German Agricultural Worker with Overprint

German Reich · 1923 · 2 Millionen Mark

The stamp depicts a male agricultural worker, possibly a sower, in a field. It has an overprint changing the original 500 Mark denomination to 2 Million Mark.

Issued during the hyperinflation period of the Weimar Republic, this stamp with its massive overprint illustrates the extreme economic instability in Germany after World War I. The original 'Workers' series itself reflected the post-war emphasis on labor and reconstruction.