Ustacha Youth Imperforated Souvenir Sheet

Croatia · 1942 · 5.20 Kuna

This souvenir sheet features a central stamp depicting Ustasha youth holding a flag, symbolizing the fascist youth movement in Croatia during World War II. The stamp is surrounded by a decorative border with the dates '9.V.1937' and '9.V.1942', and the city name 'ZAGREB'. It was issued imperforate.

Issued during World War II by the Independent State of Croatia (NDH), a fascist puppet state of Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy, this stamp promotes the Ustasha youth organization. It reflects the regime's efforts to indoctrinate young people into its nationalist and ultranationalist ideology.