2021 year: Start here...

 2021 start really nice way, as I have half year on my desk to review.

What to say  about, is just, that I'm little bit surprised with printing company that do a job for Serbian Post, as we know, that FORUM, from Novi Sad have a bad reputation when is talking about security. Too many "proof print", "error", and imperforated material "skip the security there, and it find way to market quickly, which, caused low grading for Serbia material on market. Too bad that people just don't understand, that manipulation with collectors, cause reverse effect, where people will find it hard to complete this territory, so on, they will decide to stop this effort.

Last few years, Serbia print material in ZIN, Belgrade, which have much better security control, and if something "unusual" go to market, we know that it is because someone out of ZIN made intentionally manipulation, with some profit on personal side.

So we go:

1-2021 "China New Year":

This year, it is year of OX, and design is similar as years back, by my opinion, just nice, not more than that!

Two stamps in set, around 1.00 US$ face value.  

2-2021 "Easter":

If not this FDC, which was made in good way, I will say, that this time, design miss the point. I don't know why, but I don't prefer modern design of Icons or Fresque, where I prefer old, classic one, that are available a lot in every church around Serbia.

Two stamps in set, and again in 1.00 US$ face value!

 

3-2021 "Seminary":

This issue have intention to celebrate 150 years of the foundation of the PRIZREN Seminary.

Important place, important role, and one "classic" architecture here, where Serbia meet own need for education and religion.

This building come under attach of Albanian extremist in 1999 and 2004 year, and all under "patronage" of west countries, where this "west" just keep eye closed for something that need to be avoided.

Single stamp with less than half US$ in face value!

4-2021 "Actors":

Again same design, which is boring in minimum expression, I don't like it at all, from beginning, too "gray" in view, not of my taste!

Between all persons here, I will mention one, Predrag Ejdus (1947-2018), which have Jewish family name, but can not be included in Judaica topic, because his mother was Serbian. 

Now, if someone collect actors, than he will need this set, which is not so in low face value, actually, set of 8 values is over two US$ in face value!

5-2021 "Student Cultural Centre":

You know, not bad design at all, actually like it!

FDC little bit "naive" in design, but good for topical collection as "Architecture", "Building".

One set, less than half US$ in face value.

6-2021 "Space Flight":

Holy Spirit!

Straight to the point! This issue really surprised me, and can say, just PERFECT!

We are now in 60 years of First manned Space Flight, so, to celebrate it, Serbia issued this set with three stamps. We have it here Yurij Gagarin, German Titov and Valentina Tereshkova, all in really perfect made stamp design. I love it!

Issue come in booklet format, with three FDC and very affordable face value of 2.60 US$ per set. You will need little bit more for booklet cover, but still very affordable! keep an eye on this issue!

7-2021 "Sacral Architecture":

Standard design for this topic, showing us three Monastery in Serbia, Studenica, Grachanica and Djurdjevi Stupovi. 

Issued in sheet of 8 and gutter, for which You will need little bit more to pay. 

face value under one US$ per set, good buy I think!

8-2021 "Earth Day":

Not too much to talk about this issue, mini sheet with one stamp in, relatively "high" face value of 1.20 US$ per one. design is not by my taste, at all.

9-2021 "Faculty":

It is important, it have right to be on postage stamps, even one good design, so can be included also in "Bridge" topic. Issue celebrate 175 years of faculty for Civil Engineering, and also 75 years of Reconstruction of the railway bridge over Danube. This specific bridge is interesting, as it was not attacked by NATO bombing in 1999.

Two stamp in set, little bit over half US$ per set, I can say, good buy!

10-2021 "EUROPA":

Oh, this year, it is under "Endangered National Wildlife" theme, and I can say, that Serbia made it best!

Two stamps in set, Falcon and Shore Lark on it, best possible design, perfect match in dimension, giving us feeling of this birds! 

Set of two, is still under one US$ face value, but it will be very hard to find it by face value, not for exchange base for sure. As I say, great design, with also "Flora" topic on it, and FDC cancel with nest and eggs.

Issued in sheet of 8 with gutter on middle, which will be too costly to buy, and probably catalog value for this sheet of 8 will reach around 35.00 euros!

11-2021 "Stamp Day":

Usually, on this period a year, we have this issue coming to market. his time, we celebrate 150 years of sending The First Serbian Post Card. I like this design, as it have also "Stamp on Stamp" topic, with fascinating DRAGON shown here, and face value is just less than half US$!

12-2021 "Art":

You know, I'm graphic design by profession, so, I will not comment this issue, too much for my nerve, too much! Set of 2, little bit over half US$ face value. Worth to have it? Really don't know, but for sure, it is NOT for investment!

13-2021 "Africa Day":

Interesting issue to celebrate establishment of African Union.

You know, I like this issue! Stamp alone is in bigger format than usually, and image on stamp is some kind of "Lego" cubes, but when You will see sheet of 8 stamps and strip of gutter between two row, than You will say, that it is really good job made!

By local standard, it is expensive issue, as stamp alone have near one US$ face value! With sheet of 8 stamps and this gutter, face value go for more than 8.00 US$, but market will ask premium!

