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Just after 1945, some stamps of Germany were overprinted to be used in Austria.

1945 1st provisional issue, overprinted on Hitler stamps

Overprinted 'Osterreich' (slanting)
  5 p green
  8 p orange

Overprinted 'Osterreich' (slanting) and bar
  6 p violet
  12 p red

 

1945 Graz provisional issue, overprinted "Osterreich" vertically with 6 vertical lines on Hitler stamps

  1 p black
  3 p light brown
  4 p dark blue
  5 p green
  6 p violet
  8 p orange
  10 p brown
  12 p red
  15 p red-brown
  16 p dark blue
  20 p blue
  24 p brown

Larger size
  25 p blue
  30 p green
  40 p lilac
  42 p green
  50 p dark green
  60 p brown
  80 p grey

Even larger size
  1 RM green
  2 RM violet
  3 RM red
  5 RM blue

 

1945 2nd proviosional issue, various stamps of Germany overprinted "OSTERREICH"

  '5 pf.' on 12 p + 88 p green (1942 gold art stamp)
  '6 pf.' on 6 p + 14 p brown and blue (postal congress of 1942 stamp)
  '8 pf.' on 42 p + 108 p brown (brown ribbon stamp of 1944)
  '12 pf.' on 3 p + 7 p blue (postal congress of 1942 stamp)
  

 

1945 'Hitler Gitter', Hitler stamps overprinted with pattern and slanting "Osterreich"

The two types of overprint on the 5 p stamp

  5 p green
  5 p green (different overprint, see image above)
  6 p violet
  8 p orange
  12 p red

Larger size
  30 p green
  42 p green

Even larger size
  1 RM green
  2 RM violet
  3 RM red
  5 RM blue

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