YUGOSLAVIA - HOME ARMY, General Draza Mihaiovic, 1944 (4 Mar). Definitive Issue. "Ravna Gora 1941" ID dull brownish-violet, 2D brown and 4D dull red violet, values for Postage, and 1,50D deep green (Postage Dues), Perf L10 3/4. Set of four from top left corner of a printing sheet of twenty-five. Most of the remaining sheets have uneven and messy gum, as desribed in Dr. J. Velickovic cert. (no. 46/2001). Scarce as matched corner block. Michel cat € 400++. (Image)

1918, Independence, group of seven imperforate essays on ungummed paper, slightly differing design and denominated "50", six bi-coloured (signed "MW" Mirko Werner) and one uni. Seven certificates Zrinjscak BPP. (Image)

1918, Independence, group of five imperforate essays showing frame only and denominated "40", on ungummed (3) resp. gummed paper (2). Signed "MW" (Mirko Werner) and five certificates Zrinjscak BPP. (Image)

1918, Independence, group of seven imperforate essays on ungummed paper, slightly differing design and denominated "50", four bi-coloured (signed "MW" Mirko Werner) and three uni. Seven certificates Zrinjscak BPP. (Image)

1918, Independence, group of five imperforate combined essays on ungummed paper, slightly differing design and denominated "50" plus "centre only" attached to the left invertedly. Signed "MW" (Mirko Werner) and three with certificate Zrinjscak BPP. (Image)

1923 (July) - 31. Postage Due. As 1st issue of 1921 but prepared from New Plates made in Vienna (smaller size: 21½ x 28mm against 22½ x 28½mm, and with mostly redrawn numerals). 10p rose-red, 30p yellow-green, 50p violet, 1D brown, 2D blue, 5D pale orange, 10D maroon, 25D pink and 50D deep green, Perf L10½. Very fine mint never hinged set of nine. Michel cat. €300. Very scarce in this condition. SG D195/203.

1919, an Official envelope "Zapovjednictvo posade Medjimurja" (ARMY HQ), under Official No. "D.Z. 72X4", registered to Commander of 3rd Battalion, Mursko Sredisce, despatched by "CSAKTORNYA/919/MAR/30", Hungarian type "R" label and "Sluzbeno/ u poslu vojnom/ prosto od postarine" (Official/ frank free for military usage). (Image)

1920 Smaller letter registered and despatched express to BUDAPEST franked with 5p olive (SG 150) and 10p green (SG 151, single and two horizontal pairs), all of New Currency "chain Breakers" issue, balance of franking applied at reverse with block of eight of 25v violet-blue (SG 145), grey paper, of the last Typographed issue, showing DOUBLE PERFORATIONS at outside left, franking tied by five strikes of ornamented "VARAZDIN, 3. NOV 20" both corresponding labels at front, at back arriving "BUDAPEST, 920 NOV 4" pmk. NB. The letter was re-addressed within BUDAPEST. A very interesting franking. (Image)

1921. New Slovenian parcel card accompanying heavy parcel of 16 Kg 500 gr, to an address in Sarajevo, value declared as 300K, additionally franked, at front, 20K purple (SG 106) of 1920 High Values, 50p on 15v (SG D 181B, 2horizontal pairs and horizontal strip of three at back), franking completed at back with 5p on 15v pale blue (SG D 178B), all of Postage Dues BUT USED AS POSTAGE, and finally 10p green (SG 15) and DIAGONALLY BISECTED 50p blue (SG 157) of New Currency issue of 1920, tied by six strikes of "JANJA, 28.II.21", at back "SARAJEVO 1/3/ 5.III.21" (both cancellers modified from old Bosnian device). Rare usage of 20K value. (Image)

1926, Definitives King Alexander, 25pa. green, left marginal copy showing variety "imperforate at left", mint never hinged. (Image)

1926 (25 Jan) - 1927. King Alexander definitive issue. Very fine used set of twelve, Perf 12½ (comb), ALL LARGE STAMPS, ten values with “extension” to left, two stamps with “extension” to right, additionally, some stamps with BROKEN PERFORATION PINS and some with DESIGN SPLIT INTO TWO PARTS. Remarkable group for specialist collector. (Image)

1926 (25 Jan) - 27. King Alexander. 50p sepia, 1d scarlet, 2d black, 3d dull blue, 4d vermillion, 10d olive and 15d brown, Perf 12½ 8comb). Used examples with traces of hinge, each with RARE PERF L9½ AT LEFT, SG 210,11,12,13,14,17 & 18. (Image)

