Yugoslavia Study Group
Postal Auction No. 34
Closing Date: 31 October 2009
A ‘bumper’ auction this time of 250 lots. Another fine selection, especially in the NDH Croatia section where there
are generous starting prices. Some good Serbian WWI FP items also caught my eye. As always, I can send scans and
accept email bids, which I acknowledge. Please remember to give your full contact details including a phone number.
B&W = Black & White
Cat. = latest Michel price
cds = circular date stamp
cmc = continuous machine cancel
cto = cancelled to order
Lot
Year
1
1845
2
1850
3
1850
4
1854
5
1851
6
1869
7
8
9
10
1871
1874
1876
1877
11
1877
12
1878
13
1878
14
1887
15
1892
16
1893
17
1895
18
1896
19
1904
20
1905
Abbreviations:
doc = document
FDC = First Day Cover
FPC = Field-post Card
FPLC = Field Post Letter-card
FPO = Field Post Office
PPC = Picture Post Card
PSC = Postal Stationary Card
PSLC = Postal Stationary Letter-card
tpo = travelling post-office
? = uncertain/not able to read
Description
Pre-stamp
Entire dated 10 November 1845 with small black Cyrillic Jugodina cachet to Belgrade. Sent
from the Archpriest of Jugodina to the Metropolitan of Belgrade; sealed with the wax seal of
the Archpriest. Message section removed (torn off). Good, clean item.
Entire with red boxed ‘Karlovir’ post-mark. Red wax seal. The message portion appears to
have been removed from the page but this is invisible from the outside.
Entire dated 23 September 1850 with small black Cyrillic Cacak mark and red crayon ‘5’ to
Belgrade. Large red wax seal. Message has been removed (torn off). Clean item
Entire with Karlovitz cds dated 22 / MAEK. Semlin arrival cds dated 25 / 3 on back.
Austro-Hungarian Empire
Mi.5I 9 Kr. hand-made paper (so date assumed to be 1851) on small piece with
‘MITRIOVICZ / 8. FEB’ two-line black cancellation. Four generous margins. On the piece,
the ‘M’ of Mitrovicz is slightly cut into, and the ‘Z’ is missing.
Blue sheet folded to create an envelope with Austrian Mi.37 5 Kr cancelled by blue Bellovar
cds dated 16 / 3. Black Varasdin transit cds dated 17/3 and black oval arrival hand-stamp
dated 18 / 3.
Hungarian 2(Kr) PSC cancelled by Mohacs cds dated 23/?/71. Card has been folded.
Hungarian 2(Kr) PSC cancelled by Versetz cds dated 10 / 11 / 74.
Hungarian 2(Kr) PSC cancelled by Kostajnica cds dated 15/1 / 76. Wax adhesion mark.
Hungarian 2(Kr) PSC dated 11/8 77 cancelled with Angram Bahnhof cds dated 11 / 8.
Bellovar arrival cds dated 12 / 8. Fold mark on left edge and some rust marks.
Hungarian 2 (Kr) PSC cancelled by Verbovan cds dated 27/11 / 77. Trieste arrival oval datestamp dated 28/11 / 77. Wax adhesion mark.
Hungarian 2 (Kr) PSC cancelled by Ogulin cds dated 13/1 / 78. Trieste arrival cds dated
15/10 / 78. Wax adhesion mark.
Hungarian 2 (Kr) PSC cancelled by Kopreinitz cds dated 14/10 / 78. Trieste arrival oval
date-stamp dated 14/1 / 78. Wax adhesion mark.
Cover with Hungarian 5 (Kr) pink cancelled by Dombovar cds dated 18/5. On reverse,
Sagor arrival cds dated 19/5 / 87. Small closed tear right side.
2 Kr PSC cancelled by Gross Laschitsch l Velike Lasce cds dated 7/3 / 92. Large Wien 2/5
arrival cds dated 8.3.92
Registered cover with 5 (Kr) black on Red & 10 (Kr) blue Hungarian definitives cancelled
by Zimony / Zemun cds dated 93 / OCT / 2 to Rumi. Red Zimony (Zemun) registration
label.
Cover with Mi.53 5 Kr cancelled by Veldes cds dated 1/7 / 95 to Bohmen.
Senfentenberk/Zamberk bi-lingual arrival cds dated 3/7 / 95
Hungarian 2K PSC with Mitrovitz cdsdated 96 / Sep / 29. Ruma arrival cds dated 96 Sep 30.
Blue pencil ‘Vazniona’ ? marking. Has been folded.
B&W PPC of Mrzla gora mountain with Mi.72 5H cancelled by Leutsch / Luce Pri Ljubiana
cds dated 20 / 6 / 04. Shein Krain arrival cds dated 22 / 6 / 04. Message on picture side.
Commercial post card for the ‘Mesarovic Brothers – Steam Mill and Timber Merchants’, in
German. Hungarian SG102 5F. cancelled with good clear Mitrovica cds dated 905FEB2.
Ruma arrival cds dated 905FEB3. Small thin patch at base of card.
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Res
£9
£2
£5
£2
£2
£10
£9
£14
£3
£1
£7
£3
£5
£15
£9
£2.50
£4
£1
£7
£1
21
1905
22
1914
23
1915
24
1917
25
26
1910
1912
27
1913
28
29
1913
1915
30
1917
31
1919
32
1919
33
34
35
36
37
1874
1874
1874
1874
?
38
39
40
41
42
1902
1902
1902
1902
1902
43
1914
44
1914
45
1915
46
1915
47
1916
48
1916
Commercial cover for the ‘Mesarovic Brothers – Steam Mill and Timber Merchants’, in
Serbian, to Ruma with Hungarian SG 121 10F cancelled with Mitrovica cds dated 905FEB5.
Colour PPC of a bunch of wild flowers to Dignano with Mi.142 5H cancelled with clear
Pola cmc dated 18.III.14. Small tape repaired closed tear.
Colour PPC of three kittens playing with a snail to Visnja gora. Mi.142 cancelled with small
double-circle hand-stamp containing ‘L. 1’. Ljubljana 1 cds clear of stamp (half off card)
dated 5.I.15. Short message on picture side.
Hungarian 8F PSC cancelled by boxed ‘PETERANE / 917AUG1 / POSTAI ? / POSTAN.
AGENIGA’ hand-stamp to Zagreb.
Serbia
Small cover with 2x Mi.1Pa cancelled by blue-grey Belgrade cmc date 30.1.10. Clean.
Postal Order to Prokuplje with Mi.91 50Pa cancelled by Senjski Rudnik cds dated 24 5.12.
Second strike clear of stamp. Arrival cds dated 25.V.12. Indistinct transit cds and black
circular coat-of-arms cachet. Has been folded in 4 but folds now very flat. Good item.
Colour PPC of a view of Monastir used as a FPC cancelled with Bitolj vojna posta cds dated
21.JAN.13, Script on picture side. Good, clean Balkan War item.
Red Serbian FPC to Bitolj cancelled by Uzice cds dated 22.III.13.
Cover with Mi.131 10Pa marginal cancelled by Obrenovac cds dated 15.X.15 (first day).
Addressed to British Base, Corfu. Possibly cto with address added later? Vertical fold. Rare.
Salonika front via Red Cross in Switzerland. Plain post-card with Swiss Mi.118 10 (C)
cancelled by GENEVE1 / EXP.LETTR Red Cross machine cancel dated II.VIII.1917 to
Belgrade. Purple ‘CROIX ROUGE SERBE / BUREAU DE RENSEIGNEMENT /
GENEVE, Rue Muzy 4’ cachet. Red boxed ‘Zensuriert / ? No. 198 / FELDKIRCH’ censor
cachet. Light stain top left. Good item.
