Zone B, Istria and Slovene Littoral: the First Zagreb Printing

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February-March 1946. Definitive issue, printed by Tipografija d.d. in Zagreb in photogravure. Perforation line 12.

CONSTANT VARIETIES			Field number
0.25 lira, grapes			1st Cylinder	2nd Cylinder
I		Angled line in the center of the lower frame connecting the frame and the grape to the right of numeral 5.	57	57
II		Thin line connecting the lower frame and the lowest grape (the left stamp).	95	95
III		Thin angled line crossing the lower frame below zero in denomination (the right stamp).	96	96
IV		Letter V in SLOVENO deformed.	2	–
V		Letters R and A in LITTORALE connected by a white spot.	4	–
VI		Frame in the upper right corner damaged.	11	–
VII		Letter R in ISTRIA distorted.	18	–
VIII		White spot touching right frame next to the letter A in ISTRIA and a white spot on letter L in SLOVENO.	52	–
IX		Lower left corner damaged (I).	53	–
X		Lower left corner damaged (II).	54	–
XI		White spot between letters L and E in LITTORALE.	59	–
XII		Lower left corner damaged (III).	98	–
XIII		Big color smudge touching the right frame of the 3rd stamp in a pane.	–	3-4
XIV		Apostrophe after letter A in ISTRA.	–	14
XV		Colored smudge above the upper right corner.	–	18
XVI		White spot on letter L in LITTORALE (the CITTORALE flaw).	–	20
XVII		Colored spot connecting numerals 2 and 5 in denomination.	–	36
XVIII		White dot between letters T and R in ISTRA.	–	38
XIX		Colored shades below the lower frame under denomination.	–	46
XX		Letter L in place of the second I in ISTRIA (the ISTRLA flaw).	–	52
XXI		Letter T in ISTRIA distorted.	–	65
XXII		Dark smudge on the right leaf (the left stamp).	–	87
XXIII		Big white spot touching left frame and connecting letters T and R in ISTRA.	–	88
XXIV		Thick vertical colored spot between stamps on 92nd and 93rd position in a pane.	–	92-93
XXV		A colon instead of a dot between words LITTORALE SLOVENO.	–	94
XXVI		Additional grape below numeral 5 in denomination.	–	98
0.50 lira, donkey			1st Cylinder	2nd Cylinder
I		Two spots in the water in height of letters VE in SLOVENO.	9	9
II		Brown dot above donkey’s right ear touching the upper frame.	77	77
III		Brown dot on the lower frame.	81	81
IV		Brown spot in the water in height of the letter L in SLOVENO.	–	10
V		Upper right corner damaged.	–	60
VI		Big white spot on the second letter L in LITTORALE.	–	75
VII		White spot in the upper right corner in line with the first letter L in LITTORALE.	–	90
1 lira, reconstruction			1st Cylinder	2nd Cylinder
I		Angled thin line over right side of the design.	43	43
II		Big colored spot on the left side of the design partially covering also letters O and V of SLOVENSKO.	44	44
III		Two big colored dots in the upper left side of the design, left from the second chimney and close to the second letter R in PRIMORJE.	49	49
IV		White circle at the base of the column of the building.	53	53
V		Multiple small colored dots around denomination number and a short vertical line to the left from the showel’s handle.	59	59
VI		Big colored spot left from the worker’s left hand.	64	64
VII		Green dot below denomination number, green dot above the first chimney close to the upper frame, small dots next to the letter M in PRIMORJE.	66	66
VIII		Colored spot left to the letter A in LITTORALE.	69	69
IX		Small colored dots at the base of the first chimney and a white spot at the base of the second I in ISTRIA.	85	85
X		Small dots around worker’s head (mosquitoes).	86	86
XI		Multiple colored dots over the center of the inscription ISTRIA – LITTORALE SLOVENO.	90	90
XII		Colored dot below the lower frame, central to the design.	2	–
XIII		Damaged left frame in height of the letters O and V in SLOVENSKO.	18	–
XIV		Green dot in the field in height of the letter E in LITTORALE.	25	–
XV		Two green dots in the field in height of the letter L in LITTORALE.	35	–
XVI		Colon sign in front of the numeral 1 in denomination.	51	–
XVII		Colored spot to the left from the first chimney (the left stamp).	71	–
XVIII		Colored spot next to the letter I in PRIMORJE, colored spot between the two chimneys, two colored spots above the second chimney.	72	–
XIX		Big colored smudge above worker’s head and the base of the second chimney.	74	–
XX		Big colored dot in the field left from letters RA in LITTORALE.	75	–
XXI		Big colored spot right from the letters NS in SLOVENSKO.	91	–
XXII		Multiple colored dots stretching over the upper part of the design.	93	–
1.50 lira, olive branch			1st Cylinder	2nd Cylinder
I		Additional leaf in the upper left part of the design.	13	13
II		Angled colored line in the upper right corner of the design, left from the letters LI in LITTORALE.	31	31
