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):
- Maribor provisional issue was issued on 15.06.1945. Therefore, it could not be used one month earlier :)
- The postcard was to be sent from Vlasenica, the east of Bosnia. Highly unlikely!
- The German name for Maribor was used. It was doubtful for the period after the liberation.
- 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.
