Albanian Occupation Stamps
1943
Michel 9
"National Post During the German Occupation"
Issued: Sept 1943. Regular Albanian issue stamps with red overprint.
Mi 9
50Q on 65Q
carmine brown
Front
50Q on 65Q
carmine brown
Front
Mi 9
50Q on 65Q
carmine brown
Reverse
50Q on 65Q
carmine brown
Reverse
Quantity Issued: Unknown
Valid Until: 29th Nov 1944
OVERPRINT VARIATIONS
Mi 9 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 9 I
'1948' instead of '1943'
'1948' instead of '1943'
Mi 9 II
'1643' instead of '1943'
'1643' instead of '1943'
Mi 9 III
'1944' instead of '1943'
'1944' instead of '1943'
Mi 9 IV
'4' in '1943' broken
'4' in '1943' broken
Mi 9 V
'9' in '1943' broken
'9' in '1943' broken
Mi 9 VI
'1' in '1943' bottom half missing
'1' in '1943' bottom half missing
Mi 9 VII
'9' in '1943' open on top
'9' in '1943' open on top
Mi 9 VIII
second 't' in 'shtator' open (like an 'r')
second 't' in 'shtator' open (like an 'r')
Mi 9 IX
's' in 'shtator' broken on left sode of top loop
's' in 'shtator' broken on left sode of top loop
Mi 9 X
'or' in 'shtator' and the '3' of '1943' 0.8mm higher
'or' in 'shtator' and the '3' of '1943' 0.8mm higher
Mi 9 XI
'h' in 'shtator' broken half way up left vertical leg
'h' in 'shtator' broken half way up left vertical leg
Mi 9 XII
long '1' of '1943'
long '1' of '1943'
Mi 9 XIII
'S' of 'Shtator' broken on right of lower loop
'S' of 'Shtator' broken on right of lower loop
Mi 9 XIV
long '1' in '14'
long '1' in '14'
STAMPS FROM MY COLLECTION
Mi 9
Mint, Unused
Front
Mint, Unused
Front
Mi 9
Mint, Unused
Reverse
Mint, Unused
Reverse