Serbian occupation of the Banat Colour PPC of a lady overlooking the sea ‘Noa auf der
Terrasse’, with Hungarian 10 f Mi.213 cancelled by Demesvan cds dated 919 FEB 14 to
Oroshara. Purple circular Serbian censor hand-stamp.
Post-card to Holland dated 1 Juli 1919 with Mi.135 10 Pa. cancelled by ink script ‘Cladova
4/VII’. Purple Serbian ‘77’ censor mark. Dutch ‘C.68’ postal mark. Lovely item.
Montenegro
Nikola I unused 5Nkr. PSC with attached 5Nkr. reply card, black on grey-green.
Nikola I unused 3Nkr. PSLC, black on blue-grey.
Nikola I unused 2Nkr. newspaper wrapper, yellow on blue.
Nikola I unused 2Nkr. PSC, yellow on light buff.
Nikola I 2Nkr. PSC, yellow on dark buff used to Cetinje with indistinct cds dated 1 / 6.
Some staining on reverse top edge.
Nikola I unused 5Nkr. PSC, green on light buff.
Nikola I unused 5Nkr. PSC with attached 5Nkr. reply card, green on buff.
Nikola I unused 10Nkr. PSC, red on blue-grey.
Nikola I unused 10Nkr. PSC with attached 5Nkr. reply card, red on blue-grey.
Nikola I unused 10Nkr. plain PSLC without perfed edges, red on buff.
WW1 Feldpost
Small folded entire to Prahy cancelled by K.u.K Feldpostamt 33 cds dated 17.IX.14. Purple
‘1.Division des / k. und k. Feldhaubitzreginents ? Nr. 8’ cachet and purple
‘KONTROLLIERT!’ cachet
Serbian B&W PPC of Jesus as a child used as a FPC with Nis cds dated 3.10.14 to Valjevo.
Vzhovna Komando transit cds dated 5.X 914. Blue crayon censor initial.
Colour PPC of a ruined church at Pola used as a FPC with blue/grey combined cds and
censor ‘ZENSURIERT / S.M.S. ADRIA / -4.II.15 / MARINE FELDPOST’ to Budweiss.
Nice card with a scarce cancel.
Colour PPC showing a panoramic view of a city (name has been removed by the censor)
used as a FPC with K. und K. FELDPOSTAMT No.34 cds dated 22.II.15 to Praha. ‘K.u.k.
Infanteriebataillon Freiherr von Schonaicn?? / 11. Feldkompagnie’ purple cachet.
Colour PPC of the Konigl. Palace in Belgrade used as a FPC with K.u.k Etappenpostamp
258 cds 20.III.16 to Podebrady. K.u.K Feldmarhaus / 19 purple cachet. Small purple
‘Zensuriert’ cachet and censor’s initials.
B&W photo PPC of Novipazar with K.u.K Etappenpostamt Kraljevo b cds dated -3.IX.16 to
225
£1
£1
£7
£9
£5
£9
£8
£2
£9
£10
£3
£9
£2
£2
£2
£2
£1
£2
£2
£2
£2
£2
£5
£3
£14
£7
£9
£14
Budapest. Circular purple coat-of-arms ‘K.u.k Bezirkskommando Kr???’ cachet’
49
1916
50
1916
51
1916/
17
52
1917
53
1917
54
1917
55
1917
56
1917
57
1917
58
1917
59
1917
60
1917
61
1917
62
1917
63
1918
64
1918
65
1918
66
1918
Serbian FP cover to Paris with bi-lingual Bizerte cds dated 9-11 / 16. Purple boxed Cyrillic
‘MC’ censor cachet. Scarce destination with a rare censor mark that was only used from
August 1916 to January 1917. Good clean cover.
FPC with K.u.K. Etappenpostamp Arangjelovac b cds dated 18.XI.16 to Feldpost 281.
‘K.u.k Militarstationskommando Mladeroyac, cachet
5x FPC from the Isonzo front:
#1 – colour Easter PPC of boy with chicks with K.u.K Feldpostamp 373 cds dated -2.IV.17.
Purple ‘K.und k Infanterieregiment / Erzherzog Leopold Salvatar Nr.18 / Feldkompanie’
cachet.
#2 – B&W PPC showing soldiers at a shrine (Feldpost 515.Serie I) with K.u.K. Feldpostamt
521 cds dated -9.IX.17. Purple ‘K.u.k. Fassungs-Sfalk 3’ cachet.
#3 – FPC with K.u.K. Feldpostamt No.78 cds dated 8.VII.16. Purple ‘K.u.k Inft. Bgt. Erzh.
Leop. / Salvator Nr.18 / 8. Feldkpmpagnie’ cachet.
#4 – FPC with K.u.K. Feldpostamt 628 cds dated 20.X.17. Purple K.u.k Div. San. Koi/48 /
Zug Welterbeforderung geelgnet’ cachet.
#5 – FPC with K.u.K. Feldpostamt 431 cds dated 11.IX.17. Purple ‘K.u.k.
FeldKannonenregiment Nr.19 / Batterie 8’ cachet.
French FPC used as a Serbian field-post card. Serbian F.P Headquarters 999 field-post cds
dated 31.1.17 applied over Fimochlia cds with indistinct date. Rare brown (24) censor
cachet [used by FP 711 between 5/1916 & 3/1917] and censor’s pencil initial. Sent to Corfu.
Rare card in excellent condition.
FPC with ‘KJ.u.K. ETAPPENPOSTAMT / KRAGUJEVAC a’ cds dated -2.IV.17. to
Istranvolgy (Hungary). Indistinct arrival cds. Red ‘K.u.K. Inf. Regt. No. 7 / II Ers.
Kompanie’ unit cachet.
French FPC used as a Serbian FPC with ‘BOJHA NOWTA FP XX’ [= Timochka Regt.] cds
with indistinct date, with ‘BOJHA NOWTA FP 999’ [= General Headquarters, Salonica] cds
dated 22.5.17 applied over. ‘BOJHA NOWTA FP 315’ [= Drinska Division] transit cds
dated 25.5.17. Sent to FPO 16 [4th Inf. Regt.] Blue (49) censor mark of FPO 999 [used
2/1917 to 12/1917]. Good, ‘busy’ card. Low start.
B&W PPC of the Kraljevo barracks used as a FPC with ‘K.u.K. ETAPPENPOSTAMP /
CACAK c’ cds dated 23.V.17 to Budapest. Purple ‘M. kir. VI/29. nepfolkelo hadtap
zasloalj’ unit cachet. Lovely clean card.
Cover with content, with K.u.K. Feldpostamt Lajkovac b cds dated -3.VI.17 to Prag. Purple
‘K.u.K. Eisenbahnregiment / Kgf. Eisenb. A b Abt. No. 63 / fur Hochbauzwocke’ cachet.
Nice, clean cover.
Colour PPC of the Interior of St Catherine’s Cloister used as a FPC to Vamberg with K.u.k
Marinefeldpostamt Pola cds dated 18.VI.17. Purple boxed ‘’ZENSURIERT / S.M.S.
ADRIA’ hand-stamp and signature.
Serbian field-post hand-made post card with BOJHA NOWTA FP 414 [= Dunavska
Division] cds dated 15.8.17 with BOJHA NOWTA FP 999 dated 17.8.17 applied over. Sent
to FPO 111 [= 1st Army]. Good strike of purple boxed (42) censor mark of FPO 999. Faint
stain marks but a good card.
Serbian field-post hand-made post card with ‘BOJHA NOWTA FP 315’ [= Drinska
Division] cds dated 3- 9. 17 to FPO 44. Violet (53) censor mark.
Colour PPC of Konigl. Palais, Belgrade used as a FPC with K.u.K. Etappenpostamt
Krusevac b cds dated 21.IX.17. Black ‘K.u.k BahnhofKommando ?’ cachet.
