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Država Slovenaca, Hrvata i Srba / States of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs

1918
1919

Nezavisna Država Hrvatska / Independent State of Croatia

1941

001-008 – King Petar II overprint – 12.04.1941.
009-023 – King Petar II overprint – 21.04.1941.
024-038 – King Petar II overprint – 10.05.1941.
039-040 – Overprinted Yugoslavian stamps (Mi – YU 439-440) – 10.05.1941.
041-042 – King Petar II overprint – 17.05.1941.
043-046 – Coat of Arms YU -overprint – 17.05.1941.
047-065 – Croatia – landscape – 1941-1942
066-068 – Red Cross – 12.10.1941.
069 – – 05.12.1941.

1942

070-073 – for”Croatian wings” – 25.03.1942.
074-077 – for”Croatian wings”, sheet issue – 25.03.1942.
078-080 – 1st anniversary of Independent State of Croatia – 10.04.1942.
081 – Philatelic exhibition in Banja Luka – 13.06.1942.
082 – “landscape” issue overprinted – 23.06.1942.
083-085 – issue with charity benefit “Pomoć”– 05.07.1942.
086-090 – Croatian Red Cross – 04.10.1942.
091-092 – Senj victims – 22.11.1942.
093 – Senj victims, sheet issue – 22.11.1942.

1943

094-095 – For “DRS” found
097 – 700th anniversary of Zagreb
098-099 – landscapes
100-101 – 2nd anniversary of NDH
102 – 2nd anniversary of NDH
103-105 – Zrinski and Frankopan family
106 – Ante Pavelić
107-110 – Croatian legion
111-114 – Croatian legion
115 – 3rd philatelic exhibition in Zagreb
116 – 3rd philatelic exhibition in Zagreb
117 – 3rd philatelic exhibition in Zagreb
118-127 – Red Cross
128-147 – Ante Pavelić
148-149 – Ruđer Bošković

1944

150-153 – For postal and railroad workers
154-157 – For wounded
158-160 – 3rd anniversary of NDH
161 – In memoriam
162-165 – For “DRS”
166 – For “DRS”
167-169 – Red Cross

1945

170-172 – For 1st Croatian strike division
173-176 – For postal workers
177 – For postal workers – sheet
178 – 1 May

Official stamps

001-018 – 05.02.1942. – 04.06.1944.

– Military stamps

PORTO Stamps

001-005 – 26.04.1941
006-010 – 12.11.1941.
011-016 – 1942
017-025 – 14.03.1943.

Charity stamps

001 – 04.10.1942
002 – 03.10.1943.
003-007 – 1944

Local issues

– Međimurje, Banja Luka, Šibenik, Split

Post World War II

Democratic Federative Yugoslavia – overprinted Croatian stamps –

– Split , Mostar , Zagreb , Sarajevo,

ZONE B for:

– Pula, Trst/Trieste = 001-011, I-II , Rijeka/Fiume

– Regural stamps 1945-1947 – Istria/Slovene Coast

ZONE B – STT VUJA / STT VUJNA

– 1948 / 001-003, 004-005

– 1949 / 006, 007-013, 014-023, 024-025, 026-032,

– 1950 / 033-036, 037, 038-045, 046-047

– 1951 / 048-051,052-053, 054-056, 057, 058,

– 1952 / 059-061, 062-067, 068-070, 071, 072-077, 078-080, 081-084, 085, 086

– 1953 / 087-088, 089-096, 097-099, 100-103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109-111

– 1954 / 112-113, 115-124, 125-136, 137-140, 141,

= Postage Due stamps – 1949, 1950, 1952

= Charity stamps – 1948, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953,

Republika Hrvatska / Republic of Croatia

1991

001 – Zagreb – Dubrovnik Airmail route – 09.09.1991.
002 – Zagreb – Split Airmail route – 09.10.1991.
003 – Zagreb – Pula Airmail route – 20.11.1991.
004 – Mass for homland in the Catedral – 21.11.1991.
005 – The declaration of the Republic of Croatia 8-10-’91 – 10.12.1991.
006 – Christmas ’91 – 11.12.1991.

