0.25 kuna on 2 kuna, carmine (Zagreb)

Stamps of the provisional issue were released on 25 June 1942. Newly printed definitive stamps of 2 kuna on intaglio paper in head to tail setting, were overprinted in letterpress with new denomination value of 0.25 kuna in different shades of red color. Both stamp and overprint were designed by Croatian artist Oto Antonini. In total 10.000.000 stamps were produced.

A. Varieties of overprint

1. Constant varieties of overprint

CONSTANT VARIETIES OF OVERPRINT Paper type: Intaglio paper
Plate number: I II III IV
I Croatia postage stamp overprint error: letter Q Dot and zero touching and forming letter Q. – 23, 78 – –
II Croatia postage stamp overprint error: Numeral 5 larger, horizontal line pointing downwards Numeral 5 larger, horizontal line pointing downwards. – 96, 5 – –
III Croatia 1942 provisional postage stamp overprint flaw deformed zero
Example 2, Example 3		 Two dots on inner circle of zero. ? ? ? ?

 

2. Possible constant varieties of overprint

POSSIBLE CONSTANT VARIETIES OF OVERPRINT(not mentioned in literature)
1 Letter n in kn short at the bottom (the second stamp). Croatia 1942 postage stamp overprint error n in kn short

 

3. Coincidental varieties of overprint

COINCIDENTAL VARIETIES OF OVERPRINT
1 Color varieties: overprint in nuances of red ranging from light to dark red.
Note: overprints in black color also exist. The origin of these is unknown, it is speculated they are either essays or contemporary products intended for philatelic market.		 Croatia provisional postage stamp issue overprint color nuances
2 Double overprint. Croatia 1942 provisional issue overprint error - double overprint Croatia 1942 double overprint on postage stamp
3 Deformed overprints. Croatia 1942 deformed overprint on postage stamp Croatia Zagreb provisional stamp overprint deformed Overprint error on postage stamp of Croatia Zagreb
4 Shifted overprint. Croatia stamp shifted overprint Croatia shifted overprint error
5 Overinking. Croatia 1942 postage stamp overinking of overprint
6 Various dots and spots. Croatia postage stamp overprint error: Dark spot in the lower part of zero in denomination Croatia postage stamp overprint error Croatia stamp 1942 overprint error dot

B. Varieties of basic stamps

1. Constant varieties of basic stamps

Basic stamps for this issue were newly printed 2 kuna stamps depicting the Zagreb Cathedral. From available literature it is not possible to assume that the same plate flaws as on the regular issue appear on this issue as well. For varieties on stamps without overprint, printed on intaglio paper, click here.

CONSTANT VARIETIES OF BASIC STAMP Field number
I Croatia 1942 Zagreb postage stamp error thin vertical line
Example 2, Stamp without overprint		 Long thin vertical line over entire design crossing the first letter A in NEZAVISNA. 6 or all 10 stamps in the first row (?)

 

2. Possible constant varieties of basic stamp

POSSIBLE CONSTANT VARIETIES OF BASIC STAMP (not mentioned in literature)
1 Long thin red line above cathedral’s main apse. NDH Croatia postage stamp error

 

3. Coincidental varieties of basic stamp

COINCIDENTAL VARIETIES OF BASIC STAMP
1 Perforation error: double perforation NDH Croatia postage stamp double perforation
2 Perforation error: partially imperforate NDH Croatia partially imperforate postage stamp