2023 - till end of the year:

 This was a really "hard" year for Philately of Serbia!

From middle of the year, and till now, I have no material in my stock from this period of 2023 year. Reason was really bizarre or better say, illogical, and it start with some kind of political decision to cut all postal delivery from Serbia to Israel. No airplane to deliver mail from there, but I have one "reserve" option to do it by third party. And this third party (Slovenia, Croatia) decided same as Serbia.

So, I wait, and wait, and wait .... than, exactly when I decided to go to Serbia, "they" decided to renew delivery. Good I was there, so delivery by Post of Serbia was out of matter, good from it come that I, actually, saved a lot of money on postage cost.

Same this time, I will just show "the new issues", because it is a lot of it to describe each one separately. Need to mention few things for Serbia policy, in issuing postage stamps, and one that bother the most is quantity of issues per 2023 year that reach impossible of fifty (50) titles! After this first "problem", come sheet composition of some issues, which are still in sheet of five, or eight or ten stamps per sheet, but with all kind of gutters, tabs and the edge of the printing sheets! With this "material", it will be almost impossible to complete one specialized collection of modern Serbia. Third reason are "The Prices", even that there are (still) this "half dollar" face value stamps (Serbian Dinar are currency there), more and more come issues with "Full Dollar" face value/s, and when we take in account that one set are (mostly) six or eight stamps, than the value of full set can go to really expensive ten to twelve dollar per set which are printed in sheet of ten, so calculate it by self!

Fine, between all negative (and exist few more like design, or "unnecessary topic), can I mention something positive? Not too much, except one really nice design of issues like "Rulers of Serbia", or like "Protected Animals" (which I can say that with this issue, they made one really nice job), probably deserve to be mentioned this "Milankovic" issue too.

Hope that 2024 year material will come in near future, so I can show it to the public, and just to mention that exchange rate (as today) come: 

1 US$ = 103 Serbian Dinar

you will see, that some issues are really expensive but some is very affordable (like 100 year of Turkish Republic) where You have one mini sheet of less than one dollar face value, with small quantity printed, someone purchased all available FDC, and now, even regular subscriber can not have this item. Some kind of manipulation? Yes, I'm sure!

Let's start (continue from previous post):

22-2023 "Philatelist Union":

23-2023 "Rowing":

24-2023 "BalkanPhila Exhibition":

Here I need to mention, that this sheet of 8, are made in three different option, where gutter on middle are not same. Shown are just first (standard) option, and second and third I didn't received yet!

25-2023 "PostEurop":

26-2023 "Rulers of Serbia":

27-2023 "Chess":

28-2023 "Serbia-Egypt":

29-2023 "Petefi Sandor":

30-2023 "Joy of Europe":

31-2023 "Novosti Daily":

32-2023 "Art - Konjovic":

33-2023 "Air Serbia":

34-2023 "100 years of Turkey":

With this issue, we have an problem - NO FDC available on market!

35-2023 "Art - Sculpture":

36-2023 "Serbia-China - Belt and Road":

37-2023 "Castle":

38-2023 "Protected Animals":

39-2023 "Milankovich":

40-2023 "Basketball in Serbia":

41-2023 "Serbia-Slovakia":

42-2023 "Artist of the World":

43-2023 "Art":

44-2023 "Christmas":

45-2023 "Patron Day":

46-2023 "Culture of China":

47-2023 "Famous Serbian":

48-2023 "Friends of Serbia":

Really don't know which kind of friends they are, to deserve this title!

49-2023 "Actor - Bata Zivojinovich":

Postage Due # 4 and 5 of 2023 "Grape and Peach":

...shortly, prepare some "nice" expenses to pay if You collect Serbia Philately, and take in calculation, that any dealer will have sales prices more than twice face value (probably), because this high delivery cost around globe!

Good Luck (מזל טוב) and we will see what 2024 will bring us!

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!