– charity stamps

1992

007 – 700 years of the sanctuary of holly virgin of Trsat – 03.01.1992.
008 – Arms of Croatia – 15.01.1992.
009-011 – Famus Croats – 1992.
012 – Winter Olympics , Albertville ’92 – 04 02 1992.
013 – Zagreb – Osijek Airmail route – 14.02.1992.
014-020 – Croatian cities – 1992.
021 – King Tomislav – 05.05.1992.
022 – The main railroad station house in Zagreb – 03.06.1992.
023 – 150th anniversary of “Matica Hrvatske” – 08.07.1992.
024 – 125th anniversary of HAZU – 09.07.1992
025-026 – Summer Olympics, Barcelona ’92 – 25.07.1992.
027-028 – Flora – 28.07.1992.
029-030 – Fauna – 30.07.1992.
031-032 – Europa CEPT ’92 – 31.07.1992.
033-034 – Europa CEPT ’92 – 04.09.1992.
035-036 – Anniversaries of the Croatia language – 02.10.1992.
037 – 750th anniversary of Samobor city – 16.10.1992.
038 – 1100th anniversary of Mucimir’s donation – 30.10.1992.
039 – 750th anniversary of golden bull granted by Bela IV – 16.11.1992.
040 – Christmas ’92 – 07.12.1992.
041 – 100th anniversary of death of Blaž Lorković – 21.12.992.
042 – 150th anniversary of “Kolo” literary magazine – 22.12.1992.
043 – 400th anniversary since the birth of I.B.Vučić – 29.12.1992.

– charity stamps

1993

044 – 800th anniversary of the city of Krapina – 15.01.1993.
045 – 50th anniversary since the death of Nikola Tesla – 30.01.1993.
046-052 – Croatian cities – 1992-1994
053 – Centennial sine dath of Ferdo Quiquerez – 10.02.1993.
054-055 – Croatian fauna – 23.02.1993.
056 – Centenary since the birth of Zlatko Šulentić – 16.03.1993.
057 – 100th anniversary of spa in Lipik – 25.03.1993.
058 – 50th anniversary the death of Ivan Goran Kovačić – 16.04.1993.
059 – 59th PEN world congress – 19.04.1993.
060 – Croatian history – Ban Ivan Mažuranić – 02.05.1993.
061 – Centenary of Split theater – 06.05.1993.
062 – 550th anniversary of the town of Pag – 18.05.1993.
063 – 1st anniversary of Croatia in UN – 22.05.1993.
064-066 – EUROPA ’93 – 05.06.1993.
067-069 – Biennale in Venece – 10.06.1993.
070 – Mediterranean Games ’93 – 15.06.1993.
071 – 150th anniversary of birth of Adolf Ignjo Waldinger – 16.06.1993.
072-073 – Historical Croatian battles – 06.07.1993.
074 – 100th anniversary of the birth of Miroslav Krleža – 07.07.1993.
075 – 1st anniversary of Croatia in UPU – 20.07.1993.
076 – 100th anniversary of the birth of Vlaho Paljetak – 07.08.1993.
077 – Stamp Day ’93 – 09. 09. 1993.
078 – 53th anniversary to the uniting of Istria, Rijeka, Zadar, and islands to Croatia – 20.09.1993.
079 – 150th anniversary of the birth of Tadija Smičiklas – 01.10.1993.
080 – 100th anniversary of the museum of Croatian archaeological monuments in Split – 27.10.1993.
081 – The revolt of the Croatian soldiers in Villefranche-de-Rouegue in 1943 – 17.11.933.
082 – 150th anniversary of the birth of Josip Eugen Tomić – 18.11.1993.
083 – 850th anniversary of publication “De Essentis” by Herman Dalmatin – 30.11.1993.
084-085 – Christmas ’93 – 03.12.1993.
086 – 100th anniversary of the sporting skiing on Croatia – 15.12.1993.
087 – 125th anniversary of Croatian Home Guard – 22.12.1993.

