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At Potsdam, the United States, United Kingdom and the Soviet Union approved the detachment from Germany as a whole of the German eastern territories east of the Oder–Neisse line, with the exact line of the boundary to be determined at a final German Peace Treaty. This treaty was expected to confirm the shifting westward of Poland's borders as the United Kingdom and the United States committed themselves to support in any future peace treaty the permanent incorporation of eastern Germany into Poland and the Soviet Union. From March 1945 to July 1945, these former eastern territories of Germany had been administered under Soviet military occupation authorities, but following the Potsdam Conference they were handed over to Soviet and Polish civilian administrations and ceased to constitute part of Allied-occupied Germany.
In the closing weeks of fighting in Europe, United States forces had pushed beyond the agreed boundaries for the future zones of occupation, in some places by as much as 320 km (200 miles). The so-called line of contact between Soviet and U.S. forces at the end of hostilities, mostly lying eastward of the July 1945-established inner German border, was temporary. After two months in which they had held areas that had been assigned to the Soviet zone, U.S. forces withdrew in the first days of July 1945. Some have concluded that this was a crucial move that persuaded the Soviet Union to allow American, British and French forces into their designated sectors in Berlin which occurred at roughly the same time (July 1945), although the need for intelligence gathering may also have been a factor.
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Germany under Allied occupation
From the beginning of the occupation until 4 January 1945, the occupied territories were subordinate to the military government of the respective armed forces, i.e. the Anglo-American (SHAEF), French and Soviet Russians. The Allied Control Council was established on January 5, 1945, and the rest of the German Reich was divided into four zones of occupation. Greater Berlin was excluded and placed under its own four-power administration. The territorial changes resulting from the definitive zone limits were essentially completed by mid-July. In 1948, political events led to the first economic and finally 1949 political division of Germany with the founding of the Federal Republic on May 23, 1949 and the GDR on October 7, 1949.
Postal history:
With the occupation of the respective locations by the Allied forces, all postal services were completely prevented. The resumption took place very differently locally or regionally. See the individual areas for more details. Traffic between the four zones was resumed on 24th of October in 1945. International traffic was resumed from 1.4.1946, with the exception of Austria (from 17.4.1946), Japan and Spain. Only prisoner of war mail had been allowed abroad since 1945.
For the American and British zones, a common postal administration was set up with uniform stamps, while the French introduced their own stamps for their zone. In the Soviet zone, the individual provinces and head offices issued their own brands. From February 1946, common stamps were introduced for the American, British and Soviet zones. The French did not join, but from 1947 they introduced their own expenditure for each of the three countries in their zone and for the Saar. With the currency reform on June 21, 1948, the postal division in West and East Germany finally followed.
Emergency measures after the resumption of postal traffic
In the period after B. 5.1945, the Reichsdruckerei in Berlin was initially not available for printing postage stamps. The empire was divided into four zones of occupation, the traffic between the individual zones was almost prevented. So it can be explained that after the reopening of postal traffic, large amounts of cash had to be used to maintain the postal traffic. Even after the introduction of the new brands, there was often an acute lack of brands in all zones, so that the post offices kept coming back. This resulted in:
• Franking with handwritten notes
• Franking with fee stamps in various designs
• Franking with day stamp with franking
• Franking through stamping machines
• Franking with charge slips: For details see local editions.
• Partial frankings (postage partly through brands or fee slips, partly offset in cash)
• Normal full franking with postage stamps, nevertheless with additional stamp "fee paid"
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Gemeinschafsausgaben for the American, British and Soviet occupation zones
According to the decision of the Control Council, the community expenditure should be valid for all zones as well as for all four sectors of Greater Berlin. However, the French occupation authorities did not introduce this expenditure for their zone and issued separate stamps for each area of their zone (see there). In the remaining three zones, the previous zone and local editions, as long as they had not been put off course, could be used up until the end of October 1946.
From the day of the currency reform (June 21st or in the SBZ January 24th, 1948) separate issues appeared again for the Bizone and the SBZ.
The numbering of the community editions follows the stamps of the former Reichspost without gaps, while issues that were issued for certain zones are listed under the respective zone with their own numbering.
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French zone
In the parts of Germany or the French zone occupied by the French troops, all civilian postal traffic had ceased until August 31, 1945. The only exception is Reutlingen, where a local postal service with its own fees (cash franking) was organized on April 27 and 28, 1945. Mail from the authorities already started in individual districts in July 1945.
