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West Berlin Red Overprint Definitive, 32 Pfennig

Name: West Berlin Red Overprint Definitive, 32 Pfennig
Brand: West Berlin

West Berlin · 1949 · 32 Pfennig

A definitive stamp featuring the numeral '32' with 'DEUTSCHE POST' above and 'BERLIN' below, all in a distinctive red overprint.

Issued for West Berlin in 1949, these 'Red Overprint' stamps symbolized the city's postal autonomy during the early Cold War and the division of Germany.

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definitive overprint post-war berlin

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