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Yugoslavia Provisional Stamps

for Croatia and Slavonia

Issues of 1918-1919

New Yugoslavia provisional stamps for use in Croatia and Slavonia appeared in 1918.  The Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes, which would become the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, was formed from the Balkan Peninsula states of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in the aftermath of World War I. 

As federal postage stamps for the new Kingdom of Yugoslavia would not be ready for another two years, Croatia and Slavonia began overprinting existing inventories of contemporary Kingdom of Hungary postage stamps for use in their region of the new kingdom.  With their economy having been based on the Hungarian Krone, the new postage stamps were all denominated in Filler and Kroner.

Almost all of the Croatia and Slavonia provisional stamps are overprinted or inscribed as follows.

  • HRVATSKA, which means "Croatia".
  • S.H.S. (Slovenaca, Hrvata, i Srba), which means "(Kingdom of the) Slovenes, Croats, and Serbs".

Many errors, including doubled, inverted, and missing overprints, exist on most of the provisional Croatia and Slavonia stamps.  There are also dangerous forgeries of many of these overprints, so caution should be exercised when buying the more expensive varieties.



The two overprinted Hungarian "Turul Type" provisional stamps for Croatia and Slavonia shown above were issued on November 18, 1918.  These stamps are perforated 15.

The Scott catalog attributes are as follows.

  • 06 F.  (1918 - Sc. #2L1) - Green.
  • 50 F.  (1918 - Sc. #2L2) - Lake on Blue.



The two overprinted Hungarian "Coronation Type" provisional stamps for Croatia and Slavonia shown above were issued on November 29, 1918.  These stamps are perforated 15.

The Scott catalog attributes are as follows.

  • 10 F.  (1918 - Sc. #2L3) - Violet.
  • 15 F.  (1918 - Sc. #2L4) - Red.



The two overprinted Hungarian "Harvesting Type" provisional stamps for Croatia and Slavonia shown above were issued during November 1918.  These stamps are perforated 15, and they feature white corner numerals on a colored background.

The Scott catalog attributes are as follows.

  • 10 F.  (1918 - Sc. #2L4A) - Rose.
  • 15 F.  (1918 - Sc. #2L5) - Violet.



The ten overprinted Hungarian "Harvesting Type" provisional stamps for Croatia and Slavonia shown above were issued on November 18, 1918.  These stamps are perforated 15, and they feature colored corner numerals on a white background.

The Scott catalog attributes are as follows.

  • 02 F.  (1918 - Sc. #2L6) - Brown Orange.
  • 03 F.  (1918 - Sc. #2L7) - Red Lilac.
  • 05 F.  (1918 - Sc. #2L8) - Green.
  • 06 F.  (1918 - Sc. #2L9) - Greenish Blue.
  • 10 F.  (1918 - Sc. #2L10) - Rose Red.
  • 15 F.  (1918 - Sc. #2L11) - Violet.
  • 20 F.  (1918 - Sc. #2L12) - Gray Brown.
  • 25 F.  (1918 - Sc. #2L13) - Dull Blue.
  • 35 F.  (1918 - Sc. #2L14) - Brown.
  • 40 F.  (1918 - Sc. #2L15) - Olive Green.



The eight overprinted Hungarian "Parliament Type" provisional stamps for Croatia and Slavonia shown above were issued on November 18, 1918.  These stamps are perforated 14.

The Scott catalog attributes are as follows.

  • 50 F.  (1918 - Sc. #2L16) - Red Violet & Lilac.
  • 75 F.  (1918 - Sc. #2L17) - Bright Blue & Pale Blue.
  • 80 F.  (1918 - Sc. #2L18) - Green & Pale Green.
  • 01 K.  (1918 - Sc. #2L19) - Red Brown & Claret.
  • 02 K.  (1918 - Sc. #2L20) - Olive Brown & Bister.
  • 03 K.  (1918 - Sc. #2L21) - Dark Violet & Indigo.
  • 05 K.  (1918 - Sc. #2L22) - Dark Brown & Light Brown.
  • 10 K.  (1918 - Sc. #2L23) - Violet Brown & Violet.



The four overprinted Hungarian "Portrait Type" provisional stamps for Croatia and Slavonia shown above were issued on November 18, 1918.  These stamps are perforated 15.

The Scott catalog attributes are as follows.

  • 10 F.  (1918 - Sc. #2L24) - Scarlet.
  • 20 F.  (1918 - Sc. #2L25) - Dark Brown.
  • 25 F.  (1918 - Sc. #2L26) - Deep Blue.
  • 40 F.  (1918 - Sc. #2L27) - Olive Green.



