Postage stamp issues for the province of Saxony

After the end of the Second World War , East Germany (the area that would later become the German Democratic Republic ) came under Soviet administration . New postage stamps were issued from June 1945 in five regions of the Soviet occupation zone , including the province of Saxony .

In the province of Saxony, a total of 19 definitive stamps and 7 special postage stamps were issued between October 1945 and February 1946 .

The first name of the designer of the special stamps is currently (2012) unknown, in the Lipsia stamp catalog he is listed as Dipl.-Ing. Gebauer, referred to as Postbaurat Gebauer in the GDR universal catalog.

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.
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.

Special stamps
image	description	Values in pennies	Issue date	Date of Expiry	Edition	draft	MiNr.
	Land reform Farmer with plow	6th	December 17, 1945	March 31, 1946	12,025,000	Gebauer	85
	Farmer with plow	12	December 17, 1945	March 31, 1946	12,020,000	Gebauer	86
	reconstruction housing	6 + 4	January 19, 1946	March 31, 1946	8,876,000 (signed) 675,000 (ung.)	Gebauer	87A
	Bridge and road construction	12 + 8	January 19, 1946	March 31, 1946	8,876,000 (signed) 675,000 (ung.)	Gebauer	88A
	mechanical engineering	42 + 28	January 19, 1946	March 31, 1946	4,665,000 (signed) 675,000 (ung.)	Gebauer	89A
	Land reform Output on very thin, glassy or parchment-like paper Farmer with plow	6th	February 21, 1946	March 31, 1946	6,050,000	Gebauer	90
	Farmer with plow	12	February 21, 1946	March 31, 1946	6,050,000	Gebauer	91
Definitive stamps
image	description	Values in pennies	Issue date	Date of Expiry	Edition	draft	MiNr.
	Definitive series I Coat of arms of the province of Saxony	1	October 10, 1945	October 31, 1946	1,050,000	Ewald Manz	66
	Coat of arms of the province of Saxony	3	October 10, 1945	October 31, 1946	2,050,000	Ewald Manz	67
	Coat of arms of the province of Saxony	5	October 10, 1945	October 31, 1946	1,050,000	Ewald Manz	68
	Coat of arms of the province of Saxony	6th	October 10, 1945	October 31, 1946	10,400,000	Ewald Manz	69
	Coat of arms of the province of Saxony	8th	October 10, 1945	October 31, 1946	2,050,000	Ewald Manz	70
	Coat of arms of the province of Saxony	12	October 10, 1945	October 31, 1946	10,050,000	Ewald Manz	71
	Definitive series II Coat of arms of the province of Saxony	10	December 1945	October 31, 1946	215,000	Ewald Manz	72
	Definitive series III Coat of arms of the province of Saxony	1	November 1945	October 31, 1946	4,060,000	Ewald Manz	73
	Coat of arms of the province of Saxony	3	November 1945	October 31, 1946	6,085,000	Ewald Manz	74
	Coat of arms of the province of Saxony	5	November 1945	October 31, 1946	4,965,000	Ewald Manz	75
	Coat of arms of the province of Saxony	6th	November 1945	October 31, 1946	15,125,000	Ewald Manz	76
	Coat of arms of the province of Saxony	8th	November 1945	October 31, 1946	6,025,000	Ewald Manz	77
	Coat of arms of the province of Saxony	10	November 1945	October 31, 1946	5,293,000	Ewald Manz	78
	Coat of arms of the province of Saxony	12	November 1945	October 31, 1946	15,260,000	Ewald Manz	79
	Coat of arms of the province of Saxony	15th	November 1945	October 31, 1946	2,100,000	Ewald Manz	80
	Coat of arms of the province of Saxony	20th	November 1945	October 31, 1946	6,065,000	Ewald Manz	81
	Coat of arms of the province of Saxony	24	November 1945	October 31, 1946	2,040,000	Ewald Manz	82
	Coat of arms of the province of Saxony	30th	November 1945	October 31, 1946	4,035,000	Ewald Manz	83
	Coat of arms of the province of Saxony	40	November 1945	October 31, 1946	4,090,000	Ewald Manz	84

Individual evidence

^ Lipsia Stamp Catalog Europe 1957 Volume I. VEB Bibliografisches Institut Leipzig, 1956, III / 18/97 20 TB 152 Publishing license 433 130/72/56, p. 76.
↑ GDR universal catalog; Edited by Peter Fischer, Frithjof Skupin and Wolfgang Gudenschwager; Publisher: Transpress, Verlag für Verkehrwesen ISBN 3-344-00001-2 , p. 137.

literature

Michel catalog Germany 2006/2007 (paperback), Schwaneberger Verlag GmbH (2006), ISBN 3-87858-035-5
Peter Fischer, Frithjof Skupin, Wolfgang Gudenschwager (eds.): GDR universal catalog . Transpress, Publishing House for Transportation Berlin 1986, ISBN 3-344-00001-2 .

Web links

Commons : Postage stamp issues for the Province of Saxony - collection of images, 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

[1] Lipsia Stamp Catalog Europe 1957 Volume I. VEB Bibliografisches Institut Leipzig, 1956, III / 18/97 20 TB 152 Publishing license 433 130/72/56, p. 76.

[2] GDR universal catalog; Edited by Peter Fischer, Frithjof Skupin and Wolfgang Gudenschwager; Publisher: Transpress, Verlag für Verkehrwesen ISBN 3-344-00001-2 , p. 137.