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HERALDIC CATS

Issue Item code Item type
Face value
Remarks SC
9 September 1991 - Airmail Zagreb-Dubrovnik
HR19910909 ST 1_00 1 Stamp 1.00 Heraldic Lions
3 Lion heads
Croatian CoA
Perf. 10 : 10.5
Same design as
HR19920624 ST 1_00
MI 179A
If you have a scan of this item, please share. HR19910909 ST 1_00 2 Stamp 1.00 Heraldic Lions
3 Lion heads
Croatian CoA
Imperf. bottom
MI 179AUu
If you have a scan of this item, please share. HR19910909 IMP 1_00 Imperforate stamp 1.00 Heraldic Lions
3 Lion heads
Croatian CoA
Imperforate
MI 179UF
9 October 1991 - Airmail Zagreb-Split
HR19911009 ST 2_00 1 Stamp 2.00 Heraldic Lions
3 Lion heads
Croatian CoA
Perf. 10:10½
Blueish clouds, yellowish buildings
Same design as
HR19911009 ST 2_00 2
and
HR19920414 ST 2_00
MI 180Aa
If you have a scan of this item, please share. HR19911009 ST 2_00 2 Stamp 2.00 Heraldic Lions
3 Lion heads
Croatian CoA
Perf. 10:10½
Reddish clouds and buildings
Same design as
HR19911009 ST 2_00 1
and
HR19920414 ST 2_00
MI 180Ab
14 April 1992 - Airmail Zagreb-Split (reprint)
If you have a scan of this item, please share. HR19920414 ST 2_00 Stamp 2.00 Heraldic Lions
3 Lion heads
Croatian CoA
Perf. 14
Blueish clouds, yellowish buildings
Same design as
HR19911009 ST 2_00 1
and
HR19911009 ST 2_00 2
MI 180Aa
4 June 1991 - Airmail Zagreb-Dubrovnik (reprint)
HR19920624 ST 1_00 Stamp 1.00 Heraldic Lions
3 Lion heads
Croatian CoA
Perf. 14
Same design as
HR19910909 ST 1_00 1
MI 179C
2002 Amphilex, Amsterdam
HR20020000 PC 3_50 Pre-stamped Postcard 3.50 Heraldic Lions (in cachet)
CoA of Amsterdam
5 May 2003 - 600th Anniversary of Hrvoje's Missal
HR20030505 PMK 21101 Commemorative Postmark - Heraldic Lion
"600 Godina Hrvojeva Misala"
21101 Split
5 May 2003
CC
20 May 2004 - 600th Anniversary of the Pauline Order
HR20040520 PMK 47000 Commemorative Postmark - Heraldic Lions
"600 Godina Pavlinskog Samostana - Kamensko"
47000 Karlovac
20 May 2004
22 May 2004 - Croatian Philatelic Association
HR20040522 PMK 32236 Commemorative Postmark - Heraldic Lions
CoA of Ilok
"Hrvatsko Filatelistiko
Društvo
32236 Ilok
22 May 2004

22 May 2004 - Zabok Day / 10th Anniversary of the Philatelic Club of Zabok

This item is also listed under Mythic Cats

HR20040522 PMK 49210 Commemorative Postmark - Heraldic Lion
Heraldic Griffin
CoA of Zabok
"Dan Grada - 10. obljetnica FD "Zaboky""
49210 Zabok
22 May 2004
16 August 2004 - Definitives: Croatian Municipalities
HR20040816 FDP 10101 First Day Postmark - Heraldic Lion
"Prvi Dan -Virovitica"
10101 Zagreb
16 August 2004
HR20040816 FDP 33000 First Day Postmark - Heraldic Lion
"Grad Virovitica - 1234-2004"
33000 Virovitica
16 August 2004
27 October 2007 - 10th Anniversary of "Zabok" Basketball ClubThis item is also listed under Mythic Cats

