Germany Memel / Lithuania stamps year 1920 50pf /50c MNH pair
The stamp you are referring to is a specific and interesting **s That is a stamp from the historically complex Memel Territory (Klaipėda) during the post-WWI Allied occupation. These stamps are part of the early issues where the German currency was being replaced with the French currency.
You are describing a stamp with a dual surcharge/overprint on an original stamp design, with a value in both Pfennig (German) and Centimes (French/Allied).
🇫🇷 Memel 1920 50 Pfennig on 50 Centimes Details
This particular stamp is an overprinted stamp of France (or possibly the Germania design overprinted with “Mémel”). Based on the “50pf / 50c” denomination, this likely refers to the issue where stamps of France were overprinted with a new value in Pfennig, but retained the original Centimes/Francs value below the new one.
- Year of Issue: 1920
- Original Stamp: A definitive stamp of France (the search results reference a “Merson” type which is 1M on 50c, but the denomination you provided points to an earlier issue).
- Overprint: The stamp was overprinted with “MEMEL” and a new value, in this case, a conversion back to 50 Pfennig.
- Michel Catalogue Number: The specific stamp that is 50 Pfennig on 50 Centimes is often listed as a specialist variety or part of the first French-overprinted series.
- One of the closest standard catalog entries is Michel 26 xa for the 1 Mark on 50 Centimes (Scott 26) from the French Merson series, but specialist catalogues contain many variations. The 50pf on 50c may be an uncatalogued variety or a stamp with an error/specialist surcharge.
- The closest Germania overprint is Michel 7 (50 Pfennig) but this is not surcharged with Centimes.
Given the common dealer description, the most probable item is an overprint on a French stamp, or an overprint on a German stamp that also features a Centimes denomination.
