Serbia
Stamps of 1941
Michel 2
"Yugoslavian Definitives"
"King Peter II (1923-1970)"
Issued: 2nd Jun 1941. New issue of Yugoslavian Definitive stamps with coloured burelage and black diagonal overprint from upper left to bottom right. Perf K12½.
Not to be confused with Michel 32 which is the same stamp design but with the 'SERBIEN' overprint running bottom left to top right.
Mi 2
0.5 Dinar
orange, burelage pale pink lilac
0.5 Dinar
orange, burelage pale pink lilac
Valid until: 28th Feb 1943
Quantities: 50,000
Michel 2 is known with an additional 'BANAT' in Latin and Cyrillic script as well as new values 1, 2, 3, 5, 10, 15, 25, 30 and 40 Din and these are the so-called 'local issue of Werschetz 1942' which is believed to be an unofficial issue.
VARIATIONS
Mi 2 a
red orange
red orange
Mi 2 b
bright reddish orange
bright reddish orange
Mi 2 a F I
missing burelage
missing burelage
Mi 2 a F II
missing overprint
missing overprint
Mi 2 a F III
pair with and without overprint
pair with and without overprint
Mi 2 a V
burelage printed albino
burelage printed albino
Mi 2 a DD
double overprint
double overprint
Mi 2 a K
inverted overprint
inverted overprint
Mi 2 F VIII
overprint shifted far lower or to the right
overprint shifted far lower or to the right
Mi 2 a VI
space between 'R' and 'B' in 'SERBIEN'
space between 'R' and 'B' in 'SERBIEN'
PLATE FLAWS
NO KNOWN PLATE FLAWS
STAMPS FROM MY COLLECTION
(1)
Mi 2
Mint, Unused
Mi 2
Mint, Unused
(2)
Mi 2
Cancelled, Used
Mi 2
Cancelled, Used