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1971.BGD.01Scout Postal Service overprint
Bangladesh·1971
Civil war — Scout Postal Service
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Series details
Identity
- CodeSeries code YYYY.ENT.SS — year, 3-letter issuing entity, sequence (e.g. 1900.CGH.01).
1971.BGD.01- EntityPostal authority that issued the stamps (country, territory, or historical entity).
- Bangladesh (BGD)
- Year
- 1971-08-21
- Event
- Civil war — Scout Postal Service
- TypeIssue kind. Charity issue = postage + voluntary surcharge (e.g. 6+4), not an overprint.
- Commemorative
Production
- Process
- Overprint
History
A 6 paisa stamp of Pakistan received a black Scout Postal Service overprint dated 21 August 1971, during the war that led to Bangladesh. The overprint is on Pakistan’s 6 p value. Postal standing of the overprint is unsettled.