Serbia
Stamps of 1941
Michel 3
"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 33 which is the same stamp design but with the 'SERBIEN' overprint running bottom left to top right.
Mi 3
1 Dinar
dark emerald green, burelage yellowish green
1 Dinar
dark emerald green, burelage yellowish green
Valid until: 28th Feb 1943
Quantities: 50,000
Michel 3 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 3 F I
missing burelage
missing burelage
Mi 3 F II
missing overprint
missing overprint
Mi 3 F III
pair with and without overprint
pair with and without overprint
Mi 3 IV
burelage printed albino
burelage printed albino
Mi 3 V
blind printing
blind printing
Mi 3 DD
double overprint
double overprint
PLATE FLAWS
NO KNOWN PLATE FLAWS
STAMPS FROM MY COLLECTION
(1)
Mi 3
Mint, Unused
Mi 3
Mint, Unused
(2)
Mi 3
Cancelled, Used
Mi 3
Cancelled, Used