Germany (SBZ) 1948 Overprint

Soviet Occupation Zone of Germany · 1948 · 12 Pfennig

The stamp features a numeral '12' with 'PFENNIG' below, overprinted in black with 'Sowjetische Besatzungs Zone' in three lines. The base design is a standard definitive issue.

This stamp represents the early post-World War II period in Germany, specifically the Soviet Occupation Zone, before the formal establishment of East Germany. It signifies the administrative division of Germany by the Allied powers.