Upper Silesia Plebiscite Propaganda Overprint

Germany · 1921 · 21 pfennig

A brown German stamp featuring a black overprint for the Upper Silesia plebiscite. The overprint reads 'Deutscher Wert gleich Wahlt deutsch' (German value equals vote German) and 'Oberschlesien', advocating for a German vote.

This stamp was issued as German propaganda during the Upper Silesia plebiscite of 1921, which determined whether the region would join Germany or Poland after World War I. The overprint explicitly encouraged residents to vote for Germany.