Postage stamp issues of the French zone Rhineland-Palatinate

German Red Cross (block number 1)

The stamp issues from the French Rhineland-Palatinate zone were issued between April 1947 and October 4, 1949. Before that, general editions were published between 1945 and 1947 that were valid in the entire French occupation zone, including in the south of what is now Baden-Württemberg and in Saarland .

The total of 52 stamps and a stamp block with four stamps, the Allied occupying power , differ in two series. The first series (Michel numbers 1 to 15) was issued in Reichsmark currency from April 1947 and was valid until June 20, 1948. After that, only tenfold frankings were tolerated in very rare cases until June 23, 1948. With the currency reform and the introduction of the Deutsche Mark , new editions became necessary. The brands with the same motif differ mainly in their changed colors and in some cases new value levels. From October 3, 1949, these stamps could be used throughout Germany, as well as in the Austrian customs-free areas ( Kleinwalsertal and Jungholz ) and from October 27, 1949 also in the western sectors of Berlin until the respective end of validity, at the latest March 31, 1950 become. By order 191/1949 of the central post office of the French zone, the postage stamps of the Federal Republic of Germany were also sold in Rhineland-Palatinate from September 19, 1949 . The compulsory surcharge mark Notopfer Berlin had to be used from February 1, 1949 to March 31, 1949 and then from July 1, 1949 to March 31, 1956.

The collecting area is closed philatelically. The Association of German Philatelists has its own working group on this topic.

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	description	value	Issue date	Date of Expiry	Edition	draft	MiNr.
	Personalities and views from Rhineland-Palatinate (I) Ludwig van Beethoven	2 Rpf	October 1947	June 20, 1948	15,100,000	Vytautas Kazimieras Jonynas	1
	Wilhelm Emmanuel von Ketteler	3 Rpf	October 1947	June 20, 1948	20,500,000	Jonynas	2
	Winegrower in front of Maxburg ruins , Weinstrasse near Hambach	10 Rpf	September 1947	June 20, 1948	15,100,000	Jonynas	3
	Porta Nigra in Trier	12 Rpf	April 1947	June 20, 1948	60,000,000	Jonynas	4th
	Karl Marx	15 Rpf	May 5, 1947	June 20, 1948	17,100,000	Jonynas	5
	Devil's table at Kaltenbach	16 Rpf	October 1947	June 20, 1948	8,050,000	Jonynas	6th
	Winegrowers' houses in Sankt Martin	20 Rpf	October 1947	June 20, 1948	15,500,000	Jonynas	7th
	Worms Cathedral	24 Rpf	April 1947	June 20, 1948	62,100,000	Jonynas	8th
	Gutenberg Monument in Mainz	30 Rpf	February 1948	June 20, 1948	10,000,000	Jonynas	9
	Mainz Cathedral	45 Rpf	May 1947	June 20, 1948	8,000,000	Jonynas	10
	Mainz Cathedral	50 Rpf	February 1948	June 20, 1948	10,100,000	Jonynas	11
	Ludwig van Beethoven	60 Rpf	October 1947	June 20, 1948	10,100,000	Jonynas	12
	Gutenberg Monument in Mainz	75 Rpf	June 1947	June 20, 1948	9,000,000	Jonynas	13
	The Rhine near Kaub , Gutenfels Castle on the left , the Palatinate in the river	84 Rpf	August 1947	June 20, 1948	6,000,000	Jonynas	14th
	Charlemagne goldsmith's work at the Karlsschrein in Aachen	1 ℛℳ	July 1947	June 20, 1948	10,000,000	Jonynas	15th
Brands (values ​​in Deutsche Mark)
image	description	values	Issue date	Date of Expiry	Edition	draft	MiNr.
	Personalities and views from Rhineland-Palatinate (II) Ludwig van Beethoven	2 pf	June 21, 1948	December 31, 1949	unknown	Jonynas	16
	Wilhelm Emmanuel von Ketteler	6 pf	June 21, 1948	December 31, 1949	unknown	Jonynas	17th
	Porta Nigra in Trier	8 pf	July 1948	December 31, 1949	unknown	Jonynas	18th
	Winegrower in front of Maxburg ruins, Weinstrasse near Hambach	10 pf	July 1948	December 31, 1949	unknown	Jonynas	19th
	Porta Nigra in Trier	12 Pf	June 21, 1948	December 31, 1949	unknown	Jonynas	20th
	Karl Marx	15 Pf	June 21, 1948	December 31, 1949	unknown	Jonynas	21st
	Devil's table at Kaltenbach	16 Pf	August 1948	December 31, 1949	unknown	Jonynas	22nd
	Winegrowers' houses in Sankt Martin	20 pf	August 1948	December 31, 1949	unknown	Jonynas	23
	Worms Cathedral	24 Pf	June 21, 1948	December 31, 1949	unknown	Jonynas	24
	Mainz Cathedral	30 Pf	July 1948	December 31, 1949	unknown	Jonynas	25th
	Gutenberg Monument in Mainz	50 pf	June 21, 1948	December 31, 1949	unknown	Jonynas	26th
	Ludwig van Beethoven	60 pf	August 1948	December 31, 1949	unknown	Jonynas	27
	The Rhine near Kaub, Gutenfels Castle on the left, the Palatinate in the river	84 Pf	July 1948	December 31, 1949	unknown	Jonynas	28
	Charlemagne goldsmith's work at the Karlsschrein in Aachen	1 DM	July 1948	December 31, 1949	unknown	Jonynas	29
	Welfare expenditure for the benefit of the opera of the explosion in Ludwigshafen St. Martin	20 + 30 Pf	October 18, 1948	January 31, 1949	1,000,000	Count	30th
	St. Christopher	30 + 50 Pf	October 18, 1948	January 31, 1949	1,000,000	Count	31
	Personalities and views from Rhineland-Palatinate (III) Ludwig van Beethoven	2 pf	November 1948	December 31, 1949	unknown	Jonynas	32
	Devil's table at Kaltenbach	4 pf	November 1948	December 31, 1949	unknown	Jonynas	33
	Karl Marx	5 pf	November 1948	December 31, 1949	unknown	Jonynas	34
	Wilhelm Emmanuel von Ketteler	6 pf	November 1948	December 31, 1949	unknown	Jonynas	35
	Porta Nigra in Trier	8 pf	July 1949	December 31, 1949	unknown	Jonynas	36
	Winegrower in front of Maxburg ruins, Weinstrasse near Hambach	10 pf	November 1948	December 31, 1949	unknown	Jonynas	37
	Winegrowers' houses in Sankt Martin	20 pf	November 1948	December 31, 1949	unknown	Jonynas	38
	Worms Cathedral	40 Pf	December 1948	December 31, 1949	unknown	Jonynas	39
	Porta Nigra in Trier	80 Pf	December 1948	December 31, 1949	unknown	Jonynas	40
	The Rhine near Kaub, Gutenfels Castle on the left, the Palatinate in the river	90 Pf	January 1949	December 31, 1949	unknown	Jonynas	41
	Charity issue for the benefit of the German Red Cross Coat of arms of Rhineland-Palatinate	10 + 20 Pf	February 25, 1949	September 15, 1949	600,000	Eugen Bargatzky	42A
	Coat of arms of Rhineland-Palatinate	20 + 40 Pf	February 25, 1949	September 15, 1949	600,000	Eugen Bargatzky	43A
	Coat of arms of Rhineland-Palatinate	30 + 60 Pf	February 25, 1949	September 15, 1949	600,000	Eugen Bargatzky	44A
	Coat of arms of Rhineland-Palatinate	40 + 80 Pf	February 25, 1949	September 15, 1949	600,000	Eugen Bargatzky	45A
	Special charity edition for the 200th birthday of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Relief by Johann Peter Melchior (1775)	10 + 5 Pf	August 12, 1949	March 31, 1950	400,000	unknown	46
	Drawing by Johann Heinrich Lips (1791)	20 + 10 Pf	August 12, 1949	March 31, 1950	400,000	unknown	47
	Relief by Angelika Facius (1820)	30 + 15 Pf	August 12, 1949	March 31, 1950	400,000	unknown	48
	100 years of German postage stamps Four in hand - stagecoach	10 pf	September 17, 1949	March 31, 1950	300,000	Meyer	49
	Post bus and plane	20 pf	September 17, 1949	March 31, 1950	300,000	Pixa	50
	75 years of the Universal Postal Union Post horn , globe, branch of peace	20 pf	October 4, 1949	March 31, 1950	400,000	Meyer and Pixa	51
	Post horn, globe, branch of peace	30 Pf	October 4, 1949	March 31, 1950	400,000	Meyer and Pixa	52