1-2021 "Postage Due":

I call it postage due, but actually, from this three, just one come in this range.It is small format "regular" issue, one is for vaccination effort in Serbia, second for children security on internet and third is for grape domestic sort!

This is all for now, we will continue!

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9-2017 and up

9-2017 "Cities of Serbia":

Set of three stamps, dated April 13, 2017, will show us three of it. 

Capital of Serbia - Belgrade,

Capital of Serbian Autonomy of Vojvodina - Novi Sad,

Regional city of Nis.

I think, that this set are very good by design, where main element of city are shown in very clear way. (MA Boban Savic, academic painter)

Three stamps, each with under $ face value, will make one very nice item in any collection, as it is represented by few topic in Philately, as History, Architecture, and on FDC and CM even much better visible are fortress of this cities.

10-2017 "Belgrade Marathon":

Single stamp issued on April 21, 2017. Very low face value of 0.23 $, but also in no so very attractive design. On stamp we see runner, bridge of Belgrade, great church of S. Sava and Kalemegdan fortress. 

Belgrade marathon is held for the last thirteen years, and known around world as one of "must be".

11-2017 "Flora":

What to say? Just one really GREAT issue by design! This time, artist (Miroslav Nikolic), made it PERFECT! Clearly visible element of any fruit shown (Pear, Plum, Apple, Walnut), than in very fine balanced colors, You will have feeling that it is almost natural! Sheet composition is as usually, 5 sets in sheet, with gutter on middle of sheet. Face value for set of four are affordable 2.00 $ per set, but in this sheet composition You will need little bit more than 12.00 $ per sheet. Date of issue are April 24, 2017, in full Spring time!

Highly recommended to any collectors of Fauna.

12-2017 "Serbian Literary Cooperative":

One stamp, issued April 28, 2017. celebrating 125 years of this Cooperative, with very nice design. As I'm printing plant technician by profession, I like this initials used on design. Really nice to see also information talking about this Cooperative, which was established in 1892 year.

13-2017 "EUROPA":

As usually, on beginning of May, every year, come to market EUROPA issues. This year, topic was CASTLES, and Serbia made choice of two. One come from city of Smederevo, and second come from Maglič. Even on FDC we have shown one from Monastery Resava. One really complete composition, to show us beauty of Serbia. 

face value are little bit high, for two stamps You will need 1.80 $, and if You chose sheet of eight with gutter on middle, that will cost You more than 22.00 $, so, find best deal with Your stamp dealer, who can make (probably) some better deals than You have on web auctions or eBay.

23-2011 "Airplane in Yugoslavia":

Great! Serbian probably wish to "take it for myself", but this plane was build in YUGOSLAVIA at the time, and it was some kind of "miracle" for country that was totally destroyed in second WWII by Germany. This plane come out from factory in 1957/1961 - so short period after WWII and "pop-up" one turbojet plane with RR Viper motor on it - great! I think that Serbia need to print it every year, just to remind today's politician what is possible to made with great wish, with bare hand, with country in ruin! Today - whole technology in Serbia, all money and DEMOCRACY didn't made even 0.00001% of it!!!!

Single "minus" that I can find is in dimension of stamp, it is not enough big that You can express all beauty of this plane, in printing sheet form - it is even better! Issue come out on July 20, 2011, single stamp will cost You 1.42 US$, single with gutter probably 2.00 US$, sheetlet of 8+1 gutter will cost You 12.00 US$. I prefer it for any collection - it is worth this money!

22-2011 "ZOO Park Belgrade":

Here we have one combination, that I can say freely - it is speculative! Why? Because it is issue in such form, that don't have any logic. Catalog will have hard time to find correct system to number it because this issue come in single stamp, and also in booklet format with different stamp from single one. You can say that it is set of 5 value? No. Are that two separate issue for one occasion? Probably! Good effort is made by "idea" of responsible person for this issue, because here we have one nice "word play" of BEO (in English it mean WHITE) with BEOgrad (city), BEO ZOO (name of zoo park) and four animal on stamp in white color fur! It is fact, that in Belgrade Zoo Park, existed this animals in white color!!! White Tiger, White Leo, White Eagle and White Kangaroo! GREAT! But also great prices! For booklet set prepare 5.50 US$, for single stamp prepare 0.62 US$ and two FDC will take from You 9.52 US$.

Issued on July 12, 2011.

Postage due 3-2011:

Like usually, one stamp for "Holly Sava" church, and second is nice design for previously mentioned issue of "Digital Serbia" - this one is nice design of "mouse" in form of flower! In any way - it is worth to have it in collection, even that You will need to pay for any single minimum 1.00 $US.

21-2011 "Cult of Bread":

Wow, new topic - but, I made it wrongly read - it is actually "Museum Exhibit" to celebrate 100 year of celebration of "Duzijanca" (some kind of ritual in past, where to celebrate end of harvest of wheat). It is introduced by one family and it go for almost 100 year, final act is to present wreath in the end of harvest to "owner" of field where is wheat harvested.