III		Colored line on the olive standing above the branch and a colored dot on the leaf above the olive.	84	84
IV		Letter O in LITTORALE with accent grave.	96	96
V		A whitening below the lowest leaf.	12	–
VI		White spots on the upper part of the branch.	25	–
VII		White circle in the lower right part of the design in height of letters E and N in SLOVENO.	28	–
VIII		Lower left corner damaged.	41	–
IX		White spot at the bottom of the second letter I in ISTRIA.	53	–
X		Whitening in the design left from the letters R and A in LITTORALE.	72	–
XI		Whitening next to the fourth upper leaf.	76	–
XII		White spot next to the numeral 1 in denomination and a white spot above the lower part of the branch.	88	–
XIII		Large incision in the right frame.	93	–
XIV		White spot below decimal dot in denomination.	–	1
XV		Dark dot at the and of the longest leaf above denomination and a small dot inside numeral 5 in denomination.	–	14
XVI		Additional olive left to the lowest olive.	–	24
XVII		Lower left corner damaged, white spot on the upper frame next to the upper left corner, brown spot left to the top leaf. Note also flaw II, common to both cylinders.	–	31
XVIII		Whitening on letters S and T in ISTRIA.	–	50
XIX		Additional olive between the lowest two olives.	–	64
XX		Letter T in ISTRIA distorted on top.	–	87
2 lira, Duino Castle			1st Cylinder	2nd Cylinder
I		Apostrophe after letter A in ISTRA.	26	26
II		Colored smudge above numeral 2 in denomination.	46	46
III		Colored spot in the sea left from the cliff.	71	71
IV		Multiple spots in the sky above the buildings.	19	–
V		Three small dots above the horizon.	20	–
VI		Multiple colored spots in the upper right part of the design.	28	–
VII		Big smudge touching the upper frame in the center.	38	–
VIII		Big white spot above letters SL in SLOVENSKO and a black dot on letter I in ISTRA.	41	–
IX		Letters O and R in LITTORALE connected by a white spot.	42	–
X		Big colored smudge above the inscription in Slovene on the 53rd stamp spreading to 52nd stamp.	52-53	–
XI		Multiple thin lines in the lower part of the design, partially covering the inscription in Italian.	69	–
XII		Big colored disturbance in the sky above the sea.	77	–
XIII		White circle on the plant next to denomination number.	84	–
XIV		Multiple big colored spots in the sky above the building and above the sea.	99	–
XV		Horizontally aligned colored spots in height of the letter R in LITTORALE.	–	6
XVI		Big colored spot outside the design on the lower left side.	–	11
XVII		White dot on the first letter O in SLOVENO.	–	53
XVIII		Color disturbance over letters SL in SLOVENSKO.	–	56
XIX		Airplane in the sky on the left side.	–	92
XX		Colored spot in the sky above the central building.	–	93
4 lira, fishing boat it the Pula harbour			1st Cylinder	2nd Cylinder
I		Multiple colored spots in the sea between denomination number and the ship.	3	3
II		Colored spot in the sea in height of the letters N and O in SLOVENO.	34	34
III		Angled thin line in the lower left part of the design, in height of the letter S in SLOVENSKO.	41	41
IV		Colored spot in the sea. Note: there’s an additional plate flaw on the same position on the first cylinder pane.	43	43
V		White circle above the arena.	47	47
VI		Colored spots spreading over the area between denomination number and the sip.	64	64
VII		White spot next to the letter O in SLOVENO.	82	82
VIII		Colored spot in the sea in height of the letters V and E in SLOVENO.	84	84
IX		Vertical thin line touching the lower frame below denomination number.	85	85
X		Prominent color disturbance in the upper right part of the design.	99	99
XI		White circle touching the star on the sail.	5	–
XII		Multiple colored spots on the sail of the second ship.	19	–
XIII		Colored spot on the sail above the third crew member’s head.	20	–
XIV		White spot next to the first letter S in SLOVENSKO.	24	–
XV		Big colored smudge covering letters T and R in ISTRA.	39	–
XVI		Colored spots covering the upper part of the design.	43	–
XVII		Three white spots on top of the mast. Note: similar but not identical flaw on the same position on the second cylinder pane.	52	–
XVIII		Giant colored smudge to the left from the inscription ISTRA, color smear on the right side, spreading to the 70th position.	69	–
XIX		Colored smear from position 69 spreading over the left side of the design, colored spot below the arena, white spot in the shade of the sail.	70	–
XX		Multiple colored dots above the sail, thick curved horizontal line over the sail.	75	–
XXI		Multiple spots above the arena.	94	–
XXII		Colored spots between stamps on the 11th and 12th field.	–	11-12
XXIII		Small white circle close to the star on the sail.	–	20
XXIV		Big colored smudge above the head of the second crew member.	–	21
XXV		White spot between the sail and the arena.	–	23
