Democratic Federal Yugoslavia: Varieties of Postage Stamps

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14-16 December 1944. Provisional issue: Overprinted stamps from the German occupation of Serbia with pale green burelage. The overprint consists of a coat of arms, the new country name Демократска Федеративна Југославија, and a surcharge. Printed by letterpress in panes of 50 (5 × 10). Valid until 31 July 1945.

TYPES OF OVERPRINTS
3 + 2 din, rose pink
I		Inscription Демократска Федеративна Југославија tilted to the left relative to the plus sign.
		Field №: all stamps in the 4th column.	Pane: link
		Other nomenclatures: –
		Notes: –
		Value €:

CONSTANT VARIETIES OF BASIC STAMPS
3 + 2 din, rose pink
I		The colored dot below the letter Б of ЉУБОСТИЊА connects with the numeral 3.
		Field №: 12, 15, 22, 31	Pane: link
		Other nomenclatures: –
		Notes: See also another example; stamp without burelage.
		Value €:
II		Colored dot before letter С of СРБИЈА.
		Field №: 37	Pane: link
		Other nomenclatures: –
		Notes: another example.
		Value €:
III		A hole in the burelage in the area around the ornament after ДИНАРА.
		Field №: 48	Pane: link
		Other nomenclatures: –
		Notes: another example.
		Value €:
IV		White dot above letter P in СРБИЈА.
		Field №: 7	Pane: link
		Other nomenclatures: –
		Notes: –
		Value €:
V		The thin horizontal line below the bottom right corner.
		Field №: 36, 40, 46, 49	Pane: link
		Other nomenclatures: –
		Notes: See also the stamp without burelage.
		Value €:
VI		The white dot on the top frame above letters Р and Б in СРБИЈА.
		Field №: 21	Pane: link
		Other nomenclatures: –
		Notes: See also stamp without burelage.
		Value €:
7 + 3 din, dark slate green
I		Colored dot after letter A of СРБИЈА.
		Field №: 9	Pane: link
		Other nomenclatures: –
		Notes: another example.
		Value €:
II		White dot after letter Р in ДИНАРА (at top).
		Field №: 10	Pane: link
		Other nomenclatures: –
		Notes: –
		Value €:

CONSTANT VARIETIES OF OVERPRINTS
7 + 3 din, dark slate green
I		The vertical stroke of the + sign is short at the bottom.
		Field №: 3	Pane: link
		Other nomenclatures: –
		Notes: –
		Value €:

POSSIBLE CONSTANT VARIETIES OF BASIC STAMPS
3 + 2 din, rose pink
1	Indentation in letter У of ЉУБОСТИЊА.
2	The horizontal line inside the letter С of ЉУБОСТИЊА.

COINCIDENTAL VARIETIES
1	Burelage is smeared.

24 January 1945. Provisional issue: newly printed stamps of the German occupation of Serbia without the burelage, 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		The colored dot below the letter Б of ЉУБОСТИЊА connects with the numeral 3.
		Field №: ?	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: –
		Notes: stamp with burelage.
		Value €:
II		The thin horizontal line below the bottom right corner.
		Field №: ?	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: –
		Notes: stamp with burelage.
		Value €:
III		White dot above letter P in СРБИЈА.
		Field №: ?	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: –
		Notes: stamp with burelage.
		Value €:
IV		The white dot on the top frame above letters Р and Б in СРБИЈА.
		Field №: 20	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: –
		Notes: stamp with burelage.
		Value €:
25 (4 + 21) din, ultramarine
I		Indentation in the top frame above letter И in СРБИЈА.
		Field №: ?	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: –
		Notes: See also another example.
		Value €:
CONSTANT VARIETIES OF OVERPRINTS
5 (2 + 3) din, rose pink
I		The colored dot above letters К and А in Демократска.
		Field №: ?	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: –
		Notes: another example.
		Value €:
II		Two colored dots between letters Д and Ф in Демократска Федеративна.
		Field №: ?	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: –
		Notes: another example
		Value €:
III		Colored dot between letters а and в in Југославија.
		Field №: ?	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: –
		Notes: another example.
		Value €:
10 (7 + 3) din, dark slate green
I		The lower right loop of the letter Ф in Федеративна is broken at the bottom.
		Field №: ?	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: –
		Notes: another example.
		Value €:
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 €:

