Deutsche Post of the GDR
The Deutsche Post (German pronunciation: [ˈdɔʏtʃə ˈpɔst], lit. 'German Post', abbr. DP [deːˈpeː] ), also Deutsche Post of the GDR (German: Deutsche Post der DDR, pronounced [ˈdɔʏtʃə ˈpɔst deːɐ ˌdeːdeːˈʔɛʁ]) was the state-owned postal and telecommunications monopoly of the German Democratic Republic (GDR - East Germany).