Kingdom of Yugoslavia, postage dues
9 April 1921. Provisional issue, prepared stamps with effigy of Regent Alexander I, overprinted with new values in red (10 para) and in black (30 para) color. Printed in letterpress in panes of 100.
The stamp itself was intended to be used as a definitive stamp on the whole territory of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. However, the design was rejected by decision makers and the producion was stopped. Printing of the first definitives was entrusted to American Bank Note Co from New York, while the stock of rejected, already printed stamps was used as a provisional issue of postage dues.
In total, 837.000 stamps were surcharged with 10 para overprint in red, and 3.740.000 stamps with 30 para in black color. Color that was used for overprinting is water sensitive: it may partially or fully dissolve when soaked in water.
In some post offices these stamps were overprinted FRANCO and used as definitives.
Stamps were in use until 22 September 1928.
A. Varieties of basic stamps
CONSTANT VARIETIES OF BASIC STAMPS | |||
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I | Second letter A in HRVATA white. | ||
Field №: ? | Pane: N/A | ||
Other nomenclatures: – | |||
Notes: – | |||
Value €: 6 | |||
II | Letters P and A in PARA damaged. | ||
Field №: ? | Pane: N/A | ||
Other nomenclatures: – | |||
Notes: –another example. | |||
Value €: 6 | |||
III | Letters O and V in SLOVEN retouched. | ||
Field №: ? | Pane: N/A | ||
Other nomenclatures: – | |||
Notes: – | |||
Value €: 6 | |||
IV | Dot between letters O and V in SLOVEN. | ||
Field №: ? | Pane: N/A | ||
Other nomenclatures: – | |||
Notes: – | |||
Value €: 6 | |||
Va | Letter Н in СЛОВЕН with two horizontal lines. | ||
Field №: ? | Pane: N/A | ||
Other nomenclatures: – | |||
Notes: – | |||
Value €: 6 | |||
Vb | Letter Н in СЛОВЕН with thick horizontal line. | ||
Field №: ? | Pane: N/A | ||
Other nomenclatures: – | |||
Notes: – | |||
Value €: 6 | |||
VI | Upper left frame broken in the lower left frame of denomination box. | ||
Field №: ? | Pane: N/A | ||
Other nomenclatures: – | |||
Notes: another example. | |||
Value €: 6 |
B. Varieties of overprints
CONSTANT VARIETIES OF OVERPRINTS | |||
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10 para | |||
I | Numeral 1 in overprint flat on top. | ||
Field №: ? | Pane: N/A | ||
Other nomenclatures: – | |||
Notes: – | |||
Value €: 9 |
UNLISTED VARIETIES | ||
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30 para | ||
1 | Letter O in ПОРТО indented at bottom. |
COINCIDENTAL VARIETIES | ||
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1 | Overprint omitted. | |
2 | Offset. | |
3 | Numeral zero damaged. |
22 October 1921 – 4 June 1922. The first definitive issue of postage due stamps – numbers in oval circle.
Designed by M. Peroš and engraved by D. Vagner. Stamps were printed in letterpress by State Printing Works in Belgrade on smooth white paper with network structure, perforation 11½.
Values of 10 para – 2 din
Printing plates were produced by a local company in zincographic technique. The stamps were printed in two runs in panes of 25 (5 x 5), the second run of 2 din stamps were printed in panes of 50 (5 x 10). Image dimensions 22½:28 mm.
Values of 5 – 50 din
Printing plates for 5, 10, 25 and 50 din stamps were produced in State Printing Works in Vienna. Stamps were printed in panes of 100 (10 x 10). Image dimensions 21½:28 mm.
