-Balkan Occupations: Albania, Kotor, Macedonia, Montenegro & Zara
Following the Italian capulation in 1943, the German Military took control of Italian-occupied territories in the Balkans.
On the eastern tip of the Adriatic Sea, this area provided strategic control of that area of the Mediteranian Sea, and good
ports. It consisted of southern Yugoslavia, Albania and areas of Greece. Stamps issued for this area included overprints of previous
Italian occupation issues, and new stamps under German authority. Other autonomous Balkan cities & areas are listed under Laibach.
345-53 "Liberated" Albania 1945 Overprinted Stamp Set
Price: $29.50
VF NH, 1945 "Liberated" Albania 1945 overprinted previous stocks of Albanian stamps immediately after withdrawl of German forces. Overprint reads; "Democratic Government of Albania 22 X 1944," and new value. 30q to 5 Fr.
Montenegro 2N24, N26-32a, WW II Occupation 1942
Price: $85.00
VF NH. 1942 Italian occupation of Montenegro. Yugoslavia stamps overprinted; "Governatorato del Montenegro, Valore and Lire." Italy occupied Montenegro until 1943
when it was defeated by Allied forces. The Germans then took over the occupation through 1944. Red overprint. Note: 2N25 ($350) not included.
German Occupation of Montenegro 1943
Price: $75.00
VF LH, 3N1-9, German Occupation of Montenegro. Overprinted
Deutsche Militaer-Vrwaltug Montenegro, with new values. Issued in 1943
after Italian withdrawl from occupied areas.
MI 1-6, Occupation of Kotor
Price: $150.00
VF NH. Mi. #7-10. German occupation of Kotor, a city state in the Montenegro occupation area. Kotor is a 2,000 year-old city originally annexed and occupied by Italy at the beginning of WW II. The Germans took over in October 1943 until liberation in November 1944. Jugoslavian stamps overprinted with new value in R.M., "Boka Kotorska" and lines.
N1-8, MI 1-8, Occupation of Macedonia
Price: $195.00
FVF NH. Mi. #1-8. German occupation of Macedonia. In late 1944 Bulgaria switched sides and aided the Soviets against Germany. Germany then occupied Macedonia and overprinted Bulgarian stamps. Overprint reads; "Macedonia, 8 IX 1944."
N1-8, MI 1-8, Occupation of Macedonia
Price: $250.00
FVF used. Mi. #1-8. German occupation of Macedonia. In late 1944 Bulgaria switched sides and aided the Soviets against Germany. Germany then occupied Macedonia and overprinted Bulgarian stamps. Overprint reads; "Macedonia, 8 IX 1944."
