1919, 10 filler Hungarian Crown type value declared parcel card
from ZAGREB to TUZLA, Bosnia, value declared as 500K, additional
franking
1919, 10 filler Hungarian Crown type value declared parcel card
from ZAGREB to TUZLA, Bosnia, value declared as 500K, additional
franking paid with 20f in pair and 1K Croatian stamps, tied by
strikes of ZAGREB 919 MAR 18 cancel, at top 967 ZAGREB 1 parcel
label, on reverse with TUZLA 25. III. 19 arrival cancels,
handstamped AUSGEFOLGT LAGERZINS K. 20 h. charges of 20 Heller, the
postage due was paid with horizontal strip of four 5 Heller/Bosnia
Herzegovina postage due stamps of Austria stamps, very interesting
mixed frankture, issued in the early aftermath of the
Austro-Hungarian Empire's collapse following World War I, this
document captures a postal episode from the contested South Slavic
territories during the transition from imperial administration to
the nascent Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, the parcel card,
originating in ZAGREB, then a key administrative and logistical hub
in Croatia-Slavonia, was directed to TUZLA, a Bosnian urban center
of military and economic relevance, the date of dispatch, March 18,
1919, places it in a period marked by political uncertainty and
armed unrest in the Balkans, as local national councils asserted
control and former imperial structures disintegrated, the use of
CROATIAN stamps alongside BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA postage due issues of
Austria underlines the monetary and postal disarray of the era,
reflecting both provisional arrangements and overlapping
authorities, notably, the 500K declared value suggests a shipment
of significant worth, perhaps commercial or governmental, the 20f
and 1K adhesives were among the last issues under imperial
influence, affixed during a period when Croatian postal services
had not yet fully transitioned to new national issues, the strike
of the ZAGREB 919 MAR 18 cancel aligns with the presence of postal
zone numbers introduced under Austro-Hungarian administration,
while the TUZLA 25. III. 19 arrival confirms continued operational
integrity despite state dissolution, the boxed handstamp AUSGEFOLGT
LAGERZINS K. 20 h. indicates customs storage fees for delayed
collection, a rare and well-documented auxiliary marking from this
period, the horizontal strip of four 5 Heller postage due stamps
from the Austrian administration of Bosnia Herzegovina used to
satisfy the 20 Heller charge is a remarkable survival, showcasing
mixed franking from two erstwhile imperial territories, the
application of these dues reveals both the logistical pragmatism
and philatelic richness of a region in administrative flux, the
combination of Croatian and Bosnian-Austrian elements, coupled with
clear transit and fiscal markings, provides an exceptional insight
into post-imperial mail circulation, a philatelically and
historically important item, ex Kugel, VF-XF! Estimate 600€.
