Senta

Regional Issues of Yugoslavia, 1944-1945
During World War II, the formerly independent state of Yugoslavia was dismembered by its
neighbors. The axis puppet state of Croatia absorbed Bosnia-Herzegovina. Germany not only
occupied Serbia but also incorporated the territories bordering Austria into the Reich. Albania,
Bulgaria, Hungary and Italy gobbled up what was left. Following the axis defeat in 1945, The
DFJ (Democratic Federation of Yugoslavia) regained all of the original territory of the
Kingdom of Yugoslavia, and in addition was awarded portions of northeast Italy.
The Regional Issues represented
in this exhibit are shown in Red on
the map. They are presented in
the following order.
Senta (Zenta)
Cetinje
Ljubljana (Laibach)
Maribor (Marburg)
Murska Sobota (Muraszombat)
Split (Spalato)
Zagreb
Mostar
Sarajevo
Banja Luka
Beograd (Belgrade)
Trst (Trieste)
Pula (Pola)
Rijeka (Fiume)
Items of exceptional interest are described in red.
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June 1944
Essay prepared by Prof. Andrejevi ć-Kun
20 copies were produced from the wooden cliché
cert.
Vojvodina (Serbia)
Senta (Zenta)
Overpints on Hungary
Proof of overprint
From the certificate: "A set of 10 overprints were prepared, arranged in a horizontal row and
sheets or part sheets were overprinted successively row by row. The 10 horizontal overprints can
be plated from minor characteristics of the letters, numerals and especially full stops. Overprints
in the vertical rows are identical. The red star overprint was added in a separate step." In fact, it
can easily be seen that the red stars were printed first, one row at a time.
The surcharge on the Postage Due stamps was applied in a separate (third) operation.
Proof of the surcharge on the 6 fillér Postage Due
Senta
Official Issue
October 20, 1944
Official Issue – so-called “Small Senta”
8.X.1944. – Day of Liberation
1941 Churches Issue
24f
1,000
1943 Portraits & Crown Issue
1f
1,000
2f
1,000
3f
800
4f
1,000
5f
1,000
8f
1,000
10f
500
24f
1,000
1944 St. Margaret Issue
30f
800
Surcharged 1941-44 Postage Due Issue
10/2f
1,000
cert.
Senta overprints are denominated in Hungarian Pengő and fillér
Senta
Official Issue
Believed to be the only existing set in blocks of four
columns 7-8
columns 4-5
columns 9-10
columns 9-10
columns 1-2
columns 5-6
columns 4-5
columns 2-3
columns 9-10
columns 4-5
columns 5-6
Senta
Official Issue
Varieties
Jugoslivia error on left stamp
(about 5 copies known)
cert.
Red star missing
cert.
Both overprints
tête-bêche
Black overprints
tête-bêche
(10 known)
Inverted star on
top stamp only
Setoffs
5 fillér
cert.
8 fillér
cert.
5 fillér
Senta
Unissued Values
Privately distributed; not sold at post office
So-called “Big Senta
1943 Portraits & Crown Issue
10f
50
10f
50
10f
50
20f
50
20f
50
20f
50
50
70f
50
80f
50
1944 Famous Women
20f
50
24f
50
30f
50
50f
1941 Churches Issue
2P/1f
250
5P/1f
250
1941 Postage Dues
20/3f
50
30/4f
50
50/6f
Only 32 complete mint sets are possible
50
Senta
Varieties (Unissued Values)
Red star overprint only
Both overprints inverted
Red overprints missing
5 Pengő and 2 Pengő overprints se-tenant
Setoffs
cert.
20 fillér
cert.
80 fillér
Cert.
1 Pengő
Senta
Trial Printing
Trial printing – Blue burelage underprint
(about 40 copies known)
First Day Cover with two copies of trial printing
Next day (Oct. 21, 1944) Beograd arrival postmark on reverse.
Senta covers in this exhibit are franked at the Hungarian 30 fillér domestic letter rate
Senta
Unaddressed and addressed First Day Covers
Per the Senta Protocol (see page 2), all first day cancellations were to be in Red
FDC
Senta
The majority of Senta covers on the market are First Day covers with
Red cancellations. Per the Senta protocol (see page 2), red was used
only on the first day. All subsequent usage required Black cancellations.
Senta to Subotica, Oct. 21, 1944 (2nd Day)
Two types of Senta cancels.
Type 1 - larger numerals, used
on above cover and sheetlet
Type 2 - smaller numerals, used
on FDCs on previous 2 pages
Usage
Senta
1.
1943 postal card uprated for domestic use
2.
1944 postal card (local rate), FDC
3.
1944 fieldpost card (local rate)
Postal Cards
Senta
Postal Cards
The Michel Ganzsachen-Katalog Europa has delisted the Senta postal cards on the
basis that they are private fabrications. However, the following card from a Senta
People’s Liberation Council member was censored and clearly went through the mail.
