Philately Germany - Occupied Zones 1945-1948

At the end of WWI Germany was divided into several zones, occupied by the allied forces: those as American - British zone, the French zone, as well as the Soviet zone.

During the war the stamps of the so-called ' AMG ' - issue (Allied Military Government) had been already prepared, the very first issue of the Allies for the western part of the defeated Germany.

All three types (american, british and german printings) of  AMG-issue You find in our shop.

The postal administration for the American and British zone was created in spring 1946. The American and British zone issued its own and uniformous stamps, remaining valid up to the currency reform in June 1948.

The complete stamp set of the general issues with 58 stamps we have arranged for You in our shop.

For the french occupation zone, France introduced its own stamps, just like for Saarland, at first a general stamp issue in 1945 and two years later stamps for Rhineland, Baden and Wuerttemberg, with separate national inscriptions.

The stamp set 'General issue for the french occupied zone' and the other stamps of the french zone can be found in our shop.

In the Russian Zone the postal authorities issued their own stamps just at the beginning of occupation and in consequence of the currency reform in 1948.

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