Montenegrin issues

Austro-Hungarian Military Post · 27 stamps

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1917

1917 Austro Hungarian Military Post Overprinted "K. U. K. MILIT. VERWALTUNG MONTENEGRO"

Issued: 1. March
Watermark: None
Perforation: 12½

The Austro-Hungarian army attacked Montenegro on 6 January 1916 and in less than three weeks the country capitulated; King Nikola I went into exile.

The occupied land was run by a military general government, and from 1 March 1917 two field-post stamps – 10 and 15 heller – overprinted 'K.U.K. MILIT. VERWALTUNG MONTENEGRO' were sold there. Holding the mountainous country took over 40,000 troops, twice as many as in Serbia.

Sources: Wikipedia: Austro-Hungarian occupation of Montenegro, Wikipedia (de): Postgeschichte und Briefmarken von Österreich, Stamp Encyclopedia: Montenegro – back of the book issues

SW	Type	Value	Colour
1	A	10H	dull blue
2	A1	15H	red
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1918

1918 Austro Hungarian Military Post Overprinted "Montenegro" - Not Issued

Watermark: None
Perforation: 12½

A further, much larger set of field-post stamps overprinted 'Montenegro' was prepared for the country. The end of the war overtook it, and it never went on sale.

Sources

Sources: Stamp Encyclopedia: Montenegro – back of the book issues

SW	Type	Value	Colour
3	B	10H	dull blue
4	B1	15H	red
5	B2	1H	olive
6	B3	2H	dull blue
7	B4	3H	brownish carmine
8	B5	5H	green
9	B6	6H	black
10	B7	12H	olive green
11	B8	20H	brown
12	B9	20H	olive
13	B10	25H	ultramarine
14	B11	30H	brick-red
15	B12	35H	dark green
16	B13	45H	sepia
17	B14	50H	greenish black
18	B15	72H	blue
19	B16	80H	reddish brown
20	B17	90H	purple red
21	B18	2Kr	black/light blue
22	B19	3Kr	carmine/green
23	B20	4Kr	purple/grey
24	B21	5Kr	violet/light grey
25	B22	10Kr	ultramarine/grey
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