Labor camp Lambrate

Vinceremo (we win) stationery sent on the day of the Italian capitulation...

15 cent Vinceremo stationery, sent from Monfalkone / Tržič (8.9.1943) to 214th labor camp for civilian internees in Lambrate near Milano, censored by province censorship. The stationery could not be delivered (IMPOSSIBILE RECAPITO), so it was returned to the sender (AL MITTENTE).

1945 MARIBOR, forgery

The following fraudulent postcard was recently sold at one of the auctions...

A picture postcard of Škrlatica with two red stamps of mountain lodges in Slovenia, addressed to a private person in Marburg an der Drau, franked with 6 pf from Maribor provisional issue, cancelled 14.V.45 with Vlasenica canceller. Forgery / fraudulent item!

So, what is wrong with it (you can stop reading after No. 1):

1. Maribor provisional issue was issued on 15.06.1945. Therefore, it could not be used one month earlier :)
2. The postcard was to be sent from Vlasenica, the east of Bosnia. Highly unlikely!
3. The German name for Maribor was used. It was doubtful for the period after the liberation.
4. Also, all postal traffic for private shipments in Slovenia was suspended from 12.05.1945 to 8.6.1945, so such mail could not be delivered. All mail delivered after 8.6.1945 was censored.

NDH-Philately Group

Update: It is been two weeks since we are hosting at https://groups.io/g/NDH-Philately. In the meantime, we have gained six new members, bringing the total number of members to over 100. Increasing member activity is also a positive sign for the future of this group...

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If you are an NDH collector then you should know for the NDH study group set up by Mr. Phil Hughes back in 2005. So far, the group has been hosted at Yahoo, but due to a coming shutdown of some Yahoo services, the group has got a new home: https://groups.io/g/NDH-Philately.

If you are not a member, I suggest applying for membership. The procedure is easy and membership is free. Just open the page, click on the blue button and follow the instructions...

A new home for NDH-Philately Group.

1944 SENTA, eBay forgeries

Now on sale... Just in case if you saw on eBay and not sure...

• overprint = fake
• NOO canceller = fake
• Tubinović's sign = fake

1944 Senta forgeries on eBay.

1941 NDH, "Jubilarka" stationery

I have never seen or heard before - a trial print of "jubilarka" stationery... 

1941 Independent State of Croatia, Armed Forces Special Issue, known as "jubilarka", trial print on young King Peter II stationery. From A.F.Kugel collection.

Overprint enlarged.

Comments:

A.F.Kugel: ... a test printing was also made in black on a few 1 dinar postal cards in the young King Peter II design. However, in the end, they were not authorized to be issued.

P.J.Hughes (NDH expert):  ... I remember overlaying a genuine black overprint with this stationery and they match perfectly, so I am of the opinion that it is likely genuine. This may be the only card like this, or there may be one or two others, but I have not seen any others.  ...  The overprint may be from a separate cliche as it has none of the flaws that can be found on the overprinted stamps. It is consistent with the "proof" black overprints that are on the market in blocks on kunstdruck paper, or on the 4 Din stamp. A few of these have flaws, but there are only a few flaws as the plate used for the proofs was very new and did not have time to develop the flaws that show up later on the regular printing.

Casa Penale Capodistria

Italian prisons served also as temporary detention of the interned before being transferred to a concentration camp...

Registered letter sent from Zwischenwässern - Medvode (11.8.43) to Casa Penale Capodistria - Koper, franked with 42pf, returned back to Zwischenwässern (23.9.43). Censored by Germans.