POSSIBLE CONSTANT VARIETIES OF BASIC STAMPS
25 (4 + 21) din, ultramarine
2	The white dot on the bottom frame below the first letter А in ДИНАРА.
3	Two thin vertical lines on the ornament below the right-sided denomination.
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 is broken at the bottom.
3	Colored dot above letters е and р in Федеративна.
4	Red dot below the coat of arms (in the height of the right-sided denomination in well-centered examples).
25 (4 + 21) din, ultramarine
1	The right side of the horizontal stroke of the letter т in Федеративна is missing.

COINCIDENTAL VARIETIES
1	Set-off. 3 + 2 din stamp

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		Thin and thick numeral 1.
6 din, dark purple
I, II		Thin and thick numeral 6.
9 din, orange-brown
I, II		Thin and thick numeral 9.

COINCIDENTAL VARIETIES
4 din
1	Perforation error.

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.
		Pane: link

CONSTANT VARIETIES
2 din, red
I		Letter О in МАКЕДОНИА broken on top.
		Field №: 3	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: –
		Notes: –
		Value €:

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		The top horizontal shading line below the right eye is curved.
		Field №: 1 (?)	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: –
		Notes: another example.
		Value €:

UNLISTED VARIETIES
1 + 4 din
1	A colored spot above the left foot of the third soldier.
2	White line over letter B in ЈУГОСЛАВИЈА.
2 + 6 din
1	The thin horizontal line below the baby’s right eye.
2	Blush on the baby’s cheek.

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 the second zero of the denomination value; a white dot below the second J in ЈУГОСЛАВИЈА.
		Field №: ?	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: –
		Notes: another example.
		Value €:
II		White spot connecting letters Д and И in ДИН.
		Field №: ?	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: –
		Notes: another example.
		Value €:
III		The outer top frame is interrupted on the right.
		Field №: ?	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: –
		Notes: another example.
		Value €:
IV		The top frame is distorted above DIN.
		Field №: ?	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: –
		Notes: another example.
		Value €:
V		Indentation in the top frame.
		Field №: ?	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: –
		Notes: example 1, example 2. Note also the differences in the top left corners. Also on an overprinted stamp.
		Value €:
VI		Additional path in the snow.
		Field №: ?	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: –
		Notes: example 2.
		Value €:
VII		The top frame is distorted above 0,50.
		Field №: ?	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: –
		Notes: example 2.
		Value €:
VIII		The top right corner is damaged, and the bottom right corner is prolonged.
		Field №: ?	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: –
		Notes: example 2, example 3, example 4.
		Value €:
1 din, green
I		Clouds above mountains, dark traces in the snow.
		Field №: ?	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: –
		Notes: another example.
		Value €:
1.50 din, brown
I		The white spot above the 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 €:
2 din, red
I		An apostrophe in front of the numeral 2 of the denomination.
		Field №: 5, 12, 18, 81	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: HFS 2 din, a (page 94)
		Notes: another example.
		Value €:
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 €:
III		The white dot inside the loop of the numeral 2.
		Field №: ?	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: –
		Notes: –
		Value €:
4 din, dark blue
I		The horizontal stroke of the numeral 4 is thicker in the middle.
		Field №: ?	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: –
		Notes: –
		Value €:
5 din, olive green
I		The big white spot on the right side of the numeral 5.
		Field №: 45	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: HFS 5 din, a (page 94)
		Notes: also on 5 din, blue.
		Value €:
6 din, black
I		White background behind letters “JA” in “JUGOSLAVIJA.”
		Field №: 10	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: –
		Notes: –
		Value €:
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 €:
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; on a stamp overprinted FNR JUGOSLAVIJA; on a stamp, overprinted STT VUJA.
		Value €:
16 din, cobalt blue / greenish blue
I		The outer frame above the numeral 6 is interrupted.
		Field №: ?	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: –
		Notes: also on a stamp, overprinted STT VUJA.
		Value €:

