Albanian Occupation Stamps
1943
Michel 13
"National Post During the German Occupation"
Issued: Sept 1943. Regular Albanian issue stamps with red overprint.
Mi 13
3 Fr
black olive brown
Front
3 Fr
black olive brown
Front
Mi 13
3 Fr
black olive brown
Reverse
3 Fr
black olive brown
Reverse
Quantity Issued: Unknown
Valid Until: 29th Nov 1944
OVERPRINT VARIATIONS
Mi 13 K
inverted overprint
inverted 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 13 I
'1948' instead of '1943'
'1948' instead of '1943'
Mi 13 II
'1643' instead of '1943'
'1643' instead of '1943'
Mi 13 III
'1944' instead of '1943'
'1944' instead of '1943'
Mi 13 IV
'4' in '1943' broken
'4' in '1943' broken
Mi 13 V
'9' in '1943' broken
'9' in '1943' broken
Mi 13 VI
'1' in '1943' bottom half missing
'1' in '1943' bottom half missing
Mi 13 VII
'9' in '1943' open on top
'9' in '1943' open on top
Mi 13 VIII
second 't' in 'shtator' open (like an 'r')
second 't' in 'shtator' open (like an 'r')
Mi 13 IX
's' in 'shtator' broken on left sode of top loop
's' in 'shtator' broken on left sode of top loop
Mi 13 X
'or' in 'shtator' and the '3' of '1943' 0.8mm higher
'or' in 'shtator' and the '3' of '1943' 0.8mm higher
Mi 13 XI
'h' in 'shtator' broken half way up left vertical leg
'h' in 'shtator' broken half way up left vertical leg
Mi 13 XII
long '1' of '1943'
long '1' of '1943'
Mi 13 XIII
'S' of 'Shtator' broken on right of lower loop
'S' of 'Shtator' broken on right of lower loop
Mi 13 XIV
long '1' in '14'
long '1' in '14'
STAMPS FROM MY COLLECTION
Mi 13
Mint, Unused
Front
Mint, Unused
Front
Mi 13
Mint, Unused
Reverse
Mint, Unused
Reverse