Saarland stamp year 1947 10/2C/Pf

Saarland stamps year 1947 Michel No. 226 Z II sheet part UR with D – 30 Eur MNH

The stamp you are asking about is a significant post-World War II issue from the Saar region, marking a major currency and postal transition under French administration.

This stamp is part of the 1947 Currency Conversion Overprint Issue for Saarland.

Key Details

• Year of Issue: 1947 (specifically, late 1947, typically November/December).
• Original Stamp (Grundwert): The stamp was originally part of the 1947 definitive series (the “Saar I” issue) denominated in German Pfennig (Pf). The original stamp was the 2 Pfennig value, usually in a dark gray color, featuring a design of a miner (a “hewer”) in front of a Saarland landscape.
• Overprint (Surcharge): The stamp was overprinted with a new value in the French currency, the Franc (Fr.) / Centime (C.), because the Saar Protectorate officially replaced the Reichsmark with the Saar Mark and then with the French Franc/Centime currency.
• New Denomination: The new value is 10 C. (10 Centimes).
• Full Surcharge Notation: The surcharge reads “10 C.” over the original “2 Pf.”