HR20071027 PMK 49210 Commemorative Postmark - Heraldic Lion
Heraldic Griffin
CoA of Zabok
"K.K. "Zabok" - A1 Koš arkaška Liga"
49210 Zabok
27 October 2007
24 November 2007 - 350th Anniversary of the Adoption of the Franciscan Order and Chrurch of St. Catherine
HR20071124 PMK 49000 Commemorative Postmark - Heraldic Lions
"350 Godina Posveenja Franjevakog Samostana i Crkve Sv. Katarine"
49000 Krapina
24 Nov 2007
14 August 2008 - Friendship Towns Zabok and Crikvenica
HR20080814 PMK 49210 Commemorative Postmark - Heraldic Lion
Heraldic Griffin
CoA of Zabok
"Gradovi Prijatelji - Crikvenica Zabok"
49210 Zabok
14 August 2008
This item is also listed under Mythic Cats
HR20080814 PMK 51260 Commemorative Postmark - Heraldic Lions
Heraldic Griffin
CoA of Zabok
"Gradovi Prijatelji - Zabok Crikvenica"
51260 Crikvenica 14 August 2008
This item is also listed under Mythic Cats
26 June 2009 - Czechia in Philately
HR20090626 PC NVI Pre-stamped Postcard NVI Heraldic Lions (in cachet)
Commemorative postcard issued for a philatelic exhibition at Mimara Museum in Zagreb
CC
HR20090626 PMK 10101 Commemorative Postmark - Heraldic Lions
"eka u Filateliji - Europska Unija Kroz Filateliju"
10101 Zagreb
26 June 2009
We wonder if this postmark was in use throughout the exhibition, i.e. until 2 July 2010
If you have seen this with other dates, please let us know
CC

9 May 2009 - 15th Anniversary of the Philatelic Club of ZabokThis item is also listed under Mythic Cats

HR20090509 PMK 49210 Commemorative Postmark - Heraldic Lion
Heraldic Griffin
CoA of Zabok
"15. Obljetnica Filatelističkog Društva "Zaboky" Zabok"
49210 Zabok
9 May 2008
7 December 2011 - UEFA Champions' League: Dinamo Zagreb - Olympique Lyon
HR20111207 PMK 10101 Commemorative Postmark - Heraldic Lion
Olympique Lyon Logo
"Liga Prvaka GNK Dinamo - Lyon - UEFA Champions League"
10101 Zagreb
7 December 2011

5 September 2016 - 450th Anniversary of the Szigetvár SiegeJoint issue with Hungary

HR20160905 ST 4_50 Stamp 4.50 Heraldic Lion
Two Armed Lions Rampant
Szigetvár CoA
MI 1240
HR20160905 MS 11_00 Miniature sheet 11.00
(4.50
+ 6.50)
Heraldic Lion (on one stamp)
Two Armed Lions Rampant
Szigetvár CoA
Two-stamp MS with
HR20160905 ST 4_50
and another stamp
MI B62
18 October 2017 - Cratian Army "Puma" Brigade

This item is also listed under Wild Cats
HR20171018 SH 45_60 Sheetlet 45.60
(6 x 7.60)
Heraldic Lion (in margin and central label)
Three Crowned Lion Heads
Croatian CoA
Puma (on stamps)
MI ???
BPS
HR20171018 LB 9 Marginal label - Heraldic Lion
Three Crowned Lion Heads
Croatian CoA
Upper right corner label from
HR20171018 SH 45_60
 
HR20171018 LB 11 Undenominated label - Heraldic Lion
Three Crowned Lion Heads
Croatian CoA
Stamp-sized, undenominated label from
HR20171018 SH 45_60
 
HR20171018 LB 13 Marginal label - Heraldic Lion
Three Crowned Lion Heads
Croatian CoA
Lower left corner label from
HR20171018 SH 45_60
 

Compiled by Geir Arveng with valuable information from Marci Jarvis.
Latest update: 24 October, 2017