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Istria & the Slovene Coast - Postage Dues (1945 - 1946)

Portions of Croatia & Slovenia
1941-45 - Annexed by Italy or part of Italy since World War I 		First Issue
Forgeries
Second Issue
Third Issue  

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First Issue

December 31, 1945 (on Ljubljana printing)

Type I - Solid Block

(80 stamps per sheet)

       

Type II - Split Block

(20 stamps per sheet)

       

February 22, 1946 - Supplementary Values

Type I 
Solid Block

Type II
Split Block

Type III
Double Bar

 Type A
Curved Numerals
    		Type B
Straight Numerals
    
 

Type IA - Solid Block, Curved Numerals

Type IB - Solid Block, Straight Numerals
 

Type IIA - Split Block, Curved Numerals

Type IIB - Split Block, Straight Numerals
 

Type IIIA - Double Bar, Curved Numerals

Type IIIB - Double Bar, Straight Numerals
 

Varieties
(Some are included above)
Open "R" (Type IIIA) Broken "2" (Type IIA) Split "P" (Type IIIB)

Decimal Point Varieties
Flattened (Type IA) Indented (Type IA) Comma-shaped (Type IIIA)

Period Varieties
Square Period (Type IA) Square Period (Type IB) Pointed Period (Type IIIB)

Distribution of Types in Sheet of 100
-.50 / 20 L 2.-- / 30 L
Type IA - Solid Block 54     40    
Type IIA - Split Block 24     12    
Type IIIA - Double Bar 12     12    
  
Type IB - Solid Block 4     18    
Type IIB - Split Block 2     14    
Type IIIB - Double Bar 4     4    

 

Forgeries
 

Forgeries (of Type II Overprints)

   

Both stamps and overprints are forged.

The forgeries are lithographed.

The space between the blocks is very pronounced,
and the blocks are sometimes of unequal size:
   

On the stamps I have seen, the top of the "R" is damaged or open:
   

There is a blanket flaw in the vicinity of the "P" and/or "O":
       

 

Second Issue

March 25, 1946 (on Zagreb printing)

Type I - Normal "P"

   

   

Type II - Wide "P"

(Low values: 11 stamps per sheet; high values: 9 stamps per sheet)

   

   

Decimal Point Varieties
(Low values only)

Normal

Large

Comma-shaped

Round

   

Broken "2"s

 

Third Issue

September 7, 1946 (on Zagreb printing)

Type I - Thick Numerals

Type II - Thin Numerals

Type III - Curved "2"

Bar Types (low values only)
Subtype A

Solid Block		 Subtype B

Split Block		 Subtype C

Double Bar

Type IA
   
  
Type I
   

Type IB
   

Type IC
   

Type II
    
   

Type III
IIIA
 IIIB
 IIIC

Varieties


Damaged "O"
(IA)
Raised "r"
(II)
Nicked "2"
(IB)
Broken "2"
(IIIC)
 

Broken "P"
Flattened Decimal Point
Comma for Decimal Point
 



Small Decimal Point
Small Decimal Point

 

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