From 1.1.1945 the civil postcard traffic in the northern part and from 17.9. civil letters and printed matter are also permitted within the northern and southern part of the French zone. From 15.10.1945 the civil postal service between these two areas was resumed, from 31.10.1945 (ruling from 30.10.) Also with the zones of the other three occupying powers.
Up to and including December 16, 1945, only cash franking or the use of provisional postal stationery took place. Even after the issue of postage stamps, which started from December 17, 1945, there were still considerable bottlenecks in the French zone until 1948, so that cash frankings or partial cash frankings had to be carried out to a far greater extent than in the other occupied zones.
From April / May 1947, the postal administration of the French zone started to issue independent stamps for the individual countries that were only valid in the respective area. Even after the currency reform, the brands of the countries of the French zone remained in use until the establishment of the Federal Post Office (October 2, 1949). From October 3, 1949, they could be used throughout Germany (including in the other two countries of the French zone) and at German post offices abroad in Austria. For brands of the French zone in Berlin, see Berlin forerunners and followers as well as the MICHEL letters catalog.
Particularities:
Unless otherwise stated in the header, all editions of the countries in the French zone were produced in the Burda printing house
For printing data, see note after Baden No. 46
For devaluations, see note after Baden No.1-13 (cheapest variety)
For color fluctuations, see note according to Württemberg-Hohenzollern, varieties no. 1-13
For corrected sheet numbers, see note after Baden No. 57
Paper thickness see note according to Rhineland-Palatinate No. 15 z v
Plate errors see note according to Rhineland-Palatinate No. 1-15 (cheapest variety)
Sample and template prints see note on next page
Forged stamps see note after Baden No. 45
Preferred prints (ministerial blocks) see note after Baden No. 55
For perforation varieties, see note according to Rhineland-Palatinate— plate error no. 1-15
For a block layout, see to the Federal Republic of Germany
1 Reichsmark (RM) = 100 Pfennig (Pf); from 21.6. 1948: 1 German Mark (DM) = 100 Pfennig (Pf)
Local editions. Höhl, Ebingen, Freudenstadt, Langenargen, Nahbollenbach, Neustadt, Ravensburg, Saulgau, Schönau, St. Georgen, Titisee, Trochtelfingen, Winzeln.
For cataloging see German local editions from 1945
Preferred prints (ministerial blocks):
At the instigation of the French occupation authorities, all editions for the French zone were issued imperforated and ungummed preferential prints (feuilles de luxe) that had no franking validity.
General edition: Single prints in original print style and color on cardboard 14.4x11.7 cm (coat of arms) or 15.4x12.7 cm (poet). On the lower edge there is a three-part punched-out area (middle) as well as a print note, on the back a transparent protective film was stuck on, which was partly removed again. Circulation supposedly approx. 130 pieces per value level. The imperforated sets (approx. 325, Pfennig value approx. 1300) and the two large blocks (approx. 13) must also be included in the preferred prints.
Country issues: Also single prints in RaTdr., For some special issues (Ludwigshafen, Isny, Werner, UPU, and Blocks) in sets, on cardboard 15x11.5 cm (landscape) or 11.5x15 (portrait) for RM issues and 15, 3x12.4 cm or 12.4x15.3 cm for DM expenses. The imprint is on the left, for RM issues on the right at the lower margin. For all special editions, information about the reason for the issue can be found under or above the stamps (all comments in French). Circulation for RM expenditure of 25, for all other 75 ministerial blocks.
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“Algemeine ausgaben”
The general editions (No. 1-13) were partially approved or occasionally tolerated until October 31, 1946 in the American, British and Soviet occupation zones. Valid in Saarland until November 27, 1947.
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BADEN
These editions were issued for the part of Baden (Sub-Baden) belonging to the French zone.
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RHEINLAND - PFALZ
These editions were issued for the Rheinland, which belongs to the French zone, and the Bavarian Rheinland Pfalz.
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WURTENBERG- HOHENZOLLERN
These stamps were issued for the Sud-Wurttemberg Hohenzollern and the Bavarian district of Lindau, which belong to the French zone.
