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The
capital of Prussia and, after 1871, of Germany. Surrounded by the Soviet
Zone of Occupation, Berlin was divided into U.S., British, French and
Soviet sectors in 1945. In 1948, political tension brought the creation
of the zones of West (Allied) Berlin and East (Soviet) Berlin. The two
zones each issued separate series of stamps, the East Zone in 1945 (the
"Berlin Bears") and the West Zone from 1945 until 1990. Stamps
of West Berlin were discontinued in 1990, with the reunion of the two
Germanys, and they became obsolete December 31, 1991. |
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