2019 - Continuing:

10-2019  Artistic Dance in Serbia:

To be fair, one good design for booklet pane of 4.

Artistic Dance, we usually call it Ballet, for small country as Serbia is important part of culture and cultural life, so it is very good way to promote it also by Philately.

This issue was released on April 23, with four stamps in set.

This time, Serbian Post decided to celebrate 4 female dancers, that made Serbian ballet great:

Maga Magazinovic (1882-1968),

Smiljana Mandukic (1907-1992),

Jovanka Blagojevic (1931-2015),

and Dusanka Sifnios (1933-2016).

Set is in very favorable, I can say, low face value of under two US$, little bit more You will need for booklet pane with cover, but still under three US$.

11-2019 EUROPA - National Birds:

As usually at this time of year, EUROPA issue come to the light. This year, they chose to made topic under "National Birds", where all countries made design according birds that resides in specific country. 

Serbia have it with design of two birds:

Wallcreeper (Tichodroma muraria), and Squacco Heron (Ardeola ralloides).

I really don't know if this birds can be put as "symbol" of country Serbia, but if they chose it, so, let it be!

Market have it at the date of May 9, Spring in full swing!

Two stamps in set, printed in sheet of 8 stamps and gutter in middle, so You will need little bit more money, if You wish all option of this set, as small sheet, or just set with left, right, up or down gutter attached to set. As face value are somewhere around one and half US$, be prepared to pay premium to stamp shop. If You decided to purchase this set directly from Serbian Post, be very careful, as it can take time and additional charges.

12-2019 Museum Exhibit:

17 May, 2019 mark this issue, and made to celebrate 175 years of the National Museum in Belgrade, Serbia. Two stamps in set, design that we know from the time of Yugoslavia.

Two work shown on stamp:

Simeon Roksandic - The Boy Plucking the Thorn, and 

Auguste Renoir - Bather.

Probably You will need more than expected to pay for this two stamps issue, as it is near two US$ in shop, and follow also FDC, CM and sheet of 8 stamps with gutter on middle.

13-2019 - 800 years of Autocephaly of the Serbian Church:

Yes, very important for Serbia and Orthodox Church, as this 800 years are not something that didn't made history, it is period, that many-many countries on the planet don't have. I can say, that MOST of today "independent" countries, even didn't exist.

Printed at June 13, 2019, with design, my personal opinion, actually ruined this highly important date.

On stamp we can see Zica monastery, St. Sava detail from fresco in Milesheva monastery. 

Artist decided to put this "bird view" of monastery together with fresco, so "eye" effect is "full" of forest surrounding monastery at first.

As is, is. face value of m/s is under one US$, so it is very affordable for collectors of "Religion" as topic.

14-2019 Science in Serbia:

Issued on July 10, 2019, two stamps in set, with important scientist on it!

Svetolik Stevanovic and Auripigment mineral,

Jelenko Mihailovic and Mainka Seismograph.

Design is just fine, and can be put in few topic in Philately.

Sheet of ten stamp format with salvage, good addition to every collection!

Face value, again, under one US$ per set of two.

15-2019 Ljubichevo Equestrian Games:

It is not exactly equestrian games, as we know it from TV, but something like local horse game, but very nice to see it on postage stamp.

Aug. 15, 2019, one stamp, very low face value of less than 0.30 US$.

16-2019 European Nature Protection:

I still don't understand, what is need to made this issues every year, as it didn't help to anyone, and for sure, not to nature!

With poor design, hardly that someone will notice it, also higher than usual face value of little bit more than one US$ per two stamps!

Aug. 20, 2019 issued.

17-2019 Tourism in Serbia:

Issued Aug. 21, 2019, one stamp in, again "confusing" design!

So, they "escaped" from total failure with one FDC and CM, which are much-much better designed!

Single stamp, very low face value, but FDC and CM will take premium.

18-2019 Serbia - Turkey Diplomatic Relations:

Holly Spirit, Turk is coming!

(as other countries "cry" - Russian is coming)

140 years in contact, a lot of Serbian people killed by Turk, from Ottoman Empire time till today (backing Bosnia separation from Yugoslavia, Kosovo separation from Serbia), and still Serbian gov't keep diplomatic ties with Turk.

Strange? Yes, but what we can do! (Serbian will tell).

One very nice design, clearly showing national flag and carpet design.

Single stamp, with low face value under one US$.

Printed in sheet of 8 and one gutter on middle.

Postage Due #1-2019:

This time, three small format stamp made with:

Nikola Tesla (1856-1943),

Milutin Milankovic (1879-1958),

Children security on Internet.

All are very low face value of few cents, but no dealer will keep it in stock, and who have, will not sell it less than one US$ per sample.

