Bizone 1948 45 Pfennig Band Overprint

Germany · 1948 · 45 Pfennig

This stamp features a large numeral '45' indicating its denomination, with a distinctive 'Bandaufdruck' (band overprint) across the design. It is part of a series issued for the British-American Occupied Zone of Germany.

Issued in 1948, these stamps were crucial for postal services in the Bizone, the combined British and American occupation zones in post-World War II Germany, before the establishment of the Federal Republic of Germany.