Postage stamp issues of the French zone in Germany
After the Second World War , southwest Germany was under French administration as the French occupation zone from April 1945 . From December 1945 a new series with 13 definitive stamps was issued. From spring 1947 local editions of the four regions of Baden , Württemberg-Hohenzollern and Rhineland-Palatinate as well as Saarland followed .
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 face value of the individual stamp, still in Reichsmark currency .
- Issue Date : The first date this stamp was sold.
- Valid until : After this date the mark could no longer be used.
- 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.
- MiNr. : This stamp is listed in the Michel catalog under the corresponding number.
Definitive stamps |
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image | description |
Values in pennies |
Issue date |
Date of Expiry | Edition | draft | MiNr. |
Community edition of the French zone
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1 | January 11, 1946 | June 20, 1948 | 21,600,000 | Robert Louis | 1 | |
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3 | January 11, 1946 | June 20, 1948 | 44,800,000 | Robert Louis | 2 | |
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5 | January 11, 1946 | June 20, 1948 | 53,600,000 | Robert Louis | 3 | |
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8th | January 11, 1946 | June 20, 1948 | 43,300,000 | Robert Louis | 4th | |
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10 | December 17, 1945 | June 20, 1948 | 1,137,000 | Robert Louis | 5 | |
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12 | December 17, 1945 | June 20, 1948 | 90,400,000 | Robert Louis | 6th | |
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15th | January 11, 1946 | June 20, 1948 | 22,300,000 | Robert Louis | 7th | |
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20th | December 17, 1945 | June 20, 1948 | 25,100,000 | Robert Louis | 8th | |
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24 | January 11, 1946 | June 20, 1948 | 64,700,000 | Robert Louis | 9 | |
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30th | December 17, 1945 | June 20, 1948 | 20,500,000 | Robert Louis | 10 | |
1 mark | December 17, 1945 | June 20, 1948 | 1,044,325 | Achille Ouvré | 11 | ||
2 marks | April 1, 1946 | June 20, 1948 | 1,032,175 | Achille Ouvré | 12 | ||
5 marks | April 1, 1946 | June 20, 1948 | 1,015,200 | Achille Ouvré | 13 |
literature
- Michel catalog Germany 2006/2007 (paperback), Schwaneberger Verlag GmbH (2006), ISBN 3-87858-035-5
- Catalog de cotations des timbres des bureaux français, anciennes colonies, et zones d'occupation en Europe et Asie , Paris, Dallay Verlag, 2006–2007, pages 84–85 (on the postage stamps of the French zone).
Web links
Commons : Postage stamp issues of the French zone in Germany - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
Commons : Postage stamps of Germany from 1945 - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files
Commons : Postage stamps of Germany from 1946 - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files