XXVI		Lower right corner damaged.	–	42
XXVII		White spot in the lower right part of the design, touching the lower frame.	–	46
XXVIII		White spots on top of the mast. Note: the same flaw appears on the same position in the first cylinder pane but the both are not identical.	–	52
XXIX		Slight indentation of the upper frame to the right, next to the letter E in PRIMORJE.	–	68
XXX		White spot connecting letters T and O in LITTORALE.	–	79
XXXI		White circle in the sea between denomination number and the ship.	–	100
5 lira, birthplace of Vladimir Gortan in Beram			1st Cylinder	2nd Cylinder
I		Thin lines running over the center of the design and over inscription PRIMORJE.	5	5
II		Dark spot above the roof of the central building.	35	35
III		Thick horizontal line touching the door to the right.	79	79
IV		Thin sloping line in the upper left part of the design.	26	–
V		White spot on the wall of the building to the left, in height of the second letter O in SLOVENSKO.	33	–
VI		Multiple colored spots above the roof and below the denomination number.	37	–
VII		Whitening in over letters ENO in SLOVENO.	48	–
VIII		White dot on the letter A in ISTRIA.	95	–
IX		Horizontal whitening just above the roof of the central building.	–	41
X		Two whitenings in the sky, just below the upper frame.	–	42
XI		Thick horizontal line touching the door to the right, the door distorted on top.	–	79
XII		Big round dark area in the upper left part of the design.	–	96
10 lira, Istrian ploughman			1st Cylinder	2nd Cylinder
I		Colored spot above the worker in height of the letter M in PRIMORJE.	1	1
II		Colored smudge close to the left border of the design, in height of the letters MOR in PRIMORJE.	23	23
III		Curved thin line in the field below oxens head.	30	30
IV		Dark dot on the second letter R in PRIMORJE.	62	62
V		Dark dot on letter T in ISTRA.	94	94
VI		White spot on first oxen’s hoof.	23	–
VII		Three dark dots on the first oxen’s body, designers name M. ORAŽEM underlined.	63	–
VIII		Letters P and R in PRIMORJE connected by a white spot.	86	–
IX		Apostrophe between letters S and L in SLOVENO.	–	20
X		A bird in the sky.	–	28
20 lira, shoal of fish			1st Cylinder	2nd Cylinder
I		Long thin line between the three lowest fish.	1	1
II		Colored dot behind the tail of the fourth fish.	10	10
III		Long belly fin on the fifth fish.	16	16
IV		Colored spot above the fifth fish.	28	28
V		Horizontal colored line behind the tail of the second fish.	47	47
VI		Colored smudge below the tail of the second fish.	68	68
VII		Colored spot below the tail of the first fish.	86	86
VIII		Colored spots around the head of the second fish, white spot in zero in denomination.	98	98
IX		Whitening on the body of the second fish (the left stamp).	2	–
X		Whitening on the body of the second fish, lower left corner damaged.	3	–
XI		Colored smudge above the fifth fish, colored dot below the tail of the fourth fish.	13	–
XII		Upper left corner damaged.	20	–
XIII		Two white dots next to the letter M in PRIMORJE.	51	–
XIV		Vertical thin line over the tail of the sixth fish.	61	–
XV		Lower left corner damaged (II).	63	–
XVI		Lower left corner damaged (I).	65	–
XVII		White spot on the tail of the first fish.	73	–
XVIII		Indentation in the right frame next to the letters IST in ISTRIA.	76	–
XIX		Two thin vertical lines crossing head of the second fish.	–	14
XX		White scratch above letter V in SLOVENO.	–	24
XXI		White dot on the second letter O in SLOVENO.	–	77
XXII		Dot below the tail of the second fish.	–	38
30 lira, railway bridge at Solkan			1st Cylinder	2nd Cylinder
I		Two colored dots in the water next to the letters S and O in SLOVENSKO.	24	24
II		White dot below letter T in ISTRIA.	76	76
III		Colored dot above zero in denomination.	89	89
IV		Colored dot and a whitening next to letters N and O in SLOVENO.	18	–
V		One colored and two white spots on the bridge.	22	–
VI		Colored spots in the sky and white spots below bridge,s arc.	25	–
VII		White spot on letter N in SLOVENO.	30	–
VIII		White dot left from the letters N and O in SLOVENO (the left stamp).	47	–
IX		Colored spots on top of the bridge.	48	–

PANES
Cylinder	0.25 l	0.50 l	1 l	1.50 l	2 l	4 l	5 l	10 l	20 l	30 l
1st Cylinder	Link	Missing	Link	Link	Link	Link	Link	Link	Columns 1-5 Columns 6-10	Columns 1-5 Columns 6-10
2nd Cylinder	Link	Link	Missing	Link	Link	Link	Link	Link	Columns 1-5 Columns 6-10	Missing

 

Bibliography

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1. Katalog poštanskih maraka jugoslovenskih zemalja (1991), Jugomarka (Belgrade), YU ISSN 0351-4447
2. Novaković, Damir (2009): Stamps and Postal History of Trieste, Pola, Fiume, Istria and Slovene Littoral under Yugoslav Military Administration 1945 – 1947. ISBN 978-0-9563535-0-4