○ WantedPostalStamp6 p
Scout Postal Service overprint
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Piece details
Identity
- Piece codeStamp code YYYY.ENT.SS-PP — series code plus stamp order (e.g. 1900.CGH.01-02).
1971.BGD.01-01- SeriesThe set this stamp belongs to.
- Scout Postal Service overprint
1971.BGD.01· piece 1 of 1 - EntityPostal authority that issued the stamps (country, territory, or historical entity).
Bangladesh (BGD)- Year / date
- 1971-08-21
- Face valueDenomination on the stamp; +n is a charity surcharge when present.
- 6 p
- Format
- Stamp
- TypeIssue kind. Charity issue = postage + voluntary surcharge (e.g. 6+4), not an overprint.
- Commemorative
- Colors
- Multicolour
- CollectionIn collection if you have it; Purchased if it is bought but not yet received (do not buy again); Wanted otherwise.
- ○ Wanted
Production
- Printing
- Overprint
Notes
Black overprint on Pakistan 6 p (Scott 101) for the Scout Postal Service during the 1971 war.
Series 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.