Postal stationery

The definitive stamps designed by Professor Jonynas were also used for the most common postcard postage levels. There were a total of six different main editions. From October 3 to December 31, 1949, these postcards could also be sent from the other federal states of the Federal Republic of Germany. All postcards were produced in the Franz Burda (today: Hubert Burda Media ) print shop in Offenburg .

image	Value in pennies	Issue date	Postal stationery type	Printing process	particularities	Michel no.
	8th	May 1949	postcard		known with shorter, upper address dotted line (36 mm)	P 1
	10	May 1949	postcard			P 2
	20th	May 1949	postcard			P 3
	8/8	May 1949	Postcard with reply card			P 4
	10/10	May 1949	Postcard with reply card			P 5
	20/20	May 1949	Postcard with reply card			P 6

literature

• Michel catalogs Schwaneberger, Munich:
  • Letters catalog Germany 1991 , ISBN 3-87858-445-8 .
  • Germany 1992/93 , ISBN 3-87858-021-5 .
  • Germany-Special 1999 , ISBN 3-87858-132-7 .
  • Postal stationery catalog Germany 1999 , ISBN 3-87858-632-9 .
  • Germany-Special 2004 - Volume 2: From May 1945 (Allied occupation up to FRG) , ISBN 3-87858-143-2

See also

General history:

• Germany 1945 to 1949
• Allied Control Council

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Michel Germany Special 1999, p. 1602
2. ^ Federal Working Group French Zone. Retrieved July 12, 2019 . in the Bund Deutscher Philatelisten eV  
3. ↑ Michel-postal stationery catalog Germany 1999, p. 375

Web links

Commons : Postage stamp issues of the French zone Rhineland-Palatinate 1947  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Commons : Postage stamp issues of the French zone Rhineland-Palatinate 1948  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Commons : Postage stamp issues of the French zone Rhineland-Palatinate 1949  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files