TYPES APPEARING ON SEVERAL DENOMINATIONS | |||
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Multiple denominations | |||
I | Dot on letter V in KRALJEV. | ||
Field №: ? | Pane: N/A | ||
Other nomenclatures: – | |||
Notes: more examples: 10 para, 50 para: example 1, example 2, 1 din: example 1, example 2, 2 din: example 1, example 2 | |||
Value €: 1,2 | |||
II | Colored line in letter П in ПОРТО (the ШОРТО flaw). | ||
Field №: 10 para: 5, 11, 13-18, 20, 21, 24, 25 30 para: 1, 4-6, 8, 11, 14-16, 18, 21, 22, 24, 25 Other values: ? |
Pane: N/A | ||
Other nomenclatures: – | |||
Notes: more examples: 10 para, 2 din | |||
Value €: 1,5 | |||
III | Letter C in СРБА broken, lower inscription SRBA, HRVATA I smudged. | ||
Field №: ? | Pane: N/A | ||
Other nomenclatures: – | |||
Notes: more examples: 1 dinar, 30 para: example 1 example 2 | |||
Value €: 1,2 |
CONSTANT VARIETIES | |||
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50 para, violet | |||
I | Letter C in СРБА deformed, dot in letter V in KRALJEV., small circle on top left side of zero. | ||
Field №: ? | Pane: N/A | ||
Other nomenclatures: – | |||
Notes: another example. | |||
Value €: 2,25 | |||
II | Left frame broken next to letter В in КРАЉЕВ. Broken. | ||
Field №: ? | Pane: N/A | ||
Other nomenclatures: – | |||
Notes: another example. | |||
Value €: 2,25 | |||
III | Small indentation in top left frame next to letter С of СРБА, dark spot below loop of letter P in PORTO. | ||
Field №: ? | Pane: N/A | ||
Other nomenclatures: – | |||
Notes: another example. | |||
Value €: 1,5 | |||
IV | Letter V in KRALJEV. Broken at the bottom. | ||
Field №: ? | Pane: N/A | ||
Other nomenclatures: – | |||
Notes: another example | |||
Value €: 1,2 | |||
V | Vertical stroke of letter P in PARA broken, dot on left frame above letter Љ КРАЉЕВ., black dot after letter П in ПОРТО. | ||
Field №: ? | Pane: N/A | ||
Other nomenclatures: – | |||
Notes: another example. | |||
Value €: 1,5 | |||
VI | Letter T in HRVATA deformed (on Type I stamp). | ||
Field №: ? | Pane: N/A | ||
Other nomenclatures: – | |||
Notes: another example. | |||
Value €: 1,5 | |||
VII | White spot before letter O in PORTO (On Type I stamp). | ||
Field №: ? | Pane: N/A | ||
Other nomenclatures: – | |||
Notes: another example | |||
Value €: 1,5 | |||
2 din, blue | |||
I | Colored spot on lower left frame next to letter S of SRBA, second vertical stroke of letter Н in ДИН broken and dot after ДИН missing, double impression at the end of numeral 2, colored spot over letter T in PORTO. | ||
Field №: 10 | Pane: N/A | ||
Other nomenclatures: – | |||
Notes: another example. | |||
Value €: 2,25 |
UNLISTED VARIETIES | ||
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1 din, brown | ||
1 | Inscription PORTO on dark background. | |
2 din, blue | ||
1 | Letter Р in СРБА deformed, looks like D. |
July 1923 – May 1931. Numbers in oval circle, the second definitive issue of postage due stamps.
Stamps of this issue were also used halved. |
The second issue was printed in letterpress by State Printing Works in Belgrade, using Vienna made printing plates. Image dimensions 21½:28 mm, different paper types and perforations. Stamps were printed in panes of 100 (10 x 10).
Stamps were printed between 1923 and 1931 in 10 runs using different paper and gum types, perforations, plate layouts, etc. For more detail click here to access the table.
Valid until 30 November 1931.
CONSTANT VARIETIES | |||
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50 para, violet | |||
I | Colored dot between letters П and О in ПОРТО. | ||
Field №: ? | Pane: N/A | ||
Other nomenclatures: – | |||
Notes: – | |||
Value €: 2,25 | |||
II | Letters Р and Б in СРБА connected with a dot. | ||
Field №: ? | Pane: N/A | ||
Other nomenclatures: – | |||
Notes: – | |||
Value €: 2,25 | |||
III | Horizontal line in letter Б in СРБА damaged. | ||
Field №: ? | Pane: N/A | ||
Other nomenclatures: – | |||
Notes: – | |||
Value €: 1,5 | |||
IV | White dot on the upper left side of the letter О in ПОРТО. | ||
Field №: ? | Pane: N/A | ||
Other nomenclatures: – | |||
Notes: another example. | |||
Value €: 1,5 | |||
V | Letters SLOVE in SLOVENACA and С and В in СЛОВЕНАЦА damaged. | ||
Field №: ? | Pane: N/A | ||
Other nomenclatures: – | |||
Notes: another example. | |||
Value €: 1,5 | |||
VI | Damaged frame between the last letter А in ХРВАТА and И. | ||
Field №: ? | Pane: N/A | ||
Other nomenclatures: – | |||
Notes: the difference between dents: they can be sloping or horizontal. Example 2. Example 3. | |||
