Germany – Federal Republic

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The Federal Republic of Germany, or Deutsche Bundesrepulik, was created in xxxx 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.







