Collectorium · Cover or postal stationery

GDR cover to Hamburg with 40-pfennig architecture stamp

An original postal-history paper object from the collection, catalogued as a commercial postal cover. Light-blue GDR cover to the Glass family in Hamburg, franked with a single 40-pfennig DDR stamp showing a historic building. The circular cancellation is only partly legible; a handwritten return address survives along the upper edge of the reverse. The catalogue dating is “c. 1980s”, the country or postal area is “German Democratic Republic”, and the visible franking or postal charge is recorded as “40 Pfennig”. Condition is typical of genuinely transported and opened correspondence: folds, light soiling, edge wear and small opening tears may be present and have not been concealed. Front and back were scanned directly with all visible edges retained, without retouching or artificial restoration. Details that cannot be read securely from the scan are deliberately identified as approximate rather than asserted as certain.

Category

Cover or postal stationery

Year / period

ок. 1980-те години

Country

German Democratic Republic

Denomination

40 Pfennig

Material

Paper

Collectorium

№ ENV-0224