FIUME, General issues, part 1

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Stamp of Austria, used in Fiume
Stamp of Austria, used in Fiume (about 1850)


WARNING: Dangerous forgeries exist of the stamps of Fiume. See for example: http://www.fiume-book.net/eng/FIUME_book/fiume_book.html Stamps of Rijeka, FIUME 1918-1924 by Ivan Martinas.

1919 Various designs, woman's head, city view, statue of Garibaldi and harbor view

Woman's head

  2 c blue
  3 c grey
  5 c green (FIUME)
  5 c green (POSTA FIUME)

City view

  10 c red (FIUME)
  10 c red (POSTA FIUME)
  15 c violet
  20 c green

Statue of Garibaldi (lion with woman)

  25 c blue (FIUME)
  40 c brown (FIUME)
  40 c brown (POSTA FIUME)
  45 c orange (FIUME)
  45 c orange (POSTA FIUME)

Harbor view

  30 c violet (FIUME)
  30 c violet (POSTA FIUME)
  50 c green (FIUME)
  50 c green (POSTA FIUME)
  60 c red (FIUME)
  60 c red (POSTA FIUME)
  1 Cor orange
  2 Cor blue
  3 Cor red
  5 Cor brown
  10 Cor green (FIUME)
  10 Cor green (POSTA FIUME)

Overprinted 'FRANCO' and value

55 on 1 Cor orange

  5 on 20 c green
  5 on 25 c blue (POSTA FIUME!)
  10 on 45 c orange
  15 on 30 c violet
  15 on 45 c orange
  15 on 60 c red
  25 on 50 c green (FIUME)
  25 on 50 c green (POSTA FIUME)
  55 on 1 Cor orange
  55 on 2 Cor blue
  55 on 3 Cor red
  55 on 5 Cor brown
  55 on 10 Cor green

The values 1 c, 2 c, 3 c, 4 c, 5 c and 25 c with inscription 'POSTA FIUME' were prepared, but not officially issued.

 

Forgeries exist, here an imperforate forgery:


Forgery of the 25 c, there is a white dot between the lion's tail and the woman. I've also seen the 45 c 'FIUME' of this particular forgery.

Apparently, the forger Imperato (Genoa, Italy) seems to have dealt in forgeries of Fiume (also of some of the next issues). Some of these forgeries are described in 'Focus on Forgeries' by V.E. Tyler.


(Forged stamp of 15 c, the house has four windows, product of Imperato?)


(Genuine stamps only have three windows in the house)

There exists another forgery of the 20 c green with correct windows.

In forgeries of the woman's head, the star on the forehead is different, the middle leg of the 'E' of 'FIUME' is too short.


Left genuine stamp, right forgery.

Dangerous forgeries of the Harbor View stamps also exist. I don't know how to recognize them. At least two different types of forgeries exist.

 

1919 Inscription 'PRO FONDAZIONE STUDIO'

Wolf with babies

  5 c + 5 L green
  10 c + 5 L red
  15 c + 5 L grey
  20 c + 5 L orange

Sailship

  45 c + 5 L olive
  60 c + 5 L red
  80 c + 5 L violet
  1 Cor + 5 L grey

Flag
  2 Cor + 5 L red
  3 Cor + 5 L brown
  5 Cor + 5 L brown
  10 Cor + 5 L violet

Overprinted 'Valore globale and value

Wolf with babies

  5 c on 5 c + 5 L green
  10 c on 10 c + 5 L red
  15 c on 15 c + 5 L grey
  20 c on 20 c + 5 L orange

Sailship

  45 c on 45 c + 5 L olive
  60 c on 60 c + 5 L red
  80 c on 80 c + 5 L violet
  1 Cor on 1 L + 5 L grey

Flag

  2 Cor on 2 L + 5 L red
  3 Cor on 3 Cor + 5 L brown
  5 Cor on 5 Cor + 5 L brown
  10 Cor on 10 Cor + 5 L violet

Overprinted 'Cosituente Fiumana 24-IV-1921'

Wolf with babies

  5 c + 5 L green
  10 c + 5 L red
  15 c + 5 L grey
  20 c + 5 L orange

Sailship
  45 c + 5 L olive
  60 c + 5 L red
  80 c + 5 L violet
  1 Cor + 5 L grey

Flag

  2 Cor + 5 L red
  3 Cor + 5 L brown
  5 Cor + 5 L brown
  10 Cor + 5 L violet

Oveprinted 'Costituente Fiumana 24-IV-1921 1922'

Wolf with babies
  5 c + 5 L green
  10 c + 5 L red
  15 c + 5 L grey
  20 c + 5 L orange

Sailship

  45 c + 5 L olive
  60 c + 5 L red
  80 c + 5 L violet
  1 Cor + 5 L grey

Flag
  2 Cor + 5 L red
  3 Cor + 5 L brown
  5 Cor + 5 L brown


Fiscal stamp 5 c and 10 C with overprint 'BOLLO' and surcharged with new value. I've also seen the 10 c stamp without the green surcharge.

 

Fiume, general issues, part 2


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