POSTAGE STAMPS - LAIBACH
(1944)

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ITALIAN DEFINITIVE STAMPS WITH VARIOUS OVERPRINTS
MICHEL 1
(5th Jan 1944)

The first of 19 Italian issue stamps, with Type II overprint, eagle and the inscription "PROVINZ LAIBACH / LJUBLJANSKA POKRANJINA".

VALIDITY: 5th Jan 1944 until 8th May 1945
VALUE: 5 Centesimi
COLOUR: black ochre brown (shades)
WATERMARK: Crown Type 11 (upright)
PERF: Comb 14
AVAILABILITY:
QUANTITY PRINTED: 492,675



NOTE: BEWARE of FORGERIES of OVERPRINTS and CANCELLATIONS

VARIATIONS

There are no major variations

REGULAR TYPE II OVERPRINT ERRORS

I - 'S' and 'K' in 'LJUBLJANSKA' mutilated (field 75 and 76)
II - foot of 'N' in 'LJUBLJANSKA' extended (field 25)
III - 'B' in 'LJUBLJANSKA' flattened (field 77)
IV - hole in eagle's stomach (field 65 and 66)
V - cut between bumps on wing root (field 60)

OTHER OVERPRINT ERRORS

I - 'D' insted of 'P' in 'POKRAJINA'(field 100)

PLATE FLAWS

There are no major plate flaws

STAMPS FROM MY COLLECTION

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

POSTALLY UNUSED - MINT