Bulgaria 1946 'Liberation' Overprint on Tsar Boris III Stamp
Bulgaria · 1946 · 20 Stotinki on 2 Leva
This stamp features a portrait of Tsar Boris III in military uniform, originally issued in 1941. It has been overprinted with '9 IX 1944' and a new denomination of 20 stotinki. The overprint commemorates the date of the 1944 Bulgarian coup d'état which brought a pro-Soviet government to power.
Issued in the immediate aftermath of World War II, this overprinted stamp reflects Bulgaria's political transition from a monarchy to a communist-led People's Republic.
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