Posthorn Definitive Series

West Germany · 1951 · 4 to 90 Pfennig

The stamps feature a stylized posthorn, a traditional symbol of postal services, set against a solid background. The design is clean and functional, characteristic of a definitive series.

Issued by the Deutsche Bundespost, this series marked the re-establishment of postal services in the newly formed Federal Republic of Germany after World War II. It became an iconic and long-running definitive series.