– charity stamps

1994

088 – 500th anniversary of the glagolitic printing press in Senj – 29.01.1994.
089 – Winter Olympic games – 12.02.1994.
090-091 – The coastal dinosaur finds in Istria – 07.03.1994.
092 – 150th anniversary of the weekly periodical “Zora Dalmatinska” – 15.03.1994.
093 – 325th anniversary of Croatian university – 19.04.2015.
094 – Earth Day ’94 – 22.04.2015.
095 – 75th anniversary of ILO – 02.05.1994.
096-097 – EUROPA – 16.05.1994.
098-099 – Flora – 03.06.1994.
100 – Dražen Petrović – 07.06.1994.
101-107 – 150th anniversary of tourism in Croatia – 15.06.1994.
108-110 – History of Croatian music – 20.06.1994.
111 – 100th anniversary of Croatian fraternal union – 15.08.1994.
112 – International Year of family – 31.08.1994.
113 – Pope visit to Croatia – 10.09.1994.
114 – 100th anniversary of IOC and Croatian Olympic Day – 10.09.1994.
115 – 50th anniversary of the death of Antoine Saint-Exupery – 20.09.1994.
116 – 13th international congress of early christian archeology – 23.09.1994.
117-119 – modern Croatian painting – 12.10.1994.
120 – 400th anniversary of the birth of Ivan Belostenec – 09.11.1994.
121-124 – 900th anniversary of Zagreb – 16.11.1994.
125 – 900th anniversary of Zagreb – sheet – 16.11.1994.
126 – Christmas ’94 – 01.12.1994.
127 – 700th anniversary of the Virgin’s Mary sanctuary in Loreto – 10.12.1994.

– charity stamps

1995

128-130 – Cravat Croata – 19.01.1995.
131-132 – Croatian cloisters – 16.02.1995.
133-135 – Fauna – Croatian dog breeds – 09.03.1995.
136-138 – 1700th anniversary of Split town – 20.04.1995.
139 – 1700th anniversary of Split town S/S – 20.04.1995.
140 – Handball World Championship – Iceland – 04.05.1995.
141-142 – EUROPA – 09.05.1995.
143-144 – The 150th anniversary of the victims of Julay,1845 and th 50th anniversary Bleiburg tragedy – 15.05.1995.
145 – Statehood day
146-148 – Venice biennial XLVI, – 08.06.1995.
149 – 800th anniversary of birth of St. Anthony of Padua
150-151 – Fauna – Croatian region – 29.06.1995.
152 – Knin 05.08.1995. – 16.08.1995.
153 – 100th anniversary of the Hydro-electrict power plant on river Krka – 28.08.1995.
154 – Stamp day – 09.09.1995.
155 – 100th anniversary death of Franz von Suppe – 15.09.1995.
156 – 400th anniversary of liberation of Petrinja from Turkish rule
157-159 – History of Croatian music
160-162 – Anniversaries of Croatian culture
163-168 – Croatian towns
169-170 – 50th anniversary UN, FAO
171-173 – Anniversaries of Croatian Science
174 – 100th anniversary of institute for blind children
175 – Christmas
176 – Marco Polo
177-182 – Croatian towns
183-184 – Incunabula

– charity stamps

1996

185-187 – Religion – 18.01.1996.
188-191 – Croatian political milestones – 28.02.1996.
192 – 100th anniversary of institute for pharmacognosy – 23.03.1996.
193-196 – The history of Croatian music – 28.03.1996.
197-198 – EUROPA – 11.04.1996.
199-203 – Zrinski and Frankopan family – 30.04.1996.
204 – 5th anniversary of national guard – 28.05.1996.
205-206 – Croatian flora – 05.06.1996. – 08.06.1996.
207 – European Football Championship
208 – 250th anniversary of father Ferdinand Konščak expedition in Lower California – 10.06.1996.
209 – Olympic Games – 04.07.1996.
210 – Croatian Falcon – 04.07.1996.
211 – Stamp Day – 09.09.1996.
212 – 700 years of Žumberak 14.09.1996.
213-214 – The early middle ages – 19.09.1996.
215 – 1000 years of 1st written record of fishing in Croatia – 19.09.1996.
216-218 – Anniversaries of Croatian science – 04.10.1996.
219 – 600th anniversary of the beginning of higher educations in Croatia – 16.10.1996.
220-222 – Art – 07.11.1996.
223 – 50th anniversary of UNICEF – 15.11.1996.
224-225 – 800th years of Osijek – 02.12.1996.
226 – Christmas – 03.12.1996.
227-228 – Croatian economy – 14.12.1996.

