Bangladesh Liberation War Provisional Overprint on Pakistan Stamp

Bangladesh · 1971 · Various

This is a provisional stamp created during the Bangladesh Liberation War by overprinting existing Pakistani definitive and commemorative postage stamps. The overprint, typically in English or Bengali, reads "BANGLA DESH" or similar, signifying the new nation's sovereignty. These overprints were applied locally across various post offices, leading to a wide variety of types, colors, and application styles.

Issued in the tumultuous period of 1971, these overprints served as the first postal instruments of the nascent state of Bangladesh, marking its postal independence from Pakistan during the war for liberation.