Berlin 1948 Trizone Stamps on Cover

Germany (Allied Occupation - Trizone) · 1948 · 12 Pfennig, 24 Pfennig

A postal cover sent from Berlin in 1948, franked with two stamps from the Trizone 'Bauten' definitive series. The stamps depict the Brandenburg Gate (12 Pfennig) and the Reichstag building (24 Pfennig).

These stamps were issued for the Trizone (British, American, and French occupation zones) of Germany shortly after World War II. The cover's origin in Berlin in 1948 is notable, as this was the year of the Berlin Blockade, a major event in early Cold War history.