German STAMPS FOR SALE
GERMANY 1934 Schiller Anniv complete set, SG 560/561, NHM (2)
GERMANY 1934 Nuremberg Congress complete set, SG 543/554, NHM (2)
GERMANY 1944 12pf Fulda PLATE FLAW, Michel 886 II, within NHM PAIR (2)
GERMANY – BERLIN 1949 2m UPU PLATE FLAW, Michel 41 I, mint disturbed gum, fresh
GERMANY – BERLIN 1950 Philharmonic Orchestra set,Mi 72/3,SG B72/73,vfu on pieces,2
GERMANY WEST 1949 Relief Fund set,Michel 117/20,SG 1039/42,vf cds used,fresh,4
GERMANY – BERLIN 1949 Goethe set (SG B61/3, Mi 61/63), VFU. (3)
GERMANY 1944 16pf Postal Employees Fund PLATE FLAW, Michel 891 II, NHM
GERMAN ALLIED ZONES French Zone 1947-49 all diff VFU collection with some sets (40)
GERMANY WEST 1997 Heine & 1999 Goethe special 10m Coins Numis sheets (2)
GERMANY – BERLIN POST STATIONERY 1851 10pf+5pf Orchestra postcard,Mi P 23 I,unused
GERMANY WEST 1953 10pf green Museum, Michel 163,SG 1089, NHM corner BLOCK of 4
GERMANY – BERLIN 1949 12pf grey, Mi 35, mint block of 4, lower stamps nhm (4)
GERMAN ALLIED ZONES FRENCH ZONE BADEN 1949 30pf Congres PLATE FLAW, Michel 46 PF I, NHM
GERMANY 1930 20 Pf grey, Michel 436, never hinged mint.
GERMANY – BERLIN 1951 30pf Prussian blue ‘Freedom Bell’, Mi 70, Horiz pair, NHM.
GERMANY 1917 7½pf+15pf Germania horiz SE-TENANT PAIR, Michel W 11ba, VFM.
GERMAN ALLIED ZONES GENERAL 1949 50pf Goethe stamp from mini-sheet, Michel 239, NHM
GERMAN ALLIED ZONES GENERAL 1947 75pf Stephan, Mi964, NHM 1′ & 4′ PLATE NUMBERS PAIRS, 4
GERMANY 1917-19 15pf+5pf Germania horiz SE-TENANT PAIR, Michel W9aa, vfm(2)
GERMANY 1902 5pf green Germania “SPECIMEN” opt, Michel 70 SP, vfm, fresh
GERMANY 1900 1pf grey Germania “SPECIMEN” opt, Michel 53 SP, NHM, sign Drahn
GERMANY 1933 8pf+12pf Wagner vert SE-TENANT PAIR, Michel SK 20, vf cds used
GERMANY 1904 30 pf. reddish orange and black, white to medium chrome yellow paper, Michel 89 Ix, superb never hinged mint corner control block of 4.
GERMANY – BERLIN 1949 30pf blue Berlin Relief Fund PLATE FLAW, Michel 70 I, fine cds used, fresh & scarce, signed Georg Buhler.
GERMANY 1918-19 7½pf+5pf Germania horiz SE-TENANT PAIR, Michel W6, very fine mint (2 stamps)
GERMANY EAST 1950 DEBRIA imperf set from mini-sheet, Mi 271/2 NHM (2)
GERMANY 1921 30pf green Wedge in ‘0’ PLATE FLAW, Michel 162 I, vfu
GERMANY WEST 1952 30pf deep blue Otto,Michel 150,SG 1076,NHM corner BLOCK of 4
GERMANY 1926 50pf Arms wmk vertical, Michel 401 X, SG 416a, vf cds used
GERMANY – BERLIN 1952 30pf blue “Beethoven”, Mi 87, mint/nhm, block of 4, (4)
GERMANY WEST 1951 X+10pf green horiz se-tenant pair, Michel W 1, NHM, fresh
We sell German stamps, collections, complete sets, errors and varieties
German Stamps – The first German stamps, issued on 1st January 1872 were originally printed in two currencies, Groschen and Dialer for the former North German Confederation. Similarly Kreuzer and gulden for the incorporated southern states. In 1874 the German Empire was one of the first 22 signatories at the establishment of the General Postal Union (Universal Postal Union from 1878). Throughout most of World War I, Germany wasn’t part of the main battle areas, because German troops were in occupation of allied territories. Also, special issues appeared for the East and West Military Command areas in 1916. The Weimar Republic was formed on 9th November 1918 and issued its first stamps on 1st May 1919. In 1933 Hitler became Chancellor and the Third Reich was created, the first stamps of which were issued on 12th April 1933.
WW2 Stamps
During WW2 between 1940–1942, Germany occupied territories until its control stretched from the Pyrenees to the Caucasus and Volga River, and from El Alamein to the North Cape. Gradually during the succeeding years, the Allies regained territory. Many historic and rare German stamps were issued in these areas, much of a highly provisional nature.
In the period following the surrender, the country was divided into four zones; Russian, American, French and British. Berlin, the former capital, was inside the Russian zone and this was divided into four sectors. The Russian zone became the German Democratic Republic on 7th October 1949, after the Allied zones had become the German Federal Republic on 21st September 1949. The period between 1945 and 1949 was complicated by many stamp issues which appeared in different areas, subsequently, it’s considered by philatelists one of 20th Century Europe’s most interesting periods. We recommend the English-language Michel “Germany Specialised” Volumes 1 and 2.
German Democratic Republic (DDR)
The Russian zone continued to issue stamps inscribed ‘Deutsche Post’ until the German Democratic Republic was created on 7th October 1949. The authorities released the first German stamps inscribed for the new territory on 9th October 1949, which were also valid in East Berlin.
Many grand socialist projects are illustrated on the stamps and postal history of the time, however, stamps from the West depicting sensitive topics such as German soldiers still held in detention were obscured by black ink. This is known to philatelists as ‘Postal Wars’. As a result of the constant need to patrol the boundary to prevent the escape of East German citizens to West Germany, the Berlin Wall was built by the East Germans in 1961. Soviet-based reforms in Eastern Europe during the late 1980s led to growing unrest in the German Democratic Republic. This culminated in the opening of the Wall in November 1989 and also the collapse of the Communist Government.
The ‘Treaty on the Final Settlement with respect to Germany’ concluded between the two Germanys and the four former occupying powers in September 1990. Unified Germany with effect from 3rd October 1990 as a fully sovereign state.