Value €: 1,2 | |||
1 dinar, brown | |||
I | Broken frame below letter V of HRVATA, the letter V is damaged. | ||
Field №: ? | Pane: N/A | ||
Other nomenclatures: – | |||
Notes: – | |||
Value €: 4 | |||
II | Damaged base of the letter T in PORTO. | ||
Field №: ? | Pane: N/A | ||
Other nomenclatures: – | |||
Notes: – | |||
Value €: 2,5 |
2 May 1928. Numbers in oval circle overprinted with new values. Printed in letterpress in panes of 100.
High denomination postage dues of 25 and 50 dinars were used for paying postal customs taxes. From April 1927 the tax was to be paid in cash and there was no need for high denominations anymore. Unused stocks of stamps were overprinted with lower value. Both denominations were overprinted with the same form.
In overprinting process stamps from different runs were used. Stamps with brighter colors and good quality perforation are from the 6th run, badly perforated stamps are from the 4th run.
TYPES OF OVERPRINTS | |||
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Both denominations | |||
I | Numeral 1 regular (left stamp). | ||
Field №: ? | Pane: N/A | ||
Other nomenclatures: – | |||
Notes: another example. | |||
Value €: 1,65 (MNH), 0,5 (Used) | |||
II | Flag of numeral 1 prolonged (right stamp). | ||
Field №: 6, 7, 16, 26, 36, 46, 56, 66, 76, 86, 96 | Pane: N/A | ||
Other nomenclatures: – | |||
Notes: another example. | |||
Value €: 10,5 (MNH), 1,5 (Used) | |||
III | Numeral 1 shorter than zero. | ||
Field №: 17 | Pane: N/A | ||
Other nomenclatures: – | |||
Notes: – | |||
Value €: 18 (MNH), 3 (Used) |
COINCIDENTAL VARIETIES OF OVERPRINTS | ||
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1 | Misplaced overprint. | |
2 | Overprint partially missing. | |
3 | Tilted overprint. |
1931/32 – 1940. Definitive issue of postage due stamps: Coat of Arms, without inscription Д.ВАГНЕР below bottom frame.
Stamps were designed by Sreten Pavlović and engraved by D. Vagner. Printed in State Printing Works in Belgrade in letterpress in panes of 100 (10 x 10). Printing sheets consisted of 200 stamps. Perforation comb 12½.
CONSTANT VARIETIES | |||
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1 din, deep magenta | |||
I | Dot after numeral 1. | ||
Field №: ? | Pane: N/A | ||
Other nomenclatures: – | |||
Notes: another example. | |||
Value €: 1,5 | |||
II | White spot in top right corner of denomination box. | ||
Field №: ? | Pane: N/A | ||
Other nomenclatures: – | |||
Notes: another example. | |||
Value €: 1,5 | |||
III | White spot in front of numeral 1. | ||
Field №: ? | Pane: N/A | ||
Other nomenclatures: – | |||
Notes: another example. | |||
Value €: 1,5 | |||
IV | Right box with letter D. connected to right frame by horizontal white line. | ||
Field №: ? | Pane: N/A | ||
Other nomenclatures: – | |||
Notes: another example. | |||
Value €: 2,25 | |||
V | Lower left frame broken, white dot at the beginning of numeral 1. | ||
Field №: ? | Pane: N/A | ||
Other nomenclatures: – | |||
Notes: another example. | |||
Value €: 2,25 | |||
2 din, deep blue | Field number | ||
I | White dot close to the right border of denomination box. | ||
Field №: 3 | Pane: N/A | ||
Other nomenclatures: – | |||
Notes: another example. | |||
Value €: 2,25 |
5 September 1933. Numbers in oval circle overprinted ЈУГОСЛАВИЈА / JUGOSLAVIJA.
Printed in panes of 100.
COINCIDENTAL VARIETIES | ||
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1 | Inverted overprint. | |
2 | Double impression of overprint. |
Bibliography
- Katalog poštanskih maraka jugoslovenskih zemalja (1991), Jugomarka (Belgrade), YU ISSN 0351-4447.
- Novak, Dragan: Priručnik maraka jugoslovenskih zemalja (1951), Tome 9, Filatelistički savez Hrvatske (Zagreb).