Postage Dues, 5 krone stamps of Vienna print

Stamps were designed by prof. Ivan Vavpotič, a painter and illustrator from Ljubljana and printed by Press A. Reisser from Vienna in lithography on white and smooth paper. Perforation line 11½ and 11.

The krone values postage dues of the Vienna print were not researched in available literature due to lack of materials. One sheet of 100 (10×10) is available here. The recurring varieties within the sheet are presented as types, the other noted larger flaws are presented as possible constant varieties.

Types

TYPES
I SHS Slovenia 5 krone postage due stamp error White spot on the 5th leaf of the bottom right ornament. White spot on the 5th leaf of the bottom right ornament. 1, 21, 41, 61, 81
II SHS Slovenia 5 krone postage due stamp error Short vertical line below the bottom left corner (crop mark). Short vertical line below the bottom left corner (crop mark). 1, 3, 5, 9, 21, 23, 25, 29, 41, 43, 45, 49, 61, 63, 65, 69, 81, 83, 85, 89
III SHS Slovenia 5 krone postage due stamp error The second letter А in ДРЖАВА open on top. The second letter А in ДРЖАВА open on top. 2, 22, 42, 62, 82
IV SHS Slovenia 5 krone postage due stamp error Lower left corner chipped. Lower left corner chipped. 4, 24, 44, 64, 84
V SHS Slovenia 5 krone postage due stamp error White dot between the first and the second leaf of the upper left ornament. White dot between the first and the second leaf of the upper left ornament. 5, 25, 45, 65, 85
VI SHS Slovenia 5 krone postage due stamp error Left foot of letter А in ДРЖАВА short. Left foot of letter А in ДРЖАВА short. 12, 32, 52, 72, 92
VII SHS Slovenia 5 krone postage due stamp error Bottom inner frame connected to outer frame below the third leaf of the bottom right ornament. Bottom inner frame connected to outer frame below the third leaf of the bottom right ornament. 16, 36, 56, 76, 96
VIII SHS Slovenia 5 krone postage due stamp error The top stroke of second letter S in SHS shorter. The top stroke of second letter S in SHS shorter. (No pattern)

 

Possible constant varieties

POSSIBLE CONSTANT VARIETIES (not mentioned in literature)
1 Right foot of letter Д in ДРЖАВА prolonged.
(Found on field 2)		 SHS Slovenia 5 krone postage due stamp error Right foot of letter Д in ДРЖАВА prolonged.
2 Vertical stroke of numeral 5 thicker.
(Found on field 10)		 SHS Slovenia 5 krone postage due stamp error Vertical stroke of numeral 5 thicker.
3 Second letter S in SHS deformed, additional ornament above letter Ж in ДРЖАВА.
(Found on field 33)		 SHS Slovenia 5 krone postage due stamp error Second letter S in SHS deformed, additional ornament above letter Ж in ДРЖАВА.
4 Lower left ornament touching the left inner frame.
(Found on field 44)		 SHS Slovenia 5 krone postage due stamp error Lower left ornament touching the left inner frame.
5 Long vertical scratch over both stamps, vertical line touching numeral 5 (only in the 57th field).
(Fields 56 and 57)		 SHS Slovenia 5 krone postage due stamp error Long vertical scratch over both stamps, vertical line touching numeral 5 (only in the 57th field).
6 Big white spot below the second letter C in C.X.C.
(Found on field 60)		 SHS Slovenia 5 krone postage due stamp error Big white spot below the second letter C in C.X.C.
7 Right side of the medallion deformed in the middle.
(Found on field 64)		 SHS Slovenia 5 krone postage due stamp error Right side of the medallion deformed in the middle.
8 White line below the first letter C in C.X.C.
(Found on field 76)		 The top stroke of second letter S in SHS shorter.

 

Bibliography

    1. Fleck, Vladimir (1947): Priručnik Maraka Jugoslavenskih Zemalja, Book 1, Tome 7, Hrvatski Filatelistički Savez, Zagreb