Austria Losenstein Overprint on Hitler Stamp

Austria · 1945 · 12 + 38 Rpf

The stamp features a right-facing portrait of Adolf Hitler, originally a German definitive issue. It is overprinted with 'Losenstein' and '1945' in a rectangular box, indicating a local provisional issue from Austria.

This stamp is a local provisional issue from Losenstein, Austria, created in 1945 during the final days of World War II. Such overprints were common in areas where Allied forces had taken control, adapting existing postal stock for temporary use.