uncommon1900-1945

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (SBZ) Overprint '20.12.45'

Name: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (SBZ) Overprint '20.12.45'
Brand: Germany

Germany · 1945 · 12 Pfennig

The 12 Pfennig stamp features a portrait of a worker with a black overprint '20.12.45' applied diagonally across the design.

This stamp, identified as a likely forgery, purports to be an overprint for Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in the Soviet Occupation Zone of Germany, reflecting the complex postal situation immediately after World War II.

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definitive overprint post-war

Image: Sowjetische Besatzungszone, Aufdruck angeblich unter maßgeblicher Beteiligung von <a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_Heinrich_Schnoor" class="extiw" title="de:Wilhelm Heinrich Schnoor">Wilhelm Heinrich Schnoor</a> · License: Public domain

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