The majority of flaws are minor and relatively insignificant, but there are a few major and more attractive examples, e.g. missing upper right stroke of K (position 38), colored spot on the second A (position 48) or indented U (position 60) etc. Altogether 32 constant and part-constant flaws have been noted which most collectors should be able to identify without major effort.
Positions showing constant and part-constant flaws.
Positions 1,3 and 4
1 - Dot after D is small or missing. Upper stroke of K is broken.
3 - Dot after D is small or missing.
4 - Letter R is broken.
Positions 6,7 and 8
6 - Letter N without serif to upper right.
7 - Letter N without serif to upper right.
8 - Broken letter N. Figure 3 with straight edge to left.
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ACTA PHILATELICA NOVA 2015
Croatian philatelic almanac
Independent State of Croatia
1943 Unreleased Local Issue for Dalmatia
1943 Unreleased Local Issue for Dalmatia
Chapters:
Introduction
Catalogue Listing
Overprint
Overprint Errors
Constant and Part-Constant Overprint Flaws
Varieties of Underlying Stamps
Interesting Examples
Forgeries
Valuation
Conclusion
Literature
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