Design is relatively nice, two stamp in set, "Dom Gospodnji" church in Subotica and "Crown" from 1973. I wish to all countries worldwide to have this kind of celebration, even that it is mostly in Slavens "blood" to have "cult of nature and bread" - but I can say just, cult or not - it is nice issue!

For set of 2 stamp prepare 2.20 US$. Printing sheet will take from You 28.00 US$.

20-2011 "Bridges":

Nice and clever issue, yes - it is science to build it, even simple one and this three are really good project. Issue come out on June 20, 2011, three stamp, according topic also price differ - prepare 3.77 US$ for set! Commemorate bridges on Danube near Beshka town in Serbia, second is new railway bridge on Sava river in Belgrade and third is road bridge "Sloboda" (Freedom) on Danube in Novi Sad. Most bridges are destroyed by USA, GB and other NATO members countries in last civil war on Yugoslavia soil. Explanation for destruction was "...it is army infrastructure..." - very funny, not serious and ridiculous explanation from civilized countries like Germany, France, Italy and other NATO members countries - but, what to do - not every country care about self respect!

19-2011 "Nature Protection":

Every single year it come, "Nature Protection" issue, that I really admire. But why they can not made it design much better? This issue, when someone is looking from distance, look like more to "hell" panorama! It is designed to scare or to promote?

Here we have 2 value set, "Waterfal from Mokranjska Stena" and "Tufa accumulation Beli Izvorac" - You know where it is? No? I also don't know! But nothing terrible, because that we have Philately! But prepare for this set 1.92 US$. Issued on June 13, 2011.

18-2011 "F. Liszt - Joint Issue with Hungary":

You know, probably wrong will be to say, but - if my country suffered for so long period of this country (Hungary), and have very big damage gone by this country (Hungary) and not just once (Austro-Hungarian Dinasty), but few time (First WW, Second WW, last civil war on Yugoslavian soil) - believe me, I will never made any kind of "joint issue" stamp together!

So, politics didn't care about history! They made one single stamp on June 14, 2011 to celebrate 200 year of composer F. Liszt! On FDC is written: "...to commemorate, confirm and reinforce..." - GOD - to "REINFORCE" their friendly relationship! Hungary bombed, occupied, killed Serbian, and in last civil war on Yugoslavian soil, Hungary openly supported and supplied weapon to warring sides in opposite of UN prohibition to do it! As is - is, we Philatelist have one single stamp, that You will be asked to pay around 1.50 US$, not too much I think.

17-2011: "AIDS":

Year after year with no advance in medical cure for this problem. And - let's be fair, WHY ordinary people need to pay, collect money, think, fight on media for to resolve some medical problems? It is not enough that gov't take from us every months for health care (see Your monthly payment slip) and they need to made next also postage stamp? 30 years gone how we discovered this "poison", and nothing done to eradicate it! Shame! design is more or less in middle, one single stamp, You will need 1.42 US$, but printing sheet of 10 will take from You 15.00 US$ minimum! Issued on June 1, 2011.

16-2011: "Digital Serbia":

Probably (I really don't know), single country around, that made some Government Conference and declaration for! Government declared that every citizen need to have access to "Digital World", and it is very fanny to me, that some politician will sit and talked about BASIC right of every single human on this planet!

Set of 2 value, issued on June 3, 2011, yes - it have very nice design! One stamp related to this topic, with even much "clever" design is also in Postage due issue from this year. Value is good - just 1.88 $ per one set.

15-2011 "Red Fruit":

Idea was great, design more or less good, printing fell short! See this color, and tell me if it is red?! far away from red, magenta? If You lived ever in outside of big city, probably You know true color of this fruit! I know it well, and can say - that this color used in printing plant is NOT natural color of this fruit! Issued on may 27, 2011, set of 4 stamp and again gutter between. Printing sheet of 5 set - for set prepare 4.70 $ US.

On stamp You will find two kind of fruit, one is Redcurrant (Ribes rubrum from Grossulariaceae family) and Cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon from Ericaceae family).

14-2011 "YB" year of Biodiversity:

It is first time that I hear something about this topic, probably I'm not so old to "meet" this topic before, but, let's be fair - how many of us (Philatelist) even hear about? From FDC I see that "Biodiversity" issue are born in 1992 where till today 190 countries signed some kind of agreement/declaration. I see that it is lot of countries obligated for "protecting", but if we will go "out" and see how much "WE" protected, it will be very grave discovery!

Shortly, single stamp issued, with relatively good design, yes - it is worth this 1.40 US$. Issued on April 15, 2011.

13-2011 WWF:

We all know what WWF mean, my opinion is that every single country need to protect our nature and any kind of living on earth. But - BUT, if we made an effort, I think that it need to be well done! This issue, set of 4 value and gutter between, with due respect for artist and design staff - is almost like children painting in school, and more than that - it is not first time that is made in low fashion! Issued on April 4, 2011 - set of 4 value, in printing sheet of 5, with gutter on middle that made one complete picture - because that - specialist will need to buy whole sheet of 5 set. Worth? Probably, but price for sheet is around 30.00 US$ - if You ad postage, payment charge etc - it will go to around 40-45.00 US$ per sheet.