Rhineland Palatinate (Allied Occupation) – Scott # 6N39-40
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1949 centennial set (Scott #6N39–40), MNH; features contrasting depictions of the traditional mail coach and modern transport, marking 100 years of German postage and communication progress under the French Zone administration.
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Description
Rhineland-Palatinate (Allied Occupation) – Scott #6N39-40, MNH
Issued in 1949 to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the German Postage Stamp (1849–1949), this two-stamp set from Rheinland-Pfalz (Rhineland-Palatinate) celebrates a century of progress in German postal transport—from the horse-drawn mail coach to the airplane.
Details:
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Scott #: 6N39–6N40
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Denominations: 10 Pfennig and 20 Pfennig
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Designs:
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10 Pf (green) – 19th-century mail coach and postal horn emblem
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20 Pf (red violet) – Modern bus and airplane symbolizing progress
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Condition: Mint Never Hinged (MNH)
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Issue Date: 1949
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Inscription: “100 Jahre Deutsche Briefmarke – Rheinland-Pfalz”
Historical Context:
Released under the French Zone of Occupation, these commemorative stamps honored both the origins and modernization of German postal service. The designs convey a sense of national continuity and recovery, bridging the early days of the German Confederation with the postwar reconstruction era.
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