Yugoslavia Kingdom year 1921 1/10 Din stamps set MNH

Yugoslavia Kingdom year 1921 1/10 Din stamps set MNH

In 1921, the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (which later became Yugoslavia in 1929) issued its first postage stamp set after World War I and the unification of various territories into the new kingdom.

The 1921 Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes Stamp Set:

Design:

• Featured the coat of arms of the new kingdom prominently in the center.
• The coat of arms depicted a double-headed eagle along with other heraldic symbols.
• Inscriptions included the country name “Kraljevina Srba, Hrvata i Slovenaca” in Serbian and Croatian.

Values:

• The definitive set consisted of 17 stamps with values ranging from 10 para to 20 dinara.
• Both para and dinar denominations were used, reflecting different former currency systems.

Printing:

• Printed using engraved plates by the Serbian State Printing Works in Belgrade.
• Issued in both perforated and imperforate forms.

Overprints:

• Some values were overprinted “Listopadska Revolucija 1917” in 1922 to commemorate the 5th anniversary of the Russian October Revolution.

Significance:

• These were the first unified postage stamps for the newly formed Kingdom after World War I.
• They symbolized the political union of the Serb, Croat and Slovene peoples into one state.
• The coat of arms design highlighted the monarchy’s authority over the kingdom.

The 1921 stamp set established the new Yugoslav kingdom’s national postal identity after emerging from the war and dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. They remain an important historical issue in Yugoslavian philately.