Postage stamp issues of the American and British zones in Germany

Export fair Hanover 1949 (block number 1)

The stamp issues from the American-British occupation zone were initially issued from March 19, 1945 to early 1946 in the Reichsmark currency . From February 1946 to the beginning of 1947, stamps of the Control Council , i.e. for the bizone and the Soviet occupation zone, were issued together. After the Allies broke up in May 1948, from June 21, 1948, new or old control council issues were issued in the currency DM . The last issues of the Bizone on the occasion of the 200th birthday of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe came out on August 15, 1949, followed by the first issues of the newly founded Federal Republic of Germany on September 7 . The total of 20 stamps from 1945 are divided into three series after printing in the three countries USA , Great Britain and Germany, whereby these can be clearly assigned and are also listed separately in the standard literature for stamp collectors. Also in the 61 issues of definitive stamps from 1948 to 1949 there were many distinguishable varieties of the same stamps due to the general lack of the post-war period. There were also 12 special stamps , three of which were also issued as a stamp block.

List of issues and motives

Legend

• Image : An edited image of the brand mentioned. The ratio of the size of the stamps to each other is shown approximately to scale in this article.
• Description : A brief description of the motif and / or the reason for the issue. In the case of issued series or blocks , the descriptions that belong together are indented with a marker.
• Values : The postage value of the individual stamp:

Rpf = Pfennig to the Reichsmark , on the stamps only indicated as Pf.

ℛℳ = Reichsmark

Pf = Pfennig to the German mark

DM = German Mark

• Issue Date : The first date this stamp was sold.
• Valid until : This stamp could be used for franking up to this date.
• Edition : As far as known, the number of this edition offered for sale is given here.
• Design : As far as is known, it is stated here who designed this brand.
• Wed no. : This stamp is listed in the Michel catalog under the corresponding number.

