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Second Overprint Issue Occasion: summary of the different second overprint reasons

Exhaustion Second Overprint: postage stamp with seldom used face value second overprinted for exhaustion

Occupation Second Overprint: postage stamp second overprinted after a military occupation

Validation Extension Second Overprint: postage stamp second overprinted to extend the validation (e. g. Ottoman Empire 1915 - 1916)

Category Change Second Overprint: postage stamp second overprinted to change the stamp category (e. g. definitive stamp -> official stamp)

Face Value Second Overprint: postage stamp second overprinted with a new face value

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