Petar II Petrović Njegoš (November 1, 1813 – October 19, 1851) was an Orthodox Montenegrin and Highland Prince-Bishop and head of Old Montenegro and Highland from 1830 to 1851. He was one of the greatest poets and philosophers of this region.

Njegoš was a charismatic and striking historical figure, but at the same time he was also a deeply enlightened and thought-provoking figure, which is evidenced primarily by his literary work. Respected as a ruler, he is best remembered as the author of the epic poem "The Mountain Wreath", which is considered one of the greatest masterpieces of European and world literature.

He was born in the village of Njeguši, near Cetinje, and after the death of his Uncle Petar I, he became the spiritual and secular leader of Montenegro.

He worked for the unification of Montenegrin tribes and the establishment of a centralized state. He introduced regular taxes, and his reign was marked by efforts to expand the territory of Montenegro.

He collected folk songs, which he published in the collection "The Serbian Mirror". A considerable number of his shorter poems, odes and epistles were published in the periodicals of that time. Although he had no formal schooling, through reading and reflection, Njegoš developed spiritually and shaped his artistic expression more deeply and completely, so in the last seven years of his life he created three of his most important pieces: "The Ray of the Microcosm", "The Mountain Wreath" and "False Tsar Šćepan the Little". His works have been translated into several languages, including Japanese.

Petar II Petrović Njegoš died in 1851. He was buried in Lovćen at the place where the Mausoleum designed by Ivan Meštrović is located today.

Stamp motif: Portrait of Njegoš, Petar Lubarda, 1940s, dimensions 96 x 80 cm, oil on canvas, private collection

Motif on the vignettes and on the envelope: Mausoleum of NJegoš on Lovćen designed by Ivan Meštrović , Miroslav Nikolić

Professional cooperation: Association of Writers of Serbia

Graphic realization of the issue: Nadežda Skočajić, academic graphic designer

Serbia and Germany established official relations shortly after the Berlin Congress in 1871. The first agreements between the two countries were concluded in January 1883 – the Trade Agreement and the Consular Convention. After the conclusion of these agreements, the first investments of German capital in the Serbian economy began, primarily in mining and industry. Economic relations between the two countries, insignificant in the first decades, experienced expansion during the Customs War between Austria-Hungary and Serbia (1906–1912), when the German market became an alternative to the Austrian market for a large part of Serbian exports. By 1914, 10 agreements were concluded between Serbia and Germany, primarily with the aim of further improving trade and consular relations.

It is interesting that Serbia, even before signing the first official agreement with Germany in 1883, already had an agreement with one German state, Bavaria, with which Serbia concluded a Consular convention on August 25, 1870, even before gaining formal independence.

Expert collaboration: Embassy of the Republic of Serbia in Germany

Artistic realization of the issue: Miroslav Nikolić and Nadežda Skočajić, Academic Graphic Artist

Nadežda Petrović (Čačak, October 11, 1873 – military hospital near Valjevo, April 3, 1915) comes from distinguished families important for Serbian history. Educated as a painter in Belgrade under Đorđe Krstić and Kiril Kutlik, and then in Munich under Anton Ažbe and Julius Exter, she was a pioneer of modern art, a drawing teacher at the Higher Women’s School in Belgrade, an art critic, the author of a theatre play, one of the founders of the Circle of Serbian Sisters, the Serbian Art Association and the Paris League for the National Rights of Oppressed Peoples, the first Serbian woman to be engaged in photography. She organized the work (1905) and exhibition (1907) of the Yugoslav Art Colony.

She stayed in Rome (1907) and Paris (1910-1912), followed the Venice Biennale and other prestigious art exhibitions in Europe. She exhibited independently and at joint art reviews in our country and around the world. She brought aid to peoples under Turkish occupation and led protests against the annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1908). She spoke about the rights of Serbs and other enslaved Slavic peoples at meetings in our country and, thanks to her knowledge of French, German and Russian, abroad as well. She was a volunteer nurse in the Balkan Wars and the First World War. She reached the top in everything she passionately devoted herself to. Her works are the pride of our most prestigious museums, galleries and private collections. Her work belongs to the movements of Art Nouveau, Symbolism, Expressionism, Impressionism and Fauvism, and in a certain way Abstract Art. Educated and gifted, with clearly expressed views of an artist, intellectual and humanist, she managed to remain herself and belong to everyone. 

