Friday, September 27, 2019

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.