Latvia
Stamps of 1941

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On 1st July 1941 following the Soviet force's retreat from Latvia, the Latvian Post issued overprinted Soviet stamps without authorisation from their new German masters. By mid August the German offical post issued German stamps overprinted 'OSTLAND' and the previously overprinted Russian stamps were withdrawn on 31st October 1941.

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Michel 1
"Definitive Soviet Union Stamps"

Issued on 18th Jul 1941. Regular definitive Soviet stamps overprinted.

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Mi 1
5 K
dark brownish red

Valid until: 30th Oct 1941

Quantities: 1,190,000

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VARIATIONS

Mi 1 L
with attached blank field

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OVERPRINT ERRORS

Mi 1 I
dot between the '1' and '9' of '1941'

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STAMPS FROM MY COLLECTION

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(1)
Mi 1
Mint, Unused

(2)
Mi 1
Mint, Unused

(3)
Mi 1
Mint, Unused

(4)
Mi 1
Mint, Unused

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(5)
Mi 1
Mint, Unused

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06-Mar-2020 12:43