2017 start with:

1-2017 "Lunar New Year":

Issued Jan. 27, 2017, with two stamps in set. One better design regarding this topic, and as I saw many countries issue "Lunar New Year", I can say, that Serbia made one of better design. Face value are still in very affordable price range, so dealers will sell it somewhere between 1.50 to 1.80 US$ per set. 

2-2017 "Easter":

As usually at this time (Feb. 7, 2017) come one "Easter" issue. Again in set of two, and this time design come from frescoes of STUDENICA monastery. Again very affordable face value, with same dealers prices of 1.50 to 1.80 US$ per set.

3-2017 "Toplica Uprising":

One stamp in this issue, with very important information about Toplica Uprising, which was about WWI period, when in Toplica and Jablanica district revolted against Bulgarian occupation forces.

Result was very grave for Serbian population, with 8767 people killed and 43484 buildings burned down. Brutal as can be, and no one called it "Genocide" - isn't?

4-2017 "25 years of BSEC":

Hardly that someone of us will know what that mean "BSEC", so it is for "Black Sea Economic Cooperation". Hardly that in today as world are very polarized, have any significance, but Serbia, as one of twelve countries "in", still keep this organization alive. 

5-2017 "Protected Animals":

March 16, 2017, with usual set of four stamps. This time, it is about OWL!

Nice intention, but design less attractive, as it is artist drawing but not one original photo of same birds. It is again, in printing sheet of five sets, with gutter on middle of sheet, as gutter is over all five set one picture, You will need all five set to complete this gutter full picture. Personally, I don't like this ides, but, it is still attractive to have.

Set is little bit expensive for local population, some 4.00 to 4.50 US$ dealer will ask, so if You can find it on exchange base, that will be fine!

6-2017 "Serbian Theater Actors":

March 27, 2017, and still continuing in same  design and format of 8 stamps with gutter on middle of sheet. Here we have eight actors that are very popular in Socialistic Federate Republic of Yugoslavia, and many people loved this actors. 

7-2017 "Science":

April 10, 2017 come with "Science" in mind. Set of two stamps, showing us well known Maria Sklodowska-Curie (1867-1934) and Kosta Stojanovic (1867-1921). Both are well known mathematics and physicist, so I will not talk lot of about. design was really nice and well made, with all elements inside, to tell us main field where this two genius work. face value of stamps are well low, and dealer will sell it for around 1.00 to 1.30 US$ per set. This time sheet format are of 10 stamps, which will make one nice item in every collection.

8-2017 "Belgrade Key Handover":

April 19, 2017 give us one m/s to celebrate 150 years of Belgrade Key Handover, when Turkish (Ali Riza pasha), hands over the keys of the city to prince Mihailo.

Design of stamp from m/s is little bit "grey", but overall design for m/s is very good, with maps, old photo, and old drawing of Belgrade city. One composition of drawing, that show us part of history!

I think, that it is one of better issue from Serbia. Now, face value is not small, and prices from dealers can reach even 1.80 to 2.00 US$ per this m/s.

1-2017 "Postage Due":

First three stamps in Postage Due this year, to celebrate "Roof 2017" effort to provide home to all refugee in Serbia, than come another stamps to celebrate Seniors European Wrestling Championship held in Novi Sad, and third is for European Indoor Athletic Championship in Belgrade.

face value lowest as can be, but it will be very hard to obtain it from dealer, mint or used condition will be priced sometimes not less than 1.00 US$ per sample. Not because it is rare or low quantity printed, but because not everyone handle Postage Due stamps. So, good luck!

11-2015 and up

...after period of silence, for trip in Yugoslavia (Serbia/Voivodina), coming back with few new issue of Serbia:

11-2015 "Radio Show - Good Morning Children":

Nice attempt by Serbian Post, but I can say little bit naive.

It is nice to celebrate 60 years of this radio show, and it is really good way to educate young population (not to talk about result), but design is really "naive", feeling that I have.

Portraits of radio host, birds singing on middle, so...

Issue come on market at June 1, 2015, as it is low face value, You will be able to obtain it on "exchange" base with collectors in Serbia, but to purchase it, prepare around 0.40-0.50 US$ per one sample.

12-2015 "Post of Serbia 175 year":

This is much better designed than previous, with great 175 years in existence of Post in Serbia, so issue are important for history, and education, and celebration!

Set of two value, showing us one stamp with history, and one stamp with modern period, design that can be included in few "Topical" collection as "stamp on Stamp", "Horses", "Buildings"...

Issued on June 5, 2015, in modern quantity, with acceptable face value, but if You wish to have it in sheet of 8+gutter, or also FDC be ready to pay premium.

13-2015 "Art":

Really "Art"? I don't think so, but, not in my power to decide or influence!

Celebrating two artist, with showing us one work of each, but it is far away of topic "Art".

Issued on June 10, 2015, two set value, under $ face value, who like it, will be happy with face value.

