Nazi Germany Courland 6 Pfennig Overprint

Nazi Germany · 1945 · 6 pfennig

The stamp features a profile portrait of Adolf Hitler facing right, with a black overprint 'KURLAND' and '20. APR. 1945' applied diagonally. The original denomination of 6 pfennig is visible below the portrait.

Issued for German forces trapped in the Courland Pocket during the final days of World War II, this stamp represents an emergency postal measure. It was released on Adolf Hitler's birthday, just ten days before his death and the collapse of Nazi Germany.