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uncommon1900-1945
Soviet Occupation Zone, East Saxony, 55 Pfennig Numbers
Germany (Soviet Occupation Zone) · 1945 · 55 Pfennig
The stamp features a large numeral '55' in the center, with 'Pfg.' for Pfennig below it. 'DEUTSCHE POST' is inscribed at the top and 'OST-SACHSEN' at the bottom.
Issued in 1945, this stamp served the postal needs of the Soviet Occupation Zone in East Saxony immediately following World War II. It reflects the provisional nature of services before the division of Germany and the establishment of the German Democratic Republic.
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Image: Chemnitz für die OPD Dresden · License: Public domain
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