Yugoslavia postage stamp year 1926 30 Din King Alexander MNH
📮 1926 “King Alexander I” Stamp – 30 Dinar
Issue details:
- This stamp is part of the 1926–27 definitive series portraying King Alexander I of Yugoslavia (at that time the Kingdom was officially “Kraljevina Srba, Hrvata i Slovenaca” – Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes).
- Designed and engraved by D. Wagner and printed by letterpress in Belgrade.
- The 30 dinar value was issued on 2 March 1927 (despite the series generally being referred to as 1926).
- It depicts King Alexander I facing right, with the inscription often in Cyrillic and Latin (“КРАЉЕВИНА СРБА, ХРВАТА И СЛОВЕНАЦА”).
- Perforation for this issue is comb 12½ and the stamps were printed on various papers.
📦 Catalog & Collecting Notes
- The 1926/27 King Alexander series included multiple denominations from low to very high values (25 para up to 30 dinar).
- The 30 dinar stamp is catalogued alongside other high values in classic Yugoslav collections (Scott/Michel/Yvert numbers vary by catalog).
- There are also surcharged issues and overprints (e.g., flood relief surcharges) known from later in 1926–28, but the original 30 dinar was standard postage.
