FDC, cover and Philatelic／enveloppe et philatélie: FDC from Austria／FDC de L'Autriche；FDC from Germany／FDC de l'Allemagne

FDC, cover and Philatelic／enveloppe et philatélie: FDC from Austria／FDC de L'Autriche；FDC from Germany／FDC de l'Allemagne: "After the Hungarian border troops had begun as early as April 1989 to demolish the Iron Curtain at four points, initially as a trial and under strict secrecy, events followed thick and fast throughout Europe. On 27 June, near Sopron, a highly symbolic moment occurred when the foreign ministers of Hungary and Austria, Gyula Horn and Alois Mock, jointly cut through the barbed wire. In view of the whole world, the Iron Curtain fell, and the end of a divided Europe came one historic step closer."