Yugoslavia, the “Large Peter” issue of 1939/40

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Stamps of the seventh definitive issue of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia were printed between the 9th of October 1939 and the 1st of November 1940. The stamps were designed by Sreten Grujić, engraved by Rade Stojanović, and printed in letterpress by State printing works on protected chalky paper.

Stamps were printed in many runs. The printing sheet consisted of 4 panes, each having 100 stamps in a 10 x 10 layout. Stamps of this issue were comb perforated 12½. Following mixed perforations were recorded:

• right 9, other sides 12½: 4 din,
• left 11½, other sides 12½: 2 din,
• 11½ : 12½: 2 din,
• partially imperforate (first row of a pane): 1, 1.50, 2, 3, 4, and 10 din.

Imperforate stamps originate from unfinished sheets.

Stamps of this issue were in use until the fall of Yugoslavia in April 1941. After that event, they were used overprinted as provisional issues on various occupied territories:

• The Independent State of Croatia,
• Italian Occupation of the Outskirts of Fiume,
• German occupation of Serbia,
• Italian occupation of Slovenia,
• Italian occupation of Montenegro,
• German occupation of Boka Kotorska.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
0.50 din, orange
I		White spot on the top curve of the letter S in JUGOSLAVIJA.
		Field №: ?	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: –
		Notes: –
1 din, green
I		White spot below letter И in ЈУГОСЛАВИЈА.
		Field №: ?	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: –
		Notes: –
1.50 din, red
I		The first horizontal line below the top frame is interrupted on the left side.
		Field №: ?	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: –
		Notes: another example.
II		Letter Л in ЈУГОСЛАВИЈА with a hook.
		Field №: ?	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: –
		Notes: another example.
III		The bottom right corner is damaged.
		Field №: 91	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: –
		Notes: –
2 din, deep magenta
I		White vertical line on King’s ear (the earring flaw).
		Field №: 14 (1st run); 21 (2nd run); 36 (3rd run)	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: –
		Notes: overprinted SERBIEN, overprinted NEZAVISNA DRŽAVA HRVATSKA.
II		Colored dot on King’s ear.
		Field №: ?	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: –
		Notes: on stamp overprinted SERBIEN.
4 din, ultramarine
I		Frame below letter D of DIN. broken.
		Field №: ?	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: –
		Notes: on stamp overprinted NEZAVISNA DRŽAVA HRVATSKA.
II		The fourth horizontal line below the crown is indented.
		Field №: ?	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: –
		Notes: another example.
III		White spot on letter J in ЈУГОСЛАВИЈА.
		Field №: ?	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: –
		Notes: another example.
5.50 din, dark violet
I		White spot in letter С in ЈУГОСЛАВИЈА (Jugoelavija flaw).
		Field №: ?	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: –
		Notes: another example.
6 din, dark blue
I		White circle left from numeral 6.
		Field №: ?	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: –
		Notes: Another example

 

UNLISTED VARIETIES
0.50 din
1	White spot on King’s jaw.
1.50 din
1	White spot in King’s hair (I).
2	Sixth horizontal line below crown interrupted.
3	Left frame deformed at bottom (left from letter Д in ДИН).
4	Horizontal white line missing below center left olive leaf.
5	Fifth horizontal colored line from top, left from the crown, indented.
6	Eighth horizontal white line from top shorter at left.
7	Vertical scratch in top right corner.
8	Right inner frame below the crown broken.
9	Colored spot behind King’s head.
10	Colored spot next to the left frame.
11	White spot in King’s hair (II).
12	Letters ИН in ДИН partially filled with color, comma instead of a dot between ДИН and DIN.
13	Tie pin.
14	Colored dot next to the top oak leaf.
15	White dot after zero in denomination number.

 

References

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Bibliography

1. Katalog poštanskih maraka jugoslovenskih zemalja (1991), Jugomarka (Belgrade), YU ISSN 0351-4447
2. Novak, Dragan: Priručnik maraka jugoslovenskih zemalja (1951), Tome 9, Filatelistički savez Hrvatske (Zagreb)