UNLISTED VARIETIES
0,50 din, gray brown
1	A widening in the inner frame above the letter V in JUGOSLAVIJA.
1 din, blue-green
1	White below letter O in JUGOSLAVIJA.
2	Blurred print.
3	The upper left corner is filled with color.
4	The dot above the letter N in DIN.
5	Dot above letter V in JUGOSLAVIJA.
1.50 din, brown
1	White dot below the first letter E in FEDERATIVNA.
2	The white dot at the top of the numeral 1.
3	A thin line between letters I and J in JUGOSLAVIJA.
2 din, red
1	Letters SKA in DEMOKRATSKA are deformed.
3	The white dot on the epaulet.
3	The second letter K in DEMOKRATSKA is shorter on top.
3 din, red-brown
1	The white spot above the final letter A in DEMOKRATSKA.
2	The thin line over the letter Д in denomination, a white spot on the last letter A in ДЕМОКРАТСКА, a line over S in DEMOKRATSKA (DEMOKRAT$KA).
3	Letter O in ДЕМОКРАТСКА enclosed (ДЕМОКРАТOКА).
4	The white spot between letters A and V in JUGOSLAVIJA.
5	Line on top of letter O in ДЕМОКРАТСКА (ДЕМÖКРАТСКА).
6	Đ instead of D (abbreviation for dinar).
7	Letter T in ФЕДЕРАТИВНА is broken.
8	Letter И in ЈУГОСЛАВИЈА is deformed.
4 din, dark blue
1	White dot below letter D in DIN.
2	A circle next to Tito’s head.
5 din, olive green
1	White spot above letter L in JUGOSLAVIJA. Note: similar to the 1947 issue in blue color.
6 din, gray black
1	Letter N in DIN is partially missing.
20 din, orange vermilion
1	Letters in ДЕМОКРАТСКА ФЕДЕРАТИВНА are partially missing.

COINCIDENTAL VARIETIES
1	Smudged printing.
2	Partial impression due to a foreign object on the printing plate.
3	Perforation errors.

TRIAL PRINTS
16 din
1	Red color.

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 the right frame, next to the denomination value.
		Field №: ?	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: –
		Notes: –
		Value €:
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 €:

UNLISTED VARIETIES
A. COUNTRY NAME IN CYRILLIC ON TOP
6 din, dark slate green
1	The white dot on the pedestal.
9 din, red-orange
1	White dot below letter И of ЈУГОСЛАВИЈА.
2	The square spot above the letter N of DIN.
3	Letters A and T in FEDERATIVNA are connected by a dot.
4	Colored dot on 9.
20 din, light blue
1	White dot below letter Л of ЈУГОСЛАВИЈА.
2	White dot below letter И of ЈУГОСЛАВИЈА.
B. COUNTRY NAME IN LATIN ON TOP
4 din, deep blue
1	A large color disturbance between the man’s knee and the left frame.
20 din, light blue
1	The large white area between the woman and the right frame.

COINCIDENTAL VARIETIES
2 din, dark red
1	Set-off.
4 din, deep blue
1	Set-off.
6 din, dark slate green
1	Gone through paper print.
2	Set-off.
9 din, orange-red
1	Perforation error.
20 din, dark brown
1	Set-off.

 

Bibliography

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1. Katalog poštanskih maraka jugoslovenskih zemalja (1991), Jugomarka (Belgrade), YU ISSN 0351-4447
2. Specijalni katalog maraka F.N.R. Jugoslavije, II Izdanje, 1948: Filatelistički savez Hrvatske, 1947.