POSTAGE STAMPS - LAIBACH
(1944)

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ITALIAN DEFINITIVE STAMPS WITH VARIOUS OVERPRINTS
MICHEL 8
(5th Jan 1944)

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

VALIDITY: 5th Jan 1944 until 8th May 1945
VALUE: 50 Centesimi
COLOUR: blackish blue violet
WATERMARK: Crown Type 11 (upright)
PERF: Comb 14
AVAILABILITY:
QUANTITY PRINTED: 662,760



NOTE: BEWARE of FORGERIES of OVERPRINTS and CANCELLATIONS

VARIATIONS

Mi 8 Z - inverted watermark

REGULAR TYPE I OVERPRINT ERRORS

I - eagle with thick curved beak (field 51)
II - eagle with a lump on upper right wing (field 85)
III - dot beneath eagle's left talon (field 86)
IV - dot beneath eagle's right talon (field 95)
V - dot beneath and to the left of 'C' of 'LAIBACH' (field 81)

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