B&W PPC of the Krusevac memorial statue to Zagreb with Austrian K.u.K. Fieldpost 10
brown Mi.58A cancelled by ‘K.u.K. ETTAPENPOSTAMP / Krusevac b’ cds dated 18.X.17.
Purple Krusevacs, Black boxed Belgrade, and black single line Zagreb censor mark cachets.
Colour PPC of bunch of flowers used as a FPC with K.u.K Feldpostamt 295 cds dated 6.XII.17. Purple ‘K.K.FeldKanonnenregiment Nr. 1’ cachet.
Cover to Wien with Austrian Feldpost Mi.25A 5(H) and Mi.58A 10 (H) stamps cancelled by
K.u.K. Etappen?? F Belgrade cds dated 27.II.18. Purple boxed ‘ZENSURIERT / K.u.K.
ZENSURSTELLE BELGRADE’ censor mark
Colour PPC of a rough sea and ships at night used as a FPC to Neustadt, Bohmen with
‘K.u.K. ETAPPENPOSTAMT / BELGRAD a’. Red ‘K.u.K Reservespital “Brcko” in
Belgrad’ cachet.
Colour PPC of a view of Kotor used as a FPC with K.u.K Feldpostamt a 295 cds dated 8.V.18. Black ‘K.K. Schutzen Rgt. Nr33’ cachet. Blue pencil ‘Zens’ inscription.
Feldpost cover with ‘K.u.K. Etappenpostamt / d Cacak’ cds dated 22.V.18 to Karlsruhe.
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£15
£14
£14
£5
£3
£5
£4
£15
£13
£3
£3
£10
£5
£14
£8
£4
£18
£2
Large purple ‘K.u.K Krotskommando in Cacak’ cachet front and back. Small closed tear.
67
1918
68
1915
69
70
1918
1918
71
1918
72
1919
73
1919
74
1919
75
1919
76
1920
77
1921
78
1921
79
1921
80
1921
81
1921/
22
82
1925?
83
1928
French post-card used as a Serbian FPC with ‘BOJHA NOWTA FP 414’ [= Dunavska
Division] cds dated 15 6.18. 17 with ‘BOJHA NOWTA FP 76 [= 19 th Ibf, Regt.] cds dated
22.6.18 to FPO 111 [= 1st Army]. Violet (90) censor mark of the military post office. Scarce.
Bulgarian Occupation
Bulgarian 5s PSC to Sophia cancelled by Vranva cds dated 19.VI.1915. Double-censored:
large circular purple coat-of-arms 3rd Army censor mark and large circular black coat-ofarms military commander censor mark. Blue pencil censor initials. Attractive piece in lovely
condition
Yugoslavia 1918-1941
15f violet ‘SHS’ overprint Mi.63 very light * with Ercegovic cert. Cat. €75
Austrian tri-lingual post-office money order with 5x Austrian Mi.188 10H cancelled by
Dubrovnik / Ragusa cds’s dated 16/12 18. Local address. Arrival cds dated 17/12 18 and
cashed cds dated 3/1 19. Good, clean card.
Austrian tri-lingual post-office money order with Austrian Mi.197 80H cancelled by
Makarska cds dated 30.XII.18. Dubrovnik / Ragusa arrival cds dated 2/1 19 and cashed cds
dated 3/1 19. Good, clean card.
2 Fil. yellow-brown Mi.88, 3 Fil. violet Mi.89, Hungarian 10 f red & 15 f violet overprinted
‘Hrvatska / SHS’. All four stamps overprinted ‘PORTO’ in purple. Emergency postage due
issue. Fine to very fine used.
Hungarian 10 Filler parcel card for 9 kg with Hungarian 3x Mi.194 10f, Mi.192 5f, Mi.196
20f, Mi.203 1k & Croatia ‘SHS’ overprints Mi.84 10f & Mi.85 20f cancelled by Koprivnica
cds’s dated 919 JAN 28. Koprivnica paper label. Red ‘UTANVETEL / POUZECE’ label.
On reverse, Krizevci arrival cds dated 919 JAN 29 & Krizevci collection cds dated 919 JAN
31. A little creasing. Good item.
Austrian parcel card for 5 kg with Mi.103A 20Vin & Austrian Mi.198 90H cancelled by
Gonobitz cds dated 2?/3 19. Gonobitz paper label. On reverse, Marburg an der Drau arrival
cds dated 27.III.19. Mi.100A with black ‘PORTO’ overprint cancelled by Marburg an der
Drau cds dated 28.III.19. A scarce item in excellent condition.
Overprinted Bosnia & Herzegovina ‘8’ parcel card for 5 kg with 2x Mi.12 90h provisionals
cancelled by Mostar cds’s dated 20.X.19. Mostar 1 label. On reverse, further Mi.12 &
Mi.100A 5Vin cancelled by Mostar cds’s dated 20.X.19. Sarajevo arrival cds dated 22.X.19
and collection cds dated 23.X.19.
Overprinted Bosnia & Herzegovina ‘10’ parcel card for 6.5 kg with Mi.112 10Kr, Mi.110A
2Kr & Mi.105A 30Vin cancelled by Sarajevo cds’s dated 11.V.20. Sarajevo H.P.A label.
Red ‘V’ label. On reverse, Livno arrival cds dated 19.V.20.
Parcel card 0.7 kg with 2x Mi.111A 5kr & Mi.128 cancelled by Maribor cds’s dated 12.1.21.
Paper label with ‘51’ and further strike of cds over. On reverse, Kranj arrival cds dated
14.1.21. Nice card in good condition.
Parcel card for 4.60 kg with Mi.110 2Kr, 2x Mi.151 50pa, Mi.147 10pa & Mi.155 2Din
cancelled by Zagreb cds’s dated -9 APR 921. Zagreb 2 paper label. On reverse, Bijeljina
arrival cds dated 11.IV.21 and two further strikes dated 12.IV.21 & 13.IV.21
Printed Matter post-card with Mi.147 10Pa cancelled by Zagreb cds dated 14 JUN 921 to
Ljubljana. Purple boxed company arrival cachet dated 17/6/21. Good, clean item.
Serbian 10pa Parcel card with coupon for 3.1 kg sent post-free but card itself up-franked
with Mi.147 10pa (to cover 20pa card fee) cancelled by Kotchahe cds dated 16.7.21. On
reverse, arrival Stip cds dated 18.VII.921. Flattened vertical fold almost invisible from the
front. Otherwise good condition.
Collection of Mi.159-161** and Mi.162-168 ** and used, including 3x marginal blocks of
12 for Mi.159-161** from the top right of the sheets showing the plate numbers. 89 stamps
in total unchecked for varieties.
Strip of 3x Mi.162 1 Din on 10 Pa. on piece cancelled with 2X LLOYD TRIESTINO /
DUIN / PIROSCAFO (UNDATED). Cancels have been cut into and show half on one side
of the strip and half on the other side.
Cover to Hollywood California addressed to Douglas Fairbanks! On reverse, 3x Mi.190 1D
cancelled by Sombor cds’s dated -9.V.28. A little wear on top edge and closed tear on
reverse when opened. Unusual novelty item at a low start.
425
£3
£5
£8
£8
£9
£10
£8
£10
£3
£3
£2
£2
£1
£5
£10
£4
£1
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85
1935
86
1938
87
1939
88
1940
89
1941
90
19251939
91
92
1940
1941
93
1944
94
1942
95
1942
96
1943
97
1945
98
194144
99
1941
100
101
102
1941
1941
1941
Express cover to Austria cancelled by Zagreb cds dated 23.X.29. Red bi-lingual express
label. On reverse, Mi.193 4D and Mi.194 5D cancelled by further Zagreb cds’s dated
23.X.29. Graz arrival cds dated 24.X.29. Some marks and cover torn on bottom edge where
roughly opened.
