Albanian Occupation Stamps
1943
Michel 14
"National Post During the German Occupation"
Issued: Sept 1943. Regular Albanian issue stamps with red overprint.
Mi 14
25Q
blackish bluish violet
Front
25Q
blackish bluish violet
Front
Mi 14
25Q
blackish bluish violet
Reverse
25Q
blackish bluish violet
Reverse
Quantity Issued: Unknown
Valid Until: 29th Nov 1944
OVERPRINT VARIATIONS
Mi 14 K
inverted overprint
inverted overprint
Mi 14 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 14 I
'1948' instead of '1943'
'1948' instead of '1943'
Mi 14 II
'1643' instead of '1943'
'1643' instead of '1943'
Mi 14 III
'1944' instead of '1943'
'1944' instead of '1943'
Mi 14 IV
'4' in '1943' broken
'4' in '1943' broken
Mi 14 V
'9' in '1943' broken
'9' in '1943' broken
Mi 14 VI
'1' in '1943' bottom half missing
'1' in '1943' bottom half missing
Mi 14 VII
'9' in '1943' open on top
'9' in '1943' open on top
Mi 14 VIII
second 't' in 'shtator' open (like an 'r')
second 't' in 'shtator' open (like an 'r')
Mi 14 IX
's' in 'shtator' broken on left sode of top loop
's' in 'shtator' broken on left sode of top loop
Mi 14 X
'or' in 'shtator' and the '3' of '1943' 0.8mm higher
'or' in 'shtator' and the '3' of '1943' 0.8mm higher
Mi 14 XI
'h' in 'shtator' broken half way up left vertical leg
'h' in 'shtator' broken half way up left vertical leg
Mi 14 XII
long '1' of '1943'
long '1' of '1943'
Mi 14 XIII
'S' of 'Shtator' broken on right of lower loop
'S' of 'Shtator' broken on right of lower loop
Mi 14 XIV
long '1' in '14'
long '1' in '14'
STAMPS FROM MY COLLECTION
Mi 14
Mint, Unused
Front
Mint, Unused
Front
Mi 14
Mint, Unused
Reverse
Mint, Unused
Reverse