Commemorative and semi-postal issues of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia

5 May 1933. Commemorative issue. Meeting of International Pen Club in Dubrovnik. Printed in letterpress by Printing State Works (Državna Markarnica) in Belgrade. Pane consisted of 60 stamps in 6 X 10 layout.

Stamps were printed in two phases: first the right side of the pane, then the left side. Due to this procedure misalignments and color shades are known to exist within the same pane.

There are two types of tabs:

  • Type I has dots behid XI and int (“XI. int. kongres”),
  • Type II is without the dots (“XI int kongres”)

Full circulations of 50 + 0.25 din, 0.75 para + 0.25 din and a small portion of 1.50 din + 0.25 stamps were printed in Type I. All other values were printed in Type II.

The same tab inscription form was used in printing multiple values, therefore the same varieties might appear on multiple values on same fields in a pane. Some errors were noticed already during production and were fixed.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
I Yugoslavia 1933 Pen Club postage stamp type 1 Dot behind XI missing.
Field №: 29 (partially), 24 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: –
Notes: appears only on: 0.50 + 0.25 din
Value €: –
II Yugoslavia 1933 Pen Club postage stamp plate flaw pei instead of pen Error in lower inscription: Пеи instead of Пен.
The error was noticed during production and fixed.
Field №: 23 (only in a small part of circulation) Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: –
Notes: appears only on: 0.75 + 0.25 din
Value €: –
III Yugoslavia 1933 Pen Club postage stamp plate flaw decimal dot Decimal dot of surcharge at bottom.
Field №: 13, 18 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: –
Notes: appears only on: 0.75 + 0.25 din.
Value €: –
IV Comma instead of a dot on letter i in Dubrovnik.
Field №: 5, 10 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: –
Notes: appears on values: 0.50 + 0.25 din, 1.50 + 0.50 din, 4 + 1 din.
Value €: –
V Round instead of rectangular decimal dot in surcharge.
Field №: Latin script: 34, 39; Cyrillic script: 15 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: –
Notes: appears on values: 0.50 + 0.25 din, 0,75 + 0.25 din, 1.50 + 0.50 din, 4 + 1 din
Value €: –
VI Large dot behind 1933.
Field №: 2, 5, 7, 10 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: –
Notes: appears on values: 0.50 + 0.25 din, 1.50 + 0.50 din, 4 + 1 din.
Value €: –
VII Vertical stroke of plus sign shorter at bottom.
Field №: Latin script: 39, 31, 36; Cyrillic script: 6 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: –
Notes: appears on values: 0.50 + 0.25 din, 0.75 + 0.25 din, 1.50 + 0.50 din, 4 + 1 din
Value €: –
VIII Letter Д in Дубровнику damaged at bottom right.
Field №: 47 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: –
Notes: appears only on: 0.75 + 0.25 din
Value €: –
UNLISTED VARIETIES
0.75 para + 0.25 para
1 Color variety: yellow instead of yellow green.
1.50 para + 0.50 para
1 Small plus sign.

1 June 1934. 20th anniversary of Sokols of Sarajevo. Pane consists of 100 stamps.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
0.75 + 0.25 din, green
I Left side of letter Л in СОКОЛСКИ missing.
Field №: ? Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: –
Notes: another example.
Value €: –

1 June 1934. 60th anniversary of Sokols of Zagreb. Pane consists of 100 stamps.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
0.75 + 0.25 din, green
I Yugoslavia 1934 Sokols Zagreb postage stamp constant flaw White dot above 0.75.
Field №: ? Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: –
Notes: –
Value €: –
UNLISTED VARIETIES
0.75 + 0.25 din, green
1 Scratch between the left frame and eagle’s left wing.
2 Big white dot inside numeral 2.
1.75 + 0.25 din, brown
1 White scratch between 18 and SO.

15 June 1934. Air post stamps, Yugoslav scenery. Printed in letterpress by State printing works in Belgrade. There were 4 panes on a printing sheet, each having 100 stamps in 10 x 10 layout. These stamps were used exclusively for shipments sent by air post. Until 1937 the whole stock was sold.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
10 din., vermilion
I Yugoslavia 1934 10 din airmail stamp plate error Burning airplane.
Field №: 99 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: –
Notes: –
Value €: –

9 October 1935. 1st anniversary of the death of King Alexander I.

UNLISTED VARIETIES
0.75 din
1 White dot below letter O in JUGOSLAVIJA.