2-2015 Postage Due:

As usually, one small dimension stamp, to collect extra money for Sv. Sava Church, which is in process of building for almost 120 years, and still in. I was there before few weeks, this monument will need next 120 years to finish, and yeah, lot of money!

You will probably find this stamp easy in Serbia, with collectors that exchange stamp.

10-2010 Classic Car:

Official name for this issue are "Motoring", that hardly match this topic, I can say that it is just "Classic Car" because 55 year is long enough to mark one car like "classic"! Here is talking about Zastava 750 type, that was once symbol of Yugoslavia advance in technology and industrialization, where this car are made on the base of Fiat 600D type. In Yugoslavia it was one family car! can You imagine it! Family car! I have very problem (at the time when I lived there) to manage driving, and when I was just sitting on the back seat, it was very unpleasant experience - but, I enjoy to travel across Yugoslavia, where I and my friends know to travel more than 2000 km in one way with this small machine. I miss it even today! Final day of this car production was grave - whole factory are sold to Turkey, and final car go down in production some ten or twenty years ago, when "new world order" come to Yugoslavia.

One single stamp issued, FDC and CM follow. Date April 8, 2010 - face value is 0.26 $, affordable and hardly that will reach some big catalog value - quantity printed 128 000, I think, more than need! printing sheet is 25 stamp.

11-2010 Fauna - City Birds:

One nice issue from Serbia, not of great importance, but still nice. Pictured are: Pigeon Highflier (Columba Livia), Great Tit (Parus major), House Sparrow (Passer domesticus), Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros).

In background of each stamp are panorama from cities: Belgrade, church in Krushevac, fortress in Nish and Subotica view. Issued on April 12, 2010, with quantity printed 38 000 sets, printing sheet of 5 with tab on middle of set of 4 - something that made little problem for collectors who want to have set with tab, because it is 5 set with each tab in different way - that made whole picture - You can not separate it if You want to keep picture intact. Face value for set is 1.79 $, but very small quantity printed will made prices go up.

12-2010 Industrialization - Thermo Power Plant:

Hardly that Greenpeace will agree to issue one coal power plant on stamp, but - people think differently! This issue is hardly of some significance, it celebrate 140 year of industrialization of Serbia, this is very questionable! In this period of 140 year, it was Serbia, Yugoslavia, Serbia and Montenegro and finally just Serbia independent - and I will ask, who have credit to say: "We made industrialization"? Nothing worth to mention, simple issue of one stamp, Kostolac view, one of main air pollutant in Serbia! Worth to put it on postage stamp? face value is minimal of 0.26 $, for sure You will obtain it less than face value on exchange basis. Quantity printed standard - 38 000 stamp.

13-2010 Europa - Children's Book:

Here I can say, that Serbia beat all other countries, that made this issue, in design - it is so great, nice, eye-catching, beautiful and in the end - educational! It is made with whole hearth of designer N. Skochajic! All respect to her - and people that made it happen. I saw many issue with this topic, some are neo-advanced, some are simple, some are ugly - but Serbian are best!

Issue on May 5, 2010 - that actually match nature - May months when all nature flower and all come green out there - Serbian Post issue one really good set! I must copy this sequence from FDC: "...The imagination creates a new world over which reign other laws of man (human) and nature...".

Printed quantity is again small - just 60 000 set, I see in Program for 2010 that it was planned set and s/s - but still go out just set (?) - probably someone know what happen? S/S was planned to be printed just in 25 000 pieces - but if didn't occur it must be just because of some "grey" play in! God know, but in the end we will find true!

Face value are not small - set are 1.70 $ - think that You will need in collection set, set with tab and probably sheet of 8 plus tab - than - prepare somewhere between 30-40.00 $ to pay! In scan You can see one FDC officially issued and also one FDC that are private made - for this second You will need to pay much more like official issue!

Postage due 2-2010:

Here I don't have any information about date of issue, but it is "like usually" issue for Red Cross and next one for European Championship in water-polo, that is held in 2010. Small face value of each is 0.11 $. Stamp for water-polo are nicely design, suggest to have it!

Now, I wish to inform other collectors and especially people who collect and specialize in Serbia - I hear some rumors, that there is going some "dirty" game on with Jugomarka Company! Someone informed me that, Jugosmarka are doing business illegally - that they have no licence to issue postage stamp, that they are one-one-know owned by, that they are not registered in legally - and go on reason why it must be closed down! Probably some "smoke" are there, because we see it in difference in Program for 2010 - where have some issue not printed in way described, and again some rumors regarding FIFA Football Championship (see picture of this one cover) - where is planned just one set of 2 stamp, but after FIFA insist, it is added also s/s, planned was printing sheet of 8 stamp plus tab - but I hear that it is printed in sheet of 5 - in the end, someone informed me that whole issue will come late because objection from FIFA (about royalties for use of logo) - let's wait and see what will happen!