– charity stamps

1997

229-231 – 100 years of film in Croatia – 16.01.1997.
232-233 – Miguel de Cervantes , Johann Gutemberg – 07.02.1997.
234-235 – EUROPA 1997 – 06.03.1997.
236-238 – Fauna – 22.04.1997.
239 – 5tn anniversary of admission of Croatia to UN – 22.05.1997.
240 – 1st Croatian esperantist conference – 31.05.1997.
241 – 58th FIRA congress in Dubrovnik – 06.06.1997.
242 – Vukovar – 08.06.1997.
243-244 – Croatian kings – 03.07.1997.
245 – Stamp day 1997
246-249 – Croatian Olympic medals – 10.09.1997.
250-251 – Defence of Šibenik – 18.09.1997.
252-255 – Famous Croats – 17.10.1997.
256-257 – Anniversaries of Croatian language – 23.10.1997.
258-259 – Paleontological founds in Croatia – 06.11.1997.
260-262 – Croatian modern painting – 14.11.1997.
263-264 – Christmas ’97
265-266 – Anniversaries of Croatian literature -18.12.1997.

– charity stamps

1998

267 – Croatian towns – Ilok – 02.01.1998.
268 – Croatian towns – Dubrovnik – 05.01.1998.
269-270 – EUROPA – 23.01.1998.
271 – Winter Olympic Games – 07.02.1998.
272-274 – Croatian historical events 1848 – 25.03.1998.
275 – 100th anniversary of birth – Ante Topić Mimara
276-278 – flora mushrooms – 22.04.1998.
279 – 100th anniversary of birth – Alojzije Stepinac
280 – 27th conference INTERPOL in Dubrovnik – 13.05.1998.
281 – EXPO ’98 – 03.06.1998.
282 – World Football Championship ’98 – 10.06.1998.
283-288 – Famous Croats – 13.06.1998.
289 – 19th Danube conference, Osijek – 15.06.1998.
290 –
291-294 –
295-303 –
304 –
305 –
306 –
307-311 –
312 –
313 –
314 –
315-317 –

– charity stamps

– postal stationary

1999

318 –
319 –
320-321 –
322-325 –
326 –
327 –
328-329 –
330-336 –
337 –
338 –
339-340 –
341 –
342-344 –
345 –
346 –
347-348 –
349 –
350 –
351 –
352-354 –
355-356 –

– charity stamps

– postal stationery

2000

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2011

793 – Children’s World – International Children’s Festival in Šibenik – 14.02.2011.
794-796 – Fauna – 15.03.2011.
797-810 – Easter – Stations of the Cross – 23.03.2011.
811 – Visit of pope Benedict XVI to Croatia – 04.04.2011.
812 – Alps-Adria – 14.04.2011.
813 – New tendencies – 50th anniversary – 15.04.2011.
814-816 – Famous Croates – 22.04.2011.
817 – 150th anniversary of the Croatian academy , HAZU – 29.04.2011.
818-819 – EUROPA – 05.05.2011.
820-823 – Castles of Croatia – 16.06.2011.
824 – Statehood Day – 24.06.2011.
825 – 600th anniversary of the miracles of the precious blood of Jesus – Ludbreg – 01.09.2011.
826 – Stamp day – 09.09.2011.
827 – Ruđer Bošković – 300th birth anniversary (joint issue with Vatican) – 13.09.2011.
828-830 – Lighthouse’s – 18.10.2011.
831 – 50th anniversary of Institute of Art History – 28.10.2011.
832-833 – Christmas 2011 – 03.11.2011.
834 – 20th anniversary of destruction of Vukovar – 18.11.2011.
835 – Ivica Kostelić – 23.11.2011.
836 – New Year 2012 – 24.11.2011.
837-839 – Croatian Visual Arts – 01.12.2011.
840 – Foundation “Vaša Pošta” – 05.12.2011.

