RHEINLAND - PFALZ (Rhineland-Palatinate) in post-WWII French zone state, was established on 30 August 1946. It was formed from the Northern part of the French Occupation Zone, which included parts of Bavaria (the Rhenish Palatinate), the Southern parts of the Prussian Rhine Province, and parts of Hesse-Darmstadt. The new state was confirmed by referendum on 18 May 1947, and its capital was established at Mainz.
The new state of Rheinland-Pfalz issued their first definitive postage stamps between May 1947 and February 1948. The stamps were photogravure and printed on unwatermarked papers of varying quality.
The new definitive set featured twelve designs. Among these being the Teufelstisch stamp which is affixed to this maxim card of the same. The postmark cancellation originated from Hinterweidenthal and is dated with special franking 11 May 1947.
Teufelstisch (The Devil's Table) in Hinterweidenthal is a 14 metre high mushroom rock in the German part of the Wasgau region, the southern Palatine Forest in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate). It is one of the landscape symbols of the Palatinate and is also the subject of a local legend.
The Rehberg Formation commonly forms table rock formations such as the Devil’s Table. The siliceous harder rock zones lie on top of the softer thin layers, that are more susceptible to weathering and erosion. The tabletop-like blocks protect the remaining pillars of less resistant material from further erosion. The shape of the Devil’s Table and its thin pillars is defined by preexisting fractures at the upper and lower end of the tabletop. The natural monument of the Devil’s Table represents an important landmark of the Palatinate Forest and was classified as a "National Geotope“ in 2006.
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