Latvia
Stamps of 1941
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the German offical post issued German stamps overprinted 'OSTLAND' and the previously overprinted Russian stamps were withdrawn on 31st October 1941.
Michel 3
"Definitive Soviet Union Stamps"
Issued on 19th Jul 1941. Regular definitive Soviet stamps overprinted.
Mi 3
15 K
dark grey green
15 K
dark grey green
Valid until: 30th Oct 1941
Quantities: 96,000
VARIATIONS
Mi 3 L
with attached blank field
with attached blank field
OVERPRINT ERRORS
Mi 3 I
dot between the '1' and '9' of '1941'
dot between the '1' and '9' of '1941'
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