Postage Due, Red Numeral '40' in Oval
Croatia · 1941 · 40p
This is a postage due stamp featuring a large red numeral '40' at its center, enclosed within a decorative oval frame. The design is simple and functional, with the words 'PORTOMARKA' (Postage Due) and 'NEZAVISNA DRŽAVA HRVATSKA' (Independent State of Croatia) inscribed around the central value. The stamp's purpose was to indicate the amount of postage owed by the recipient of an underpaid letter.
Issued in 1941 by the Independent State of Croatia (NDH), a World War II-era puppet state of Germany and Italy. These stamps were part of the first series of postage due stamps for the new state.
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