Bizone 1948 40 Pfennig with Netzaufdruck

Bizone (British-American Occupied Zone of Germany) · 1948 · 40 Pfennig

A definitive stamp featuring the large numeral '40' for its denomination and 'DEUTSCHE POST' at the bottom, overlaid with a distinctive net pattern overprint.

Issued in the British-American Occupied Zone of Germany in 1948, this stamp with the 'Netzaufdruck' overprint was part of a series related to the post-WWII currency reform, designed to control the circulation of existing stamps before the introduction of the Deutsche Mark.