Small cover with Easter card content, with Mi.285 25 Pa. cancelled by indistinct cds dated
?IV.35. ‘Tiskanica’ purple cachet. Some contemporary ink smudges.
Official FDC for the Belgrade International Air Exhibition with Mi.354-7 set and Mi.301
0.50Din cancelled by commemorative exhibition cds’s dated 28.V.38 set registered to
Frankfurt. Blue Beograd registration label. On reverse, 2x Frankfurt (Main) arrival cds’s
dated 31.5.38. Lovely clean travelled FDC. Cat €30.
Official illustrated FDC for the Centenary of Serbian post to Frankfurt with Mi.370-4 set
cancelled by red hexagonal commemorative hand-stamps dated 15-III-1939. Hinge
remainder on reverse. Lovely clean cover. Cat. €40
2x items from the Gutenberg Exhibition:
#1 – Official illustrated unaddressed FDC with Mi.428 cancelled by special exhibition cds in
gold dated 29.IX.1940. Excellent condition.
#2 – Official commemorative exhibition card (numbered 001608) with Mi.428 cancelled by
special exhibition cds in gold dated 29.IX.1940. Small light crease top right corner.
Unaddressed illustrated FDC for the Slovenian War-memorial with Mi.433-6 set cto by red
‘ZA ZVEZO BOJEVINIKOV / BREZJE’ commemorative cds’s dated -1.I.1941. Hinge
remainders on reverse. Otherwise good and clean. Cat. €20.
Italian Occupation
3x PPC of Zara:
#1 – sepia photo of Colonna e Torre Buovo d’Antona. Mi.225 20 Cmi. cancelled by Zara
Arrivi e Partenze cds dated 22.7.25.
#2 – colour view of Passeggiata delle Collovare with Mi.303 20 Cent. cancelled by Zara
Arrivi e Partenze cds dated 30.9.29.
#3 – sepia view of Riva Vittoria Emanuele with Mi.303 20 Cent. cancelled by large size
Zara Arrivi e Partenze cds dated 12.12.39.
30 Cent. PSC cancelled by Umago Pola cds dated 24.10.40. Good, clean card.
Oversize philatelic registered cover with Hitler & Mussolini set Mi.623-628, Mi.414 1.25L,
Mi.305 30Cmi, Mi.302 15Cmi, Mi.311 2L & Mi.330 1L cancelled with bi-lingual Split
cds’s dated 28.IV.41. Blue bi-lingual registration label. On reverse, Split arrival cds dated
28.IV.41. A few rust marks and a small closed tear on top edge. Attractive and distinctive.
B&W PPC of Corso Vittorio Emanuell III with Social Republic Mi.643 30 Cent. cancelled
with Fiume ?cchi / Ordinarie-Partenze cds dated 16.6.44 to Pr. Bellano
German Occupation
German parcel card (6.35 design) 10.5kg with provisional Montpreis paper label. German
50pf Mi.796 & 60pf Mi.526 cancelled by Montpries cds dated 16.5.42. On reverse, Miess
(Karnten) arrival cds dated 19.5.42. Filing punch-holes.
German parcel-card (6.35 design) 7.5kg with Marburg (Drau, Steierm) paper label. German
60pf Mi.526 cancelled with Marburg (Drau,) cds dated 28.9.42.
German parcel-card (8.42 design) 5.5kg with Marburg (Drau, Steierm) paper label. German
50pf & 5pf Mi.796 & Mi.784 cancelled with Marburg (Steierm) cds dated 27.10.43.
Indistinct Karnten arrival cds on reverse.
German parcel-card (8.42 design) 11kg with Neumarktl (Oberkrain) paper label. German 2x
80 pf Mi.798 cancelled with Neumarktl cds dated 24.1.45. On reverse, 20 pf Mi.791
cancelled with Neumarktl cds dated 24.1.45. Collection date 15/2/45. Late use – nice card.
NDH Croatia
Mix of loose NDH stamps, mint and used, looks primarily definitives, postage dues and
officials. Clearly some duplication. Must be c200? (I’m not so sad as to count them!) A
good sort for the winter evenings and priced to sell.
Jugoslavian Mi.437 & 438 2nd Croatian Philatelic Exhibition issue on piece cto by illustrated
‘*ZAGREB I * ZA PROPAGANDU U POKRAJINI*’ grey machine cancel dated 13.IV.
1941. Looks to me that this has been cut from the very rare FDC which cats at €200
Mi.1-8 provisionals (*). Cat. €44 for **
Mi.P1-5* complete set provisional Postage Dues. Cat. €40 for **
Mi.9-23 & Mi.41-42 provisionals, mix of **,* & (*). Cat. €36 for **.
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Slavonski Brod Philatelic Exhibition Mi.39-40**. Cat. €40 cheapest type
Slavonski Brod Philatelic Exhibition Mi.39B-40B complete sheets **. A few creases in the
selvage & Mi.39 has a small glue mark. Scarce – Cat. €1.640. Excellent start price.
Mi.43-46 ** set of four provisionals. Cat. €5
Registered cover with 2x Mi.12 1.50D, 2x Mi.42 2D & Mi.14 3D provisionals cancelled by
Zagreb 2 cds’s dated -3.VI.41. Blue bi-lingual Zagreb 2 registration label with Cycillic
script obliterated. Opened left side by Vienna censor. ‘OKW GEOFFNET (g)’ eagle &
swastika resealing strip tied on reverse by ‘Oberkommando der Wehrmacht / Gepruft’ hand
stamp. Associated numbered hand-stamps. Wien arrival cds dated -7.VI.41. Excellent
condition overseas registered cover with good, clear strikes.
Registered cover with 2x Mi.15 4D provisionals cancelled by Zagreb 1 cds’s dated 18.VI.41.
Blue bi-lingual Zagreb 1/a registration label. Opened left side by Vienna censor and resealed
with ‘OKW GEOFFNET (g)’ eagle & swastika resealing strip. On reverse, Mi.10 0.50D &
Mi.12 1.50D provisionals again cancelled by Zagreb 1 cds’s dated 18.VI.41, Wien arrival
cds dated 24.VI.41. A little edge-wear but unusual as Cyrillic script on registration label not
obliterated and resealing strip not tied to cover with censor’s hand-stamp. A good overseas
provisional cover.
B&W photo PPC of Jelacic Square in Zagreb to Vukovar with Mi.9 1D provisional
cancelled by Zagreb 2 cmc dated 18.VII.41.
Registered cover to Germany with Mi.15 4D, 2x Mi.42 2D & Mi.43 50P provisionals
cancelled by Zagreb 1 cds’s dated -4.VIII.41. Blue Zagreb 1/e bi-lingual registration label
with Cyrillic script obliterated. Opened left side by Vienna censor. ‘OKW GEOFFNET (g)’
eagle & swastika resealing strip tied on reverse by ‘Oberkommando der Wehrmacht /
Gepruft’ hand stamp. Associated numbered hand-stamps. Indistinct arrival cds dated
-9.VIII.41. Some rust spots but a good provisional cover.
Pre-printed company post-card with Mi.41 1D provisional cancelled by Modrica cds dated
-8.VIII.41. Small corner piece missing from adhesive and minor staining.
Attractive colour PPC of a market scene with people in national costume, with Mi.42 2D
provisional cancelled by a good strike of Zagreb 2 ‘autumn fair’ cmc dated -1.IX.41
addressed to a NCO at Feldpost # 31342A [Stab III,. 7.-9. Batterie Artillerie-Regiment 218].
As usual, some ink marking from the cmc appears on the picture side. Good item.
Commercial cover to Tenningen, Germany with Mi.9 0.25D & Mi.14 3D provisionals and
Mi.48 0.50K cancelled by indistinct Zagreb cmc dated ?.IX.41. Opened left side by Vienna
censor. ‘OKW GEOFFNET (g)’ eagle & swastika resealing strip tied on reverse by red 4line continuous ‘Oberkommando der Wehrmacht / Gepruft’ machine censor marking.
