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Yellow Cathedral 5 Pfennig (Unissued)

Name: Yellow Cathedral 5 Pfennig (Unissued)
Brand: Germany (Allied Occupation, Bizone)

Germany (Allied Occupation, Bizone) · 1948 · 5 Pfennig

A sheet of 100 unissued 5 Pfennig stamps, each depicting a stylized yellow image of the Cologne Cathedral with 'DEUTSCHE POST' at the top.

This stamp was part of an unissued 1948 series from the German Bizone (American and British Occupation Zones), depicting the Cologne Cathedral. It is a significant philatelic rarity due to its non-release and the circumstances of post-war Germany.

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architecture cathedral buildings unissued rarity

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