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GERMANY 1945 local stamps issued in the Russian occupation zone

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BERLIN

(Stadt Berlin and Brandenburg), Berlin bear

Sorry for the bad quality of this image Two stamps with zig-zag perforation in between

  5 p green
  6 p violet
  8 p red
  10 p brown
  12 p red
  20 p blue
  30 p green

These stamps exist with normal perforation but also with so-called zig-zag perforation (see some examples above).

Various overprints exist, examples:

Stadt Storkow +10 overprint, reduced size

Besides these local issues for Berlin, many local stamps were issued in the 19th century, see under Germany local stamps.

THURINGEN

(Thuringen 'WIR BAUEN BRUCKEN'; 'we build bridges')

Note that the backside of the above stamp has so-called 'spargummu', circular spots don't have any gum (because of the after-war conditions, not much gum was availalbe). Other values exist in this serie (4 values).

Other stamps issued for Thuringen are: a posthorn with letter (6 p green, 8 p orange), a tree (3 p brown, 4 p grey and 5 p green) and famous persons (20 p blue etc.):

(4 p tree, 6 p posthorn with letter and 20 p Goethe)

I've seen the values 3 p, 4 p and 5 p in a mini-sheet with inscription 'WEIHNACHTSSPENDE 1945 FUR DIE OPFER DES FASCISMUS'.

MECKLENBURG - VORPOMMERN

Other values exist in the above design: 6 p lilac (farmer), 15 p brown (ploughing?), 30 p green (industry) and 40 p lilac (weaving).

(Reduced size)

I've also seen the 8 p in the colour brown.

West-Saxony

Inscription 'POST' only:

I have seen the values: 3 p brown, 3 p orange, 4 p grey, 5 p brown, 5 p green, 6 p green, 6 p violet, 8 p violet, 8 p orange, 10 p brown, 12 p red, 15 p yellow, 20 p blue, 25 p blue, 30 p yellow and 40 p lilac.

A very rare 12 p red with inscription 'POST' and Russian inscription 'POUTA' exists. It was redrawn very rapidly after its introduction and replaced with the above stamps.

(Genuine stamp)

The next stamp is a forgery of this stamp made by the forger Peter Winter.

(Peter Winter forgery)

I've also seen a forgery of Peter Winter of the 6 p black value (without Russian text).

Inscription 'DEUTSCHE POST':

Inscriptions 'Gegen Volksnot Volkssolidaritat DEUTSCHE POST'

I have also seen the following values in the above design: 3 p brown, 4 p grey, 5 p green, 6 p violet, 8 p orange, 10 p green, 12 p red, 15 p brown, 20 p blue, 30 p green, 40 p violet, 60 p red.

'DEUTSCHE POST Musterschau LEIPZIGER Erzeugnisse'

(Inscription 'LEIPZIG DEUTSCHE POST' with arms of Leipzig)

I have also seen a 4 p grey in the above design.

In another design (townhall?) exist: 5 p green, 6 p blue, 8 p orange and 12 p red.

Saxony

Inscription 'PROVINZ SACHSEN', arms:

(Reduced size)

In the above design exist: 1 p grey, 3 p brown, 5 p green, 6 p violet, 8 p orange, 10 p brown, 12 p red, 15 p brown, 20 p blue, 24 p brown, 30 p green and 40 p violet.

Inscription 'PROVINZ SACHSEN', ploughing farmer:

(Reduced sizes)

Two values exist in this design 6 p green and 12 p red. They also exist printed on extremely thin paper.

(Inscription 'WIEDERAUFBAU PROVINZ SACHSEN')

The above three stamps are more common without the overprint 'EILENBURG'.

Click here for older issues of Saxony (before 1900).

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