100 Days of COVID-19, Day 54

My Art in the Time of a Pandemic

Stamps as History

Today's postage stamp is from the German Democratic Republic (GDR); Deutsche Demokratische Republik (DDR),  Magdeburg.  I don't know much about the history of this stamp and am very curious about it.

Issued on 23 September 1969, it is a photogravure print with a face value of 10 Pf. - East German pfennig with a print run of 10,000,000.  I looked on-line for information and read that the theme of the issue was "Anniversaries and Jubilees/ Buildings/ Coats of Arms/ Townscapes/ City views".  Series: 20 years GDR
Expiry date: 2 October 1990. 

Stamp number: DD 1134   
Michel: DD 1500

*Coronavirus Disease 2019:
Update in Maryland- 5/23/2020

45,495 confirmed cases 

2,243 deaths   3,283 recovered

Update in New York State - 5/23/2020

359,926 confirmed cases 

29,031 deaths    63,292 recovered

Total in United States: 1,622,612 confirmed cases, 97,087 deaths
Total Worldwide:       5,309,362 confirmed cases, 342,097 deaths

* All numbers are taken from Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center