Related numbered censor markings. Cover has been folded and has some wear to the top
edge affecting the stamps (hence low start). Interesting item with an unusual foreign rate.
Mi.P6-10* Postage Dues. Cat. €4,50 for **
Cover to Trebuje with 2x Mi.12 1.50D provisionals cancelled by bi-lingual Zagreb 1 cds
dated 25.IX.41. Minor rusting. Unusual late use of bi-lingual cancel.
Small cover to Nemacki Brod, Protectorate. On reverse, Mi.42 1D & Mi.11 1D cancelled by
indistinct cds dated ?.X.41. Opened left side and resealed with Vienna ‘Oberkommando der
Wehrmacht / Geoffnet’ resealing strip tied with red 4-line Vienna ‘Oberkommando der
Wehrmacht / Gepruft’ machine censor marking. Opened two sides and a little worn.
Red Cross set Mi.66-68 in complete sheets (*). Some glue marks on front of sheets.
Commercial cover to Cilli, Germany with a strip of 3x Mi.42 2D provisionals cancelled by
2x Slavonski Brod cds’s dated 13.X.41. Opened left side by Vienna censor. Resealed with
brown tape tied by very clear red ‘OKW GEOFFNET (g)’ eagle & swastika continuous
machine censor marking. Related numbered censor markings. Couple of small closed tears
to top when originally opened. Lovely clean cover with unusual franking
Commercial cover to Munich with Mi.12 1.50D provisional & Mi.50 1K cancelled by
Zagreb 1 bi-lingual cds dated -8.XI.41. Opened left side by Vienna censor. Resealed with
brown tape tied by red ‘OKW GEOFFNET (g)’ eagle & swastika continuous machine
censor marking. Related numbered censor markings. Good, clean cover with very late use of
a bi-lingual cancel
1K PSC to Graz, Germany up-rated with Mi.11 1D provisional cancelled by Zagreb 2 cmc
dated ?.XII.41. Red 4-line Vienna ‘Oberkommando der Wehrmacht / Gepruft’ machine
censor marking.
Colour PPC of ‘Le pere Tanguy’ by Van Gough to Prague with Mi.52 2K cancelled by
Zagreb 2 cmc dated 24.XII.42. Red 4-line continuous ‘Oberkommando der Wehrmacht /
Gepruft’ machine censor marking and associated Vienna numbered hand-stamps.
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1K PSC PC2 unused ‘pre-up-rated’ with Mi.48 0.50K. Small light crease bottom edge. Cat.
€11 for standard unused.
Postage Due Mi.P12-16B complete set of 5 **. Cat. €9
Complete set official stamps Mi.D1A-18A* Cat. €8 for **
£2
Ex-kingdom parcel card (12kg) with Cyrillic script crossed through. Mi.48 0.50K, Mi.60
10K & Mi.63 30K cancelled by Zagreb 3 cds’s dated 16.I.42. Circular purple official
‘CENT. CARINSKA BLAGAJNA ZAGREB’ hand-stamp. On reverse, Mi.P8 2K cancelled
by Bos. Brod cds dated 17.I.42.
Cover to Brno in the Protectorate with 2x Mi.52 2K cancelled by Hvar cds’s dated 11.II.42.
Censored Vienna with ‘Oberkommando der Wehrmacht / Geoffnet’ resealing strip tied on
back with Red 6-line continuous ‘Oberkommando der Wehrmacht / Gepruft’ machine
censor marking. A little tatty and folded through one adhesive, hence low start.
Model Aircraft Exhibition Mi.70-73**. Cat. €7.50
Model Aircraft Exhibition Mi.70-73 fine used. Cat. €7
Model Aircraft Exhibition Mi. Blocks 1 & 2 **. Cat. €120
Model Aircraft Exhibition Mi. Blocks 1 & 2 cto with Zagreb 8 cds’s dated 10.V.42. This
cancel is known to have been commonly applied post-war so must be considered forged.
Official 64 page softback booklet 15cm x 21cm from the Njemacka Plastika Sadasnjosti
German sculpture exhibition held in Zagreb in May 1942. The cover has the same picture as
appears on the official post-card from the exhibition. Has a full list of the exhibits plus 41
full page B&W photos of various sculptures including Hitler’s head as a fronticepiece. The
cover has some creasing and is beginning to separate from the pages as the glue deteriorates
but a very rare item.
1K PSC to Trnava, Slovakia uprated with Mi.50 1K & Mi.0.50K cancelled by Dubrovnik
cds’s dated -4.IV.42. Red 6-line continuous ‘Oberkommando der Wehrmacht / Gepruft’
machine censor marking. Purple Slovak ‘CENZOR 84’ cachet. Nice example of a doublecensored item to Slovakia.
1.50K PSC dark green on white (type PC3-A) to M. Popovaca cancelled by Hrvatske
Moravice cds dated 21.IV.42. A little surface marked.
1.50k PSC dark green on beige (type PC3A-b) to Zagreb cancelled by Karlovac cds dated
30.IV.42. Corner crease.
1K PSC to Zagreb up-rated with 2x Mi.48 0.50K cancelled by 2x First Anniversary
illustrated commemorative black hand-stamps dated 10-V. 1942. Third strike clear of
stamps. Postally used items with this cancel are scarce. Attractive piece in good condition.
Cover with Mi.50 1K & Mi.52 2K cancelled with Hrvatska Mitrovica cds dated 20.V.42.
Golubing arrival cds dated 21.V.42.
1.50k PSC (type PC3A-b) to Podinokly, Protectorate, up-rated with 2x Mi.9 0.25D
provisionals cancelled by Zagreb 2 cds’s dated 23.V.42. Black ‘T’ postage due mark
incorrectly applied. Red 6-line continuous ‘Oberkommando der Wehrmacht / Gepruft’
Vienna machine censor marking and associated numbered hand-stamps. A little creasing.
1.50K PSC dark green on white (type PC3A-a) to Osijek cancelled by Zagreb 2 cmc dated
26.V.42. Corner crease.
1K PSC to Germany up-rated with Mi.48 0.50K & Mi.50 1K cancelled by Hrvatski
Karlovski cds’s dated -1.VI.42. Red 6-line continuous ‘Oberkommando der Wehrmacht /
Gepruft’ Vienna machine censor marking and associated numbered hand-stamps. Redirected
with address amendment. Corner crease.
Local cover with Mi.98C cancelled by good strike of Zagreb 2 ‘Work harder / to shorten the
war’ slogan cmc dated 12.VII.42. A little fading to the edges.
Registered cover to Switzerland with Mi.83-85 POMOC set, Mi.57 6K & 2x Mi.82 0.25K
cancelled by 4x Zagreb 1 cds dated 22.VII.42. Provisional black boxed registration handstamp. On reverse, Bern 1/ Briefausgabe & Bern 16 / Burgernziel arrival cds’s. Philatelic
but a lovely clean cover.
Official cover to Leipzig with Mi.D8 4K cancelled by indistinct Zagreb cds dated 24.VII.42
Purple circular coat-of-arms ‘Zagreb / Glavna Bratinska Blagajna’ official cachet. Opened
left side by Vienna censor. ‘OKW GEOFFNET (g)’ eagle & swastika resealing strip tied on
reverse by red 4-line continuous ‘Oberkommando der Wehrmacht / Gepruft’ machine censor
marking. Some creasing and has been folded in quarters. Unusual official rate.
£5
Cover to Guterberg, Germany with Mi.50 1k & Mi.52 2K cancelled by Sidski Banovci cds
dated 28.VII.42. Black ‘T’ postage due hand-stamp. Opened left side by Vienna censor and
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cover lining removed. Resealed with brown tape tied by red ‘OKW GEOFFNET (g)’ eagle
& swastika continuous machine censor marking. Related numbered censor markings. On
reverse, Zemun 1 transit cds dated 29.VII.42.