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Germany under Allied occupation. American and British Zones (Bizones)
Common expenses for Deutsche Post in these two zones or in the United Economic Area
The occupation began on September 11, 1944. In Aachen, occupied on October 21, 1944, a postal service limited to official mail and newspapers was first started on January 24, 1945. From 19.3.1945 locally limited civil post was then allowed, at the same time the first issue of AM Post stamps took place.
In 1945, the other postal directors gradually released AM Post stamps: June 20, RPD Braunschweig; June 20 RPD Hannover; June 25 RPD Hamburg and Kiel; June 30, Bonn; July 1, the remaining post offices of the Brit. Zone; July 4th some cities of Northern Bavaria; July 5 Frankfurt; 15-18 July other American postal departments. Zone.
The post office (cash franking) was partially resumed somewhat earlier, e.g. 8. in Monschau on April 15, in Aschaffenburg on April 30 and in Hamburg on May 15.
American or British occupation of areas of the later SBZ:
The American occupation of Thuringia lasted from April 12th to 3rd. 7.1945. Postal traffic was resumed on June 25: only cash franking took place. In the southern Harz area, AM Post stamps were issued in the locations that were spun off from the RPD Braunschweig and affiliated to the OPD Erfurt (Ilfeld, Sülzhayn, Niedersachswerfen), which were in use until 9/30/1945.
The district of Glauchau in western Saxony was from April 15th to 14th. 6.1945 American occupation; a local temporary edition was used there, which remained in use until August (German local editions from 1945 onwards).
The British occupation of West Mecklenburg lasted from the 20th 5-30. 6.1945. Postal traffic was reopened on June 14th. Provisional postal stationery was issued (see MICHEL postal stationery catalog Germany). Only plain postcards were allowed for civil traffic. A theoretically possible use of AM Post stamps has not yet been proven.
Particularities:
See the note at the end of the compulsory premium stamps for the puncture
For devaluations see note according to no.35 (perforation varieties)
For rubber coating, see note according to No. 9
For homework order numbers, see note according to MH A 1
For brand preservation, see note for Allied Occupation (Community editions) according to No. 962.
For excess franking, see note under No. 110
Nos. 1 - IX see no. 68
For a block layout, see to the Federal Republic of Germany
1 Reichsmark (RM) = 100 Pfennig (Pf); from June 21, 1948: 1 Deutsche Mark (DM) = 100 Pfennig (Pf)
Local editions American zone: Aschaffenburg, Bad Nauheim, Bad Wiessee, Bamberg, Birkenfeld, Ellingen, Frammersbach, Frankenau, Glauchau, Königstein, Lauterbach, Mindelheim and Kirchheim, Reit im Winkl, Röhrmoos.
Local editions British zone: Arnsberg, Barsinghausen, Brackwede, Bredelar, Bünde, Dahme, Düsseldorf 9, Düsseldorf-Gerresheim 3, Eschweiler, Flensburg, Greven, Hamburg, Hamm, Husum, Kiel OPD, Kiel 1, Köln, Löhne, Lohne, Lütjenburg, Marne, Niebüll, Oldenburg, Oldenswort, Ründeroth, Stade, Unna, Vlotho, Wallhausen, Wankum, Westerland, Westerstede, Westrhauderfehn, Wilhelmshaven, Wuppertal-Barmen, Wuppertal-Elberfeld, Wuppertal-Wichlinghausen
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Examples of the AMERICAN print of the AM-POST stamps :
(Because the sheets are bigger than my scanner only half the sheets are shown)
Look above at the plate number of this sheet : 45865
Look above at the plate number of this sheet : 45866
Bottom half of the sheet (The color is the same as the sheet above this one, but my scanner had some issues)
Look above at the plate number of this sheet : 45873
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Examples of the ENGLISH print of the AM-POST stamps :
(Because the sheets are bigger than my scanner only half the sheets are shown)
Look above at the number 6D
Look above at the number 5B
Look above at the number 4C
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Examples of the GERMAN print of the AM-POST stamps :
(Because the sheets are bigger than my scanner only half the sheets are shown)
Look at the RED number on the righthand side : 3632
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Allied-occupied Germany (German: Deutschland in der Besatzungszeit, literally: "Germany in the occupation period") was the state of Germany (German: Deutsches Reich) upon defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II, when the victorious Allies asserted joint authority and sovereignty over Germany as a whole, defined as all territories of the former German Reich west of the Oder–Neisse line, having declared the destruction of Nazi Germany at the death of Adolf Hitler. The four powers divided "Germany as a whole" into four occupation zones for administrative purposes under the United States, United Kingdom, France and the Soviet Union, respectively. This division was ratified at the Potsdam Conference (17 July to 2 August 1945). The four zones were as agreed in February 1945 by the United States, United Kingdom and Soviet Union meeting at the Yalta Conference; setting aside an earlier division into three zones (excluding France) proposed by the London Protocol.
