Sower with Overprint

Soviet Occupation Zone · 1948 · 20 Pfennig

The stamp depicts a stylized figure of a sower casting seeds, symbolizing agriculture and reconstruction. It bears an overprint, indicating its issue for the Soviet Occupation Zone.

Issued in the immediate post-WWII period, these stamps with overprints were crucial for postal services in the Soviet Occupation Zone of Germany before the establishment of the German Democratic Republic. They reflect the administrative divisions and economic challenges of the time.