Germany (Allied occupation)

On 5 June 1945 the Allied Control Council was installed. The remaining part of Germany was divided in four military occupation zones (Besatzungszonen). Berlin was divided into four parts separately. On 23 May 1949 the U.S, Britain and France united their individual sectors to form the Federal Republic of Germany and on 7 October 1949 the Soviet Zone established the German Democratic Republic.

In the American and British sectors a common postal service with its own stamps was started. The French designed stamps for the French Zone and in the Soviet Zone several General Post Offices issued their own stamps. From February 1946 stamps were issued for use in the American, British and Soviet Zones. The French did not join this postal service and decided to issue stamps for the three occupied lands and the Saar protectorate.

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The flag of Occupied Germany in Flags of the World.

Stamp catalogue

Heinrich von Stephan 50th death anniversary

date: 15 May 1947

designer: Goldammer

printer: Staatsdruckerei, Berlin

perforated: 14

remark: on 24 June 1948 these stamps were overprinted by hand for use in the ten regions of the Soviet Zone

1 24 portrait of Heinrich von Stephan, text "HEINR. v. STEPHAN † 1897"

brown-orange

(cat. Michel 963/SG 949/Yvert 53)

2 75 portrait of Heinrich von Stephan, text "HEINR. v. STEPHAN † 1897"

blue

(cat. Michel 964/SG 950/Yvert 54)

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last revised: 25 September 2008