At Potsdam, the United States, United Kingdom and the Soviet Union approved the detachment from Germany as a whole of the German eastern territories east of the Oder–Neisse line, with the exact line of the boundary to be determined at a final German Peace Treaty. This treaty was expected to confirm the shifting westward of Poland's borders as the United Kingdom and the United States committed themselves to support in any future peace treaty the permanent incorporation of eastern Germany into Poland and the Soviet Union. From March 1945 to July 1945, these former eastern territories of Germany had been administered under Soviet military occupation authorities, but following the Potsdam Conference they were handed over to Soviet and Polish civilian administrations and ceased to constitute part of Allied-occupied Germany.
In the closing weeks of fighting in Europe, United States forces had pushed beyond the agreed boundaries for the future zones of occupation, in some places by as much as 320 km (200 miles). The so-called line of contact between Soviet and U.S. forces at the end of hostilities, mostly lying eastward of the July 1945-established inner German border, was temporary. After two months in which they had held areas that had been assigned to the Soviet zone, U.S. forces withdrew in the first days of July 1945. Some have concluded that this was a crucial move that persuaded the Soviet Union to allow American, British and French forces into their designated sectors in Berlin which occurred at roughly the same time (July 1945), although the need for intelligence gathering may also have been a factor.
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Germany under Allied occupation
From the beginning of the occupation until 4 January 1945, the occupied territories were subordinate to the military government of the respective armed forces, i.e. the Anglo-American (SHAEF), French and Soviet Russians. The Allied Control Council was established on January 5, 1945, and the rest of the German Reich was divided into four zones of occupation. Greater Berlin was excluded and placed under its own four-power administration. The territorial changes resulting from the definitive zone limits were essentially completed by mid-July. In 1948, political events led to the first economic and finally 1949 political division of Germany with the founding of the Federal Republic on May 23, 1949 and the GDR on October 7, 1949.
Postal history:
With the occupation of the respective locations by the Allied forces, all postal services were completely prevented. The resumption took place very differently locally or regionally. See the individual areas for more details. Traffic between the four zones was resumed on 24th of October in 1945. International traffic was resumed from 1.4.1946, with the exception of Austria (from 17.4.1946), Japan and Spain. Only prisoner of war mail had been allowed abroad since 1945.
For the American and British zones, a common postal administration was set up with uniform stamps, while the French introduced their own stamps for their zone. In the Soviet zone, the individual provinces and head offices issued their own brands. From February 1946, common stamps were introduced for the American, British and Soviet zones. The French did not join, but from 1947 they introduced their own expenditure for each of the three countries in their zone and for the Saar. With the currency reform on June 21, 1948, the postal division in West and East Germany finally followed.
Emergency measures after the resumption of postal traffic
In the period after B. 5.1945, the Reichsdruckerei in Berlin was initially not available for printing postage stamps. The empire was divided into four zones of occupation, the traffic between the individual zones was almost prevented. So it can be explained that after the reopening of postal traffic, large amounts of cash had to be used to maintain the postal traffic. Even after the introduction of the new brands, there was often an acute lack of brands in all zones, so that the post offices kept coming back. This resulted in:
• Franking with handwritten notes
• Franking with fee stamps in various designs
• Franking with day stamp with franking
• Franking through stamping machines
• Franking with charge slips: For details see local editions.
• Partial frankings (postage partly through brands or fee slips, partly offset in cash)
• Normal full franking with postage stamps, nevertheless with additional stamp "fee paid"
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Gemeinschafsausgaben for the American, British and Soviet occupation zones
According to the decision of the Control Council, the community expenditure should be valid for all zones as well as for all four sectors of Greater Berlin. However, the French occupation authorities did not introduce this expenditure for their zone and issued separate stamps for each area of their zone (see there). In the remaining three zones, the previous zone and local editions, as long as they had not been put off course, could be used up until the end of October 1946.
From the day of the currency reform (June 21st or in the SBZ January 24th, 1948) separate issues appeared again for the Bizone and the SBZ.
