uncommon1900-1945

Adolf Hitler, Leibnitz Provisional Overprint

Name: Adolf Hitler, Leibnitz Provisional Overprint
Brand: Austria

Austria · 1945 · 12+38 pfennig

A portrait of Adolf Hitler, originally a Third Reich stamp, overprinted with 'Österreich' and 'Leibnitz' in 1945.

This stamp represents a provisional issue by Austrian authorities in Leibnitz immediately after World War II, revalidating German stamps for use in post-Nazi Austria.

Printing Method

Photogravure

Themes

heads-of-state propaganda war overprint provisional-issue

Image: uploaded by <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Nickpo" title="User:Nickpo">Nickpo</a> · License: Public domain

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