Democratic Federal Yugoslavia: varieties of postage stamps

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14-16 December 1944. Provisional issue: overprinted stamps of German occupation of Serbia with pale green network. Overprint consists of coat of arms, new country name Демократска Федеративна Југославија and a surcharge. Printed in letterpress in panes of 50 (5 x 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 of surcharge.
		Field №: all stamps in 4th column.	Pane: link
		Other nomenclatures: –
		Notes: –
		Value €: 3,5

CONSTANT VARIETIES OF BASIC STAMPS
3 + 2 din, rose pink
I		Colored dot below letter Б of ЉУБОСТИЊА connecting with numeral 3.
		Field №: 12, 15, 22, 31	Pane: link
		Other nomenclatures: –
		Notes: see also another example, stamp without protective netting.
		Value €: 4,5
II		Colored dot before letter С of СРБИЈА.
		Field №: 37	Pane: link
		Other nomenclatures: –
		Notes: another example.
		Value €: 4,5
III		A hole in the protective netting in the area around the ornament after ДИНАРА.
		Field №: 48	Pane: link
		Other nomenclatures: –
		Notes: another example.
		Value €: 2,5
IV		White dot above letter P in СРБИЈА.
		Field №: 7	Pane: link
		Other nomenclatures: –
		Notes: see also
		Value €: 4
V		Thin horizontal line below the bottom right corner.
		Field №: 36, 40, 46, 49	Pane: link
		Other nomenclatures: –
		Notes: see also stamp without protective netting.
		Value €: 3
VI		White dot on top frame above letters Р and Б in СРБИЈА.
		Field №: 21	Pane: link
		Other nomenclatures: –
		Notes: see also stamp without protective netting.
		Value €: 2,5
7 + 3 din, dark slate green
I		Colored dot after letter A of СРБИЈА.
		Field №: 9	Pane: link
		Other nomenclatures: –
		Notes: another example.
		Value €: 4,5
II		White dot after letter Р in ДИНАРА (at top).
		Field №: 10	Pane: link
		Other nomenclatures: –
		Notes: –
		Value €: 4,5

CONSTANT VARIETIES OF OVERPRINTS
7 + 3 din, dark slate green
I		Vertical stroke of + sign short at bottom.
		Field №: 3	Pane: link
		Other nomenclatures: –
		Notes: –
		Value €: 4,5

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

COINCIDENTAL VARIETIES
1	Protective netting smeared.

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

POSSIBLE CONSTANT VARIETIES OF BASIC STAMPS
25 (4+21) din, ultramarine
2	White dot on bottom frame below the frist 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 broken at bottom.
3	Colored dot above letters е and р in Федеративна.
4	Red dot below coat of arms (in height of right-sided denomination in well centered examples).
25 (4+21) din, ultramarine
1	Right side of horizontal stroke of letter т in Федеративна missing.

COINCIDENTAL VARIETIES
1	Offset. 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.

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 €: 4,5

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		Top horizontal shading line below the right eye curved.
		Field №: 1 (?)	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: –
		Notes: another example.
		Value €: 4,5

UNLISTED VARIETIES
1 + 4 din
1	Colored spot above left foot of the third soldier.
2	White line over letter B in ЈУГОСЛАВИЈА.
2 + 6 din
1	Thin horizontal line below baby’s right eye.
2	Blush on 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 second zero of denomination value, white dot below second J in ЈУГОСЛАВИЈА.
		Field №: ?	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: –
		Notes: another example.
		Value €: 4,5
II		White spot connecting letters Д and И in ДИН.
		Field №: ?	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: –
		Notes: another example.
		Value €: 4,5
1 din, green
I		Clouds above mountains, dark traces in snow.
		Field №: ?	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: –
		Notes: another example.
		Value €: 4
1.50 din, brown
I		White spot above 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 €: 3
2 din, red
I		Apostrophe in front of the numeral 2 in denomination.
		Field №: 5, 12, 18, 81	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: HFS 2 din, a (page 94)
		Notes: another example.
		Value €: 4,5
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 €: 7,5
III		White dot inside the loop of numeral 2.
		Field №: ?	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: –
		Notes: –
		Value €: 4,5
4 din, dark blue
I		Horizontal stroke of numeral 4 thicker in the middle.
		Field №: ?	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: –
		Notes: –
		Value €: 5
5 din, olive green
I		Big white spot after the numeral 5 to the right.
		Field №: 45	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: HFS 5 din, a (page 94)
		Notes: also on 5 din, blue.
		Value €: 5,5
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 €: 4,5
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, stamp overprinted FNR JUGOSLAVIJA, stamp overprinted STT VUJA.
		Value €: 3,5

UNLISTED VARIETIES
1 din, blue green
1	White below letter O in JUGOSLAVIJA.
2	Blurred print.
3	Upper left corner filled with color.
4	Dot above 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	White dot at top of numeral 1.
2 din, red
1	Letters SKA in DEMOKRATSKA deformed.
3	White dot on epaulette.
3 din, red brown
1	White spot above the final letter A in DEMOKRATSKA.
2	Thin line over letter Д in denomination, white spot on last letter A in ДЕМОКРАТСКА, line over S in DEMOKRATSKA (DEMOKRAT$KA).
3	Letter O in ДЕМОКРАТСКА enclosed (ДЕМОКРАТOКА).
4	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).
4 din, dark blue
1	White dot below letter D in DIN.
5 din, olive green
1	White spot above letter L in JUGOSLAVIJA. Note: similar to 1947 issue in blue color.
20 din, orange vermilion
1	Letters in ДЕМОКРАТСКА ФЕДЕРАТИВНА partially missing.

COINCIDENTAL VARIETIES
1	Smudged printing.

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 right frame, next to denomination value.
		Field №: ?	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: –
		Notes: –
		Value €: 10
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 €: 45

UNLISTED VARIETIES
A. COUNTRY NAME IN CYRILLIC ON TOP
6 din, dark slate green
1	White dot on the pedestal.
9 din, red orange
1	White dot below letter И of ЈУГОСЛАВИЈА.
2	Square spot above letter N of DIN.
3	Letters A and T in FEDERATIVNA 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	Large color disturbance between man’s knee and left frame.
20 din, light blue
1	Large white area between the woman and right frame.

COINCIDENTAL VARIETIES
2 din, dark red
1	Offset.
4 din, deep blue
1	Offset.
6 din, dark slate green
1	Gone through paper print.
9 din, orange red
1	Perforation error.

 

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.