps with pictures of Sorbian historical women's costumes. Sorbian historical costumes Around the middle of the 19th century, all Sorbian girls and women of Lusatia wore folk costumes, while the men were already turning to fashionable clothing. Today, Sorbian folk costumes can only be found in four costal regions in the districts of Cottbus and Dresden, where they usually carry only older women. As early as 1968 festival costumes and 1972 dance costumes were displayed on special postage stamps from these areas. The present series is dedicated to the Sorbian-historical costumes, which, on a recent occasion in honor of the IX. Federal Congress of Domowina, the socialist national organization of the Sorbs, appears. These costumes, also known as truids, were created in the past for a variety of reasons. They have completely disappeared from the public today, and can only be found in chests or museums. Like the costumes that still live, they too bear witness to the wealth of ideas and creative power of the working people. 20 Pfennig value: costume from Bautzen The area of ​​Bautzener costume included the part of the district of Bautzen inhabited by Protestant Sorbs and reached into the districts Löbau, Kamenz and Hoyerswerda. The bridesmaid costume, as it was worn around 1875, is presented. At that time the entire area was purely agricultural, with very good soil prevailing in some areas. Also capitalist influences became noticeable here very early, which was also reflected in the costume. It was already made of precious industrial fabrics, such as silk and cloth and leaned more in their costumes forms of the time fashion. But there are still rich, folk artistic valuable embroidery at the festive costumes. The peasant prosperity represented the silver jewelery also used on these occasions.

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Sorbian Historical Costumes The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications of the German Democratic Republic issues five multicolored special postage stamps with pictures of Sorbian historical women's costumes. Sorbian historical costumes Around the middle of the 19th century, all Sorbian girls and women of Lusatia wore folk costumes, while the men were already turning to fashionable clothing. Today, Sorbian folk costumes can only be found in four costal regions in the districts of Cottbus and Dresden, where they usually carry only older women. As early as 1968 festival costumes and 1972 dance costumes were displayed on special postage stamps from these areas. The present series is dedicated to the Sorbian-historical costumes, which, on a recent occasion in honor of the IX. Federal Congress of Domowina, the socialist national organization of the Sorbs, appears. These costumes, also known as truids, were created in the past for a variety of reasons. They have completely disappeared from the public today, and can only be found in chests or museums. Like the costumes that still live, they too bear witness to the wealth of ideas and creative power of the working people. 20 Pfennig value: costume from Bautzen The area of ​​Bautzener costume included the part of the district of Bautzen inhabited by Protestant Sorbs and reached into the districts Löbau, Kamenz and Hoyerswerda. The bridesmaid costume, as it was worn around 1875, is presented. At that time the entire area was purely agricultural, with very good soil prevailing in some areas. Also capitalist influences became noticeable here very early, which was also reflected in the costume. It was already made of precious industrial fabrics, such as silk and cloth and leaned more in their costumes forms of the time fashion. But there are still rich, folk artistic valuable embroidery at the festive costumes. The peasant prosperity represented the silver jewelery also used on these occasions..