Soviet Occupation Zone, East Saxony, 42 Pfennig Numbers Issue

Germany (Soviet Occupation Zone - East Saxony) · 1945 · 42 Pfennig

This provisional stamp features a large numeral '42' at its center, with 'DEUTSCHE POST' above and 'PFENNIG' below, all enclosed within a simple rectangular border. It is part of a series issued to restore postal services after World War II.

Issued in 1945 immediately following World War II, these stamps were provisional issues by the Soviet Occupation Zone in East Saxony to re-establish essential postal services in a devastated Germany. They represent the early administrative efforts before the formal division of Germany.