Brands (values ​​in Reichsmarks)
Image USA	Image England	Picture Germany	description	Value in ℛℳ	Issue date	Date of Expiry	Edition (USA, Engl., German)	draft	MiNr. (USA, Engl., German.)
			M series	1 Rpf	October 3, 1945	October 31, 1946	- - 14,760,000	Roach	- - 16
				3 Rpf	March 19, 1945	October 31, 1946	41,289,600 unknown 79,370,000	Roach	1 10 17
				4 Rpf	March 19, 1945	October 31, 1946	40,387,600 unknown 12,300,000	Roach	2 11 18
				5 Rpf	March 19, 1945	October 31, 1946	103,799,200 unknown 16,520,000	Roach	3 12 19
				6 Rpf	March 19, 1945	October 31, 1946	125.184.200 unknown 109.028.200	Roach	4 13 20
				8 Rpf	March 19, 1945	October 31, 1946	126,591,400 unknown 3,225,000	Roach	5 14 21
				10 Rpf	March 19, 1945	October 31, 1946	71,997,600 - 20,680,000	Roach	6 - 22
				12 Rpf	March 19, 1945	October 31, 1946	206,088,400 unknown 86,417,000	Roach	7 15 23
				15 Rpf	March 19, 1945	October 31, 1946	71,993,400 - 16,925,000	Roach	8 - 24
				16 Rpf	October 10, 1945	October 31, 1946	- - 5,605,000	Roach	- - 25
				20 Rpf	October 23, 1945	October 31, 1946	- - 19,595,000	Roach	- - 26
				24 Rpf	October 19, 1945	October 31, 1946	- - 5,885,000	Roach	- - 27
				25 Rpf	March 19, 1945	October 31, 1946	73,791,200 - 6,680,000	Roach	9 - 28
				30 Rpf	September 11, 1945	October 31, 1946	- - 30,920,000	Roach	- - 29
				40 Rpf	September 11, 1945	October 31, 1946	- - 30,540,000	Roach	- - 30
				42 Rpf	September 17, 1945	October 31, 1946	- - 21,195,000	Roach	- - 31
				50 Rpf	September 19, 1945	October 31, 1946	- - 10,215,000	Roach	- - 32
				60 Rpf	September 20, 1945	October 31, 1946	- - 6,220,000	Roach	- - 33
				80 Rpf	September 20, 1945	October 31, 1946	- - 985,000	Roach	- - 34
				1 ℛℳ	January 17, 1946	October 31, 1946	- - 1,363,750	Roach	- - 35
Brands (values ​​in Deutsche Mark)
Image tape print	Image mesh print	description		Values ​​in DM	Issue date	Date of Expiry	Edition	draft	MiNr.
		Workers, control board issue with ribbon or mesh print		2 pf	June 21, 1948	September 19, 1948	unknown	Ludwig Brand	36I / 36II
				6 pf	June 21, 1948	September 19, 1948	unknown	Ludwig Brand	37I / 37II
				8 pf	June 21, 1948	September 19, 1948	unknown	Heinz Luckenbach	38I / 38II
				10 pf	June 21, 1948	September 19, 1948	unknown	Heinz Luckenbach	39I / 39II
				12 Pf	June 21, 1948	September 19, 1948	unknown	Joseph Rogmann	40I / 40II
				15 Pf	June 21, 1948	September 19, 1948	unknown	Ludwig Brand	41I / 41II
				16 Pf	June 21, 1948	September 19, 1948	unknown	Gerd Barach	42I / 42II
				20 pf	June 21, 1948	September 19, 1948	unknown	Heinz Luckenbach	43I / 43II
				24 Pf	June 21, 1948	September 19, 1948	unknown	Gerd Barach	44I / 44II
				25 Pf	June 21, 1948	September 19, 1948	unknown	Ludwig Brand	45I / 45II
				30 Pf	June 21, 1948	September 19, 1948	unknown	Joseph Rogmann	46I / 46II
				40 Pf	June 21, 1948	September 19, 1948	unknown	Heinz Luckenbach	47I / 47II
				50 pf	June 21, 1948	September 19, 1948	unknown	Gerd Barach	48I / 48II
				60 pf	June 21, 1948	September 19, 1948	unknown	Joseph Rogmann	49I / 49II
				60 pf	June 21, 1948	September 19, 1948	unknown	Joseph Rogmann	A49I / A49II
				80 Pf	June 21, 1948	September 19, 1948	unknown	Joseph Rogmann	50I / 50II
				84 Pf	June 21, 1948	September 19, 1948	unknown	Gerd Barach	51I / 51II
		Numbers, control board issue with ribbon or mesh print		2 pf	June 21, 1948	September 19, 1948	unknown	State Printing Office Berlin	52I / 52II
				8 pf	June 21, 1948	September 19, 1948	unknown	State Printing Office Berlin	53I / 53II
				10 pf	June 21, 1948	September 19, 1948	unknown	State Printing Office Berlin	54I / 54II
				12 Pf	June 21, 1948	September 19, 1948	unknown	State Printing Office Berlin	55I / 55II
				12 Pf	June 21, 1948	September 19, 1948	unknown	State Printing Office Berlin	56I / 56II
				15 Pf	June 21, 1948	September 19, 1948	unknown	State Printing Office Berlin	57I / 57II
				15 Pf	June 21, 1948	September 19, 1948	unknown	State Printing Office Berlin	58I / 58II
				16 Pf	June 21, 1948	September 19, 1948	unknown	State Printing Office Berlin	59I / 59II
				24 Pf	June 21, 1948	September 19, 1948	unknown	State Printing Office Berlin	60I / 60II
				25 Pf	June 21, 1948	September 19, 1948	unknown	State Printing Office Berlin	61I / 61II
				25 Pf	June 21, 1948	September 19, 1948	unknown	State Printing Office Berlin	62I / 62II
				30 Pf	June 21, 1948	September 19, 1948	unknown	State Printing Office Berlin	63I / 63II
				40 Pf	June 21, 1948	September 19, 1948	unknown	State Printing Office Berlin	64I / 64II
				45 Pf	June 21, 1948	September 19, 1948	unknown	State Printing Office Berlin	65I / 65II
				50 pf	June 21, 1948	September 19, 1948	unknown	State Printing Office Berlin	66I / 66II
				75 Pf	June 21, 1948	September 19, 1948	unknown	State Printing Office Berlin	67I / 67II
