Oradea
1945 (27 january)  Hungarian stamps from 1943-44 overprinted
Three types
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PO1      60F on 6F           Grey-Blue                
PO2      60F on 8F           Dark Green             
PO3      1P   on 1F           Green-grey
PO4      1P   on 2F           Orange                
PO5      1P   on 3F           Blue
PO6      1P   on 4F           Brown
PO7      1P   on 5F           Red                
PO8      1P   on 18F         Grey
PO9      1P   on 30F         Carmine
PO10    1P   on 10F         Brown                
PO11    2P   on 20F         Red-brown
PO12    3P   on 20F         Olive Brown
PO13    3P   on 30F         Carmine
PO14    3P   on 30F         Carmine
PO15    3P   on 30F         Red-brown
PO16    3P   on 80F         Brown Olive
PO17    3P   on 80F         Brown-carmine                
PO18    4P   on 50F         Blue
PO19    4P   on 50F         Blue
PO20    5P   on 12F         Green                
PO21    5P   on 24F         Purple
PO22    5P   on 1P           Green
Sheet proofs of the overprint - all courtesy Sorin Pantis
60f1 p2 p
3 p4 p5 p
Identical overprints on Hungarian porto stamps from 1941/1942
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PO 23   2P    on 2F            Red-Brown
PO 24   2P    on 3F            Red-Brown
PO 25   4P    on 4F            Red-Brown
PO 26   4P    on 6F            Red-Brown
PO 27   4P    on 8F            Red-Brown
PO 28   4P    on 10F          Red-Brown
PO 29   4P    on 12F          Red-Brown
PO 30   4P    on 30F          Red-Brown
1945 (7 March)
Litographed on coloured paper. No watermark. Perforated 10 1/2 or imperforated (all values)
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PO 31.   10F     Brown on Brown
PO 32.   20F     Ultramarine on Blue
PO 33.   30F     Brown on Orange
PO 34.   40F     Violet on Dark Violet
PO 35.   50F     Brown on Green
PO 36.   60F     Red on Pink
PO 37.   70F     Green on Dark Violet
PO 38.   80F     Red on Orange
PO 39.   1P       Carmine on White
PO 40.   1.50P  Red on Green
PO 41.   2P       Dark Brown on Yellow
PO 42.   3P       Grey on Pink
PO 43.   5P       Olive on Blue
PO 44.   10P     Violet on Orange
PO 45.   20P     Green on Green


In two colours, imperforated
PO 46.   10F     Brown and Red on Brown

Variations:
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PO37 I   70F     Designers signature retouched
PO39x    1P       Thin paper
PO39y    1P       Thick yellow paper
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Courtesy of  Dr Mircea Dragoteanu

Essays

Letter:
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Courtesy of  Dr Mircea Dragoteanu