Democratic Federal Yugoslavia: varieties of postage stamps
14-16 December 1944. Provisional issue: overprinted stamps of German occupation of Serbia with pale green network. Overprint consists of coat of arms, new country name Демократска Федеративна Југославија and a surcharge. Printed in letterpress in panes of 50 (5 x 10). Valid until 31 July 1945.
| TYPES OF OVERPRINTS |
| 3 + 2 din, rose pink |
| I |
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Inscription Демократска Федеративна Југославија tilted to the left relative to the plus sign of surcharge. |
| Field №: all stamps in 4th column. |
Pane: link |
| Other nomenclatures: – |
| Notes: – |
| Value €: 3,5 |
| CONSTANT VARIETIES OF BASIC STAMPS |
| 3 + 2 din, rose pink |
| I |
 |
Colored dot below letter Б of ЉУБОСТИЊА connecting with numeral 3. |
| Field №: 12, 15, 22, 31 |
Pane: link |
| Other nomenclatures: – |
| Notes: see also another example, stamp without protective netting. |
| Value €: 4,5 |
| II |
 |
Colored dot before letter С of СРБИЈА. |
| Field №: 37 |
Pane: link |
| Other nomenclatures: – |
| Notes: another example. |
| Value €: 4,5 |
| III |
 |
A hole in the protective netting in the area around the ornament after ДИНАРА. |
| Field №: 48 |
Pane: link |
| Other nomenclatures: – |
| Notes: another example. |
| Value €: 2,5 |
| IV |
 |
White dot above letter P in СРБИЈА. |
| Field №: 7 |
Pane: link |
| Other nomenclatures: – |
| Notes: see also |
| Value €: 4 |
| V |
 |
Thin horizontal line below the bottom right corner. |
| Field №: 36, 40, 46, 49 |
Pane: link |
| Other nomenclatures: – |
| Notes: see also stamp without protective netting. |
| Value €: 3 |
| VI |
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White dot on top frame above letters Р and Б in СРБИЈА. |
| Field №: 21 |
Pane: link |
| Other nomenclatures: – |
| Notes: see also stamp without protective netting. |
| Value €: 2,5 |
| 7 + 3 din, dark slate green |
| I |
 |
Colored dot after letter A of СРБИЈА. |
| Field №: 9 |
Pane: link |
| Other nomenclatures: – |
| Notes: another example. |
| Value €: 4,5 |
| II |
 |
White dot after letter Р in ДИНАРА (at top). |
| Field №: 10 |
Pane: link |
| Other nomenclatures: – |
| Notes: – |
| Value €: 4,5 |
| CONSTANT VARIETIES OF OVERPRINTS |
| 7 + 3 din, dark slate green |
| I |
 |
Vertical stroke of + sign short at bottom. |
| Field №: 3 |
Pane: link |
| Other nomenclatures: – |
| Notes: – |
| Value €: 4,5 |
| POSSIBLE CONSTANT VARIETIES OF BASIC STAMPS |
| 3 + 2 din, rose pink |
| 1 |
Indentation in letter У of ЉУБОСТИЊА. |
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| 2 |
Horizontal line inside letter С of ЉУБОСТИЊА. |
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| COINCIDENTAL VARIETIES |
| 1 |
Protective netting smeared. |
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24 January 1945. Provisional issue: newly stamps of German occupation of Serbia without network, overprinted Демократска Федеративна Југославија, coat of arms and a surcharge. Printed in letterpress in panes of 100. Valid until 31 July 1945.