To make our sorrow over the bad fate of Nadežda Petrović, an unsurpassed painter and unsurpassed patriot, i.e. over the fact that she died in the tension of her creative powers, even greater, and for the Serbian history of art an irreparable loss, this selection of paintings, with which the Post of Serbia marks the 150^th anniversary of her birth, convincingly testifies to its artistic values. These are masterpieces in every respect, executed in an impressive drawing style, colourfully ringing, pictorially juicy, expressionistically strong and convincing, with strokes that, with their immediacy, freedom and freshness, confirm the artist who poured her soul into her work.

Motifs on stamps: Red house in the countryside (1907); The facade of the Church of St. Mark in Venice (1914); Red Peonies (1913). Motives on the vignettes: Prizren (1913); Anđa in the yard (1910–1911); Landscape (1907); Shepherd plays the fife (1906). Motifs on the envelopes: Cleaning caterpillars (1906); Portrait of Jovan Skerlić (1907); Sisters (1905).

Expert collaboration: Ljubica Miljković and Nikola Kusovac

Graphic realization of the issue: Nadežda Skočajić, academic graphic designer

From August 11 to 26, 1923, the First Novi Sad Exhibition was held, which marked the beginning of organizing fair events in Novi Sad and is considered the first in the existence of the Novi Sad Fair. 

Until 1939, exhibitions were held at the old Fairgrounds in Šumadijska street, and the jubilee, 10^th fair and exhibition were opened in 1940, at a new location, in today´s Hajduk Veljkova Street, where the Fair is still located today.

After the end of the Second World War, with the aim of restoring agricultural production, in 1948 the First Agricultural Exhibition was held in Novi Sad, which very quickly became the trademark of the Novi Sad Fair. 

Over the decades, the Agricultural Fair has gained exceptional fame and international reputation. With the construction of the ”Master“ Congress Centre, started in 2001 and opened in 2006, the Novi Sad Fair created the conditions for organizing modern fairs, with an emphasis on service business.

On an area of 226,000 square meters, of which 60,000 square meters are pavilions, with around 20 events and 500,000 visitors a year, the Novi Sad Fair has been the best representative of Novi Sad, Vojvodina and Serbia for a whole century, promoting the greatest achievements in agro-industry, hunting, energy, sports, tourism. The International Agricultural Fair has become the agribusiness event of the region, with the largest and longest fair tradition.

Expert collaboration: Novi Sad Fair

Artistic realization of the issue: Miroslav Nikolić

This year marks the 200^th anniversary of the first arrival of Vuk Stefanović Karadžić in Germany. Apart from this significant jubilee, which marks one of the most important turning points in the cultural and social ties of modern Serbia with Europe, the issue also celebrates the concrete ties between Serbia and Germany and the Serbian and German people. By accepting Vuk, his language reforms and high appreciation of the Serbian folk art collected by Vuk, 200 years ago Germany became the first and most important ambassador and friend of Serbian culture and the Serbian people in Europe.

Vuk Karadžić, the creator of the modern Serbian language, philologist, writer and anthropologist, based his work on modernizing spelling and orthography on the orthographic principle of the German linguist Johann Christoph Adelung – "write as you speak, and read as it is written". 

The support for Vuk's life's work provided by the poet Johann Wolfgang Goethe and the Grimm brothers testifies to the strong cultural and friendly ties between the two peoples in the era of the creation of modern European states, and the traditional great respect between the Serbian and German people, even through all the turbulent historical moments is a pledge for a new era of sincere friendly relations and exceptional cooperation in the 21^st century.

Motif on the stamp and on the vignettes: "Apotheosis of Vuk Karadžić", Pavle Paja Jovanović, 1897, oil on canvas, private collection. Motifs on the vignettes and the sheets: The degree of Doctor of Philosophy that Vuk received from the University of Jena, the cover pages of "Serbian Folk Songs" translated by Therese von Jakob, printed in Halle and Leipzig in 1833 and 1853, the emblem of the University of Leipzig, the university building and double seal of "Martin Luther" University in Halle. In the background of the sheets: a letter from Therese von Jakob to Vuk Karadžić from Halle in 1824, in which she writes to him about her translations of Serbian folk songs, the prescriptions that Vuk received from German doctors in 1823, and a letter in which Vuk thanks the Royal Learned Society in Göttingen for the honour shown (SASA Archive, Belgrade). Motif on the envelope: the logo and the building of the University of Jena, in the background the Doctor of Philosophy degree that Vuk obtained from the University of Jena.

