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1969 stamp from the East Germany, 50th anniversary “League of Red Cross Societies”

In by Silvio DellʼAcqua

A 10 Pfennig (i.e. 1/100 Mark) postage stamp of the German Democratic Republic (aka West Germany or DDR) issued in 1969 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of “League of Red Cross Societies” (now  IFRC), founded in 1919 in Paris. The image shows the three protecting emblems used at that time: the Red Cross, that was adopted in the 1st Geneva Convention of 1864; the Red Crescent and the Red Lion and Sun, both officially recognized in the Geneva Convention of …

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…the real meaning of this wall

In by Silvio DellʼAcqua

«None, but who have lived it can understand the real meaning of this wall. What really scares us, is how’s easy to lose our freedom.» Writing on the Berlin Wall. (photo: © S. Dell’Acqua, 30th Aug. 2015)

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A news-stand in the DDR

In by Silvio DellʼAcqua

A news-stand in the ex-West Germany (Deutsche Demokratische Republik) in the cold war era. As seen in the “Alltag in der DDR” museum in Kulturalbrauerei, Berlino – Prenzlauer Berg. (photo: Silvio Dell’Acqua)