| CONSTANT VARIETIES OF BASIC STAMPS |
| 5 (2+3) din, rose pink |
| I |
 |
Colored dot below letter Б of ЉУБОСТИЊА connecting with numeral 3. |
| Field №: ? |
Pane: N/A |
| Other nomenclatures: – |
| Notes: stamp with protective netting. |
| Value €: 4,5 |
| II |
 |
Thin horizontal line below the bottom right corner. |
| Field №: ? |
Pane: N/A |
| Other nomenclatures: – |
| Notes: stamp with protective netting. |
| Value €: 3 |
| III |
 |
White dot above letter P in СРБИЈА. |
| Field №: ? |
Pane: N/A |
| Other nomenclatures: – |
| Notes: stamp with protective netting. |
| Value €: 4 |
| IV |
 |
White dot on top frame above letters Р and Б in СРБИЈА. |
| Field №: 20 |
Pane: N/A |
| Other nomenclatures: – |
| Notes: stamp with protective netting. |
| Value €: 2,5 |
| 25 (4+21) din, ultramarine |
| I |
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Indentation in top frame above letter И in СРБИЈА. |
| Field №: ? |
Pane: N/A |
| Other nomenclatures: – |
| Notes: see also another example. |
| Value €: 4,5 |
| CONSTANT VARIETIES OF OVERPRINTS |
| 5 (2+3) din, rose pink |
| I |
 |
Colored dot above letters К and А in Демократска. |
| Field №: ? |
Pane: N/A |
| Other nomenclatures: – |
| Notes: another example. |
| Value €: 4,5 |
| II |
 |
Two colored dots between letters Д and Ф in Демократска Федеративна. |
| Field №: ? |
Pane: N/A |
| Other nomenclatures: – |
| Notes: another example |
| Value €: 4,5 |
| III |
 |
Colored dot between letters а and в in Југославија. |
| Field №: ? |
Pane: N/A |
| Other nomenclatures: – |
| Notes: another example. |
| Value €: 4 |
| 10 (7+3) din, dark slate green |
| I |
 |
Lower right loop of letter Ф in Федеративна broken at the bottom. |
| Field №: ? |
Pane: N/A |
| Other nomenclatures: – |
| Notes: another example. |
| Value €: 3 |
| 25 (4+21) din, ultramarine |
| I |
 |
Colored spot after the last letter а in Демократска. |
| Field №: ? |
Pane: N/A |
| Other nomenclatures: – |
| Notes: another example. |
| Value €: 3,5 |
| POSSIBLE CONSTANT VARIETIES OF BASIC STAMPS |
| 25 (4+21) din, ultramarine |
| 2 |
White dot on bottom frame below the frist letter А in ДИНАРА. |
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| 3 |
Two thin vertical lines on the ornament below the right-sided denomination. |
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| POSSIBLE CONSTANT VARIETIES OF OVERPRINTS |
| 10 (7+3) din, dark slate green |
| 1 |
Colored dot below letter о in Демократска. |
 |
| 2 |
Letter Ф in Федеративна broken at bottom. |
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| 3 |
Colored dot above letters е and р in Федеративна. |
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| 4 |
Red dot below coat of arms (in height of right-sided denomination in well centered examples). |
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| 25 (4+21) din, ultramarine |
| 1 |
Right side of horizontal stroke of letter т in Федеративна missing. |
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| COINCIDENTAL VARIETIES |
| 1 |
Offset.
3 + 2 din stamp |
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15 May 1945. Definitive issue: effigy of Josip Broz Tito, denomination in Yugoslav Dinars. Printed in offset in panes of 100. Perforation comb 12½. Valid until 31 December 1945.
| TYPES |
| 1 din, crimson rose |
| I, II |
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Thin and thick numeral 1. |
| 6 din, dark purple |
| I, II |
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Thin and thick numeral 6. |
| 9 din, orange brown |
| I, II |
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Thin and thick numeral 9. |
2 August 1945. Commemorative issue: one year from the first session of the Anti-fascist Assembly for the National Liberation of Macedonia (ASNOM). Printed in letterpress in panes of 50. Perforation comb 11½. Valid until 15 April 1946.
| TYPES |
| 2 din, red |
| I, II |
 |
Type I:
- white cloud above the hills outlined by horizontal lines.
Type II:
- additional red dot on the cloud.
