October 7 marks the anniversary of the formation of German Democratic Republic in 1949. Having come into being as a result of the Second...

Disarmament!, poster G. Voigt, German Democratic Republic 1982 -- Daily LIFT #1032 This poster from the GDR won first prize at the...

The Chinese Delegation at the Third World Festival of Youth and Students for Peace, Berlin, German Democratic Republic 1951 -- Daily LIFT...

To the Victims of Fascism, painting Hans Grundig, German Democratic Republic 1948 -- Daily LIFT #978 The painting was done by Grundig as...

Day of the Stamp, 1959 -- Stamps of the GDR #37 A GDR stamp for the Day of the Stamp. The image is of a "modern" postal worker on a...

Youth Festival stamp, 1964 -- Stamps of the GDR #36 Stamp in honour of a massive youth festival and meeting held over 3 days in Berlin,...

Valentina Tereshkova stamp -- Stamps of the GDR #35 On June 16, 1963 Vostok VI, piloted by Soviet Valentina Tereshkova, the world's first...

Ernst Thalmann Memorial stamp, 1954 -- Stamps of the GDR #34 Stamp in memory of the tenth anniversary of the murder of the great leader...

Theodor Neubauer and Magnus Poser stamp, 1970 -- Stamps of the GDR #33 Neubauer and Poser were German Communists who worked and organized...

Karl Marx Stamp -- Stamps of the GDR #32

15 Years of the GDR: Textile Worker -- Stamps of the GDR #31 A stamp honouring 15 years of socialism and the German Democratic Republic...

Marx, Engels, Lenin and Stalin banner over the Kremlin -- Stamps of the GDR #30 The thirtieth in our new The Left Chapter series looking...

Wartburg Castle anniversary stamp -- Stamps of the GDR #29 Wartburg Castle in Thuringia is probably most famous as the place where Martin...

Karl-Marx-Stadt's famous Marx bust is unveiled, 1971 -- Daily LIFT #949 The magnificent, immense bust was designed by Soviet sculptor,...

Day of the Child stamp, 1964 -- Stamps of the GDR #28 The twenty-eighth in our new The Left Chapter series looking at over 70 stamps from...

Marx & Engels -- Stamps of the GDR #27 The twenty-seventh in our new The Left Chapter series looking at over 70 stamps from the German...

Day of the Child stamp, 1964 -- Stamps of the GDR #26 The twenty-sixth in our new The Left Chapter series looking at over 70 stamps from...

Marx Speaks at the International Workingmen's Association -- Stamps of the GDR #25 The twenty-fifth in our new The Left Chapter series...

Karl Marx -- Stamps of the GDR #24 A three panel stamp from the German Democratic Republic celebrating the 150th anniversary of Karl...

Proletarians of All Lands Unite! -- Stamps of the GDR #23 The twenty-second in our new The Left Chapter series looking at over 70 stamps...