1927, an old 16v SHS Slovenia COD parcel card with "Chainbreakers" issue, the card was uprated by the Post Office prior to use to make up the correct new price of the parcel card (originally showing the old SHS format), accompanying a parcel of 4 kg., COD value 266D, to an address in village near OBRENOVAC, additional charges worked out as 13.50D (weight -2nd band: 10D, COD - 4th band: 3D and Avis: 0.50D, tariff from 01.11.26-30.09.27) and paid with 5D brown (SG 202) of "De La Rue" definitives, 50(p) sepia (SG 210) and 8D grey-brown (SG 206) of 1926 King Alexander definitives, tied by three "UZDIN"; 23.V.27", with "UZDIN/832" parcel label and orange triangular "REMBOURSEMENT" label alongside, at back "OBRENOVAC. OBRENOVATZ, 25.5.27" arrival and similar distributing PM (28.5.27) when parcel was paid for and collected. Lovely "mixed" franking and very late usage of an old "transitional period" form. (Image)

1931 (1 April). Serbian War Memorial (Paris) Fund. 1931 COLOUR TRIALS. 50p + 50p blue-green, 1D + 50p royal-blue and 3D + 1D violet, IMPERF, ungummed yellowish chalky carton paper, all from sheet corners. Fine and very scarce. (Image)

1931 (1 Sep). King Alexander. With engraver’s name “D. VAGNER” (Cyrillic) underneath design. Two fine used sets of ten, Perf 12½ (comb), ALL BIG STAMPS, caused by PERFORATION ERRORS. (Image)

1934. Registered Airmail cover (crease) to Sombor bearing complete set of 20th Anniv. of Sokol Games, Sarajevo (SG 294/96) with 75p deep green (SG 262) of Kind Alexander definitives of 1932 (Stoicevic & Wagner) tied by three special PMs in red, with scarce boxed "R, II POKRAJINSKI SELT/SKJ SARAJEVO 1934", manuscript No. 186, with scarce triangular "SARAJEVO 1/ AVIONOM-PAR AVION, 27.VI.34", at back next day "SOMBOR" arrival. (Image)

1935. Winter Relief fund.1 D 50 + 1 D 50 deep and pale brown and 3 D 50 + 1 D 50 bright blue and blue, IMPERF, ungummed white wove paper, from so-called "Ministerial Album" (between 500 and 100 Ministerial Albums were produced,a lways in original colors on ungummed paper. imperf. blocks of four with large margins). Very scarce. Dr. Velickovic cert. (Image)

1937 (1 May). Child Welfare Fund. 3D + 3D bright blue, IMPERF, ungummed issued wove paper. Block of four with huge margins on all four sides, ex-Ministerial Album. Dr. J. Velickovic photo-cert. No. A-24 attached. Rare thus. (Image)

1937 (29 Oct). Balkan Entente. 3d emerald and 4d bright blue, Perf L12½. Set of two in very fine mint / mint never higned blocks of four Michel catalogue €360+. Multiples with the better Perf L12½ are very scarce. (Image)

1937. Balkan Entente. 3 d emerald, perf L 10 3/4 & Perf L 12 1/2 and 4d bright blue, all in mint never hinged blocks of four. (Image)

1937.Balkan Entente. 3 D emerald and 4 D bright blue. Imperf., ungummed yellowish paper in kind of miniature sheet (block of four with huge margins), set of two in complete paens from so-called "Ministerial Album". A small quantity of Ministerial Albums were produced and only a handful of complete sets exits. rare and seldom offered. (Image)

1938, Balkan games, 4 unused values UNPERFORATED from margin of sheet. (Image)

1939 (6 Sep) King Peter's Birthday and Adriatic Guard Fund. Variety: 0,50 + 0,50D dull vermilion, Perf 11 1/2 x 11 4/3 (comb), depicting "Jadran" (Cadet Barquentine). Mint never hinged horizontal block of six from top right sheet corner, showing illustrated top sheet margin (as stamp design) and inscription ("CUVAJMO NASE MORE" - LET'S PROTECT OUR SEA) with FULL OFFSET at back. (Image)

1939 (6 Sep). King Peter II Birthday and Adriatic Guard Fund. Set of four, IMPERF, from so-called “Ministerial Album” (printed in small sheetlets of blocks of four, on ungummed wove paper, with large margins around). Only a handful of these albums were presented. Rare. (Image)

1939 (6 Sep). King Peter’s Birthday and Adriatic Guard Fund. 0.50 + 0.50D dull vermilion, 1 + 0.50D deep bluish green, 1.50 + 1D purple and 2 + 1.50D deep blue, Perf 11½ × 11¾ (comb). Very fine mint / mint never hinged set of four, each with SECRET ENGRAVER’S MARK “S” (Prof. K. Seizinger), once in every fourth sheet of twenty-five (positions 16, 25, 16 & 25 respectively). (Image)