Slovenia: presentation of types and varieties on postage stamps

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16 June 1991 Independence of Slovenia. Printed in offset in sheets of 25 stamps. Perforation 10½.

Note: the stamp was issued in times when Slovenia wasn’t internationally recognized as a sovereign country. As it wasn’t a member of UPU the stamp was until 8.10.1991 temporary taken out of circulation.

Constant varieties			Field number
I		Black dot on letter p in independence	1

 

Possible constant varieties (not mentioned in literature)
1	Gray dot below letter d in independence. Filed 7

 

Complete sheets of stamps
Sheet with variety I Sheet without varieties Sheet with possible variety 1

 

Coat of arms, the first definitive issue

Stamps were issued on 26 December 1991 and were valid until 31 December 1997. The stamps bear Slovenian coat of arms and date 26.12.1991 at the bottom right. Printed in offset in sheets of 25 stamps.

Constant varieties appearing on all denominations			Field number
I		Altered decoration element above the first letter T in PTT	19 (partially): 1 slt on plates 1 and 3; 4 slt on plates 1 and 6; 5 slt on plates 1, 3, 5 and 6; 11 slt on plate 1. (Plate number is printed on the tab on the right side.)

 

Constant varieties			Field number
4 slt
I		Broken decoration element below letter O in SLOVENIJA	4 (plate 3)
5 slt
I		Broken decoration element below letter O in SLOVENIJA	14 (plate 1)
II		Both numerals 9 in date mark 1991 broken	23 (plate 1)
11 slt
I		Open letter O in DELO	11 (plate 1)
II		Vertical damage in decoration frame in the lower right section	16 (plate 1)
III		Damaged decoration elements below letters O and JA in SLOVENIJA	21 (plate 1)
IV		Smudge above the right peak of the mountain	24 (plate 1)
V		Red dot on the central peak of the mountain	9 (plate 2)
VI		Damaged decoration element below letter O in SLOVENIJA	4 (plate 2)

 

Possible constant varieties (not mentioned in literature)
1 slt			Field
1	Broken decoration element below letter O in SLOVENIJA		4 (plates 2 and 4)
2	Brown dot in the center of the mountain in the coat of arms		8 (plate 2)
3	Blue dot below numeral 1 in denomination		25 (plate 1)
4	Blue dot next to the second numeral 1 in 1991 and another blue dot below letter D in DELO		5 (plate 1)
11 slt			Field
1	Dot above letters N and I in SLOVENIJA		?
2	Damaged decoration element below letter J in SLOVENIJA		18 (plate 1)

 

Complete sheets
Denomination	Plate 1	Plate 2	Plate 3	Plate 4	Plate 5	Plate 6
1 slt	link	link	Missing	link	Missing	Missing
4 slt	Missing	Missing	link	Missing	Missing	Missing
5 slt	link	Missing	Missing	Missing	Missing	Missing
11 slt	link	link	Missing	Missing	Missing	Missing

 

Coat of arms, the second and the third definitive issues

The second definitive issue was put in circulation between 12 and 13 February 1992. The design remained unchanged only this time year mark 1992 was printed at the bottom right. The third issue was printed between 6 and 16 March 1992. Both issues were printed in offset in sheets of 50 stamps and were valid until 31 December 1997.

Many constant varieties appear on different denominations in both issues. They are therefore presented together.

Constant varieties appearing on multiple denominations
			Second issue					Third issue
	Description	Field	1 slt	6 slt	20 slt	50 slt	100 slt	2 slt	4 slt	5 slt	11 slt	15 slt
I	Blue dot between letters J and A in SLOVENIJA	1
II	Blue dot above letter V in SLOVENIJA	6
III	Blue dot in letter N in SLOVENIJA	(?)
IV	Blue dot above letter N in SLOVENIJA	(?)
V	Blue dot above letter I in SLOVENIJA	(?)
VI	Blue dot above letter S in SLOVENIJA	(?)
VII	Tiny dot between letters I and J in SLOVENIJA	(?)
VIII	Tiny dot to the right from the letter A in SLOVENIJA	(?)
IX	Tiny dot below letter N and above letter I in SLOVENIJA	(?)
X	Tiny dot above letter A in SLOVENIJA	(?)
XI	Tiny dot above letter E and another above letter N in SLOVENIJA	(?)
XII	Tiny dot between letters N and I in SLOVENIJA	(?)

 

Hybrid varieties appearing on multiple denominations
			Second issue					Third issue
	Description	Field	1 slt	6 slt	20 slt	50 slt	100 slt	2 slt	4 slt	5 slt	11 slt	15 slt
I	Blue dot in letter N in SLOVENIJA, like III, additional dots next to the letter V and below letter O	(?)

