Bangladesh

Bangladesh, or বাংলাদেশ, is a country on the Bay of Bengal bordering India, the former eastern Pakistan, that declared its independence in March 1971.

 File:Bangladesh prov ovpt.jpg|an example of one of the many 1971 provisional overprints File:Bangladesh 5r 1st defin.jpg|1971 5r definitive File:Bangladesh uniss 2nd defins.jpg|1972 3p unissued; note inscription as "Bangladesh" File:Bangladesh martyrs.jpg|1972 Martyrs monument File:Bangladesh tiger 25p.jpg|1973 25p tiger definitive File:Bangladesh 1980 education.jpg|1980 50p education File:Bangladesh cub scouts.jpg|2020 10t Cub Scout jamboree 
 * At the end of the war for independence in December 1971, post offices in Bangladesh were directed to overprint existing stocks of Pakistan stamps with "BANGLADESH", often done bilingually. There are probably thousands of different overprint types. These were in use until the 1973 definitives were issued. There is no catalog or even an extensive listing for these.
 * In July 1971, a definitives series inscribed Bangla Desh was issued. In 1972, a second series using some of the same designs inscribed Bangladesh (one word) was accidentally(?) released but was never approved for use.
 * In February 1972, a martyrs monument stamp was issued isncribed only in Bengali.
 * Following that, all issues have been inscribed "Bangladesh".

Officials
 File:Bangladesh 5p offi.jpg|1976 5p value 
 * In 1976, contemporary definitives were overprinted SERVICE in small type.
 * In 1976, contemporary definitives were similarly overprinted.
 * In 1979-82, then-current definitives were similarly overprinted.
 * In 1983-90, contemporary definitives were overprinted SERVICE horizontally or diagonally.
 * In 1990, the immunization stamp of that year was overprinted in Bengali.
 * Since then, various stamps have been overprinted in Bengali using several different fonts, colors and orientation.

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