| Description | 2 DM-stamp issued on 1966, 13 XII.
During the period 1966-1969 the German Federal Republic (GFR) and West Berlin brougt into circulation a series with the theme 'German buildings through 12 ages'. The series counts 15 stamps. Most of the buildings are located in the GFR . Three buildings are in the area of the former GDR (East Germany), two in todays Poland and one in the former Soviet Union, now Russia. On 5 Pfg a picture of the Brama Portowa (Berliner Tor) in Szczecin. The inscription: STETTIN / POMMERN. The 2 DM-stamp shows the gothic town hall in Lwówek Sląski, a small city in southwest Polen. The inscription: LÖWENBERG / SCHLESIEN. Because of the cold war situation, the communist countries protested against this 'western agression'. Stamps used for letters to these countries were refused, or the stamps were made unrecognizable. |
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