WWII – Croatia NDH year 1941 used stamps collection
The postage stamps issued by Croatia (NDH) during World War II in 1941 are notable for their historical context and distinctive overprints. Here’s a summary of the key details:
- First Provisional Issue (April 1941):
- Design: Overprints on existing Yugoslavian stamps with the inscription “NEZAVISNA DRŽAVA HRVATSKA” (Independent State of Croatia) and the Croatian coat of arms.
- Production: Printed using letterpress in Zagreb.
- Varieties: Several known constant varieties exist, such as missing or malformed letters in the overprint and various types of flaws and retouches.
- Common Denominations:
- Values include denominations like 0.25, 0.50, 1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 20, and 30 dinars.
- Variants include issues with shifted, double, or under-inked overprints, as well as various minor printing flaws such as broken lines in the coat of arms and damaged letters.
- Usage:
- These stamps were utilized for regular postal services and continued to be in circulation until the fall of the Independent State of Croatia in 1945.
- Some of these stamps were repurposed for provisional issues by Yugoslavia after the war.
These stamps are highly collectible due to their historical significance and the various printing anomalies that provide unique collecting opportunities.
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