1.50K PSC dark green on white (type PC3-A) to Vienna up-rated with Mi.52 2K & 2x
Mi.47 0.25K cancelled by Ruma cds’s dated 27.VII.42. Red 7-line Vienna continuous
machine censor mark on left side and associated numbered censor marks. Both 0.25K
adhesives heavily mis-perfed making this a distinctive item in good condition.
Official souvenir PPC from the Zagreb War Artists’ Exhibition of Rommel by Willrich. On
reverse, Mi.50 1K cto with commemorative machine cancel in grey dated 2.VIII.42, with
second strike clear of stamp. Card addressed but not travelled. Tiny inked ’50’ top left;
corners very slightly rubbed but a rare piece at a very low price.
B&W photo PPC of Zagreb Cathedral to Munich with 2x Mi.501K cancelled by Zagreb 2
cmc dated 27.VIII.42. Red 6-line continuous ‘Oberkommando der Wehrmacht / Gepruft’
Vienna machine censor marking.
Pre-printed commercial postcard to Zagreb with 2x Mi.50 1K cancelled by Ravno cds dated
13.IX.42. Adhesives slightly folded around top of card. Cancel alone cats at €7.
Local cover from the Hungarian Consulate in Zagreb with Mi.52 2K cancelled by Zagreb 6
cds dated 17.IX.42. Purple consulate cachet. Cover has been returned undelivered. Pencil
‘natrag’ and red ‘OTPUTOVAO / PARTI’ return label and signature. A couple of rust marks
where paperclips have been attached to the bottom edge but a good and interesting item.
Red Cross set Mi.86-90 * with Red Cross labels attached right side. Cat. €17 for stamps **
Red Cross set Mi.86-90 fine used. Cat. €16,50
Unaddressed official Red Cross FDC with Mi.86-90 & Mi.Z1 1K tax stamp cancelled by red
commemorative cancels dated -4.X.1942. Couple of light marks. Cat. €60
Ustasha Youth Mi.91 & 92 * two sets with different labels attached right side.
Ustasha Youth Mi.91 & 92 in complete sheets **. Cat. €45
Ustasha Youth Mi.91 & 92 ** imperf. Slight crease in Mi.92 appears to have been in paper
before printing. Cat. €200. A great chance to obtain a rare piece at what is a very low start.
Ustasha Youth Mi. Blocks 3A&B perf. & imperf. both with very light hinge mark away
from stamp. Cat.€56 for **
Ustasha Youth Mi. Blocks 3A&B perf. & imperf. each cancelled with Zagreb 1/60 cds dated
22.XI.42. This cancel is known to have been regularly used post-war to cancel rare material
so must be considered forged, hence low start.
Livadic Samobor 700th anniv. official souvenir post-card with Mi.51 1.50K cto with anniv.
illustrated black hand-stamp dated 20.XII.42. Cancel is slightly mis-struck hence low start.
Unused 1.50 PSC (type PC3B) pre-up-rated with Mi.48 0.50K. Cat.€20 for standard unused.
Labour Front Mi.94-96 sheets ** Cat. €130
Unaddressed official Labour Front FDC with Mi.94-96 cancelled by special commemorative
black machine cancel dated 17.I.1943. Excellent but for faint ink finger-print at top. Cat. €35
Unaddressed cover with Mi.82 0.25K cto by black Labour Front commemorative handstamp. Second strike clear of stamp. Corner crease and light edge creasing.
B&W photo PPC of Krapina to Osijek with Mi.53 cancelled by Krapina cds dated -5.II.43.
1.50 PSC dark green on white (type PC3A) to Berlin up-rated with Mi.48 0.50 cancelled by
Banja Luka cds dated -6.II.43. Red 6-line Oberkommando der Wehrmacht Vienna
continuous machine censor mark on left side and associated numbered hand-stamps.
1.50k PSC to the Protectorate cancelled by Lukavac cds dated 12.II.43. Red 6-line
Oberkommando der Wehrmacht Vienna continuous machine censor mark on left side and
associated numbered hand-stamps. Rate increased to 2K from 1.1.43 but no postage due
charged. Scarce cancel valued at €10. Creased so a low start.
2nd Anniv. Mi. Blocks 4A & B both mounted clear of stamps. At. €49 for **
2K PSC dark carmine with sunrays (type PC4b-I) to the Protectorate cancelled by Sarajevo
1 cds dated 17.IV.43. Red 6-line Oberkommando der Wehrmacht Vienna continuous
machine censor mark on left side and associated numbered hand-stamps.
Official cover with Mi.D6 3K & Mi.D 50B cancelled by Kutina cds dated 19.IV.43. Purple
circular ‘KOTARSKI SUD KUTINA’ cachet. Mi.P11 0.50K cancelled by Zagreb 8 cds with
indistinct date. Large purple ‘TRGOVACKI SUD U ZAGREBU’ receiving cachet. On
reverse, Zagreb 1 cds dated 21.IV.43. The 50B official has a corner trimmed on the right
edge when the cover was opened. Interesting item.
Local mourning cover with Mi.98C cancelled by Zagreb 6 cds dated 16.V.43.
Parcel card from Zagreb 2. There are 16x Mi.P19 2K, 2x Mi.P25 20K, 2x Mi.P18 1K &
Mi.P6 0..50K adhesives cancelled by Sarajevo 1 cds’s dated 29.V.43 which relate to holding
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fees at Sarajevo. With 21 adhesives, both the front and back of the card is all but covered
and little other information is available. Very distinctive multi-franked stamp shortage item.
Express commercial cover to Switzerland with Mi.58 7K, Mi.98 3.5K & Mi.99 12.50K
cancelled by Zagreb 2 cds’s dated -4.VII.43. Red bi-lingual Expres label, pink ‘Ellsendung /
Expres-Espresso’ label. On reverse, octagonal arrival Telegraph Zurich date stamp and
Zurich Eilzustellung cds both dated -6.VII.43. Has been folded and tears at the top when
opened hence low start.
Cover to Germany with 2x Mi.47 0.25K & Mi.98C 3.50K cancelled by Zagreb 1 cds’s dated
-1.VII.43. Opened left side by Vienna censor. Resealed with brown tape tied by red ‘OKW
GEOFFNET (g)’ eagle & swastika continuous machine censor marking. Related numbered
censor markings.
Cover to Vienna with Mi.98C 3.50K & Mi.48 0.50K cancelled by Vilic Selo cds dated 2.VII.43. Opened left side by Vienna censor. Resealed with brown tape tied by red ‘OKW
GEOFFNET (g)’ eagle & swastika continuous machine censor marking. Related numbered
censor markings. Good cover with scarce cancel valued alone at €10.
Croatian Legion Mi.107-110** in complete sheets of 100. Full selvage and no split perfs
noted. Folded vertically along perfs. Seldom seen.
Croatian Legion Mi.Blocks 5 A & B **. Cat. €15
B&W photo PPC of Metkovici to Zagreb with Mi.108 2K cancelled by Metkovici cds dated
16.VII.43
Cover to Zagreb with Mi.109 3.50K cancelled by Vrpolje cds dated 21.VII.43
2K PSC dark carmine with sunrays (type PC4b-I) to feldpost #57338 (?) [Stab III u. 9.-12.
Kompanie Infanterie-Regiment 922, if correct]. Up-rated with Mi.107 1K (sender obviously
not aware of ‘freepost’ nature of feldpost) cancelled by Gracanica cds dated 12.VIII.43.
Some creasing, hence low start.
Unaddressed official FDC for the 3rd Philatelic Exhibition with Mi.115 cancelled by black
commemorative machine cancel dated 12.IX.1943. Apart from a paperclip pressure mark
top left, cover is pristine. Cat. €30.
