Germany-Allied Occ 1945 Berlin-Brandenburg Definitives

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  • Label : "Deutsche Post", definitive issues of the Alliied Occupation Zones for Germany 1945-1949; issue for Berlin and Brandenburg 1945-1946 (area of Groß-Berlin (no Soviet (Russian) Zone), and area of the "Oberpostdirektion" (OPD) Potsdam); issue of 7 stamps


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  • Catalogue numbers : Michel No. 1-7; Yvert & Tellier: 1-7; Scott: No. 11N1-11N7; AFA: No. 1-7
  • Colors :
- (dark) grey green - grey- to blue-violet - orange red - red brown - ...
- ... - carmine red - blue to dark blue - (dark) brown oliv
  • Watermark : none
  • Nominal value : 5 - 6 - 8 - 10 - 12 - 20 - 30 (Pfennig)
  • Designed by :
- Alfred Goldammer (Nr. 1, 3, 7)
- Heinz Schwabe (1910-1988) (No. 2, 4, 5, 6)
  • Postage validity : 09 June 1945 - 31 October 1946
  • Printed by : "Staatsdruckerei", Berlin
  • Print process : Offset printing
  • Perforation :
- comb perforation, K 14
- rouletted with 13½
  • Stamp size (printed area of a single stamp): 18.0 x 22.5 mm
  • Varieties :
- stamps also imperforate and rouletted
- stamps also bisected by rouletted perforation
- different gums and paper sorts
  • Print run : 100,000 sets imperforate

Mint stamps

Michel No. 1, mint
Michel No. 2, mint
Michel No. 3, mint
Michel No. 4, mint
Michel No. 5, mint
Michel No. 6, mint
Michel No. 7, mint

Postmarked stamps

Michel No. 1, postmarked
Michel No. 2, postmarked
Michel No. 3, postmarked
Michel No. 4, postmarked
Michel No. 5, postmarked
Michel No. 6, postmarked at "Berlin", 09-02-1946
Michel No. 7, postmarked

The stamp motives show each different representations of the Berlin Bear (heraldic animal) as symbol for the rebuilding.