Yugoslavia Provisional Stamps
for Bosnia and Herzegovina
Issues of 1919
New Yugoslavia provisional stamps for use in Bosnia and Herzegovina 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, Bosnia and Herzegovina began overprinting existing inventories
of contemporary Austrian Empire - Bosnia and Herzegovina postage stamps for use in their region of the new kingdom.
With their economy having been based on the Austrian Krone, the new
postage stamps were all denominated in Heller and Kroner.
For earlier stamps of Bosnia and Herzegovina, please see the Austria - Empire category of this website.
The overprint on all of the 1919 Bosnia and Herzegovina provisional stamps is as follows.
- Kraljevsto Srba, Hrvata, i Slovenaca (S.H.S.) or Краљевина Хрба, Хрвата, и Словенаца (С.Х.С.), which means "Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes".
Many errors, including doubled and inverted overprints, exist on most of the provisional Bosnia and Herzegovina stamps.
The eighteen overprinted and / or re-valued Yugoslavia provisional stamps for Bosnia and Herzegovina shown above were issued on February 6, 1919. They are engraved on unwatermarked paper.
These portrait definitive stamps were originally issued by Bosnia and Herzegovina in between 1916 and 1917, and all but one of them feature various portraits of Austrian Emperor Franz Josef I (Lived: 1830-1916, Reigned: 1848-1916). Each of these provisional stamps also features a central ornament, designed to obliterate the portrait of the former Austrian Emperor.
The Scott catalog attributes, for stamps that are perforated 12 1/2, are as follows.
- 03 H. (1919 - Sc. #1L25) - Claret.
- 05 H. (1919 - Sc. #1L26) - Green.
- 10 H. on 06 H. (1919 - Sc. #1L27) - Dark Gray.
- 20 H. on 35 H. (1919 - Sc. #1L28) - Myrtle Green.
- 25 H. (1919 - Sc. #1L29) - Ultramarine.
- 30 H. (1919 - Sc. #1L30) - Orange Red.
- 45 H. (1919 - Sc. #1L31) - Olive Brown.
- 45 H. on 80 H. (1919 - Sc. #1L32) - Orange Brown.
- 50 H. (1919 - Sc. #1L33) - Slate Blue.
- 50 H. on 72 H. (1919 - Sc. #1L34) - Dark Blue.
- 60 H. (1919 - Sc. #1L35) - Brown Violet.
- 80 H. (1919 - Sc. #1L36) - Orange Brown.
- 90 H. (1919 - Sc. #1L37) - Dark Violet.
- 02 K. (1919 - Sc. #1L38) - Gray Green.
- 03 K. (1919 - Sc. #1L39) - Carmine on Green.
- 04 K. (1919 - Sc. #1L40) - Carmine on Green.
- 05 K. (1919 - Sc. #1L41) - Dark Violet on Gray.
- 10 K. (1919 - Sc. #1L42) - Dark Violet on Gray.
The Scott catalog attributes, for stamps that are perforated 11 1/2, are as follows.
- 45 H. on 80 H. (1919 - Sc. #1L32a) - Orange Brown.
- 80 H. (1919 - Sc. #1L36a) - Orange Brown.
- 90 H. (1919 - Sc. #1L37a) - Dark Violet.
The Scott catalog attributes, for stamps that are perforated 9 1/2, are as follows.
- 02 K. (1919 - Sc. #1L38b) - Gray Green.
The Scott catalog attributes, for stamps that are imperforate, are as follows.
- 02 K. (1919 - Sc. #1L38a) - Gray Green.
The three Bosnia and Herzegovina newspaper stamps shown above were overprinted and re-valued for use as provisional postage stamps on November 13, 1919. They are typographed and imperforate.
The Scott catalog attributes are as follows.
- 02 H. on 06 H. (1919 - Sc. #1L43) - Violet.
- 02 H. on 10 H. (1919 - Sc. #1L44) - Rose.
- 02 H. on 20 H. (1919 - Sc. #1L45) - Green.
The three overprinted, re-valued, and surtaxed charity provisional stamps for Bosnia and Herzegovina shown above were issued on March 11, 1919. They are engraved on unwatermarked paper, and they are perforated 12 1/2.
The Scott catalog descriptions and attributes are as follows.
- 10 H. + 10 H. on 40 H. (1919 - Sc. #1LB5) - Orange Red - Mail wagon.
- 20 H. + 10 H. on 20 H. (1919 - Sc. #1LB6) - Dark Brown - Bridge at Mostar.
- 45 H. + 15 H. on 01 K. (1919 - Sc. #1LB7) - Maroon - Scene near Sarajevo.
The nine Bosnia and Herzegovina postage stamps of 1900-1904 shown above were overprinted and revalued for use as provisional postage due stamps in May 1919.
The Scott catalog attributes are as follows.
- 02 H. on 35 H. (1919 - Sc. #1LJ14) - Blue.
- 05 H. on 45 H. (1919 - Sc. #1LJ15) - Greenish Blue.
- 10 H. on 10 H. (1919 - Sc. #1LJ16) - Red.
- 15 H. on 40 H. (1919 - Sc. #1LJ17) - Orange.
- 20 H. on 05 H. (1919 - Sc. #1LJ18) - Green.
- 25 H. on 20 H. (1919 - Sc. #1LJ19) - Pink.
- 30 H. on 30 H. (1919 - Sc. #1LJ20) - Bister Brown.
- 01 K. on 50 H. (1919 - Sc. #1LJ21) - Red Lilac.
- 03 K. on 25 H. (1919 - Sc. #1LJ22) - Blue.
The four Bosnia and Herzegovina postage due stamps of 1904 shown above were overprinted and revalued for use as provisional postage due stamps in May 1919.
The Scott catalog attributes are as follows.
- 40 H. on 06 H. (1919 - Sc. #1LJ23) - Black, Red, & Yellow.
- 50 H. on 08 H. (1919 - Sc. #1LJ24) - Black, Red, & Yellow.
- 200 H. (1919 - Sc. #1LJ25) - Black, Red, & Green.
- 04 K. on 07 H. (1919 - Sc. #1LJ26) - Black, Red, & Yellow.
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