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In the period 1971-1973, during the transition to independence from (West) Pakistan, Bangladesh did not yet issue its own stamps. That is why an imprint was placed on the existing stock of stamps using hand stamps. Many different forms are known. There are bilingual prints, with the English name above and the English name below. In addition, monolingual imprints are also known, both in English and in Bengali. The catalog contains a number of stamps with oblique print ( #3471451 ). There also seems to be a difference in the size of the letters, and perhaps also differences in the color of the print. Unfortunately, there are also counterfeits/home crafts. There are also run stamps. Obviously there was no approval from the UPU. Who cares about that now? But stamps are stamps if they have run, even if only within the country itself. India was called upon for international mail.
I would add them to the country of Bangladesh. Period is 1971, 1972 or 1973. Take your pick. Then of course the question is in which issue. They may all have been released on different dates. According to some, each stamp should have its own issue. I think that is nonsense and would place them all under 1 issue. For example, that could be 1971 Emergency Edition, but come up with a better name yourself. You can easily do the rest yourself. Then we have to wait for someone with more knowledge of these stamps, who can improve, supplement and cross the i's.
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Thanks, I entered them.
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The catalog contains a number of stamps with oblique print ( #3471451 ).
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I would add them to the country of Bangladesh. Period is 1971, 1972 or 1973.

Interesting example: #3471451 has 1963 as the year of issue. Furthermore, two of the four stamps in the image are without overprint, so they are simply Pakistani stamps that have no business in Bangladesh.
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They all have an overprint, although the stamp print on the three right-hand stamps is very weak.
The year of issue may be incorrect and the issue name is also incorrect (these are not service stamps and this version is from after 1961).
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