Bizone Worker with Hammer Overprint
Allied Occupation Zones in Germany (Bizone) · 1948 · 50 Pfennig
The stamp depicts a worker holding a hammer, symbolizing labor. It is overprinted with a post coach horn drawing and a net of small posthorns, with the inscription 'DEUTSCHE POST'.
Issued in 1948 for the Bizone (American and British occupation zones of Germany), this stamp reflects the post-WWII period of Allied administration and the efforts to rebuild the German postal system.
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Image: Postal administration of the American and British occupation zones for GermanyAllied Control Council for Germany · License: Public domain
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