Professional cooperation: Association of Writers of Serbia

Graphic realization of the issue: Nadežda Skočajić, academic graphic designer

2023 marks the 185^th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Russia and Serbia. The opening of the Russian consulate in Serbia in 1838 is an important link in the history of relations between our countries, which over the centuries, despite episodes of strong cooperation, were limited by temporary missions.

One of such distinct pages of shared history is dedicated to the famous Serb from Herzegovina – Sava Vladislavić Raguzinski (1669–1738), counselor to Peter the Great, founder of the diplomatic service of the Russian Empire, a person who had a great influence on the further development of the foreign policy principles of the largest Orthodox monarchy in history, among whom the support of Slavic coreligionists in the Balkans always had a special place.

Among the Russian diplomats who worked in Serbia right after the establishment of diplomatic relations, the first consul in Kosovska Mitrovica, who should be highlighted, Grigoriy Shcherbina (1868–1903), earned great respect among the Serbs with his self-sacrificing work and tragically died as a result of an attack by an Albanian fanatic. In his will, the Russian consul pointed out: "Serbs in Kosovo should be protected, because Kosovo is Serbian."

Expert collaboration: The Russian House in Belgrade, Embassy of the Russian Federation in the Republic of Serbia

Artistic realization of the issue: Boban Savić MA, academic painter

The most important and greatest Christian holiday – the day of eternal joy, the Resurrection of Christ, is celebrated in memory of the day when Christ, the Son of God, defeated death.

Easter is a moving holiday, it is always celebrated on a Sunday, and the date is calculated based on the date of the full moon that preceded Christ´s Resurrection in 30 BC and can fall between 4 April and 8 May according to the Gregorian calendar, or between 22 March and 25 April according to the old Julian calendar. The decision to celebrate the Resurrection of Christ was made at the first Ecumenical Council in Nicaea in 325. The Orthodox Church celebrates Easter according to the Julian calendar.

Easter is preceded by a seven-week fast, and the last week before Easter is called Great. Many folk customs are associated with this week, and the one that children love the most is colouring and giving eggs, which are actually a symbol of Resurrection. The first egg is dyed red and in many parts of our country this egg is called «guardian» and is kept all year, until the next Easter. The Day of Christ´s Resurrection is celebrated with a solemn liturgy in churches, and the believing people are greeted with the words: «Christ is Risen», «Truly He is Risen».

Artistic realization of the issue: MA Nadežda Skočajić, Academic Graphic Artist and Miroslav Nikolić

Exactly 90 years ago, on April 9, 1933, the oldest Russian Cultural Centre - the Russian House in Belgrade – was opened in the then capital of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. The author of the project was the Russian architect and emigrant Vasily Fyodorovich von Baumgarten. From the moment of its establishment, the Russian House became not only an educational, cultural and scientific centre of the Russian Belgrade, but also a home, the doors of which are always open to the Serbian public. 

Today, the representative office of Rossotrudnichestvo in Belgrade respects the famous tradition and actively promotes Russian culture by realizing various projects and extremely popular events among the Belgrade audience. Thus, in 2022 alone, over 300 events were held in the Russian House! 

Expert coollaboration: The Russian House — Russian Centre of Science and Culture in Belgrade

Graphic realization of the issue: Nadežda Skočajić, academic graphic designer

100 years of the national aviation industry

Industrial heritage is an important part of cultural heritage and refers to tangible and intangible heritage created in the period from the beginning of industrialization to the present day. Industrialization as the bearer of modernization at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century in these areas marks the entry into the modern age, and therefore its legacy today represents an important part of the national identity.

In 2023, the Republic of Serbia is celebrating a significant jubilee that few countries can boast of – the century of the national aviation industry. From 1923 until the beginning of the Second World War, over 1,500 aircraft were produced in six aircraft factories and twenty aircraft component factories, which accounted for more than half of the aircraft in operational use in the Yugoslav kingdom.

The aviation industry was a significant factor in the development of a predominantly agrarian country and opened the way for the conquest of new technologies and their practical application. A special curiosity is the fact that airplanes were first produced in our country, and only then motor vehicles.