The numbering of the community editions follows the stamps of the former Reichspost without gaps, while issues that were issued for certain zones are listed under the respective zone with their own numbering.
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French zone
In the parts of Germany or the French zone occupied by the French troops, all civilian postal traffic had ceased until August 31, 1945. The only exception is Reutlingen, where a local postal service with its own fees (cash franking) was organized on April 27 and 28, 1945. Mail from the authorities already started in individual districts in July 1945.
From 1.1.1945 the civil postcard traffic in the northern part and from 17.9. civil letters and printed matter are also permitted within the northern and southern part of the French zone. From 15.10.1945 the civil postal service between these two areas was resumed, from 31.10.1945 (ruling from 30.10.) Also with the zones of the other three occupying powers.
Up to and including December 16, 1945, only cash franking or the use of provisional postal stationery took place. Even after the issue of postage stamps, which started from December 17, 1945, there were still considerable bottlenecks in the French zone until 1948, so that cash frankings or partial cash frankings had to be carried out to a far greater extent than in the other occupied zones.
From April / May 1947, the postal administration of the French zone started to issue independent stamps for the individual countries that were only valid in the respective area. Even after the currency reform, the brands of the countries of the French zone remained in use until the establishment of the Federal Post Office (October 2, 1949). From October 3, 1949, they could be used throughout Germany (including in the other two countries of the French zone) and at German post offices abroad in Austria. For brands of the French zone in Berlin, see Berlin forerunners and followers as well as the MICHEL letters catalog.
Particularities:
Unless otherwise stated in the header, all editions of the countries in the French zone were produced in the Burda printing house
For printing data, see note after Baden No. 46
For devaluations, see note after Baden No.1-13 (cheapest variety)
For color fluctuations, see note according to Württemberg-Hohenzollern, varieties no. 1-13
For corrected sheet numbers, see note after Baden No. 57
Paper thickness see note according to Rhineland-Palatinate No. 15 z v
Plate errors see note according to Rhineland-Palatinate No. 1-15 (cheapest variety)
Sample and template prints see note on next page
Forged stamps see note after Baden No. 45
Preferred prints (ministerial blocks) see note after Baden No. 55
For perforation varieties, see note according to Rhineland-Palatinate— plate error no. 1-15
For a block layout, see to the Federal Republic of Germany
1 Reichsmark (RM) = 100 Pfennig (Pf); from 21.6. 1948: 1 German Mark (DM) = 100 Pfennig (Pf)
Local editions. Höhl, Ebingen, Freudenstadt, Langenargen, Nahbollenbach, Neustadt, Ravensburg, Saulgau, Schönau, St. Georgen, Titisee, Trochtelfingen, Winzeln.
For cataloging see German local editions from 1945
Preferred prints (ministerial blocks):
At the instigation of the French occupation authorities, all editions for the French zone were issued imperforated and ungummed preferential prints (feuilles de luxe) that had no franking validity.
General edition: Single prints in original print style and color on cardboard 14.4x11.7 cm (coat of arms) or 15.4x12.7 cm (poet). On the lower edge there is a three-part punched-out area (middle) as well as a print note, on the back a transparent protective film was stuck on, which was partly removed again. Circulation supposedly approx. 130 pieces per value level. The imperforated sets (approx. 325, Pfennig value approx. 1300) and the two large blocks (approx. 13) must also be included in the preferred prints.
Country issues: Also single prints in RaTdr., For some special issues (Ludwigshafen, Isny, Werner, UPU, and Blocks) in sets, on cardboard 15x11.5 cm (landscape) or 11.5x15 (portrait) for RM issues and 15, 3x12.4 cm or 12.4x15.3 cm for DM expenses. The imprint is on the left, for RM issues on the right at the lower margin. For all special editions, information about the reason for the issue can be found under or above the stamps (all comments in French). Circulation for RM expenditure of 25, for all other 75 ministerial blocks.
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“Algemeine ausgaben”
The general editions (No. 1-13) were partially approved or occasionally tolerated until October 31, 1946 in the American, British and Soviet occupation zones. Valid in Saarland until November 27, 1947.
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BADEN
These editions were issued for the part of Baden (Sub-Baden) belonging to the French zone.
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RHEINLAND - PFALZ
These editions were issued for the Rheinland, which belongs to the French zone, and the Bavarian Rheinland Pfalz.