1944 18 fillér postal card surcharged to 20 fillér, used on first day of issue, censored
Message on reverse (75%)
Comrade Jaše !
The next extraordinary meeting is scheduled for October 25, so please
come without fail, because the arranged trip should be on the agenda.
I salute you
Montenegro
Cetinje
Overprints on Italian Occupation
March 1, 1945 – overprinted in blocks of 20
German troops withdrew from Montenegro by Dec. 7, 1944.
1943 Occupation Definitives
1943 Airmail Issue
Postage Due Overprints
The Cetinje overprints are denominated in Italian Lira and Centesimi.
The issue was valid through May 11, 1945.
Cetinje
Overprints on Montenegro
Overprint Plate Varieties occurring on all values
Positions 1 and 2 in the block with overprint error in first word of position 2
Position 1 - Demokratska
Position 2 - Demokratskd
1943 Occupation Definitives
Cetinje
Overprints on Montenegro
Overprint Plate Varieties
Positions 1 and 2 in the block with overprint variety in position 2
1943 Airmail Issue
Postage Due Overprints
Only 50 complete sets can exist.
Only a very few sets in multiples
The basic stamps were issued for the Italian Occupation of Montenegro, and
were printed in sheets of 80 - 2 panes of 40 stamps separated by a vertical
gutter. For the overprinting, the sheets were separated into blocks of 20.
Cetinje
Overprints on Montenegro
Full overprint sheet with plate varieties
The wide spacing in position 13 occurs only on this stamp.
The stars differ in size, shape and orientation.
broken a
broken K,
Demokratskd error
missing c
wide spacing, broken ka
first e broken
Cetinje
Varieties
Overprint Plate Varieties
10L/15c - shifted overprints
Raised 1
(position 10)
Variety exists only on this value
15L/20c - tabs at top
raised bar
(position 3)
shifted bar
(position 8)
cert.
Shifted bar variety exists only on this value; raised bar also exists on 10L/15c, 20L/2L, 20L/5L
Cetinje
Varieties
Overprint Plate Varieties
6L/1L
Broken
letters
Missing a
In Lira
Position 15 on this stamp only
Broken O in PORTO
Shifted Overprints
Star and value missing at right, printed on (folded over) margin
Reverse (100%)
Cetinje
Varieties
Overprint errors
10L/20c (instead of 15L/20c)
(20 printed, only known block of 4)
Double overprint – 20 copies printed
cert.
Unique block of four with Demokratskd error
Very faint double overprint
Cetinje
Perforation errors
Imperforate at right
Imperforate at right
Double vertical perfs in center
Shifted perforations
Varieties
Cetinje
1. April 24, 1945 – Overfranked letter from Cetinje to Kolasin.
2. March 1, 1945 – First Day Cover, Baošić to Gjurići (Jošica), registered and censored.
Both covers with bilingual postmarks
Usage
Cetinje
2.V.1945 – Herzegnovi to Cetinje (both covers).
Lower cover – mixed franking with 10 Dinar Federal issue.
Left stamp is variety with smaller star.
Usage
Slovenia
Ljubljana (Laibach)
Overprints on Laibach
June 7, 1945
German forces in Slovenia surrendered on May 9, 1945.
Overprinted on German occupation issues
The Ljubljana issue was valid through June 30, 1945.
The Ljubljana overprints are denominated in Italian Lira and Centesimi.
Ljubljana
Varieties
Red overprint
Inverted overprint
Inverted overprints
Imperforate vertically
Ljubljana
1. May 13, 1945 – Ljubljana toBerlin, top center stamp with inverted overprint
2. June 14, 1945 – Window envelope with Ljubljana postmark
(Italian text removed from postmark and obliterated in return address)
Manuscript (cyrillic) “odgovoreno (replied) 22.VI.945”.
Usage
Ljubljana
Censored Mail
1. May 8, 1945 (date of German surrender) – Local letter with Ljubljana censor
2. May 21, 1945 – Ljubljana to a village near Maribor, forwarded back to Ljubljana, censored
Usage
Ljubljana
Usage
Censored Mail
June 8, 1945 – Ljubljana to Somobor in Croatia
Croatian language censor handstamp and label
Handstamp
Censor Label
CENZURIRANO
(Censored)
VOJNA CENZURA P. T. T.
(Military Censor PT&T)
58.
GLAVNA SABIRNA BOJNA POŠTA
(Main Military Field Post)
OTVORENO – PREGLEDANO
(Opened – Examined)
Ljubljana
Money Order
Front side: 15.VI.1945 & 28.VI.1945 VRHNIKA postmarks,
imprinted revenue stamp with 14.6.45 date (75%).
Reverse side: Receipt returned to sender with 1 Lira stamp postmarked
VRHNIKA 28.VI.45, 30.VI.1945 arrival datestamp (private?).
Usage