The four commemorative Croatia and Slavonia stamps shown above were issued on November 29, 1918 to celebrate the Independence of Croatia, Slavonia, and Dalmatia.  These stamps are lithographed, unwatermarked, and perforated 11 1/2Forgeries exist!

The common design features an allegorical representation of Freedom.

The Scott catalog attributes are as follows.

  • 10 F.  (1918 - Sc. #2L28) - Rose.
  • 20 F.  (1918 - Sc. #2L29) - Violet.
  • 25 F.  (1918 - Sc. #2L30) - Blue.
  • 45 F.  (1918 - Sc. #2L31) - Greenish Black.



The ten pictorial definitive Croatia and Slavonia stamps shown above were issued on January 15, 1919.

The three designs, as they appear in the set, are as follows.

  • Allegory of freedom.
  • Youth holding a standard.
  • A falcon, as the symbol of liberty.

The Scott catalog attributes, for stamps that are perforated 11 1/2, are as follows.

  • 02 F.  (1919 - Sc. #2L32) - Brown Orange.
  • 03 F.  (1919 - Sc. #2L33) - Violet.
  • 05 F.  (1919 - Sc. #2L34) - Green.
  • 10 F.  (1919 - Sc. #2L35) - Red.
  • 20 F.  (1919 - Sc. #2L36) - Black Brown.
  • 25 F.  (1919 - Sc. #2L37) - Deep Blue.
  • 45 F.  (1919 - Sc. #2L38) - Dark Olive Green.
  • 01 K.  (1919 - Sc. #2L39) - Carmine Rose.
  • 03 K.  (1919 - Sc. #2L40) - Dark Violet.
  • 05 K.  (1919 - Sc. #2L41) - Deep Brown.

The Scott catalog attributes, for stamps that are perforated 12 1/2, are as follows.

  • 02 F.  (1919 - Sc. #2L32a) - Brown Orange.
  • 03 F.  (1919 - Sc. #2L33a) - Violet.
  • 05 F.  (1919 - Sc. #2L34a) - Green.
  • 10 F.  (1919 - Sc. #2L35a) - Red.
  • 20 F.  (1919 - Sc. #2L36a) - Black Brown.

All of these stamps also exist imperforate.  The 2016 edition of the Scott Classic Specialized catalog values a set of singles at $25.00.



The three overprinted Hungarian "Charity Type" provisional stamps for Croatia and Slavonia shown above were issued during 1918

The two Filler surtax was for the National Council, as indicated by the small overprint, "2 F. za NAROD VIJEĆE".

The Scott catalog attributes are as follows.

  • 10 F. + 02 F.  (1918 - Sc. #2LB1) - Rose Red.
  • 15 F. + 02 F.  (1918 - Sc. #2LB2) - Dull Violet.
  • 40 F. + 02 F.  (1918 - Sc. #2LB3) - Dull Carmine.



The eight Hungarian postage due stamps shown above were overprinted for use as provisional postage due stamps for Croatia and Slavonia on November 18, 1918.

The Scott catalog attributes, for stamps that are watermarked Crown, are as follows.

  • 50 F.  (1918 - Sc. #2LJ1) - Green & Black.

The Scott catalog attributes, for stamps that are watermarked Double Cross, are as follows.

  • 01 F.  (1918 - Sc. #2LJ2) - Green & Red.
  • 02 F.  (1918 - Sc. #2LJ3) - Green & Red.
  • 10 F.  (1918 - Sc. #2LJ4) - Green & Red.
  • 12 F.  (1918 - Sc. #2LJ5) - Green & Red.
  • 15 F.  (1918 - Sc. #2LJ6) - Green & Red.
  • 20 F.  (1918 - Sc. #2LJ7) - Green & Red.
  • 30 F.  (1918 - Sc. #2LJ8) - Green & Red.
  • 50 F.  (1918 - Sc. #2LJ9) - Green & Black.





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The 2 F. denomination overprinted provisional special delivery stamp for Croatia and Slavonia shown above (Sc. #2LE1) was issued on November 29, 1918.



The 2 F. denomination overprinted provisional newspaper stamp for Croatia and Slavonia shown above (Sc. #2LP1) was issued during 1918.



The 2 F. denomination provisional newspaper stamp for Croatia and Slavonia shown above (Sc. #2LP2) was issued on January 15, 1919.