Saturday, April 09, 2022

2021 ...till end of the year:

 34-2021 "World Writers":


Here we have one good design, relatively important topic, it is writers that changed our life!

Set of 4 values, showing us four writers:

Fyodor Dostroevsky (1821-1881),

Stanislav Lem (1921-2006),

Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941),

Charles Baudelaire (1821-1867).


Date of issue Dec. 1, 2021, as I mention, four stamp in set, booklet format.

Face value are little bit high for domestic use, some 3.00 US$, but as Serbia have small quantity printed, probably, this issue will be hard to have on exchange base with other collectors.

Here we have topic as "Science Fiction", "Judaica" too.




35-2021 "Serbia-Germany Artist":


Kill me if I know, what is a need for this issue!

In description on FDC is written:

"...deep connection of Serbia and Germany..."

Serious? WWI, WWII, civil war in Yugoslavia ..... they call it "deep connection"?

One of shown artist, even serve during WWII in German army!

Any way, we have here set of two, showing us

Joseph Beuys (1921-1986),

Dimitrije Basicevic Mangelos (1921-1987).

Issue come to the market on Nov. 23, 2021.


36-2021 "Museums":

Nov. 24, 2021, set of two, we have it here Museum in Pozarevac and Belgrade.
This one from Pozarevac intrigued me, because on FDC and on tab attached on stamp is shown stone with Orthodox Symbol used from Roman Empire time, which I can find on some Russian issues too.

Again, set of two, this time with low face value, but nice design. Sheet composition is again "problematic", because there are 5 sets with gutter on middle, each gutter different from other.



37-2021 "Christmas":

Nov. 26, 2021, two stamps in set, with some kind of "modern" design, which I don't prefer for Christmas time, no, no....
Christmas have this special mark on our life, no matter on which religion, and need to be celebrated with some "classic" pictures or drawings. Yes, it is my opinion only!


38-2021 "Communist Party of P. R. of China":

Here, we have an interesting issue from Serbia, for which, many people ask what is a need for it!
To be fair, it is one or some kind of support for China, and it deserve to be memorialized on postage stamps.
Than come Serbia long relationship with P. R. of China, which resulted in big investment in Serbia, support from this country is not small.
Nov. 29, 2021, sheet format of three stamp and three tabs, in "hard" red color.
I can not say, that artist effort made a point in design.


39-2021 "Serbia - UAE - 50 years connection":

Nice, really nice design of sheet of two!
Dec. 2, 2021, sheet format which have this birds as symbol of two countries, Eagle and Falcon!


40-2021 "Stefan Nemanjic Monument":

All fuss regarding this monument shown in this issue!
I don't see so attractive, or even not near the Mes'trovic' level.
But, here we have it and that it is!

Dec. 3, 2021, single stamp, low face value.


41-2021 "Journalist Association":

From first sight, You will think that it is some ad for phone, than you can discover that it is 1881 year there which is year of forming Journalist Association of Serbia.
Design missed it!

Dec. 7, 2021, single stamp.


42-2021 "Red Star F. C.":

Nooooooooo, this is really "speed home work" design - no, it is disaster in stamp design!
Topic is "on place", as Red Star F. C. have great history, tradition and is doing good job in sport, but to make design in this way is naive!

Dec. 8, 2021, set of two stamps.



43-2021 "Personalities":

In short period, Serbia decide to commemorate a lot of people, writers and artist, this time with:

Dobrica Cosic (1921-2014),
Branko Pesic (1921-2006),
Stanislav Vinaver (1891-1955),
Jovan Ducic (1874-1943).

Dec. 10, 2021, four stamp in set.



44-2021 "Ivo Andric - Nobel Prize":

Yes, he finally deserve it to be as much as can be, memorialized on postage stamp!
Serbia have it few time, Yugoslavia too, Republika Srpska also!
Single stamp, showing us portrait of Ivo, with "his" Bridge over Drina river!
And You can put it in "Masons" topical, as Ivo Andric was part of this.

Dec. 10, 2021, single stamp!


45-2021 "Postal Saving Bank":

It is to celebrate 100 years of this Bank, and it is tradition, really big tradition!
I like it, as design as to celebrate this hundred years of great achievement!
Nov. 30, 2021, single stamp!


46-2021 "Serbia - Kazakhstan":

25 years of relationship, not long period, but good ties.
Sheet format, with good design, probably You will like it!

Dec. 10, 2021, sheet of two.


47-2021 "Novak Djokovic - #1":

I think, that this issue come under pressure from somewhere, and it resulted in shortage on market. There come rumors, that someone purchased all quantity that was available to the public, and now have it manipulated on market. Subscribers receive all quantity, but because low face value, which give opportunity for someone, to purchase all available on market.
Two stamps in set, with face value of 60.00 dinar, which is less than half $, with low quantity printed, every, even middle level stamp dealer, can buy it all!
Market react fast, and now, who have it, is not willing to exchange it at all, and other just ask 100.00 $ per sample!
Will You pay it?

Dec. 16, 2021, sheet of two format, not so great design.


This is all for this 2021 year! 47 issues (even more if You count Postage Due stamp), 132 postage stamps, actually, Serbia Post made one wrong decision. they go for more issues and keep low quantity, for simple reason to reach some "frame" for income. I don't like it, as we all know, that today, postage stamp is not (mostly) used in as payment to send mail.
So, keep all You have on cover, and wait for some period - it will have value!




























2 comments:

M said...

Wow, what beautiful stamps!

Would you be interested in exchanging/swapping stamps? I have many stamps from Canada, as I'm Canadian, in case you were interested in collecting more stamps from other parts of the world.

Here is my e-mail address in case you wish to contact me: legolover1617@gmail.com

I even have an Instagram account where I post stamps! (stamp_psycho)

-Marco

Balkanstamp said...

"legolover" - see Your gmail for information.
Probably You will agree, probably not - but, as today situation go (with postage shipment cost), situation is almost impossible to keep exchange material.

best regards
Miloje