1941 MEĐIMURJE, Hrvatska država forgeries

The "Hrvatska država" variety exists only on values 0.25 Din, 0.50 Din, 1 Din, 1.50 Din and 3 Din. So, you have to be careful when you see something like this...

Forgeries "Hrvatska država" on 5 Din and 12 Din. 

Both forgeries were sold on eBay. 

The forgeries are of good quality, but still easily distinguishable from the originals. For anyone in doubt, I recommend checking the list of other items from the seller - in this case, it is clear that this is a mass sale of overprinted fakes. Finally, the seller himself explains in the item description that overprint is "probably" not the original :)

• TIMBRE ISSU D'UNE COLLECTION DÉDIÉE A LA SECONDE GUERRE MONDIALE : LES OCCUPATIONS ALLEMANDES EN EUROPE JE NE SUIS PAS EXPERT ET JE PENSE QUE LA SURCHARGE EST NON ORIGINALE, TIMBRE VENDU AINSI. 1 DOLLARD DE PRIX DE DÉPART SYMBOLIQUE. MERCI DE BIEN REGARDER LES PHOTOS

1945 Split, Bad first date stationery

Split provisional issue was released in three stages:

1. on 1.3.1945 - No. 1 to No. 9
2. on 7.3.1945 - No. 11 and No.13 to No. 17
3. on 21.3.1945 - No. 10 and No.12

So, you have to be careful when you see something like this...

Split stationery. Price 800 Eur.

1945 Split provisional issue, philatelic stationery, cancelled to order with Komiža 1.III.45. Both marked stamps were issued on 7.3.1945 hence they can not be used a week before :). This stationery was prepared much later.

Primošten forgery

You can buy a so-called Primošten cover on eBay...

Primošten letter sent locally (3.III.44). Price 1600$.

But, what is wrong with this letter:

1. Primošten issue is a fraudulent, or at best, a private issue.
2. Primošten post office was closed in March 1944.
3. The rubber stamp for registration is misspelled. 

Misspelled - instead of PREPORUČENO stands PREMORUČENO. Poor knowledge of Croatian language could confirm the theory that Primošten issue was produced in southern Italy in the 1960s.

1945 Partisan mail from Austria

After the end of World War II, a large number of German soldiers, along with the soldiers of the Independent State of Croatia and some paramilitary groups, retreated north. The Yugoslav army wanted to intercept and capture them in every way, so they were also hunted deep in the territory of Austria...

 

Picture postcard, send by a soldier of 36. division from Groß Florian (8.6.1945) to Stari Bečej.

1945 MARIBOR, eBay forgeries

Look at that! This is worse than a forgery, this is a fantasy creation. Who would want something like this in his collection? 

1945 Maribor provisional issue, 4 pf Hindenburg, a forgery sold on eBay.

1945 ZAGREB, Imperforate below

One of the varieties of the 1945 Zagreb provisional issue is also postage due No. 3 80/2 kn imperforate below. Its catalogue value is 120 Eur. Today, you can buy such stamps for less than 10 Eur. But what do you get?

1945 Zagreb provisional issue, postage due No. 3 80/2 kn, looks like imperforate below. Sold on eBay for 8 Eur.

You should be careful. It is not uncommon for the bottom perforation to be slightly lower than it should be, making the last row of stamps a bit higher. This means that someone can take scissors and make an imperforate stamp from a perforated one, thus changing the value from 10 cents to 10 Eur.

Comparison of height between perforated and "imperforate" stamps.

Making "imperforate" from perforated stamp (computer generated).

1943 SPLIT, Market situation

1943 local issue for Dalmatia prices have been very low over the last few years. The reason is that a large stock came on the market at once. Supply exceeded demand, so prices dropped from around 1.200 euros per set to 500 euros or even less. This was incredibly low for a set that exists in a maximum of 231 pieces. Recently, I have noticed that the trend has started to turn...

Lot realization - sold for 800 EUR + 15% provision = 920 EUR.