– Charity stamps

– Postal Stationery

2012

841 – Year of Dragon – 04.01.2012
842 – Valentine’s Day – 01.02.2012.
843-846 – Pets – 21.02.2012.
847-849 – Flora – 15.03.2012.
850 – Easter – 16.03.2012.
851-853 – Famous Croats – 19.04.2012.
854 – 700 years of the statute of Split
855-856 – EUROPA – 09.05.2012.
857 – 100th anniversary of the Croatian Chess Federation – 12.05.2012.
858-860 – Lighthouses – 31.05.2012.
861 – Croatian at European Football Championship – 08.06.2012.
862-865 – Croatian intangible cultural heritage – 12.06.2012.
866-869 – Croatian gastronomy – 02.07.2012.
870 – London Olympic games – 27.07.2012.
871-874 – fauna WWF – 18.09.2012.
875 – 400 years of Theater in Hvar – 25.09.2012.
876-877 – Locomotives – 01.10.2012.
878-879 – Rab – San Marino – 16.10.2012.
880 – 20 years EUROHERC – 19.10.2012.
881-882 – Minerals & Rocks – 24.10.2012.
883 – international Day of Romani language – 05.11.2012.
884-885 – Museum on Krapina neanderthal man – 07.11.2012.
886-887 – Christmas 2012 – 15.11.2012.
888 – 400 years of greek-catholic church – 27.11.2012.
889 – New Year 2013 – 04.12.2012.

– Charity stamps

– Postal Stationery

2013

HR – N°

890-893 . – Pets – dogs – 20.02.2013
894 – Easter 2013 – 11.03.2013.
895-897 – Fauna – amphibians- 08.04.2013.
898-901 – Famous Croats – 16.04.2013.
902-903 – Bridges and Viaducts- 29.04.2013.
904-905 – EUROPA – 09.05.2013.
906-907 – Accession of Croatia to EU – 01-07-2013.
908 – 60 years of Pula Film Festival – 02.07.2013.
909-912 – Castles of Croatia – 18.07.2013.
913-915 – Mushrooms – 03.09.2013.
916 – Hlapitch the little shoemaker – 04.09.2013.
917 – Teodor Pejačević – 18.09.2013.
918-920 – Lighthouses – 26.09.2013.
921 – 100th anniversary of salesians in Croatia – 01.10.2013.
922 – 100th ann. of of introduction of the gas in network system in Zagreb – 03.10.2013.
923 – 440th anniversary of peasant’s revolt – 11.10.2013.
924 – Seljan brother’s – 15.10.2013.
925 – Faros marathon – 05.11.2013.
926-927 – Christmas 2013 – 27.11.2013.
928-930 – Croatian visul arts – 02.12.2013.
931 – New Year 2014. – 05.12.2013.

