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1874 Prince Nicholas

  1 n (Hoby) blue
  2 n yellow
  2 n green
  3 n green
  3 n red
  5 n red
  5 n orange
  7 n red
  7 n grey
  10 n blue
  10 n red
  15 n brown
  15 n red-brown
  20 n brown
  25 n grey
  25 n brown
  25 n blue
  30 n brown
  50 n blue
  1 F green
  2 F lilac

Many different perforations exist for these stamps. I have seen wrappers and postcards in the same design (see below).

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

Overprinted '1493 1893' and cyrillic text

  2 n yellow
  3 n green
  5 n red
  7 n red
  10 n blue
  15 n brown
  25 n brown

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

Postal stationery, I have seen:
with no overprint: 2 n red, 3 n green, 3 n black, 5 n red, 5 n black, 7 n violet and 10 n blue;
overprinted '1493 1893' and cyrillic text: 2 n yellow, 3 n green, 5 n red and 7 n violet.

Apparently a genuinly imperforate stamp (not a cut from postal stationery)

Forgeries:

Images reprodcued with permission from the Forgeries idenfication site of Bill Claghorn.

In the genuine stamps, the 'P' at the right hand side has a tail and there is a large stop behind the 'P' of 'PP'. The prince has an Adam's apple. In the above forgeries, the 'P' has no tail, there is a small stop behind the 'PP' and the prince has no Adam's apple. The forgeries are badly perforated and a typical cancel is 4 rings (as above) or a cancel consisting of dots.

Other forgeries:

Fiscal stamp (Court Stamp) in the same design:

I have seen the values 1 n red, 2 n red, 3 n red, 4 n red, 5 n red, 10 n lilac, 50 n lilac and 1 F blue.

1896 Castle, inscription '1696 1896'

  1 n blue and brown
  2 n lilac and yellow
  3 n brown and green
  5 n green and brown
  10 n yellow and blue
  15 n blue and green
  20 n green and blue
  25 n blue and yellow
  30 n lilac and brown
  50 n brown and blue
  1 F red and black
  2 F brown and black

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

I've seen postal stationery in the same design in the value 5 n green and brown.

Even though these stamps are quite common, they have been forged. I know that the forger Fournier made forgeries of these stamps. I do not know the distinguishing characteristics.

Forged cancel as used by Fournier on his forgeries (image from a 'Fournier Album of Philatelic Forgeries'), reduced size.

A page from the Fournier Album with Montenegro forgeries.

1902 King Nicholas

  1 h blue
  2 h lilac
  5 h green
  10 h red
  25 h blue
  50 h green
  1 K brown
  2 K brown
  5 K yellow

These stamps have perforation 12 1/2. Imperforate stamps are unfinished remainders (they exist of all values).

Two imperforate 5 h stamps

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

Overprinted 'Constitution 1905' and cyrillic text in several colours:

  1 h blue (red overprint)
  2 h lilac
  5 h green (red overprint)
  10 h red 
  25 h blue (red overprint)
  50 h green (red overprint)
  1 K brown (red overprint)
  2 K brown (red overprint)
  5 K yellow

This overprint exists in two types, the word 'Constitution' differs in size in these two types (17 mm or 15 mm). Several 'errors' with the overprint in the wrong colour (black, red, violet, green, blue) exist, they are all very rare. Some printing errors also exist (* to ***). In each sheet of 100 stamps of the second type, once the errors 'Coustitition' ('n' inverted), 'Constitutton' (one 't' instead of 'i'), 'Constitu on' ('ti' missing).

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

Forged overprints for Montenegro as can be found in 'The Fournier Album of Philatelic Forgeries', reduced sizes.

1907 Nicholas with hat

  1 p yellow
  2 p black
  5 p green
  10 p red
  15 p blue
  20 p orange
  25 p blue
  35 p brown
  50 p violet
  1 K red
  2 K green
  5 K brown

These stamps have perforation 12 1/2.

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

1910 Various designs concerning the royal family

  1 p black
  2 p lilac
  5 p green
  10 p red
  15 p grey
  20 p olive
  25 p blue
  35 p brown
  50 p violet
  1 Pe red
  2 Pe green
  5 Pe blue

These stamps have perforation 12 1/2.

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

1913 King Nicholas in a circle

  1 p orange
  2 p lilac
  5 p green
  10 p red
  15 p grey
  20 p brown
  25 p blue
  35 p orange
  50 p blue
  1 Pe brown
  2 Pe violet
  5 Pe green

These stamps have perforation 12.

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

From end of 1918 onwards, Montenegro used the stamps of Yugoslavia.

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