DDR Germany year 1961 stamps – Cosmonaut Titov’s Visit to DDR

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DDR Germany year 1961 stamps – Cosmonaut Titov’s Visit to DDR MNH

DDR Germany year 1961 stamps – Cosmonaut Titov’s Visit to DDR MNH full set

The German Democratic Republic (DDR) issued a commemorative series of stamps in 1961 to mark the visit of Soviet cosmonaut Gherman Titov.

Here are the key details:

  • Year of Issue: 1961
  • Topic: Visit of Soviet cosmonaut Gherman Titov to the GDR.
  • Number of Stamps: The series consisted of six different stamps (a complete set).
    • The Michel Catalogue numbers for the set are 863-868.
  • First Day of Issue: The stamps were issued on December 11, 1961.
  • Designs: The stamps depicted various scenes related to the visit and his space flight, including:
    • Titov with Young Pioneers.
    • Titov in Leipzig.
    • Titov in the Vostok 2 spaceship.
    • Titov receiving the Karl Marx Order from Walter Ulbricht.
    • The Vostok 2 spacecraft in orbit.
    • Titov and Walter Ulbricht on a journey through Berlin.