Austrian post in Montenegro

Overprinted 15 heller

This article deals with the Military Post in Montenegro issued by Austria-hungary during World War I. It complements the survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Montenegro.

March 1917 overprint

Only 2 stamps were officially issued on 1 March 1917: 10 heller and 15 heller of Military post Feldpostmarken with a double vertical overprint K.u.K. Milit.-Verwaltung Montenegro.[1]

Non-official overprint

Non-issued Montenegro overprint in 1917

Stamps with an horizontal Montenegro overprint are not official nicht verausgabte, and were printed for the first anniversary of Austrian troops occupation[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Österreich 1850–1918, Spezialkatalog und Handbuch, von Dr. Ulrich FERCHENBAUER, Wien 1981, p.397
  2. ↑ Ferchenbauer, p.398.
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