Albanian Occupation Stamps
1943
Michel 10
"National Post During the German Occupation"
Issued: Sept 1943. Regular Albanian issue stamps with red overprint.
Mi 10
65Q
carmine brown
Front
65Q
carmine brown
Front
Mi 10
65Q
carmine brown
Reverse
65Q
carmine brown
Reverse
Quantity Issued: Unknown
Valid Until: 29th Nov 1944
VARIATIONS
NO KNOWN VARIATIONS
OVERPRINT FLAWS
Mi 10 I
'1948' instead of '1943'
'1948' instead of '1943'
Mi 10 II
'1643' instead of '1943'
'1643' instead of '1943'
Mi 10 III
'1944' instead of '1943'
'1944' instead of '1943'
Mi 10 IV
'4' in '1943' broken
'4' in '1943' broken
Mi 10 V
'9' in '1943' broken
'9' in '1943' broken
Mi 10 VI
'1' in '1943' bottom half missing
'1' in '1943' bottom half missing
Mi 10 VII
'9' in '1943' open on top
'9' in '1943' open on top
Mi 10 VIII
second 't' in 'shtator' open (like an 'r')
second 't' in 'shtator' open (like an 'r')
Mi 10 IX
's' in 'shtator' broken on left sode of top loop
's' in 'shtator' broken on left sode of top loop
Mi 10 X
'or' in 'shtator' and the '3' of '1943' 0.8mm higher
'or' in 'shtator' and the '3' of '1943' 0.8mm higher
Mi 10 XI
'h' in 'shtator' broken half way up left vertical leg
'h' in 'shtator' broken half way up left vertical leg
Mi 10 XII
long '1' of '1943'
long '1' of '1943'
Mi 10 XIII
'S' of 'Shtator' broken on right of lower loop
'S' of 'Shtator' broken on right of lower loop
Mi 10 XIV
long '1' in '14'
long '1' in '14'
There are a large number of deviations in the overprints due to wear of the printers, these include missing and faded letters, as well as "1913" instead of "1943" and "Sbtator" instead of Shtator".
STAMPS FROM MY COLLECTION
Mi 10
Mint, Unused
Front
Mint, Unused
Front
Mi 10
Mint, Unused
Reverse
Mint, Unused
Reverse