This semi-postal issue from the Independent State of Croatia (NDH), circa 1943, depicts a wartime communications scene featuring a female telephone operator at a switchboard and a soldier standing in the doorway. The 24+12 kuna denomination includes a charity surcharge supporting wartime relief funds. Printed in a deep green-black tone, the design reflects the NDH’s propaganda emphasis on military logistics and communication infrastructure during World War II. Well-centred examples with clean perforations are desirable, especially as many surviving copies show wear due to wartime usage.