The third and fourth are both cyrillic script but I am not familiar enough to understand the actual language. The third has a definite Orthodox church and has a look of "Yugoslav area" stamps of the period -possibly Serbia or Montenegro which are orthodox unlike Croatia which is Catholic. The fourth I have no idea, but a larger scan showing the currency might help.The printing is similar to Turkish stamps of the interwar period but definitely not Turkish because of the script.
#3 is also available in cinnamon color (I do not have this variety, yet). this one has always confused me. the top inscription is Prosvetnice, which means education, and is occasionally shown as a subset of a series of issues from 1925-1935 with various themes, mostly associated with the National Education Council. the bottom inscription is Oplenac, in reference to the St. George's Church (shown), which houses the mausoleum of the Karageorge dynasty.
#4 is to raise funds for a school for the blind, also available in green. I have seen reference to a red version, although I have NEVER seen an image of a red variety.
WOW!!!YOU GUYS ARE TERRIFIC!!! Thanks for all your help. After hunting for ages looking through catalogs it is great to have such a wonderful resource. I was worried that the 4th stamp was upside down, which is easy to do. My educated guess turned out well. Thanks again, capetown
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