Upper Silesia Plebiscite Propaganda Overprint

Germany · 1921 · 7 pfennig

A blue stamp featuring a black overprint with the text 'Deutscher Wert gleich Wahlt deutsch' and 'O.S.', referring to the Upper Silesia plebiscite. The original stamp's design is partially visible beneath the overprint.

This stamp was issued during the Upper Silesia plebiscite in 1921, a vote mandated by the Treaty of Versailles to determine whether the region would join Germany or Poland. The overprint served as German propaganda to influence the vote.