Yugoslavia, the “Large Peter” issue of 1939/40
Stamps of the seventh definitive issue of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia were printed between 9 October 1939 and 1 November 1940. The stamps were designed by Sreten Grujić, engraved by Rade Stojanović, and printed by letterpress at the State Printing Works on protected chalky paper.
The stamps were produced in numerous print runs. Each printing sheet consisted of four panes, each containing 100 stamps arranged in a 10 × 10 layout. Stamps of this issue were comb perforated 12½. The following mixed perforations have been recorded:
- 4 din: right 9, other sides 12½;
- 2 din: left 11½, other sides 12½;
- 2 din: 11½ : 12½;
- 1, 1.50, 2, 3, 4, and 10 din: partially imperforate (first row of a pane).
Imperforate stamps originate from unfinished sheets.
Stamps of this issue remained in use until the fall of Yugoslavia in April 1941. After that event, they were overprinted and used as provisional issues in various occupied territories.
- The Independent State of Croatia,
- Italian Occupation of the Outskirts of Fiume,
- German occupation of Serbia,
- Italian occupation of Slovenia,
- Italian occupation of Montenegro,
- German occupation of Boka Kotorska.
| CONSTANT VARIETIES | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.50 din, orange | |||
| I |  |
White spot on the top curve of the letter S in JUGOSLAVIJA. | |
| Field №: ? | Pane: N/A | ||
| Other nomenclatures: – | |||
| Notes: – | |||
| 1 din, green | |||
| I |  |
White spot below letter И in ЈУГОСЛАВИЈА. | |
| Field №: ? | Pane: N/A | ||
| Other nomenclatures: – | |||
| Notes: – | |||
| 1.50 din, red | |||
| I |  |
The first horizontal line below the top frame is interrupted on the left side. | |
| Field №: ? | Pane: N/A | ||
| Other nomenclatures: – | |||
| Notes: another example. | |||
| II |  |
Letter Л in ЈУГОСЛАВИЈА with a hook. | |
| Field №: ? | Pane: N/A | ||
| Other nomenclatures: – | |||
| Notes: another example. | |||
| III |  |
The bottom right corner is damaged. | |
| Field №: 91 | Pane: N/A | ||
| Other nomenclatures: – | |||
| Notes: – | |||
| 2 din, deep magenta | |||
| I |  |
White vertical line on King’s ear (the earring flaw). | |
| Field №: 14 (1st run); 21 (2nd run); 36 (3rd run) | Pane: N/A | ||
| Other nomenclatures: – | |||
| Notes: overprinted SERBIEN, overprinted NEZAVISNA DRŽAVA HRVATSKA. | |||
| II |  |
Colored dot on King’s ear. | |
| Field №: ? | Pane: N/A | ||
| Other nomenclatures: – | |||
| Notes: on stamp overprinted SERBIEN. | |||
| 4 din, ultramarine | |||
| I |  |
Frame below letter D of DIN. broken. | |
| Field №: ? | Pane: N/A | ||
| Other nomenclatures: – | |||
| Notes: on stamp overprinted NEZAVISNA DRŽAVA HRVATSKA. | |||
| II |  |
The fourth horizontal line below the crown is indented. | |
| Field №: ? | Pane: N/A | ||
| Other nomenclatures: – | |||
| Notes: another example. | |||
| III |  |
White spot on letter J in ЈУГОСЛАВИЈА. | |
| Field №: ? | Pane: N/A | ||
| Other nomenclatures: – | |||
| Notes: another example. | |||
| 5.50 din, dark violet | |||
| I |  |
White spot in letter С in ЈУГОСЛАВИЈА (Jugoelavija flaw). | |
| Field №: ? | Pane: N/A | ||
| Other nomenclatures: – | |||
| Notes: another example. | |||
| 6 din, dark blue | |||
| I |  |
White circle left from the numeral 6. | |
| Field №: ? | Pane: N/A | ||
| Other nomenclatures: – | |||
| Notes: Another example | |||
| UNLISTED VARIETIES | ||
|---|---|---|
| 0.50 din | ||
| 1 | White spot on King’s jaw. |  |
| 1.50 din | ||
| 1 | White spot in King’s hair (I). |  |
| 2 | Sixth horizontal line below the crown is interrupted. |  |
| 3 | Left frame deformed at the bottom (left of the letter Д in ДИН). |  |
| 4 | Horizontal white line missing below the center left olive leaf. |  |
| 5 | Fifth horizontal colored line from top, left of the crown, indented. |  |
| 6 | The eighth horizontal white line from the top is shorter at the left. |  |
| 7 | Vertical scratch in the top right corner. |  |
| 8 | The right inner frame below the crown is broken. |  |
| 9 | Colored spot behind King’s head. |  |
| 10 | Colored spot next to the left frame. |  |
| 11 | White spot in King’s hair (II). |  |
| 12 | Letters ИН in ДИН are partially filled with color; a comma instead of a dot between ДИН and DIN. |  |
| 13 | Tie pin. |  |
| 14 | Colored dot next to the top oak leaf. |  |
| 15 | White dot after zero in the denomination number. |  |
| 8 din | ||
| 1 | The outer frame below the denomination is interrupted. |  |
References
Bibliography
- Katalog poštanskih maraka jugoslovenskih zemalja (1991), Jugomarka (Belgrade), YU ISSN 0351-4447
- Novak, Dragan: Priručnik maraka jugoslovenskih zemalja (1951), Tome 9, Filatelistički savez Hrvatske (Zagreb)