3 March 1936. League for protection of children.

UNLISTED VARIETIES
0.75 + 0.25 din, greenish blue
1 Left frame next to zero of 0.25 broken. Yugoslavia 1936 Queen Marry postage stamp
3.50 + 1 din, light blue
1 Flat colored area in Queen’s hair. Retouching? Yugoslavia 1936 Children postage stamp retouching Yugoslavia 1936 Children postage stamp retouching

28 May 1936. The 80th birthday of Nikola Tesla. Issued in panes of 100 stamps in 10 x 10 layout.

PLATE CHARACTERISTICS
1.75 din
I Note that a dot above letter K in НИКОЛА appears on all fields of 1.75 din stamp and is therefore not a plate flaw but a design error.
CONSTANT VARIETIES
75 para, yellow green and dark brown
I Yugoslavia 1936 Nikola Tesla postage stamp flaw part of the letter K in NIKOLA missing Part of the letter K in NIKOLA missing.
Field №: 40 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: –
Notes: –
Value €: –
II Yugoslavia 1936 Nikola Tesla postage stamp flaw dot after A in NIKOLA Dot after A in NIKOLA.
Field №: 8 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: –
Notes: –
Value €: –
III Yugoslavia 1936 Nikola Tesla postage stamp constant flaw Letter O in NIKOLA broken on top.
Field №: 100 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: –
Notes: –
Value €: –
UNLISTED VARIETIES
75 para, yellow green and dark brown
1 Colored dot on the right side of the letter L in TESLA. Yugoslavia 1936 Nikola Tesla postage stamp flaw colored dot on the right side of the letter L in TESLA
2 Broken lower frame between letters C and Л in JУГOCЛABИJA. Yugoslavia 1936 Nikola Tesla postage stamp flaw broken lower frame between letters C and Л in JУГOCЛABИJA
3 Right frame of denomination box broken.
4 Spot on right frame, right from letters E and S of TESLA..
1.75 din, blue
1 Vertical stroke of letter К in НИКОЛА scratched.
2 Top frame above letter H in НИКОЛА broken.
3 Colored dot next to Л in НИКОЛА.
COINCIDENTAL VARIETIES
1 Various “drops” of color (on this example in corner of Nikola’s mouth).

20 September 1936. The 60th anniversary of Serbian Red Cross Society. Issued in panes of 100 stamps (10 x 10 layout). In use until 26 September 1936.

TYPES
1.50 + 0.50 din, rose and red
I Yugoslavia 1936 Red Cross postage type variety comma after Jugoslavija Comma sign after the last letter a in Jugoslavija.
Field №: 2, 52 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: –
Notes: –
Value €: –

1 July 1937. Little Entente. Church in Oplenac. Issued in panes of 100 stamps (10 x 10 layout). Valid until 31 January 1938.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
3 din, blue green
I Scratches over the right denomination value.
Field №: 5 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: –
Notes: –
Value €: –
COINCIDENTAL VARIETIES
3 din, blue green
1 Double impression.

29 October 1937. 16th anniversary of Little Entente. Printed in offset by State printing works in Belgrade. Panes consisted of 100 stamps in 10 x 10 layout. Valid until 31 May 1938.

Stamps were line perforated in following combinations:

  • 11
  • 11 : 11½
  • 11½
  • 12½ : 11½ (only 3 din value)
  • 12½
COINCIDENTAL VARIETIES
1 Double perforation at bottom.

1 May 1938. Congress for the Protection of Children. Printed on protected paper in photogravure by State printing works in Belgrade. Issued in panes of 100 stamps (10 x 10 layout). Valid until 30 September 1938.

UNLISTED VARIETIES
1.50 + 1.50 din, scarlet
1 Colored dot inside letter O in JUGOSLAVIJA. Yugoslavia 1938 Congress Protection of Children postage stamp error

1 August 1938. For hospital for railway employees in Demir Kapija. Issued in panes of 100 stamps (10 x 10 layout). Valid until 30 November 1938.

TYPES
1.50 + 1.50 din, scarlet
I Yugoslavia 1938 Demir Kapija postage stamp plate flaw 4 instead of 5 windows 4 instead of 5 windows.
Field №: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 52, 54, 56, 58 and 60 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: –
Notes: –
Value €: –

1 October 1938. The Second Congress for the Protection of Children. Printed on protected paper in photogravure by State printing works in Belgrade, the overprint SALVATE PARVULOS in letterpress. Perforation 12½. Issued in panes of 100 stamps (10 x 10 layout). Valid until 31 December 1938.

