Germany – Federal Republic

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The Federal Republic of Germany, or Deutsche Bundesrepulik, was created in May 1949 from the American, British and French occupation zones. It included their former occupation zones of Berlin, where separate issues were used. See: Berlin. The Soviet occupation zone became the German Democratic Republic (DDR), aka East Germany. See: German Democratic Republic.


 * Its first issue was released in September 1949 to commemorate the Federal Assembly. Stamps continue to be inscribed DEUTSCHE POST through 1949. Stamps of the German Democratic Republic also continued to use the same inscription through 1949.
 * A stamp centennial set and UPU commemorative were issued. This was followed by the first of the Welfare semipostal sets, originally showing various figures involved with charity.
 * In 1950, a J.S. Bach set was issued, the first stamps inscribed "DEUTSCHE BUNDESPOST".
 * Beginning in 1951, the posthorn definitive series was introduced. Low values were typographed, higher values were engraved.

 File:Bundes Wichern semi.jpg|194930+15pf Wichern semipostal File:Bundes posthorn.jpg|1951 15pf posthorn definitive File:Bundes 80pf posthorn.jpg|1952 80pf posthorn definitive File:Bundes Heuss profile.jpg|1954 7pf Heuss definitive File:Bundes Lufthansa.jpg|1955 15pf Lufthansa airmail 



File:Bundes 1974 painting.jpg|1974 70pf Beckmann painting 