Pakistan Overprint for use in Bangladesh

Bangladesh · 1972 · 10 Paisa

This stamp is an overprint on a definitive stamp of Pakistan from 1961. The original design features a map of Pakistan, which was overprinted in black with the word 'BANGLADESH' in English. This provisional issue was created to meet immediate postal needs following the country's independence.

Issued shortly after the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971, these overprinted stamps represent the transition from Pakistani to Bangladeshi postal administration and are a key symbol of the new nation's sovereignty.