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5 p green 6 p violet 8 p red 10 p brown 12 p red 20 p blue 30 p green
These stamps exist with normal perforation but also with so-called zig-zag perforation (see some examples above).
All values exist with overprint 'Sowjetische Besatzungs Zone' (1948, on perforated stamps).
Various local overprints exist, examples:
Fredersdorf overprint (see there)
Stamps with overprint 'Berlin im Aufbau' (in three lines) are bogus issues.
Besides these local issues for Berlin, many local stamps were issued in the 19th century, see under Germany local stamps.
(Thuringen 'WIR BAUEN BRUCKEN'; 'we build bridges')
Note that the backside of the above stamp has so-called 'spargummu', circular spots which don't have any gum (because of the after-war conditions, not much gum was availalbe). The following values exist in this serie (4 values: 10 p + 60 p violet, 12 p + 68 p red, 16 p + 74 p blue and 24 p + 76 p brown).
Other stamps issued for Thuringen are: a posthorn with letter (6 p green, 8 p orange), a tree (3 p brown, 4 p grey and 5 p green) and famous persons (12 p red, 20 p blue, 30 p grey):
(4 p tree, 6 p posthorn with letter and 20 p Goethe)
I've seen the values 3 p, 4 p and 5 p in a mini-sheet with inscription 'WEIHNACHTSSPENDE 1945 FUR DIE OPFER DES FASCISMUS'.
'6 PFENNIG' no other inscription; this stamp exists in black on
green and lilac on green.
Ploughing; this stamp exists in brown, red on lilac, black on
lilac, black on green, red on yellow and lilac on blue.
The above 12 p stamp exist in the colours: brown, red, and red on lilac.
6 p + 14 p green (Breitscheid) 12 p + 28 p red (Thalmann) 8 p + 22 p violet (Klausener)
6 p + 14 p green (ploughing) 8 p + 22 p brown (sowing) 12 p + 28 p red (harvesting)
6 p + 14 p orange 8 p + 22 p blue 12 p + 28 p red
I suspect that the above stamps are cancelled to order (they all have identical cancels). Forgeries also exist of these stamps.
3 p brown (houses, imperforate) 4 p red-brown (dear in forest, imperforate) 4 p blue (dear in forest, imperforate) 5 p light green (ships, imperforate) 6 p lilac (farmer, perforated) 6 p blue (farmer, perforated) 8 p orange (windmill, imperforate) 15 p brown (ploughing, perforated or imperforate) 12 p red (perforated) 15 p brown (ploughing with tractor, perforated) 20 p blue (building, perforated) 30 p green (industry, perforated) 40 p lilac (weaving, perforated)
Inscription 'POST' only:
The following values exist: Rouletted 5 p brown 6 p green 8 p violet 10 p dark brown 12 p red 15 p yellow 20 p blue 25 p blue 40 p lilac Perforated 3 p brown 5 p green, 6 p blue 6 p violet 8 p orange 12 p red Imperforate 3 p black 4 p grey 5 p brown 6 p green 6 p violet 8 p violet 10 p grey 12 p red 15 p yellow 20 p blue 25 p blue 30 p yellow 40 p lilac
A very rare 12 p red with inscription 'POST' and Russian inscription 'POUTA' exists. It was redrawn very rapidly after its introduction and replaced with the above stamps.
The next stamp is a forgery of this stamp made by the forger Peter Winter.
(Peter Winter forgery)
I've also seen a forgery of Peter Winter of the 6 p black value (without Russian text).
6 p + 44 p green (Dresden Zwinger) 12 p + 88 p red (Dresden Rathaus, townhall)
Inscription 'DEUTSCHE POST':
In the above design exist: 3 p brown, 4 p grey, 5
p green, 6 p violet, 8 p orange, 10 p grey, 12 p red, 15 p brown,
20 p blue, 30 p olive, 40 p lilac and 60 p brown. The values 5 p,
6 p, 8 p and 12 p also exist imperforate.
I've seen the value 12 p with inscription 'DEUTSCHE POST' in a
block of four with overprint 'ROSSWEIN 1376 1946' in a octagonal
with an image of a horse in the center. Click
here for an image.
'DEUTSCHE POST Musterschau LEIPZIGER Erzeugnisse'; a 12 p red
also exists in this design.
Inscription 'LEIPZIG DEUTSCHE POST' with arms of Leipzig; a 4 p
grey in the above design also exists.
In another design (buildings in Leipzig) exist: 5 p green, 6 p blue (design as 5 p), 8 p orange and 12 p red (design as 8 p).
6 p + 14 p violet 12 p + 18 p blue 24 p + 26 p light brown 84 p + ? p green
The values 6 p, 12 p and 24 p also exist imperforate.
Inscriptions 'Gegen Volksnot Volkssolidaritat DEUTSCHE POST'
The following values exist in the above design: 3 p brown, 4 p grey, 5 p green, 6 p violet, 8 p orange, 10 p grey, 12 p red, 15 p brown, 20 p blue, 30 p green, 40 p violet and60 p red.
Inscription 'PROVINZ SACHSEN', arms:
(Reduced size)
In the above design exist: 1 p grey 3 p brown 5 p green 6 p violet 8 p orange 10 p brown 12 p red 15 p brown 20 p blue 24 p brown 30 p green 40 p violet
The values 1 p, 3 p, 5 p, 6 p, 8 p, 10 p and 12 p also exist imperforate.
(Reduced sizes)
Two values exist in this design 6 p green and 12 p red. They also exist printed on extremely thin paper.
6 p + 4 p green (building house) 12 p + 8 p red (building bridge) 42 p + 28 p blue (train workshop)
(Inscription 'WIEDERAUFBAU PROVINZ SACHSEN')
With 'Dessau' overprint
The above three stamps are more common without the 'EILENBURG' and 'Dessau' overprints. Without this overprint they exist perforated or imperforate. I have seen a sheet of paper with inscription 'FUR DEN WIEDERAUFBAU DER KULTURSTADTTEN DER STADT DESSAU', with the above stamps with 'Dessau' overprint (all imperforate) pasted on it with cancel 'DESSAU 30.4.46 - 12'.
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