Berlin Bear with Overprint, Soviet Occupation Zone

Germany (Soviet Occupation Zone) · 1948 · 20 Pfennig

The stamp features a stylized Berlin Bear facing left, with 'DEUTSCHE POST' and '20 PF'. It is distinguished by a diagonal overprint reading 'SOWJETISCHE BESATZUNGSZONE'.

Issued in 1948, this stamp reflects the post-World War II division of Germany into occupation zones. The overprint explicitly identifies the Soviet administrative authority during the early Cold War.