Highly educated professionals from the interwar period formed the basis for the continued development of the aviation industry after the war. In the changed social and political circumstances, airplanes, helicopters and supporting equipment were produced that formed the backbone of the Air Force, sports and commercial aviation, and there were no significant results on the international market.

Carried by a long tradition, aviation companies in Serbia preserve the continuity of aircraft production in this area and achieve significant results on the domestic and world markets.

Expert collaboration: Aeronautical Museum, Belgrade

170 years of the Zastava Arms

Industrial heritage is an important part of cultural heritage and refers to tangible and intangible heritage created in the period from the beginning of industrialization to the present day. Industrialization as the bearer of modernization at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century in these areas marks the entry into the modern age, and therefore its legacy today represents an important part of the national identity.

In 2023, Serbia is celebrating a significant anniversary – 170 years of the existence of the arms industry, i.e. the existence of the Zastava Arms factory, which is its originator and historical bearer. On 27 October, 1853, the first Serbian cannons were cast in Kragujevac. Since then, the Serbian arms industry, specifically through the plants in Kragujevac, has been growing, developing and introducing numerous innovations: the first steam engines were used in Topolivnica (1851), the Military-Crafts School was established – the forerunner of dual education (1854); the first quality control was introduced (1856); the first industrial electric lighting was introduced (1884).

At the World Economic Exhibition in Paris (1889), the weapons factory from Kragujevac was awarded with several medals. The Mauser-Milovanović rifle, Kokinka, created in 1880, in its modified version M1880/1907, was declared the best rifle in the world in 1907. The modernå rifle and ammunition factory was officially put into operation on 27 October, 1928.

After the Second World War, the turning point in the development of the factory is the development of the family of automatic weapons M70 Kalashnikov system. Today, Zastava Arms produces state-of-the-art weapon systems and 95% is export-oriented.

The M19 modular automatic rifle and the M20 modular automatic rifle, in 7.62x39 mm and 6.5x39 mm Grendel calibers, were included in the armament of the Serbian Armed Forces in August 2020 and represent the future in the development of the Serbian arms industry.

Expert collaboration: Zastava Arms Marketing

Artistic realization of the issue: MA Nadežda Skočajić, Academic Graphic Artist

The city of Niš is the largest city in southeastern Serbia and the third city in terms of population in the Republic of Serbia. It is the seat of the Nišava administrative district and one of the most important economic, cultural and educational centers in the country. Throughout history, due to its geostrategic position, Niš has played an important role in the Balkans and in this part of Europe.

75 years of the Historical Archive of Niš

One of the most important cultural institutions of the city of Niš is the Historical Archive of Niš. This year marks the 75^th anniversary of the Historical Archive of Niš, an institution that takes care of archival materials in the territory of the city of Niš and the municipalities of Aleksinac, Gadžin Han, Doljevac, Merošina, Ražanj, Svrljig and Sokobanja. The historical archive of Niš was founded on 24 April, 1948. In its depots, in over 800 funds and collections, more than 4,000 long metres of archival material created in the period from 1737 to the present day are kept. The archive has been engaged in publishing since 1982. The archive has so far published 16 monographs and 23 issues of the journal “Peščanik” for historiography, archives and humanities. In addition to taking care of archival materials and publishing, the Historical Archive of Niš also organizes lectures, promotions and exhibitions.

The Historical Archive of Niš has been awarded several times as a cultural institution, and a special place is the Golden Archive award from 2008, awarded by the Aleksandar Arnautović Foundation.

Motif on the stamp and vignette: Building of the Historical Archives of Niš

Motifs on the first day cover: Copper print – the oldest document in the Archive that describes how the Ottomans surrendered the city to the Austrians in 1737 and the Law on State Archives adopted at the session of the National Assembly of the Kingdom of Serbia in Niš in 1898. 

300 years of the Niš Fortress

The most important building that Niš has is the fortress, whose cultural, historical and touristic importance is priceless. In 2023, the city of Niš will celebrate three centuries since the construction of the Niš Fortress. Located on the right bank of the Nišava River, it is a witness to the turbulent times of the first half of the 18^th century. The construction was started by the Ottomans in 1719, and it was completed in 1723, when a plaque with an inscription was placed that adorns its main gate, Stambol Gate. The fortress, which covers 22 hectares, has a polygonal base with eight bastion terraces and four large gates. Within the fortress complex there are prehistoric, ancient and medieval settlements, important archaeological sites and monuments. Today, the Niš Fortress is a cultural monument of exceptional importance, where generations of Niš residents acquire basic knowledge from the stormy history of their city. During summertime, one of Niš residents’ favorite promenades and one of the city’s most visited tourist attractions turns into an important cultural centre where significant events such as Film Encounters and the “Nišville” International Jazz Festival take place.

