Slovenia 1919 Chainbreakers, 10 Vinarjev on 10 Heller

Slovenia · 1919 · 10 Vinarjev on 10 Heller

This stamp is part of the iconic "Chainbreakers" series, the first issue for Slovenia as part of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. The design features an allegorical figure of a man breaking the chains of oppression, symbolizing liberation from the Austro-Hungarian Empire. This specific stamp is a 10 Heller from the Bosnia and Herzegovina definitive series, overprinted with "SHS" (for the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes) and the new denomination of 10 Vinarjev.

Issued in January 1919, these stamps mark the formation of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (later Yugoslavia) following the dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire after World War I.