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| Pane: link |
| CONSTANT VARIETIES |
| 2 din, red |
| I |
 |
Letter О in МАКЕДОНИА broken on top. |
| Field №: 3 |
Pane: N/A |
| Other nomenclatures: – |
| Notes: – |
| Value €: 4,5 |
15 September 1945. For the Yugoslav Red Cross. Printed in letterpress in panes of 100. Valid until 15 February 1946.
| CONSTANT VARIETIES OR TYPES |
| 2 + 6 din, red |
| I |
 |
Top horizontal shading line below the right eye curved. |
| Field №: 1 (?) |
Pane: N/A |
| Other nomenclatures: – |
| Notes: another example. |
| Value €: 4,5 |
| UNLISTED VARIETIES |
| 1 + 4 din |
| 1 |
Colored spot above left foot of the third soldier. |
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| 2 |
White line over letter B in ЈУГОСЛАВИЈА. |
| 2 + 6 din |
| 1 |
Thin horizontal line below baby’s right eye. |
 |
| 2 |
Blush on baby’s cheek. |
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10 October 1945. Definitive issue: partisan motives. Printed in letterpress in panes of 100 on three types of paper. Perforation comb 12½. Valid until 31 December 1951.
| CONSTANT VARIETIES |
| 0.50 din, grayish brown |
| I |
 |
White spot inside second zero of denomination value, white dot below second J in ЈУГОСЛАВИЈА. |
| Field №: ? |
Pane: N/A |
| Other nomenclatures: – |
| Notes: another example. |
| Value €: 4,5 |
| II |
 |
White spot connecting letters Д and И in ДИН. |
| Field №: ? |
Pane: N/A |
| Other nomenclatures: – |
| Notes: another example. |
| Value €: 4,5 |
| 1 din, green |
| I |
 |
Clouds above mountains, dark traces in snow. |
| Field №: ? |
Pane: N/A |
| Other nomenclatures: – |
| Notes: another example. |
| Value €: 4 |
| 1.50 din, brown |
| I |
 |
White spot above letter D in FEDERATIVNA. |
| Field №: 20, 26, 33, 41, 43, 46, 61, 65, 67, 96 |
Pane: N/A |
| Other nomenclatures: HFS 1,50 din, a (page 94) |
| Notes: – |
| Value €: 3 |
| 2 din, red |
| I |
 |
Apostrophe in front of the numeral 2 in denomination. |
| Field №: 5, 12, 18, 81 |
Pane: N/A |
| Other nomenclatures: HFS 2 din, a (page 94) |
| Notes: another example. |
| Value €: 4,5 |
| II |
 |
White line over letter O in JUGOSLAVIJA. |
| Field №: 27 |
Pane: N/A |
| Other nomenclatures: HFS 2 din, d (page 94) |
| Notes: another example. |
| Value €: 7,5 |
| III |
 |
White dot inside the loop of numeral 2. |
| Field №: ? |
Pane: N/A |
| Other nomenclatures: – |
| Notes: – |
| Value €: 4,5 |
| 4 din, dark blue |
| I |
 |
Horizontal stroke of numeral 4 thicker in the middle. |
| Field №: ? |
Pane: N/A |
| Other nomenclatures: – |
| Notes: – |
| Value €: 5 |
| 5 din, olive green |
| I |
 |
Big white spot after the numeral 5 to the right. |
| Field №: 45 |
Pane: N/A |
| Other nomenclatures: HFS 5 din, a (page 94) |
| Notes: also on 5 din, blue. |
| Value €: 5,5 |
| 9 din, deep plum color |
| I |
 |
Horizontal scratches next to the letter G in JUGOSLAVIJA. |
| Field №: ? |
Pane: N/A |
| Other nomenclatures: – |
| Notes: see also 8 din on 9 din of 1946 and 9 din, issue for Zone B (Istria and Slovene Littoral). |
| Value €: 4,5 |
| 12 din, deep blue |
| I |
 |
Dot after the last letter A in JУГOCЛABИJA. |
| Field №: 51, 65, 76, 77, 81, 91, 94, 100 |
Pane: N/A |
| Other nomenclatures: HFS 12 din, c (page 96) |
| Notes: another example, stamp overprinted FNR JUGOSLAVIJA, stamp overprinted STT VUJA. |
| Value €: 3,5 |
| UNLISTED VARIETIES |
| 1 din, blue green |
| 1 |
White below letter O in JUGOSLAVIJA. |
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| 2 |
Blurred print. |
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| 3 |
Upper left corner filled with color. |
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| 4 |
Dot above letter N in DIN. |
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| 5 |
Dot above letter V in JUGOSLAVIJA. |
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| 1.50 din, brown |
| 1 |
White dot below the first letter E in FEDERATIVNA. |