Motif on the stamp, vignette and the first day cover: Istanbul Gate and view of the Niš Fortress 

Expert collaboration: Historical Archive of Niš

Artistic realization of the issue: Miroslav Nikolić

Life without fear of conflict, development of free society based on justice and freedom, mutual cooperation of people and nations of different cultures, customs and beliefs are not possible without global peace. Only in peace can societies based on the principles of justice, freedom and equality develop. That is why peace is the highest value of humanity and a common challenge for all people and nations and requires the cooperation and solidarity of all.

Bearing in mind the challenges of modern times and the current global circumstances, PostEurop, the association of postal operators of Europe, has decided that the motif of the traditional issue of commemorative postage stamps EUROPA in 2023 will be dedicated to peace as the highest value of humanity and will be shared by all members of the association. In a special competition in 2022, the jury of the PostEurop association chose the proposal for the motif of the Post of Luxembourg and it is the motif on the 48 dinars stamp of this issue. The motif was created by Linda Bos and Runa Egilsdóttir, and is a visual metaphor for a peaceful integrated society where people accept each other’s culture. It is inspired by the symbol of the Celtic love knot, with intertwined hearts, while the colour palette illustrates all the peoples of the world, and hands with intertwined fingers carry a message of mutual respect.

The motif on the second stamp of the issue is a vision of peace as the highest value of humanity, as an original artistic solution of every postal operator, so the motif on the 120 dinar stamp and the FDC envelope is the White dove of peace, an artistic solution by the world-famous artists from Serbia, the Zamurović brothers. The white dove is a universally recognizable symbol of peace that emerges with an olive branch from the dark forest, symbolizing all the security challenges of modern humanity, bringing hope that global peace, as a universal and highest human value, is still possible.

The first postal correspondence card in the world was put into circulation in Austria-Hungary on October 1, 1869, and for that time it represented an innovation in postal traffic. Recognizing the importance and need of correspondence cards, the Principality of Serbia decided to take this step less than four years later – in 1873. Previously, Prince Milan, by decree of October 23, 1871, authorized the Minister of the Interior to put into circulation traffic cards, i.e. correspondence cards, for domestic and international traffic, when he deems it necessary. The Ministry of the Interior was the first to put correspondence cards for domestic traffic into circulation, on July 13, 1873 (July 1 according to the old calendar.)

The first Serbian correspondence cards were printed in purple, on thin paper the size of 133x86 mm. The printed value mark is rectangular in shape and is the size of 18x22 mm, with a simple frame. In the centre is the head of Prince Milan in left profile on a coloured background in an oval frame, surrounded by laurel and oak branch. To the left and to the right of the oval frame are the marks of the value ”10”, and below it in the bow is the white inscription ”SRBIJA”. By the minister’s decision, two types of traffic cards were issued at the same time: simple cards and cards with a paid reply. The first correspondence cards of Serbia were printed at the State Printing Office in Belgrade.

Expert collaboration: Union of Philatelists of Serbia

Graphic realization of the issue: MA Jakša Vlahović, academic graphic artist

Nicolaus Copernicus (lat. Nicolaus CopernicusPolish: Mikołaj Kopernik; Toruń, February 19, 1473 – Frombork, May 24, 1543), Polish astronomer and mathematician, was the first scientist to formulate the heliocentric model of space bodies, claiming that the Earth revolves around its axis, while at the same time orbiting the Sun. 

He received his academic education studying mathematics, medicine, astronomy, theology and canon law at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow and the University of Bologna. He belonged to the Catholic order of Jesuits and served as a priest in the town of Frombork, where he arranged an observatory from which he observed the movements of the celestial bodies.

Based on the results he reached by observing the celestial bodies, Copernicus wrote his capital scientific work ”On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres” (lat. De revolutionibus orbium coelestium) in six volumes, which was published in Nuremberg in 1543, just before the scientist›s death. This work marked a revolutionary turning point in astronomy and was the impetus for the later capital scientific discoveries of Kepler and Newton.

