King Alexander issue, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes / Kingdom of Yugoslavia, 1921
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1921
The King Alexander issue comprises 9 postage stamps released by the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes / Kingdom of Yugoslavia on 16 January 1921. The StampWorld catalogue lists 9 stamps in the issue (StampWorld numbers 162–170), printed in 9 design types.
Values and colours recorded for the issue: 2Pa brown; 5Pa green; 10Pa carmine; 15Pa dark violet; 20Pa black; 25Pa blue; 50Pa greenish olive; 60Pa vermilion; 75Pa violet. Design: A1. Engraving: American Bank Note Co. Perforation: 12. No watermark is recorded. Quantities issued, as recorded: 2Pa 20 mill; 5Pa 50 mill; 10Pa 30 mill; 15Pa 30 mill; 20Pa 25 mill; 25Pa 200 mill; 50Pa 100 mill; 60Pa 20 mill; 75Pa 20 mill. The photographs come from Wikimedia Commons and show stamps of this issue; each is credited individually. Identification note: compare the value, colour and perforation together; shades, perforation varieties and later printings are not separated in this entry. Details follow the StampWorld catalogue page; they have not been checked against the issuing postal administration's records.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 2
- Photograph views
- 2
- Catalogue references
- 1
Counts describe this entry’s documentation, not authenticity, rarity or completeness. Photographs may show one specimen; check each caption and licence.
Physical characteristics
- Watermark
- None recorded
- Perforation
- 12
Design
- Design
- A1
- Engraving
- American Bank Note Co
- Values and colours
- 2Pa brown · 5Pa green · 10Pa carmine · 15Pa dark violet · 20Pa black · 25Pa blue · 50Pa greenish olive · 60Pa vermilion · 75Pa violet
Identification
- Issue date
- 16 January 1921
- Distinguishing features
- Value, colour and perforation together
- Design types (StampWorld)
- AH, AH1, AH2, AH3, AH4, AH5, AH6, AH7, AH8
- Catalogue numbers to match
- StampWorld 162–170
Catalogue references
- StampWorld162–170
Research required
- Confirm values, perforations and printings against Stanley Gibbons, Scott or Michel.