Postage Stamps: West Berlin – Deutsche Bundespost Berlin (1948–1990)
Welcome to our category for postage stamps of West Berlin (1948–1990)! Few collecting areas reflect the history of the Cold War and divided Germany as vividly as the issues of Deutsche Bundespost Berlin. From the famous Black and Red Overprints of the 1948–1949 Berlin Blockade and sought-after key sets of the 1950s (such as the Freedom Bell series, Currency Victims souvenir sheet, and Beethoven) to commemorative issues up to German Reunification in 1990, West Berlin forms a complete and classic collecting field.
At NOBIS24.com, you will discover guaranteed originals from every issuing year—including mint never hinged singles and complete sets, finely cancelled classics, sought-after souvenir sheets, and postally used covers from the divided city.
- Early West Berlin & Blockade Issues (1948–1955): Sought-after Black Overprints and Red Overprints, Berlin Buildings (Berliner Bauten), Universal Postal Union (UPU), Goethe set, Berlin Philharmonic, Currency Victims souvenir sheet, and all three Freedom Bell (Freiheitsglocke) series.
- Definitives & Commemoratives (1956–1990): Classic definitive series (Berlin Cityscapes, Heuss, Famous Germans, Castles & Palaces, Sights), Welfare and Youth charity stamps, fine art sets, and historical commemoratives.
- Specialties & Varieties: Sought-after watermark and paper varieties, se-tenant strips, stamp booklets, sheetlets, and Notopfer Berlin tax stamps.
- Verified Conditions & Postal History: Mint never hinged (**), mint hinged (*), and finely cancelled (o) singles and complete sets, alongside postally used Berlin Airlift, commercial, and special cancellation covers.