 

Possible constant varieties (not mentioned in literature)
Second issue
50 slt, multicolor
1	Circle on the red borderline on the right side of the coat of arms		?
2	Circular smudge in the center of the coat of arms		?
3	Green dot on the right side		?
4	Green dot below the image		?
5	Blue dot in letter V in SLOVENIJA		39
Third issue
2 slt
1	Pink dot below coat of arms		22 plate 2
15 slt
1	Blue dot above letter N in SLOVENIJA		3 plate 2
1	Tiny blue dot above zeroes in denomination		16 plate 2

 

Complete sheets
Second issue	1 slt	6 slt	20 slt	50 slt	100 slt
	1 SLT, plate 19	Missing	Missing	Missing	Missing
Third issue	2 slt	4 slt	5 slt	11 slt	15 slt
	2 SLT, plate 2	Missing	Missing	Missing	15 SLT, plate 2

 

22 January 1993 Famous personalities of Slovenia. Printed in offset in sheets of 25 stamps (5 x 5). Perforation comb 14.

Constant varieties			Field number	Sheets
I		Curved line in the lower part of the letter E in SLOVENIJA	22 plates 1, 2, 4	Sheet with variety I

 

18 February 1993 Cultural heritage. Printed in offset in sheets of 50 stamps (10 x 5). Valid until: December 31st, 1997.

Constant varieties			Field number	Sheets
I		Error in inscription: “rruhek” instead of “kruhek” Note: stamp with error was used on FDCs.	38 plates 1-12	Sheet with variety I
I		Green dot on the right side of the cottage	5 plate 4	Sheet with variety I

 

Possible constant varieties (not mentioned in literature)
1	Dot above letter T in CITRE		?

 

14 May 1993 Cultural heritage. Printed in offset in sheets of 50 stamps. Valid until: December 31st, 1997.

Possible constant varieties (not mentioned in literature)
1	Colored dot below letters L and O in DELO		?

 

25 March 1994 850 years from first mentioning of the city of Ljubljana. Printed in offset. Stamps printed: 250.000.

Coincidental varieties – perforations
1	Horizontally shifted perforation

 

8 July 1994 Cultural heritage. Printed in offset in sheets of 50 stamps (10 x 5). Perforation comb 14. Printed on two types of papers. Valid until: December 31st, 1997.

Constant varieties			Field number	Sheets
I		Red dot between letters T in PTT	39 (partially)	Sheet with variety I
Possible constant varieties (not mentioned in literature)			Field number	Sheets
1		Red line above the last letter T in PTT	?

 

23 November 1994 Centenary of the postal building in Maribor. Printed in offset in sheets of 25 stamps (5 x 5). Perforation comb 13¾:14.

Constant varieties			Field number	Sheets
I		Horizontal line connecting letters O and R in MARIBORU	22 plate 1	Sheet with varieties I, II and III
II		Red dot next to the tower	24 plate 1
III		Black dot below letter O in MARIBORU	25 plate 1

 

29 March 1995 50th anniversary of the ending of the Second World War. Printed in offset in sheets of 25 stamps (5 x 5). Perforation comb 14.

Constant varieties			Field number	Sheets
I		Red dot on Angel’s arm	15 plate 1	Sheet with variety I

6 June 1996 Celebrating 100 years of Olympic games. Printed in sheets of 6 stamps and 3 middle fields.

Types of sheets		Sheets
I & II		Type I: In the first issue (6.6.1996) the Slovenian flag in the logotype of Slovenian Olympic Committee, on the lower border of the sheet, was printed in wrong colors. Type II: In the second printing (4.7.1996) the error was corrected.

 

25 March 1998 Comic book heroes. Printed in offset in sheets of 25 stamps and souvenir sheets.

Types varieties
I		The distance between letter A in SLOVENIJA and post horn is: Type I: 1,5 mm (sheets) Type II: 3 mm (souvenir sheets)

 

25 March 1998 Famous personalities. Printed in offset in sheets of 25 stamps.

Constant varieties			Field number
I		Black dot in post horn	?

 

12 December 1998 Cultural heritage. Printed in offset in sheets of 50 stamps (10 x 5). Perforation comb 14.

Coincidental varieties
1	Shifted perforation		Full sheet

16 October 2000 Olympics Gold Medals for Slovenia. Printed in offset in sheets of 10 stamps (2 x 5). Perforation comb 14.

Constant varieties			Field number	Sheets
I		Green circle on eye protector	5 (partially)	Sheet with variety I Sheet without varieties

2005/2008 Definitive issue: greeting stamp. Self adhesives, printed in offset in sheets of 6 (2 x 3) stamps.

Types
I		Type I (2005): perforation 12¾:12¼.
II		Type II (2007): perforation wavy, wide
III		Type III (2008): perforation wavy, narrow, colors bright, raster fine

 

2006/2008 Definitive issue: Christmas and New Year greeting stamps. Self adhesives, printed in offset in booklets of 12 (6 x 2).

Types
I		Type I (2006): perforation wavy, wide, corners pointed
II		Type II (2007): perforation wavy, wide, corners in right angle raster rough
III		Type III (2008): perforation wavy, narrow raster fine

 

23 March 2007 EUROPA CEPT: Scouts. Printed in offset in sheets of 8 stamps.

Constant varieties			Field number	Sheet
I		Colored dot below the lower frame.	3	Click here

 

29 May 2009 Legends: werewolf. Printed in offset in sheets of 25 stamps (5 x 5).

Coincidental varieties: perforations
1	Border on the left side not perforated

 

Bibliography

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1. Michel Südeuropa 2005/2006, Band 2 (2005), Schwaneberger Verlag GmbH, ISBN 3-87858-682-5
2. Velikanje, Jože (2000): Slovenika 2000, katalog poštnih znamk, celin, žigov in telekartic Telekoma Slovenije. ISSN 1408-2209.