Printed Sold Destroyed in 1939 For postal museum
0.50 + 0.50 din dark brown 100.000 74.837 23.163 2.000
1 + 1 din., dark green 100.000 74.885 23.115 2.000
1.50 + 1.50 din., scarlet 100.000 74.115 23.885 2.000
2 + 2 din., magenta 100.000 74.390 26.610 2.000
UNLISTED VARIETIES
1 + 1 din, dark green
1 Additional curl in child’s hair. Yugoslavia 1938 children postage stamp error additional curl in child's hair
COINCIDENTAL VARIETIES
1 + 1 din, dark green
1 Double overprint. Yugoslavia postage stamp error double overprint
2 + 2 din, magenta
1 Double overprint (stutter). Yugoslavia 1938 children postage stamp error double overprint

15 March 1939. For postal employees fund. Issued in panes of 100 stamps (10 x 10 layout).

UNLISTED VARIETIES
1 Colored dot in the river, next to left frame. Yugoslavia 1939 postage stamp error
COINCIDENTAL VARIETIES
1 Out of register.
Known to exist on 0.50 + 0.50, 1 + 1 and 4 + 4 din		 Philately postage stamp oddity misregistration

28 June 1939. The 550th anniversary of the Battle of Kosovo. Issued in panes of 100 stamps (10 x 10 layout). Valid until 30 September 1939.

PROBABLY COINCIDENTAL VARIETIES
1 Thin line between 1 and upper right corner. Yugoslavia 1939 Battle of Kosovo postage stamp error

6 September 1939. For Marine Museum. Printing sheets consisted of 4 panes, each having 25 stamps in 5 x 5 layout. In use between 6 September and 30 November 1939.

TYPES
Engraver’s mark S (Karl Seizinger).
Yugoslavia 1939 marine museum postage stamp Engraver’s mark S (Karl Seizinger). Yugoslavia 1939 marine museum postage stamp Engraver’s mark S (Karl Seizinger). Yugoslavia 1939 marine museum postage stamp Engraver’s mark S (Karl Seizinger). Yugoslavia 1939 marine museum postage stamp Engraver’s mark S (Karl Seizinger).
Pane 4, field 16 Pane 4, field 25 Pane 4, field 16 Pane 4, field 25
COINCIDENTAL VARIETIES
0.5 + 0.50 din, orange
1 Partial double impression due to paper fold.
2 + 1.50 din, dark blue
1 Color smudges due to wet paper. Yugoslavia 1939 marine museum postage stamp error Color smudges due to wet paper

1 March 1940. For Croatian postal employees. Designed by Benković, Laurenčić and Prica, students of Art Academy in Zagreb. Printed in letterpress by State printing works in Belgrade, paper chalky, perforation 11½ : 12 on landscapes and 12 : 11½ on portrait formats. Valid until July 31st, 1940. Printing sheet consisted of 4 panes, each having 25 stamps in 5 x 5 layout. This is the only stamp issue in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia where the country name is printed only in Latin script.

Printed Sold Destroyed in 1939 For postal museum Panes
0.50 + 0.50 din brown orange 150.000 84.731 63.263 2.000 Click here
1 + 1 din., green 150.000 82.697 65.303 2.000 Click here
1.50 + 1.50 din., bright red 150.000 79.838 68.162 2.000 Click here
2 + 2 din., cerise 150.000 78.756 69.244 2.000 Click here
4 + 2 din., dark blue 150.000 78.522 69.478 2.000 Click here
CONSTANT VARIETIES
1 + 1 din, green
I Yugoslavia 1940 postal employees Zagreb postage stamp plate flaw comma above 9 and 2 in 925 Comma sign between numbers 9 and 2 in 925.
Field №: 22 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: –
Notes: –
Value €: –
II Yugoslavia 1940 postal employees Zagreb postage stamp plate flaw two dots to the left side of the last letter A in JUGOSLAVIJA Two dots to the left side of the last letter A in JUGOSLAVIJA.
Field №: 10 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: –
Notes: –
Value €: –
1.50 + 1.50 din, red
I Yugoslavia 1940 postal employees Zagreb postage stamp plate flaw red dot on letter V in JUGOSLAVIJA Red dot on letter V in JUGOSLAVIJA.
Field №: 15 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: –
Notes: –
Value €: –
PROBABLY COINCIDENTAL VARIETIES
1 A circle between inner left frame and letter I in ČINOVNIKA. Yugoslavia 1940 Matija Gubec postage stamp error

1 May 1940. Child welfare. Issued in panes of 100 stamps in 10 x 10 layout. Valid until 30 September 1940.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
0.50 + 0.50 din, red and scarlet
I Yugoslavia 1940 child welfare postage stamp constant flaw Indentation on top of girl’s hat.
Field №: 64 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: –
Notes: –
Value €: –
COINCIDENTAL VARIETIES
1 Out of register.