– Charity stamps

– Postal stationary

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2014

HR- N°

932 – Sochi Olympic games – 07.02.2014.
933-936 – Pets – 21.02.2014.
937 – Croatian towns – 03.03.2014.
938 – 125th anniversary of the botanical garden of the faculty of science, university of Zagreb – 01.04.2014.
939 – Easter – 02.04.2014.
940-943 – Croatian undersea world – 09.04.2014.
944-946 – Flora – Croatian endem orchids – 11.04.2014.
947-950 – Famous Croats – 18.04.2014.
951-952 – Canonization of two popes – 25.04.2014.
953-954 – EUROPA issue – 09.05.2014.
955-957 – Lighthouses – 30.05.2014.
958 – 170 years of tourism in Opatija – 11.06.2014.
959 – FIFA World Cup – Brazil – 12.06.2014.
960 – 150th anniversary o fthe 1st Croatian volunteer fire dep. – 17.06.2014.
961 – 800 years of the portal of Split cathedral – 23.09.2014.
962 – 750 years of the town of Prelog – 23.09.2014.
963 – 800th anniversary of statute of the town and island of Korčula – 26.09.2014.
964 – 950th anniversary of the benedictine monastery St. Nicholas in Trogir – 30.09.2014.
965-966 – Locomotives – 01.10.2014.
967 – memory to World War I – 14.10.2014.
968-971 – Croatian ethnographic heritage – 20.10.2014.
972-973 – minerals & rocks – 24.10.2014.
974-975 – Fortified churches – 14.11.2014.
976 – 100th anniversary of the birth of Ivan Generalić – 17.11.2014.
977-978 – Christmas 2014 -27.11.2014.
979-981 – Modern Architecture and Design the building – 01.12.2014.
982 – New Year 2015 – 04.12.2014.

– Charity stamps

– Postal stationery

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2015

983 – Saint Valentine’s day – 04.01.2015.
984 – Number 112 Day – 11.02.2015.
985-988 – Pets – 19.02.2015.
989 – Rotary district 1913 / Croatia – 23.02.2015.
990 – Easter 2015 – 16.03.2015.
991 – Croatian Paralympic Committee – 23.03.2015.
992-993 – Bobbin Lace – Lepoglava – Seville – 31.03.2015.
994-996 – Fauna – 15.04.2015.
997-999 – Famous Croats – 21.04.2015.
1000 – The 1000th postage stamp – 27.04.2015.
1001-1002 – Bridges and Viaducts – 29.04.2015.
1003-1004 – EUROPA – 07.05.2015.
1005 – 150th anniversary of ITU – 15.05.2015.
1006-1009- Castles of Croatia – 20.05.2015.
1010-1013- Lighthouses of Croatia – 10.06.2015.
1014-1017- Croatian undersea world II – 15.06.2015.
1018 – PUMED – The ships of Mediterranean – 09.07.2015.
1019-1023 – Croatian intangible cultural heritage – 27.07.2015.
1024 – Victory and Thanksgivings Day – 03.08.2015.
1025 – EUROBASKET 2015 – 04.09.2015.
1026 – Traffic safety – 07.09.2015.
1027-1028- Christmas 2015 – 25.11.2015.
1029-1031- Croatian Visual Art– 01.12.2015.

– Charity stamps

– Postal stationery

Slobodna Država Rijeka / Free State of Fiume

– 1918 / 001, 002, 003-020, 021-022, 023-025, 026-028, Postage Due stamps

– 1919 / 029-030, 031, 032-048, 049-060, 061-068, 069, 070-072, 073-084, 085-089, Postage Due stamps

– 1920 / 090-094, 095, 096-109, Newspaper stamps, Military stamps, Express stamps

– 1921 / 110-124, 125-136, Postage Due stamps, Express stamps

– 1922 / 137-147,

– 1923 / 148-159, Express stamps

– 1924 / 160-171, 172-183, Exprss stamps

1. Arbe / Rab Island

– 001-004, 005-006, 007-008

2. Veglia / Krk Island

– 001-004, 005-006, 007-008

3. Italian Regency of Kvarner Islands

– 001-017, 018-019

Hrvatska okupirana područja / Occupied Croatian territories

1. Republic of Srpska Krajina

– 1993 / 001-005, 006-011, 012-016, 017-020, 021

– 1994 / 022-024, 025-028, 029-034,

– 1995 / 035, 036, 037-041, 042-043, 044-048

– 1996 / 050, 051-056, 057, 058-059, 060, 061, 062

– 1997 / 063-066

– Postal stationery

2. Srijemsko-Baranjska Oblast / Sirmium-Baranya County

– 1997 / 001-010, 011-013, 014-015, 016

4. Zadar / Zara- German occupation

– 1943

3. Fiume – Kupaland (ZOFK)- Italian occupation

– 1941

5. Dalmatia- Italian occupation

– 1919

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