Deutsche Post Leipziger Messe Herbstmesse 1948

DEUTSCHE POST on 29 August 1948 issued two First Day Cover stamps for the Leipziger Messe Herbstmesse (Autumn Fair). These stamps were affixed to postal stationery showing the same enactments of (1) Merchants and Customs Barriers in 1388 (face value of 50pf- deep blue colour); and (2) Construction of Merchandise Warehouse in 1433 (Face value of 84pf - green in colour). The stamps were issued during the Soviet occupation of East Germany.