Preview of Stamps Catalogue: VOLUME 2

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOWINA part 3

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Bosnia and Herzegowina part 2

1912 Head of emperor Francis Joseph, inscription 'K.u.K. MILITAR POST BOSNIEN HERCEGOVINA'

  1 h olive
  2 h blue
  3 h red
  5 h green
  6 h black
  10 h red
  12 h green
  20 h brown
  25 h blue
  30 h red

Slightly different design

  35 h green
  40 h violet
  45 h brown
  50 h blue
  60 h red
  72 h blue

Larger sizes

  1 K lilac on yellow (design as 2 h)
  2 K black on blue (design as 2 h)
  3 K red on green (design as 40 h)
  5 K violet on grey (design as 40 h)
  10 K blue on grey (design as 2 h)

Surcharged

  '1915 7 Heller' (red) on 5 h green
  '1915 12 Heller' (blue) on 10 h red
  '1916 7 Heller' (red) on 5 h green
  '1916 12 Heller' (blue) on 10  red

Overprinted '1918' in red

  2 h blue

All the above stamps have perforation 12 1/2.

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
1 h	c	c
2 h	c	c
3 h	c	c
5 h	*	c
6 h	*	*
10 h	*	vc
12 h	*	c
20 h	***	c
25 h	**	c
30 h	*	c
35 h	*	c
40 h	***	c
45 h	**	*
50 h	**	c
60 h	**	c
72 h	***	***
1 K	R	*
2 K	***	*
3 K	R	***
6 K	R	R
10 K	RR	RR
1915 overprint
7 h on 5 h	c	*
12 h on 10 h	*	*
1916 overprint
7 h on 5 h	*	*
12 h on 10 h	*	*	Inverted overprint: R
1918 overprint
2 h	c	c

These stamps, overprinted 'KRALJEVSTVO S.H.S.', in latin or cyrillic caracters, issued for Yugoslavia see under Yugoslavia issues for Bosnia and Herzegowina.

1914 Girls head, for newspapers

  2 h blue
  6 h lilac
  10 h red
  20 h green

The imperforated stamps were newspaper stamps of Bosnia, later in 1919 perforated stamps (12 1/2) were used as postage stamps in Yugoslavia.

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
6 h	*	*
10 h	*	c
20 h	*	c

See under Yugoslavia for surcharged stamps of this issue.

1916 War invalids fund

  5 (+2) h green
  10 (+2) h red
  10 (+2) h blue (1918)
  15 (+2) h brown (1918)

These stamps are perforated 12 1/2.

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
5 h	*	*
10 h red	*	*
10 h blue	*	*
15 h	c	c

For these stamps with overprint, 'DRZAVA S.H.S. Bosna Hercegovina' or similar in cyrillic text, see under Yugoslavia, issues for Bosnia and Herzegowina.

1916 Emperor Francis Joseph, value in the middle at the bottom, inscription 'KuK MILITAR POST BOSNIEN HERCEGOVINA'

  3 h grey
  5 h green
  6 h violet
  10 h brown
  12 h blue
  15 h red
  20 h brown
  25 h blue
  30 h green
  40 h red
  50 h green
  60 h red
  80 h brown
  90 h lilac

Other design

  2 K red on yellow
  3 K green on blue
  4 h red on green
  10 K violet on grey

Overprinted 'WITWEN UND WAISENWOCHE'

  10 (+2) h yellow
  15 (+2) h red

These stamps have perforation 12 1/2.

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	c
5 h	*	*
6 h	*	*
10 h	*	*
12 h	*	*
15 h	c	c
20 h	*	*
25 h	*	*
30 h	*	*
40 h	*	*
50 h	*	*
60 h	*	*
80 h	**	*
90 h	**	*
2 K	*	*
3 K	**	**
4 K	***	***
10 K	R	R
Witwen und Waisenwoche
10 h	c	c
15 h	c	c

1916 Express stamps, Mercury, inscription 'MILITARPOST EILMARKE'

  2 h red
  5 h green