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SERBIA 1866-1900 issues

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1866 Prince Michael, cyrillic text "K. CPbCKA POWTA", perforated

  1 p green (newspaper stamp, exists imperforated, 1868)
  2 p brown (newspaper stamp, exists imperforated, 1868)
  10 p orange
  20 p red
  40 p blue

The 10, 20 and 40 p exist in two printings, the so-called Vienna printing and the Belgrade printing. The newspaper stamps (1 p and 2 p) usually remained uncancelled. The 2 p exists with misprint "PAPF" instead of "PAPE".

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

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

Cancels, example:

"NAPLACENO" (postage paid) in an ellipse

"NAPLACENO" cancel in a rectangle, this cancel also exists without such a rectangle.

Forgeries:

The genuine stamps should have 77 pearls in the circle around the head. At the right hand side of the head 16 white lines should be visible at the right hand side and 19 white lines at the left hand side.

Three forgeries are described in Album Weeds:

1st forgery of Album Weeds. The cancel of the 40 pa stamp can also be found on forgeries of other countries, click here for more information.

(1st forgery of Album Weeds)

1) There are only 59 pearls in the circle and 16 white lines to the right of the head and 17 to the left. This forgery can often be found imperforated. The shape of the top of the "K" in "CPbCKA" is too low.

(Fohl forgery, 74 pearls)

2) This forgery has 74 pearls in the circle and is made by the forger Fohl. It has 15 white lines to the right of the head and 16 to the left. The eye is very curious. The "P" of "POMTA" has no bar across the top. The "P" of "PARA" also doesn't have a bar across the top. A large quantity of these forgeries was discovered and distributed with stamp journals (see Cd 1 for more details), they were all overprinted "Falsch!" (= 'forged' in German).

(Second Fohl forgery)

3) This forgery has 80 pearls in the circle and is also made by the forger Fohl. It has 16 white lines to the right of the head and 17 to the left. As in the second forgery, the "P" of "POMTA" and the "P" of "PARA" don't have a bar across the top. A large quantity of these forgeries was discovered and distributed with stamp journals (see Cd 1 for more details), they were all overprinted "Falsch!" (= 'forged' in German).

Some forged Fournier cancels, obtained from a 'Fournier Album of Philatelic Forgeries', listed under Greece, but the first three cancels were used for Serbia. I've seen the "ORANJA 15/X" (second cancel) and the "PIROT 2/1" (third cancel) on Fohl(?) forgeries in an exhibition sheet of the Amphilex 2002 by Jovan Velickovic.

This forgery pair was made by Oneglia. It has a typical bars with "G" cancel that was often used by Oneglia. These forgeries were listed in Oneglia's 1906 pricelist.

'Reproduction' made for the Salon der Philatelie in Hamburg in 1984

Zoom-in of this 'reproduction'

1869 Prince Milan

Perforated
  1 p yellow
  10 p brown
  10 p orange (1878)
  15 p orange
  20 p blue
  25 p red
  35 p green
  40 p violet
  50 p green

Imperforated (1872?)

  1 p yellow

These perforated stamps were printed on thick or thin paper. Many different perforations exist, varying from 9 1/2 to 12 1/2. Different printings resulted in different colour shades (this is a field for the specialist).

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

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

A Paquebot cancel.

Forgeries:

(Forgeries, reduced sizes)

Forgeries of the above stamps exist. In the genuine stamps there should be 14 white twists in the bottom frame, the forgeries only have 13 white twists. In the forgeries, there is also a white outline at the back of the neck all the way to the bottom, which is not present in the genuine stamps.

1869 Prince Milan, slightly different design, imperforated

  2 p black

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

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

Mystery stamp 2 p blue in a slightly different design; proof or forgery?

1880 King Milan

  5 p green
  10 p red
  20 p orange
  25 p blue
  50 p brown
  1 D violet

The perforation of these stamps is 13 x 13 1/2.

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

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

I have seen a postcard 5 p brown on lilac in the same design ("DOPNCHA KAPTA").

1890 King Alexander I

  5 p green
  10 p red
  15 p violet
  20 p orange
  25 p blue
  50 p brown
  1 D violet

These stamps are peforated 13 x 13 1/2. Imperforated stamps exist, but are probably printers waste.

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

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

1894 King Alexander I, with beard

  1 p brown
  5 p green
  10 p red
  15 p lilac
  20 p orange
  25 p blue
  50 p brown
  1 D green
  1 D brown on blue

Overprinted

  '10 napa' on 20 p red
  '15 napa' on 1 D brown on blue

All these stamps were issued with perforation 13 x 13 1/2, the values 1 p, 5 p and 10 p also exist with perforation 11 1/2. Specialists distinghuish between the first issue on granite paper and the second issue of 1898 on normal paper. Imperforated stamps exist, but are probably printers waste.

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

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

Serbia 1901-1919 issues.

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