3rd Philatelic Exhibition Mi.Block 6 **. Corner crease. Cat. €18
Red Cross Mi.118-127 ** complete set. Cat. €12.50
Red Cross Mi.118-127 * complete imperf. set. Cat. €100 for **
Red Cross Mi.118-127 official unaddressed FDC with black machine commemorative
cancels dated 3*10*1943. Some minor light creasing. Cat. €38
Oversize registered cover with Mi.57 6K se tenant pair, 2x Mi.106, Mi.58 7K, Mi.48 0.50K
& Mi.119 2K Red Cross cancelled by Zagreb 6 cds;s dated 14.X.43. Zagreb 6 bi-lingual
blue registration label with Cyrillic script obliterated, blue ‘Avoinom / par avion’ airmail
label & red ‘HITNO / Expres’ label. Opened left side by Vienna censor. ‘Oberkommando
der Wehrmacht GEOFFNET g’ eagle & swastika resealing strip tied on reverse by 2x red
‘Gepruft / Oberkommando der Wehrmacht’ censor hand-stamps. On reverse, Prag 47 &
Prag 14 arrival cds’s dated 20.X.43. Cover a little marked with two closed tears and has
been folded through the Red Cross stamp but nonetheless an interesting cover with scarce
commercial use of a Red Cross adhesive. Low start.
B&W photo PPC of the Town Hall in Sarajevo with Mi.104 2K cancelled by Sarajevo 1 cmc
dated 24.XI.43. Some minor creasing.
Pavelic definitives Mi.129-147 **. Cat. €11
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Pavelic definitives Mi.129-147 * bar Mi.130 & Mi.137 imperf. 17 stamps from the 20 stamp
set. Each stamp cat. €7 for **
Postage dues Mi.P17-25* set of 9. Cat. €3,80 for **
£10
War Invalids Mi.154-157 complete set of four in mini-sheets mounted clear of stamps. Cat.
€40 for **
Commercial cover with Mi.57 6K & 2x Mi.50 cancelled by Zagreb 5 cds’s dated 15.III.44.
Blue ‘Avionom / Par avion’ airmail label. Resealed with brown tape tied by red ‘OKW
GEOFFNET (g)’ eagle & swastika continuous machine censor marking. Good cover.
Colour Easter PPC of chick, eggs and flowers to Zagreb with Mi.98C (corner missing) and
Mi.Z4 2K tax stamp cancelled by Djakovo cds dated -6.IV.44.
2k PSC faint sunrays (type PC4a-II) to Osijek with Mi.Z3 1K tax stamp cancelled by Zagreb
1 cds dated 20.IV.44. Some creasing.
£4
Registered 2K PSC dark carmine with sunrays (type PC4b-1) up-rated with Mi.104 2K &
Mi.58 7K. Mi.Z3 1K tax stamp cancelled by S.v. Ivan Zelina cds’s dated -3.V.44. Red S.v.
£5
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Ivan Zelina registration label. On reverse, Zagreb arrival cds dated -5.V.44. Repaired filing
punch holes (one through the 2K adhesive). Otherwise in good condition.
Registered 2K PSC dark carmine with sunrays (type PC4b-1) to Sibenik with Mi.Z3 1K tax
stamp cancelled by Pozega cds dated 21.V.44.
3rd Anniv. NDH. Mi.158-160 ** in complete sheets. Minor light folds in selvage. Cat. €15
Commercial cover to Munich with Mi.136 4K & Mi.105 3.50K cancelled by Zagreb 1 cds’s
dated 30.V.44. Blue ‘Avionom / par avion’ label. Opened left side by Vienna censor.
Resealed with brown tape tied by red ‘OKW GEOFFNET (g)’ eagle & swastika continuous
machine censor marking. Related numbered censor markings. On reverse, oval (tpo?) arrival
date stamp dated 06.06.44 and cmc arrival stamp dated -6.6.44. Some creasing to the right
edge does not detract from an attractive cover.
Cover with Mi.98 3.50K & 2x Mi.Z3 1K tax stamps cancelled by indistinct Slavonski Brod
cds’s. Faint circular purple ‘CENZURA / BROD n/s/ 75’ censor mark. On reverse, Novi
Slankamen arrival cds dated 12.VI.44.
Labour Front Mi. Block 7 **. Cat. €4.50.
Commercial cover to Prague with Mi.58 7K & Mi.103 1K cancelled by Zagreb 1 cds dated 2.IX.44. Blue ‘Avionom / par avion’ label. Opened left side by Vienna censor. Resealed
with brown tape tied by red ‘OKW GEOFFNET (g)’ eagle & swastika continuous machine
censor marking. Related numbered censor markings. On reverse, 2x Prag 1 arrival cds’s
dated -7.IX.44. Good, attractive cover.
Commercial cover to Nachod, Protectorate with Mi.54 cancelled by Zagreb 15 cds dated
28.IX.44. Opened left side by Vienna censor. Resealed with brown tape tied by red ‘OKW
GEOFFNET (g)’ eagle & swastika continuous machine censor marking. Flattened fold.
B&W photo PPC of statue of Bulicev, Zagreb with Mi.104 2K & Mi.Z5 5K cancelled by
indistinct Zagreb cds dated 19.X.44. A little minor staining.
Red Cross Mi.167-169** complete set in mini-sheets. Cat €30.
Postal Workers Mi.173-6** in set of 4 mini-sheets. Cat. €12
Postal Workers Mi. Block 6 mounted clear of stamp. Cat. €12 for **
Italian WWII Feldpost
B&W photo PPC of church in Trogir with Posta Militare Nro 83 cds dated 26.?.41.
Cover with Mi.307 50 Cent. cancelled with Posta Militare N.ro 18 dated 15.6.42. Second
strike clear of stamp. Faint Vicenza arrival cds on reverse dated ? 42
Air-mail cover with 2x Mi.304 25 Cent. & Mi.328 50 Cent. cancelled with Posta Militare 14
[Gulf of Kotor] cds’s dated 23.6.43. Ravenna arrival cds on reverse dated 29.6.43. A little
contemporary damage to the top edge when opened.
Captured Italian mail. Illustrated Italian FPC showing a B&W picture ‘La Viottoria Dara’
sent from Posta Militare 81 [Croatia] to Posta Militare 38 [Greece]. Posta Militare N. 81 cds
dated 27.8.43. Purple ‘1. REGGIMENTO GRANATIERI DI S / 8. COMPAGNIA’ cachet.
Card was captured on route to Greece by German forces following the Italian surrender and
sent to Stalag XB [Sandbostel, Germany] before being sent on. Purple boxed ‘Stalag X B /
58 / Gepruft’ censor mark. Unusual and rare piece.
WWII Serbia
100th Anniv. Serbian Post Mi.94-98 complete sheet **. Corner creases and has been folded
horizontally. Stamps alone would cat. at €30
Yugoslavia from 1945
NDH Croatia 2K PSC without sunrays (type PC4a-II) overprinted with Sarajevo type 1
cancelled Kozarac cds dated 19.XII.45. Contemporary ink mark top right. This is a very rare
item unvalued in Strpic (unused card cats at 450K – some £55) cancelled with a rare exNDH cancel. Lovely item at a low price.
Pair of Tito 1.50D PSC’s showing name-change of Uzice to honour Tito, both to Belgrade.
#1 – Uzice cds dated 8.IX.46. #2 – Titovo Uzice cds dated 24.IX.46.
Registered cover with Mi.467 9D & Mi.471 1D cancelled by bi-lingual Shrem. Mitrovica
cds’s dated 30.VIII.49. Sremska Mitrovica registration label. Bi-lingual Tutebay arrival cds
dated 31.VIII.49. Good, clean cover.
