YUGOSLAVIA, issues for BOSNIA AND HERZEGOWINA

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1918 Stamps of Bosnia and Herzegowina, overprinted 'DRZAVA S.H.S. 1918 Bosni i Hercegovina' in latin or cyrillic text

  3 h olive
  5 h green (overprint red)
  10 h red
  20 h brown (overprint red)
  25 h blue (overprint red)
  30 h green
  40 h orange
  45 h red
  50 h lilac
  2 K green
 
Surcharged
  60 h on 50 h lilac
  80 x on 6 h brown
  90 h on 35 h green
  3 K on 3 h olive
  4 K on 1 K red
  10 K on 2 h violet

Value of the stamps

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
3 h * *  
5 h c c  
10 h c c  
20 h c c  
25 h c c  
30 h c c  
40 h c c  
45 h c c  
50 h c c  
2 K * *  
Surcharged
60 h on 50 h c c  
80 x on 6 h c c  
90 h on 35 h c c  
3 K on 3 h * *  
4 K on 1 K * *  
10 K on 2 h *** ***  

Forged overprints exist, they are described in the Billig book concerning forgeries.

 

1919 Stamps of Bosnia with 'DRZAVA S.H.S. Bosna Hercegovina'

  10 h blue
  15 h brown

Value of the stamps

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
10 h * *  
15 h ** **  

Similar stamps in the values 5 h green (with similar cyrillic overprint) and 10 h red were prepared but not issued:

 

1918 Stamps of Bosnia Herzegovina (K.u.K. Militarpost), overprinted 'KRALJEVSTVO S.H.S' in latin or cyrillic text

3 h red 5 h green 10 h on 6 h black 50 h grey50 h on 72 h blue 60 h lilac 3 K red on green

  3 h red
  5 h green
  10 h on 6 h black
  20 h on 35 h green
  25 h blue
  30 h red
  45 h brown
  45 h on 80 h brown
  50 h grey
  50 h on 72 h blue (overprint red)
  60 h lilac
  80 h brown
  90 h lilac
  2 K green
  3 K red on green
  4 K red on green
  5 K violet on grey
  10 K violet on grey

Value of the stamps

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
3 h c *  
5 h c c  
10 h on 6 h c c  
25 h on 35 h c c  
25 h c c  
45 h c c  
45 h on 80 h c c  
50 h *** ***  
50 h on 72 h c *  
60 h c *  
80 h c *  
90 h c *  
2 K c *  
3 K * *  
4 K * **  
5 K * **  
10 K * **  

 

1918 Postage due stamps of Bosnia Herzegovina (Militarpost), overprinted 'DRZAVA S.H.S BOSNA I HERCEGOVINA' in latin or cyrillic text

  2 h red
  4 h red
  5 h red
  6 h red
  10 h red
  15 h red
  20 h red
  25 h red
  30 h red
  40 h red
  50 h red
  1 K blue (red overprint)
  3 K blue (red overprint)

Value of the stamps

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
2 h c c  
4 h c c  
5 h c c  
6 h c c  
10 h c c  
15 h * **  
20 h c c  
25 h c c  
30 h c c  
40 h c c  
50 h c *  
1 K c *  
3 K c *  

Some provisional stamps exist overprinted with 'FRANCO':

Forgeries exist of this overprint, also on letters.

 

1918 Overprint on 'MILITARPOST EILMARKE' stamps of Bosnia

(Sorry, no picture available yet)

  2 h red
  5 h green

Value of the stamps

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
2 h * *  
5 h c *  

 

1919 Stamps of Bosnia and Herzegowina overprinted 'KRALJEVSTVO SRBA, HRVATA I SLOVENANCA PORTO', in latin or cyrillic caracters, issued for Yugosalvia

25 x red "PORTO" 10 h red 1 K lilac

  2 h on 35 h 
  5 h on 45 h
  10 h on 10 h
  15 h on 40 h 
  20 h on 5 h
  25 h on 20 h
  30 h on 30 h
  1 K on 50 h
  3 K on 25 h

Value of the stamps

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
2 h on 35 h * *  
5 h on 45 h * *  
10 h on 10 h c c  
15 h on 40 h * *  
20 h on 5 h c c  
25 h on 20 h * *  
30 h on 30 h c *  
1 K on 50 h c c  
3 K on 25 h * *  

 

1919 Postage due stamps of Bosnia and Herzegowina overprinted 'KRALJEVSTVO SRBA, HRVATA I SLOVENANCA PORTO', in latin or cyrillic caracters, issued for Yugosalvia

  40 h on 6 h
  50 h on 8 h

Value of the stamps

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
40 h on 6 h c c  
50 h on 8 h c c  

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