Postmarks of Croatia

Cancellations or Postmarks stamped within the borders of the current Croatia territory. The postmark should be clearly identifiable.

Philately in older context

Austrian Empire period (1850-1867)

They were cancelled in the Dalmatia Province, the Croatia-Slavonia Province with the Military Border District (see w:en:Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia), and a large part of the Coastal Province (Austrian Littoral).

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  Zengg 1 kr issue I 1850 Senj (Military Border)
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  Rovigno 3 kr issue I Rovinj (Austrian Littoral)
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  6 kr issue 1850, combined registration and town postmark FIUME, (Croatia-Slavonia).
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  Spalato 10 kr issue 1858 Type I Split, Croatia (Dalmatia)
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  Sebenico Col Vapore 15kr issue 1858 Type I Šibenik harbour (Dalmatia)
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  Sissek Sisak 2 kr issue 1859 type II (Croatia-Slavonia)
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  Parenzo issue II 1859 Poreč (Austrian Littoral)
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  10 kr stamp, issue II 1859, KARLSTADT, Karlovac (Croatia-Slavonia)
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  15 kr stamp, issue II 1859, DARUVAR, Daruvar (Croatia-Slavonia)
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  Pisino Stamp for Journals, issue 1859 Pazin Austrian Littoral)
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  Curzola issue IV 1863 Korčula (Dalmatia)
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  Fiume issue V 1864 Nachmittag Rijeka (Croatia-Slavonia)

Austrian KK Monarchy (1867-1918)

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  5 kr Sebenico 1870 Sibenik (Dalmatia)
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  5 kr Pisino 1883 issue Pazin (Austrian Littoral)
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  Postal card from Zara-Zadar to Belgium via a ship to Triest in 1884
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  3 kr Veglia 1885 Krk (town) (Austrian Littoral)
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  10 kr Pola 1888 Pula (Austrian Littoral)
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  1 kr Tax 1894 Ragusa Dubrovnik (Dalmatia)
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  2 kreuzer Italian Correspondenz-Karte from Preko (Dalmatia) in 1894
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  2 kreuzer Illyrian Correspondenz-Karte from Stari Castelvecchio (Dalmatia) in 1895
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  1 kr Pago 1895 Pag (Dalmatia)
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  2 kr 1899 Jčici Ičici (Austrian Littoral)
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  2 gulden 1890 Zadar (Croatia)
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  20 h 1900 Matulje Opatija station (Austrian Littoral)
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  First tax issue in heller 1900, Lastovo -Lagosta (Dalmatia)
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  60 h 1903 Gravoza Gruž (Dalmatia)

Kingdom of Hungary (1867-1918)

They were cancelled in the former Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia including the Military Border District, and in the current Vukovar-Syrmia and Međimurje Counties.

Sorted by issue, value and cancellation date

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  5 kr Alt Gradiska 1867 issue Stara Gradiška (Military Border)
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  5 kr First (litho) 1871 Hungary issue, FIUME, time in Italian P.M. Rijeka
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  5 kr engraved issue, 1874 fingerhut in Vinkovci (Slavonia Military Border)
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  5 kr engraved issue, bilingual (Croat-German) 1873 in Osijek (Croatia-Slavonia)
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  3 kr Varaždin bilingual Varasd issue 1881 (Croatia-Slavonia)
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  Zagreb bilingual in 1887, was AGRAM until 1869 (Croatia-Slavonia)
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  12 kr, issue 1888, ZENGG in frame Senj (Military Border)
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  24 kr issue 1888 stamp, cancelled VERÖCE Virovitica, Croatia-Slavonia.
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  5 kr Gospić 1896 (Military Border)
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  Issue 1900 stamp, 5 filler, bilingual cancelled ZAGARD - ZAGREB in 1900 (Croatia-Slavonia)
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  10 filler issue 1904, cancelled ORIOVAC Oriovac, Slavonia Military Frontier
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  10 f Perušić 1900 (Military Border)
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  Issue 1900 stamp, 10 filler, cancelled FIUME Rijeka in 1900 (Croatia-Slavonia)
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  35 filler issue 1904, cancelled PAKRAC Pakrac, Croatia-Slavonia.
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  50 f Essegg Unterstadt bilingual in 1900 (Croatia-Slavonia)
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  Issue 1908 stamp, 10 filler, cancelled SUŠAK Sušak in 1908 (Croatia-Slavonia)
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  2 kor Nuštar in 1911 (Syrmia)
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  12 filler special 1913 issue for flood victims, cancelled in 1915 at CSAKTORNYA Čakovec, Mur Island.

Yugoslavia

Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (1918-1929)

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  60 paras, issue 1921 (future King), cancelled SAMOBOR Samobor
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  30 dinars stamp, issue 1924 (King Alexander I), bilingual cancelled VUKOVAR Vukovar in 1928
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  5 dinars Tax stamp, issue 1923, bilingual cancelled ZAGREB Zagreb in 1928

Independent state of Croatia (1941-1945)

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  Sinj in 1941.
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  Dubrovnik in 1942.

Croatia

Links

See http://stampsoftheworld.co.uk/wiki/Category:Croatia_Postmarks for further postmarks by location.