POSTAGE STAMPS
(1944)

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MICHEL 10
FIELD POST STAMP
(AGRAM [ZAGREB])

BACKGROUND: Issued Nov 1944 : This stamp is the same as Michel 2 with "INSELPOST" overprint in italic capital letters instead of lower case upright letters.

Michekl 10 was used on all of the islands.

VALIDITY: Nov 1944 until May 1945
VALUE: N/A
COLOUR: brown
WATERMARK: NONE
PERF: 13¾:14 (10 A) or rouletted (10 B)
AVAILABILITY: Sheets (10x10)
QUANTITY PRINTED: 1,500,000

SPECIAL CANCELLATION: NONE

VARIATIONS

There are no less than five major variations



ABOVE LEFT: Mi 10 a - blue-black overprint (38-40 degrees) Plate I/1
ABOVE CENTRE LEFT: Mi 10 b I - dark blue to blue overprint (30-40 degrees) Plate I/1-I/3
ABOVE CENTRE RIGHT: Mi 10 b II - dark blue overprint (38-40 degrees) Plate II
ABOVE RIGHT: Mi 10 c - watery light blue overprint (30-36 degrees) Plate I/2



ABOVE LEFT: Mi 10 d - black-blue overprint (38-40 degrees) Plate I/1

NOTE: the angles specified above are measured with respect to the baseline of the stamp and there are small variations due to the irregular sheet margins.

OTHER VARIATIONS

There are six other variations



ABOVE LEFT: Mi 10 Bb DD - double overprint (Plate I/1)
ABOVE CENTRE LEFT: Mi 10 B b I DD - double overprint (Plate I/3)
ABOVE CENTRE RIGHT: Mi 10 B b II DD - double overprint (Plate II)
ABOVE RIGHT: Mi 10 B b I K - inverted overprint (Plate I/2)



ABOVE LEFT: Mi 10 B b I K - inverted overprint (Plate I/3)
ABOVE RIGHT: Mi 10 B b I DDK - double overprint, both inverted (Plate I/3)

PLATE FLAWS

There are no major plate flaws but there are strongly shifted and damaged overprints

STAMPS FROM MY COLLECTION

All stamps from here until the end of the page are from my collection

POSTALLY UNUSED - MINT