Zarasai 1941

Those are local stamps of Zarasai, issued in 1941, when Zarasai was "liberated" by the germans during WWII. Soviet stamps are overprinted with the date of that "liberation". 2 colors of overprints exist: red and black. Each color has 3 types of overprints.


This is the red color overprint (type I) on Soviet stamp Michel no682. Michel also lits the name "Zargrad" but it was a temporary german name for it at the time this stamp was issued. It was later officilized as "Ossersee" by the the Nazi authority.


This a pair of 2 types of black overprints on Soviet stamp Michel no677. The left one is type I and on the right, type II.


This is the black overprint type III on Soviet stamp Michel no684. This 60K stamp is the only Zarasai stamp without the color variation. Only the black overprint exists.


The easiest way to identify those types are the roman numeral "VI" on the overprint. The left end one is type I, wide and shorter than the other numbers. The center one is type II, the roman numeral is as tall as the other numbers. The right end one is type III, the roman numeral is taller than other numbers.