17.V.1941 – Mi 41-42 – Fifth Provisional Issue

Overprint on the Yugoslavian stamps Mi 398-399.

Due to heavy domestic traffic, a noticeable shortage of the original 1 and 2 dinar stamps was noted, and the postal administration resorted to overprinting the remaining 3 and 4 dinar stamps to 1 and 2 dinars.

Mi 411 Din on 3 Dinlilac-brown3,300,000 issued
Mi 422 Din on 4 Dinultramarine3,890,000 issued

Sheets

Perforations

Double perforation left

Errors

There are many errors and plate flaws but most attractive are these (Mi 41):

Wide accent on Ž

Inverted overprint

Double overprint

Shifted overprints exist on both stamps but in large quantities on stamps Mi 41.

Mi 41 exist with a strong offset overprint on reverse.

Plate numbers

Plate numbers 1 and 2 exist for Mi 41 .