Tuesday, May 6, 2014

1945 ZAGREB, type II postcard

Three overprint types exist. Type II is the scarcest.

1945 Zagreb local provisional issue, postcard with type II overprint and unusually large vertical shift.

Type can be determined by measuring length of first and second overprint line.

Type I Type II Type III
First line 43.5 mm 38.0 mm 34.5 mm
Second line 43.5 mm 44.0 mm 37.0 mm
Third line 31.0 mm 31.0 mm 31.0 mm
Fourth line 31.0 mm 31.0 mm 31.0 mm