Croatia 1942 Ustascha Youth Propaganda Stamps
Croatia · 1942 · 7.56 Kuna and 7.47 Kuna
This set of two stamps from 1942 features designs promoting the Ustascha youth movement in the Independent State of Croatia. One stamp depicts a youth with a sword and crown, while the other shows a youth holding a flag and shield, both commemorating the '9-V NEZAVISNA DRŽAVA 1942 HRVATSKA' (9th May Independent State 1942 Croatia).
Issued during World War II, these stamps served as propaganda for the Ustascha regime, a fascist, ultranationalist, and clerical-fascist organization that governed the Independent State of Croatia as a puppet state of Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy.
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Perfectly centered, fresh, no faults
Well centered, fresh colors
Nicely centered, minor flaws
Average centering, acceptable
Off-center or visible wear
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