Definitive issue of 1920, 4-dinar stamp


The 4-dinar stamp was printed using letterpress and perforated 11½ (line perforation). The stamp was issued only once, on 7 July 1920, with a total print run of 936,500 stamps.

Schematic drawing, 1 dinar 1920 print plates layout
4 dinar print plate layout

4-dinar print plate layout

The press sheet consisted of two panes, each containing 100 (10 × 10) stamps. The layout of the panes is the same as that of the 1-dinar stamp.

Types and varieties

Types Field number Sheets
I A black dot on the letter O in KRALJEVSTVO. 26, 76 Complete 4 dinar sheet:

II  A black dot below the second letter A in ДИНАРА. 37, 87
Constant varieties
I An additional dot below King’s right eye. 7
II An additional dot in King’s right eye. 10
III A white dot above King’s head on the left; a black dot on the ornament above letters N and A in DINARA. 20
IV Pearls missing below letters А and Љ in КРАЉЕВСТВО. 23
V A pearl is missing below letters B and C in КРАЉЕВСТВО. 24
VI The ornament next to the top left frame is deformed. 27
VII Line on the leaf above letters И and H in ДИНАРА is interrupted. 28
VIII The bottom right corner is damaged. 39
IX Additional white line above King’s head; a smudge above the letter Д in ДИНАРА. 49
X A big colored smudge left from the numeral 4. 50
XI White spot below the letter V in HRV; the letter P in КРАЉЕВСТВО is damaged. 88

 

Bibliography


    1. Fleck, Vladimir (1947): Priručnik Maraka Jugoslavenskih Zemalja, Book 1, Tome 6, Hrvatski Filatelistički Savez, Zagreb