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WURTENBERG- HOHENZOLLERN
These stamps were issued for the Sud-Wurttemberg Hohenzollern and the Bavarian district of Lindau, which belong to the French zone.
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Germany under Allied occupation. American and British Zones (Bizones)
Common expenses for Deutsche Post in these two zones or in the United Economic Area
The occupation began on September 11, 1944. In Aachen, occupied on October 21, 1944, a postal service limited to official mail and newspapers was first started on January 24, 1945. From 19.3.1945 locally limited civil post was then allowed, at the same time the first issue of AM Post stamps took place.
In 1945, the other postal directors gradually released AM Post stamps: June 20, RPD Braunschweig; June 20 RPD Hannover; June 25 RPD Hamburg and Kiel; June 30, Bonn; July 1, the remaining post offices of the Brit. Zone; July 4th some cities of Northern Bavaria; July 5 Frankfurt; 15-18 July other American postal departments. Zone.
The post office (cash franking) was partially resumed somewhat earlier, e.g. 8. in Monschau on April 15, in Aschaffenburg on April 30 and in Hamburg on May 15.
American or British occupation of areas of the later SBZ:
The American occupation of Thuringia lasted from April 12th to 3rd. 7.1945. Postal traffic was resumed on June 25: only cash franking took place. In the southern Harz area, AM Post stamps were issued in the locations that were spun off from the RPD Braunschweig and affiliated to the OPD Erfurt (Ilfeld, Sülzhayn, Niedersachswerfen), which were in use until 9/30/1945.
The district of Glauchau in western Saxony was from April 15th to 14th. 6.1945 American occupation; a local temporary edition was used there, which remained in use until August (German local editions from 1945 onwards).
The British occupation of West Mecklenburg lasted from the 20th 5-30. 6.1945. Postal traffic was reopened on June 14th. Provisional postal stationery was issued (see MICHEL postal stationery catalog Germany). Only plain postcards were allowed for civil traffic. A theoretically possible use of AM Post stamps has not yet been proven.
Particularities:
See the note at the end of the compulsory premium stamps for the puncture
For devaluations see note according to no.35 (perforation varieties)
For rubber coating, see note according to No. 9
For homework order numbers, see note according to MH A 1
For brand preservation, see note for Allied Occupation (Community editions) according to No. 962.
For excess franking, see note under No. 110
Nos. 1 - IX see no. 68
For a block layout, see to the Federal Republic of Germany
1 Reichsmark (RM) = 100 Pfennig (Pf); from June 21, 1948: 1 Deutsche Mark (DM) = 100 Pfennig (Pf)
Local editions American zone: Aschaffenburg, Bad Nauheim, Bad Wiessee, Bamberg, Birkenfeld, Ellingen, Frammersbach, Frankenau, Glauchau, Königstein, Lauterbach, Mindelheim and Kirchheim, Reit im Winkl, Röhrmoos.
Local editions British zone: Arnsberg, Barsinghausen, Brackwede, Bredelar, Bünde, Dahme, Düsseldorf 9, Düsseldorf-Gerresheim 3, Eschweiler, Flensburg, Greven, Hamburg, Hamm, Husum, Kiel OPD, Kiel 1, Köln, Löhne, Lohne, Lütjenburg, Marne, Niebüll, Oldenburg, Oldenswort, Ründeroth, Stade, Unna, Vlotho, Wallhausen, Wankum, Westerland, Westerstede, Westrhauderfehn, Wilhelmshaven, Wuppertal-Barmen, Wuppertal-Elberfeld, Wuppertal-Wichlinghausen
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Examples of the AMERICAN print of the AM-POST stamps :
(Because the sheets are bigger than my scanner only half the sheets are shown)
Look above at the plate number of this sheet : 45865
Look above at the plate number of this sheet : 45866
Bottom half of the sheet (The color is the same as the sheet above this one, but my scanner had some issues)
Look above at the plate number of this sheet : 45873
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Examples of the ENGLISH print of the AM-POST stamps :
(Because the sheets are bigger than my scanner only half the sheets are shown)
Look above at the number 6D
Look above at the number 5B
Look above at the number 4C
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Examples of the GERMAN print of the AM-POST stamps :
(Because the sheets are bigger than my scanner only half the sheets are shown)
Look at the RED number on the righthand side : 3632
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