				84 Pf	June 21, 1948	September 19, 1948	unknown	State Printing Office Berlin	68I / 68II
Image wide perforation	Image close perforation	description		Values ​​in DM	Issue date	Date of Expiry	Edition	draft	MiNr.
		Definitive series of buildings Frankfurt Romans		2 pf	September 1, 1948	March 31, 1953	348,769,700	Max Bittrof	73wg / 73eg
		Munich Frauenkirche		4 pf	September 1, 1948	March 31, 1953	1,473,579,000	Max Bittrof	74wg / 74eg
		Cologne cathedral		5 pf	September 1, 1948	March 31, 1953	383.973.100	Max Bittrof	75wg / 75eg
		Munich Frauenkirche		6 pf	September 1, 1948	March 31, 1953	31,830,000	Max Bittrof	76wg / -
		Munich Frauenkirche		6 pf	September 1, 1948	March 31, 1953	186,420,000	Max Bittrof	77wg / 77eg
		Frankfurt Romans		8 pf	September 1, 1948	March 31, 1953	12,695,000	Max Bittrof	78wg / -
		Munich Frauenkirche		8 pf	October 22, 1948	March 31, 1953	120,935,000	Max Bittrof	79wg / -
		Cologne cathedral		10 pf	September 1, 1948	March 31, 1953	3,367,840,000	Max Bittrof	80wg / 80eg
		Munich Frauenkirche		15 Pf	September 1, 1948	March 31, 1953	3,280,000	Max Bittrof	81wg / -
		Frankfurt Romans		15 Pf	October 22, 1948	March 31, 1953	157,620,000	Max Bittrof	82wg / 82eg
		Frankfurt Romans		16 Pf	September 1, 1948	March 31, 1953	10,890,000	Max Bittrof	83wg / -
		Frankfurt Romans		20 pf	September 1, 1948	March 31, 1953	4,000,000	Max Bittrof	84wg / -
		Brandenburg Gate		20 pf	September 1, 1948	March 31, 1953	2,919,450,000	Max Bittrof	85wg / 85eg
		Brandenburg Gate		24 Pf	September 1, 1948	March 31, 1953	46,250,000	Max Bittrof	86wg / -
		Cologne cathedral		25 Pf	October 22, 1948	March 31, 1953	73.229.700	Max Bittrof	87wg / 87eg
		Munich Frauenkirche		30 Pf	September 1, 1948	March 31, 1953	4,000,000	Max Bittrof	88wg / -
		Brandenburg Gate		30 Pf	September 1948	March 31, 1953	205,330,000	Max Bittrof	89wg / 89eg
		Cologne cathedral		40 Pf	September 1, 1948	March 31, 1953	244.054.300	Max Bittrof	90wg / 90eg
		Brandenburg Gate		50 pf	September 1, 1948	March 31, 1953	4,710,000	Max Bittrof	91wg / -
		Munich Frauenkirche		50 pf	September 1948	March 31, 1953	136,572,600	Max Bittrof	92wg / 92eg
		Cologne cathedral		60 pf	September 1948	March 31, 1953	261.379.400	Max Bittrof	93wg / 93eg
		Brandenburg Gate		80 Pf	September 1, 1948	March 31, 1953	111,692,600	Max Bittrof	94wg / 94eg
		Munich Frauenkirche		84 Pf	September 1, 1948	March 31, 1953	2,760,000	Max Bittrof	95wg / -
		Cologne cathedral		90 Pf	September 1, 1948	March 31, 1953	84,485,600	Max Bittrof	96wg / 96eg
		Lübeck Holsten Gate		1 DM	September 1, 1948	March 31, 1953	66,605,450	Max Bittrof	97Iwg / 97IIeg
		Lübeck Holsten Gate		2 DM	September 1, 1948	March 31, 1953	20,250,000	Max Bittrof	98Iwg / -
		Lübeck Holsten Gate		3 DM	September 1, 1948	March 31, 1953	13,802,500	Max Bittrof	99Iwg / -
		Lübeck Holsten Gate		5 DM	September 1, 1948	March 31, 1953	2,190,000	Max Bittrof	100Iwg / -
image		description		Values ​​in DM	Issue date	Date of Expiry	Edition	draft	MiNr.
		700th anniversary of the laying of the foundation stone of Cologne Cathedral Mary in the choir window		6 + 4 Pf	August 15, 1948	January 31, 1951	1,467,000	Anton Wolff	69
		The Three Kings in the choir window		12 + 8 Pf	August 15, 1948	January 31, 1951	1,172,100	Heinrich Hussmann	70
		Cologne cathedral		24 + 16 Pf	August 15, 1948	January 31, 1951	953.200	Heinrich Hussmann	71
		Cologne cathedral		50 + 50 Pf	August 15, 1948	January 31, 1951	846.100	Alfred Will	72
		Berlin aid Brandenburg Gate		10 + 5 Pf	December 14, 1948	June 30, 1951	895,300	Max Bittrof	101
		Brandenburg Gate		20 + 10 Pf	December 14, 1948	June 30, 1951	793,300	Max Bittrof	102
		Export fair Hanover Hermann Wedigh in front of a globe		10 pf	April 22, 1949	May 31, 1950	7,000,000	Werner and Maria von Axster-Heudtlass	103
		Hermann Wedigh in front of a globe		20 pf	April 22, 1949	May 31, 1950	7,000,000	Werner and Maria von Axster-Heudtlass	104
		Hermann Wedigh in front of a globe		30 Pf	April 22, 1949	May 31, 1950	6,000,000	Werner and Maria von Axster-Heudtlass	105
		Cycle race across Germany Cyclist		10 + 5 Pf	May 15, 1949	August 31, 1950	2,000,000	State Printing Office Berlin	106
		Cyclist		20 + 10 Pf	May 15, 1949	August 31, 1950	1,300,000	State Printing Office Berlin	107
		200th birthday of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, painting by Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein		10 + 5 Pf	August 15, 1949	August 31, 1950	3,000,000	State Printing Office Berlin	108
		Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, painting by Karl Stieler		20 + 10 Pf	August 15, 1949	August 31, 1950	3,000,000	State Printing Office Berlin	109
		Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, chalk drawing by Ferdinand Jagemann		30 + 15 Pf	August 15, 1949	August 31, 1950	3,000,000	State Printing Office Berlin	110

