Albanian Occupation Stamps
1943
Michel 12
"National Post During the German Occupation"
Issued: Sept 1943. Regular Albanian issue stamps with red overprint.
Mi 12
2 Fr
dark brownish carmine
Front
2 Fr
dark brownish carmine
Front
Mi 12
2 Fr
dark brownish carmine
Reverse
2 Fr
dark brownish carmine
Reverse
Quantity Issued: Unknown
Valid Until: 29th Nov 1944
OVERPRINT VARIATIONS
Mi 12 K
inverted overprint
inverted overprint
Mi 12 DD
double overprint
double overprint
There are also 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".
OVERPRINT FLAWS
Mi 12 I
'1948' instead of '1943'
'1948' instead of '1943'
Mi 12 II
'1643' instead of '1943'
'1643' instead of '1943'
Mi 12 III
'1944' instead of '1943'
'1944' instead of '1943'
Mi 12 IV
'4' in '1943' broken
'4' in '1943' broken
Mi 12 V
'9' in '1943' broken
'9' in '1943' broken
Mi 12 VI
'1' in '1943' bottom half missing
'1' in '1943' bottom half missing
Mi 12 VII
'9' in '1943' open on top
'9' in '1943' open on top
Mi 12 VIII
second 't' in 'shtator' open (like an 'r')
second 't' in 'shtator' open (like an 'r')
Mi 12 IX
's' in 'shtator' broken on left sode of top loop
's' in 'shtator' broken on left sode of top loop
Mi 12 X
'or' in 'shtator' and the '3' of '1943' 0.8mm higher
'or' in 'shtator' and the '3' of '1943' 0.8mm higher
Mi 12 XI
'h' in 'shtator' broken half way up left vertical leg
'h' in 'shtator' broken half way up left vertical leg
Mi 12 XII
long '1' of '1943'
long '1' of '1943'
Mi 12 XIII
'S' of 'Shtator' broken on right of lower loop
'S' of 'Shtator' broken on right of lower loop
Mi 12 XIV
long '1' in '14'
long '1' in '14'
STAMPS FROM MY COLLECTION
Mi 12
Mint, Unused
Front
Mint, Unused
Front
Mi 12
Mint, Unused
Reverse
Mint, Unused
Reverse