29 September 1940. 500th anniversary of Johann Gutenberg’s invention of printing. Issued in panes of 100 (10 x 10 layout).

CONSTANT VARIETIES
5.50 din, slate green
I Yugoslavia 1940 Obod Gutenberg postage stamp plate flaw White dot below letter N of DIN.
Field №: 43 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: –
Notes: –
Value €: –
II Yugoslavia book anniversary Johann Gutenberg postage stamp White dot above letter D of DIN.
Field №: 30 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: –
Notes: –
Value €: –
III Yugoslavia 1940 Obod printing house A circle after letter А of ОБОДСКА.
Field №: 87 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: –
Notes: –
Value €: –

23 December 1940. For fighting tuberculosis. Issued in panes of 100.

TYPES
1 + 1 din, brown lake
Yugoslavia 1940 tuberculosis airmail stamp overprinted Types of overprints differentiate in alignment of horizontal canceling bars and value indication 1 + 1:

  • Type I: 1 + 1 bottom aligned to canceling bars.
  • Type II: 1 + 1 standing higher.
  • Type III: 1 + 1 standing lower.
Type I Type II Type III
CONSTANT VARIETIES
0,50 + 0,50 din, violet
I Yugoslavia 1940 tuberculosis postage stamp error dot between lower 0 and 5 is missing Dot between lower 0 and 5 is missing.
Field №: 5, 14, 24, 25, 35, 59, 64, 67 and 82 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: –
Notes: –
Value €: –
1 + 1 din, brown lake
I Deep incision at bottom of the cross.
Field №: ? Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: –
Notes: another example.
Value €: –
1,50 + 1,50 din, dark green
I Yugoslavia 1940 Tuberculosis stamp overprint variety Dot between the second 1 and 5 very small, barely visible. Plus sign damaged at bottom.
Field №: 7, 18, 28, 49, 69 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: –
Notes: –
Value €: –
II First zero in overprint indented.
Field №: 58 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: –
Notes: –
Value €: –
III The first 5 in overprint broken in the middle.
Field №: 96 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: –
Notes: –
Value €: –
UNLISTED VARIETIES
0,50 + 0,50 din, violet
1 Bottom decimal dot round instead of rectangular.
1,50 + 1,50 din, dark green
1 The first numeral 1 deformed.
2 + 2 din, ultramarine
1 Additional horizontal line on the Cross of Lorraine.

1 January 1941. For War Veteran Association. Issued in panes of 100 stamps (10 x 10 layout).

CONSTANT VARIETIES
0.50 + 0.50 din, yellow green
I Yugoslavia 1941 war veteran association postage stamp constant flaw Dark green spot inside the second letter J in JUGOSLAVIJA.
Field №: 82 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: –
Notes: –
Value €: –
II White dot above the right sided numeral 5.
Field №: 92 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: –
Notes: –
Value €: –
1 + 1 din, brown
I Dark spot inside the second letter O of BOJEVNIKOV.
Field №: 5 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: –
Notes: –
Value €: –
2 + 2 din, gray blue
I Yugoslavia 1941 War veteran association postage stamp plate flaw white line below the second arch White line below the second arch.
Field №: 78 (?) Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: –
Notes: –
Value €: –
UNLISTED VARIETIES
0,5 + 0,5 din, gray green
1 Dot below У in JУГOCЛABИJA. Yugoslavia 1941 war veteran association postage stamp error dot below У in JУГOCЛABИJA
2 + 2 din, gray blue
1 White dot on top of the second arch.

16 March 1941. Philatelic exhibition in Zagreb.

Designed by Oto Antonini, engraved by Karl Seizinger. Line engraving by State printing works in Belgrade. Perforation comb 11½. In one part of the circulation stamps perforated 9¼ on the right side only exist.

Note: the same stamps were printed in changed colors for philatelic exhibition in Slavonski Brod which should take place between the 13th and 20th of April 1941. The war in Yugoslavia started on the 6th of April and the Independent State of Croatia was declared on the 10th of April. These stamps were released by authorities of newly created Croatian state and were later also overprinted.

TYPES
1.50 + 1.50 din, brown (16.3.1941) or gray blue (13.4.1941)
I Yugoslavia 1941 philatelic exhibition Zagreb postage stamp mark S Seizinger Engraver’s mark S in the bushes on the left side.
Field №: 6th stamp (9th field) Pane: March 1941 issue,
April 1941 issue.
Other nomenclatures: jugomarka 303b, Michel Mi. 436I (brown), Mi. 439I (gray blue)
Notes: overprinted stamp for Independent State of Croatia.
Value €: –

 

Bibliography

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