• Examples of upside-down prints
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  MiNr. 36 IK

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  MiNr. 37 IK

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  MiNr. 38 IK

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  MiNr. 40 IK

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  MiNr. 44 IK

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  MiNr. 39 II K

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  MiNr. 43 II K

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  MiNr. 48 II K

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  MiNr. 62 IK

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  MiNr. 65 II K

Remarks

1. ↑ ^{a b} Of all the stamps in these two series with imprint there are also stamps with inverted imprint, a few examples can be found in the gallery
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x} The images of these stamps are currently not in the list
3. ↑ In addition to the officially arranged overprinting of the above denomination levels on the number issues, many postage stamps with the values ​​of 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 20, 42, 60 and 80 Pf with the two post horn motifs were overprinted. As a rule, these have been accepted or promoted without hesitation.

literature

• Michel catalogs Schwaneberger, Munich:
  • Germany-Special 2004 - Volume 2: From May 1945 (Allied occupation up to FRG) , ISBN 3-87858-143-2

See also

• Yellow cathedral

General history:

• Germany 1945 to 1949
• Allied Control Council

Web links

Commons : Postage stamp issues of the American and British zones in Germany 1945  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Commons : Postage stamp issues of the American and British zones in Germany 1948  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Commons : Postage stamp issues of the American and British zones in Germany 1949  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files