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| 2 |
White dot at top of numeral 1. |
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| 2 din, red |
| 1 |
Letters SKA in DEMOKRATSKA deformed. |
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| 3 |
White dot on epaulette. |
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| 3 din, red brown |
| 1 |
White spot above the final letter A in DEMOKRATSKA. |
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| 2 |
Thin line over letter Д in denomination, white spot on last letter A in ДЕМОКРАТСКА, line over S in DEMOKRATSKA (DEMOKRAT$KA). |
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| 3 |
Letter O in ДЕМОКРАТСКА enclosed (ДЕМОКРАТOКА). |
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| 4 |
White spot between letters A and V in JUGOSLAVIJA. |
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| 5 |
Line on top of letter O in ДЕМОКРАТСКА (ДЕМÖКРАТСКА). |
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| 6 |
Đ instead of D (abbreviation for dinar). |
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| 4 din, dark blue |
| 1 |
White dot below letter D in DIN. |
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| 5 din, olive green |
| 1 |
White spot above letter L in JUGOSLAVIJA.
Note: similar to 1947 issue in blue color. |
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| 20 din, orange vermilion |
| 1 |
Letters in ДЕМОКРАТСКА ФЕДЕРАТИВНА partially missing. |
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| COINCIDENTAL VARIETIES |
| 1 |
Smudged printing. |
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29 November 1945. Constitutional Assembly. Printed in photogravure in panes of 100. Valid until: September 15th, 1946
| CONSTANT VARIETIES |
| 4 din, deep blue |
| I |
 |
Triangular-shaped indentation in right frame, next to denomination value. |
| Field №: ? |
Pane: N/A |
| Other nomenclatures: – |
| Notes: – |
| Value €: 10 |
| 6 din, dark slate green |
| I |
 |
Two scratches on the bottom left part of the design (the Swords flaw). |
| Field №: 80 |
Pane: N/A |
| Other nomenclatures: – |
| Notes: – |
| Value €: 45 |
| UNLISTED VARIETIES |
| A. COUNTRY NAME IN CYRILLIC ON TOP |
| 6 din, dark slate green |
| 1 |
White dot on the pedestal. |
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| 9 din, red orange |
| 1 |
White dot below letter И of ЈУГОСЛАВИЈА. |
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| 2 |
Square spot above letter N of DIN. |
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| 3 |
Letters A and T in FEDERATIVNA connected by a dot. |
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| 4 |
Colored dot on 9. |
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| 20 din, light blue |
| 1 |
White dot below letter Л of ЈУГОСЛАВИЈА. |
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| 2 |
White dot below letter И of ЈУГОСЛАВИЈА. |
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| B. COUNTRY NAME IN LATIN ON TOP |
| 4 din, deep blue |
| 1 |
Large color disturbance between man’s knee and left frame. |
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| 20 din, light blue |
| 1 |
Large white area between the woman and right frame. |
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| COINCIDENTAL VARIETIES |
| 2 din, dark red |
| 1 |
Offset. |
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| 4 din, deep blue |
| 1 |
Offset. |
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| 6 din, dark slate green |
| 1 |
Gone through paper print. |
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| 9 din, orange red |
| 1 |
Perforation error. |
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Bibliography
- Katalog poštanskih maraka jugoslovenskih zemalja (1991), Jugomarka (Belgrade), YU ISSN 0351-4447
- Specijalni katalog maraka F.N.R. Jugoslavije, II Izdanje, 1948: Filatelistički savez Hrvatske, 1947.
