GERMAN POSTAL HISTORY
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NORTH GERMAN CONFEDERATION
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GERMAN EMPIRE
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GERMAN OFFICES ABROAD
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GERMAN COLONIES
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ALTDEUTSCHLAND
(Old Germany)
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Baden
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WW1 GERMAN OCCUPIED AREAS
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DISPUTED AREAS
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Allenstein
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WEIMAR REPUBLIC
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NAZI GERMANY
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WW2 NAZI OCCUPIED AREAS
ALLIED OCCUPATION
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American and British Zones
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GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC (DDR)
East Germany
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West Germany
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