Illustrated official unaddressed FDC for the Bled International Parachuting Competition
with Mi.666-7 cto with commemorative cancels dated 16.VIII.1951. Some very minor
marks on the cover. A good opportunity to obtain a rare FDC at a modest price. Cat.€120
Cut-down cover (newspaper wrapper?) with Mi.679 5 Din cancelled by bi-lingual Buje /
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Ruie cds dated 31.7.53.
Small cover to Jakovo with content being a message on card ‘The Saviour is born’ written
personally by Archbishop Makarija of the Serbian Orthodox Church. Mi.689 5 Din
cancelled by Sremski Karlovci cds dated 10.1.56. Some marks to cover and stamp is
damaged but this is difficult to see when flat.
Spomeniki Revoluciji Monuments mini-sheets Mi.1542IIA 5 Din., Mi.1543IIA 10 Din.,
Mi.1544IIAa 20 Din. and Mi.1545IIA 50 Din. 4 sheets all ** perfect condition. Cat. €275
Illustrated commemorative unaddressed post-card with SG2136 5 Din 100th anniv. of
Belgrade-Nis railway cto with Nis commemorative first day cancel dated 10.4.1984.
6 D Postal Stationary envelope to UK uprated with SG2084 100D, 2x SG1600 2D & 10D
pays 120 D postage. Cancelled with Srtemska Mitrovica cds’s dated 16.02.86
Registered ‘AR’ cover with content to UK. Purple two-line ‘Bureau de poste Yougoslavie /
22000 Sremska Mitrivica – ‘Port paye’ cachet, red ‘AR’ label, registration label and violet
circular cachet of the District Court of Sremska Mitrovica. Sremska Mitrivica cds dated
20.11.86. Red ‘Registered / 25 Nov 1986 / Dover Kent’ arrival stamp. Interesting item.
Airmail cover to UK with self-adhesive label dated 04-06-91for 11.60 Dinars marked 11000
Beograd 6 covering external letter rate plus airmail surcharge.
Cover to UK with self-adhesive label dated 22-01-93 for 490 Dinars marked 11181 Beograd
47 covering external letter rate plus airmail surcharge. ‘Avionom / par avion Airmail label.
Croatian Republic
60+ ** stamps from the early 1990’s Looks like a couple of duplicates but a very good
selection.
Zagreb Cathedral charity issue Mi.8B ** imperf. complete sheet. Cat. €38
Zagreb Cathedral charity issue Mi.8C ** complete sheet. Cat. €21
700th Anniv. Trsat charity issue Mi.9A ** complete sheet. Cat. €18
700th Anniv. Trsat charity issue Mi.9B** imperf. complete sheet. Cat. €24
Workers charity issue Mi.10A ** complete sheet. Cat €18,50
Croatian Parliament charity issue Mi.11A ** complete sheet. Cat €18,50
Croatian Parliament charity issue Mi.11B ** imperf. complete sheet. Cat €25
Zagreb-Dubrovnik Air-mail Mi.179A ** complete sheet plate #1.
Zagreb-Split Air-mail Mi.180A ** complete sheet plate #1
Zagreb-Pula Airmail Mi.181 ** complete sheet plate #1
Constitution charity issue Mi.14-19A ** complete sheet. Cat. €30
Christmas Mi.184 ** complete sheet. Cat. €20
Vukovar charity issue Mi.20A ** complete sheet. Cat. €25
Vukovar charity issue Mi.10B ** imperf. complete sheet. Cat €35
700th Anniv. Trsat charity issue with overprint Mi.185 ** imperf. Rare sheet cat. €200
Jelacic Mi.187 ** complete sheet.
Zagreb-Osijek Airmail Mi.189 ** complete sheet plate #1
Starcevic Mi.191 ** complete sheet.
3x Colour PPC’s – interesting group.
#1 - Views of Pag, to UK with 2x Mi.188 30 Dinar paying external non-standard post-card
rate of 60 Dinar. On front is Mi.180 2 Dinar airmail stamp. All cancelled with pag cds’s
dated 12.5.92.
#2 – Views of Kolan to UK with 3x Mi.218 80 Dinar cancelled by Kolan cds’s dated
07.01.93. External non-standard post-card rate at this time was 250 Dinar. This was 10
Dinar underpaid but allowed to go through unchallenged.
#3 - Views of Okucani, to Novalja with Mi.341 1K cancelled by Okucani cds dated
06.06.97. Some light creases.
Red Cross charity issue Mi.63 ** complete sheet.
Misc.
Original highly detailed German military map entitled ‘Pola’ showing the Adriatic coast,
hinterland and islands from Pola in the west, through Albona, Fiume, & Crkvenica to Novi
in the east. Produced by the K.u.K Militargeographisches Institut., in colour and dated 1894.
Scale of 1:200,000 (1cm = 2km). Measures approx 48cm x 66cm. Reverse has a hand-stamp
‘Oberleutnant Anton Glas / des K.u.K. Infanterieregimentes Freiherr v. Czibulka Nr. 91.
Excellent condition. Has been folded but no splits or tears. Lovely item and certainly priced
to sell.
Similar original highly detailed German military map as above, this one entitled ‘Mostar’
showing the Adriatic coast, hinterland and islands south-east from Mostar. Produced by the
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K.u.K Militargeographisches Institut., in colour and dated 1913. Scale of 1:200,000 (1cm =
2km). Measures approx 48cm x 66cm. Excellent condition. Has been folded but no splits or
tears. Lovely item again priced to sell.
5 used definitives (1 Hungarian, 3x Serbian & 1 Yugoslav) all with different perfins; M.F.;
W.B.V; R.S. JB; ISIS. Comes with sheet naming the companies.
Pre-printed invoice for a company in Osijek completed in black script and dated 21/7 1920
with Mi.103A 20 Vin. used as a tax-stamp. Has horizontal fold and minor creasing.
NDH Croatia typed court doc dated 27.2.43 from the Zemun courts, ‘Verdict based on
confession’. At bottom, 3x 20K, 5K, 3K, 2K & 5x 1K revenues cancelled by ‘Kotarski sud
Zemun’ purple circular hand-stamps. Attractive, good condition with complete translation.
NDH Croatia typed court doc from the Zemun courts concerning the transfer of property
with 10K, 2x 3K, 2k revenues all perfinned, plus 2D kingdom revenue cancelled by
‘Kotarski sud Zemun’ purple circular hand-stamps. Doc in Croatian, Hungarian & German.
Translation included. Attractive and unusual in good condition with complete translation.
NDH Croatia pre-printed and typed court authorisation doc from the Zemun courts with
20K, 10K (perfinned) & 2x 1D kingdom revenues cancelled by ‘Kotarski sud Zemun’
purple circular hand-stamps. Folded and some staining.
2x Yugoslav Post Office service receipts with Sremska Mitrovica 22000 cds’s
#1 – white paper, cds dated 02.11.71. #2 – pink paper, cds dated 14.01.72
Michel Handbuch-Katalog Deutsche Feldpost 1937-1945. Excellent information on all
aspects of German Feldpost from cancels, units, to SS censorship. Heavily illustrated with
covers, maps, etc. Although from 1986, I can’t see that this differs from more recent
editions. Slight rubbing to corners but otherwise in excellent condition. A new edition will
be available later this year for €69.80 – about £45.
Book – ‘Witness to Jasenovac’s Hell’ by Ilija Ivanovic published by Dallas Publishing Co.
Hardback with dust jacket. English language, 192pp with many B&W photos. The
harrowing autobiography of a schoolboy’s three years held in the notorious Jasenovacs
concentration camp. Has a small chapter about the official concentration camp post-cards.
Excellent condition with just a little rubbing to the jacket corners. A very rare and out of
print book. I could only find one copy on ‘Booksearch’ – with a price of US$395!
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