Bad Blintz Overprints

The Zlobenian 1 Zloty stamp had been issued for less than a year when it became a casualty of the war and stocks dwindled to next to none apparently. Their near neighbours, Bad Blintz, came to the rescue with the booklets of 10 x 50 Bizot stamps, which featured Sardines the tap dancing rat. These were authorised for use in Zlobenia with overprints. The front cover had a rather splendid Zlobenian eagle in shining gold with a 3 on the shield. This presumably meant they were 3 Zloty stamps. The booklets held 10 stamps in two columns of five stamps which were imperforate along the edges, but perforated between stamps. It would appear that these panes were not sourced from the regular 50 Bizlot stamp sheets, as the panes have a large goldish bottom selvedge which is absent from the sheet.
The stamps do not have a usual stamp overprint with text, image and/or numerals placed once per stamp. Instead a rubber-stamp has been used so the design overlaps two or four stamps - see illustrations. This is not usual postal authority style. Two different patterns have been used, and both black and red inks have been used for one style, but other colours may exist. The first design has the coat of arms and the 3 between text saying ‘Authorised for Zlobenian use only’ all within a dotted line box. The other is the same cancellation used on the Field Service postcard - the Zlobenian arms in a circle with text around; ‘Grand Zlobenia der Clogisscatchtuf* mit Borogravia der dumkopf’.


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Style one in red                                     Style two in black                                  Style one in black
                
The panes of stamps in both styles

* or something like that; it is hard to read!