Bizone 1948 40 Pfennig with Inverted Band Overprint

British-American Occupied Zone of Germany · 1948 · 40 Pfennig

A definitive stamp featuring 'DEUTSCHE POST' and '40' Pfennig, distinguished by an inverted overprint of a horizontal band.

Issued in the British-American Occupied Zone of Germany (Bizone) after World War II, this stamp represents the provisional postal administration before the formation of West Germany. The inverted overprint makes it a notable printing error.