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25 Years Berlin Airlift
common1945-1980

25 Years Berlin Airlift

Germany · 1974 · 20 Pfennig

The stamp depicts an airplane, likely a C-47 or C-54 Skymaster, flying over a stylized representation of Berlin, with the inscription '25 JAHRE BERLINER LUFTBRÜCKE'.

This stamp commemorates the 25th anniversary of the Berlin Airlift (1948-1949), a crucial operation by Western Allies to supply West Berlin during the Soviet blockade.

Printing Method

Photogravure

Catalog Numbers

michel472

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