Yugoslavia, Kingdom. A Consular Stamp, City of Zadar, c.1935

A bronze stamp, 25mm (or 1 inch) in diameter, attached to a wooden handle; bronze seal centering Royal Yugoslav Coat of Arms, with Latin inscription around "Kosulat Kraljevine Jugoslavije - Zadar" (Kosulat of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia - Zadar). In well worn/used condition, possibly unique. Footnote: With the 1920 Treaty of Rapallo, Zadar was given to the Kingdom of Italy. During World War II, it was bombed by the Allies and witnessed the evacuation of ethnic Italians. Partisans captured the city on 1 November 1944; in 1947 it officially became part of SR Croatia, and it is now part of Republic of Croatia.