The Copernican or heliocentric system, was quickly accepted in the scientific circles of his time, but it caused heated debates, conflicts and changes in wider social circles. 

Marking the 550^th anniversary of the birth of Nicolaus Copernicus, the Post of Serbia with this issue of commemorative postage stamps pays tribute not only to the great world and Polish scientist, but also to the historical, cultural, scientific and diplomatic ties and cooperation of the fraternal Slavic peoples of Serbia and Poland.

Expert collaboration: Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Belgrade

Artistic realization of the issue: Boban Savić MA, academic painter

Друштво математичара Србије (ДМС) основано је 4. јануара 1948. године и ове године обележава 75 година рада. Носилац је бројних активности из домена математике и рачунарства на државном и међународном нивоу.

MSS initiated a series of activities aimed at improving the status of mathematics and mathematicians. On the initiative of MSS, the Mathematical Grammar School was established in Belgrade. The Society continuously works on the professional development of mathematics and informatics teachers through accredited seminars.

MSS is the holder and implementer of a large number of different projects, within which many open educational resources were created ("eCollection" platforms, "Final Exam", etc.). The "Final Exam" project was awarded at the international competition "Zero Project 2020" organized by the Essl Foundation and the United Nations in Vienna.

Competitions of young mathematicians organized by MSS are the oldest and most massive professional competitions for students in our country. MSS organizes summer and winter schools, as well as the trips for our students to 9 international Olympiads in mathematics and informatics, where they regularly achieve outstanding results.

MSS publishes the recognized scientific journals Matematički vesnik and The Teaching of Mathematics, the professional journal Nastava matematike, and two popular magazines for young people, Matematicki list and Tangenta. It organized 14 national congresses of mathematicians and supported the organization of more than 20 international symposia and conferences.

MSS is an active member of the International Mathematical Union, the European Mathematical Society and the Mathematical Society of Southeast Europe.

For its activities, in 2023, MSS was awarded the Sveti Sava Award and the Golden Sretenje Medal for exceptional contribution and achieved results in the system of education and science in the Republic of Serbia.

Expert collaboration: Mathematical Society of Serbia

Artistic realization of the issue: MA Nadežda Skočajić, Academic Graphic Artist

15. јун 2023.
Artistic realization of the issue: MA Nadežda Skočajić, Academic Graphic Artist

1239. 48,00 дин (вишебојна) 25.000
Табак: 10
На коверту са жигом ПД (FDC)
Нацрт: 1239. графички приказ златног пресека
Величина марке: 35 x 29 mm
Важе неограничено.

Upper Danube Special Nature Reserve

It covers the 64 km long left bank of the Danube, a lowland area with a flat and slightly undulating relief with meanders, backwaters, river dams and beams. Complexes of rite forests are interspersed with ponds, swamps, reed beds and cattails. 

The Upper Danube region is home to over 1,000 plant species, 60 species of butterflies, 55 species of fish, 11 species of amphibians, nine species of reptiles, 230 species of birds, and 51 species of mammals. The reserve is an important breeding ground for fish, a nesting ground for white-tailed eagles (Haliaeetus albicilla) and black storks (Ciconia nigra), and there is also the largest habitat for the red deer (Cervus elaphus) and wild boar (Sus scorfa) in Serbia.

It was entered on the UNESCO World List of Biosphere Reserves in 2017, making it part of the “European Amazon” – the Mura-Drava-Danube Biosphere Reserve, which stretches across Austria, Slovenia, Hungary, Croatia and Serbia. 

Golija Nature Park

Golija is adorned with beech and spruce rainforests, high mountain meadows and pastures, sinkholes, coves, dry valleys, pits and caves. The natural rarities of the Park are the tress and lakes, the largest of which are Košanin and Dajić, and the highest peak is Jankov kamen (1,833 m). 

Clean and fast mountain streams are inhabited by brown trout (Salmo trutta), Danube barbel (Barbus balcanicus), common minnow (Phoxinus phoxinus) and European bullhead (Cottus gobio). In the abundance of plant life, there are also relics or endemics: Markgraf’s Alyssum (Alyssum markgrafi), Pancicia serbica, violet (Viola elegantula), Adamovic’s mullein (Verbascum adamovicii), Adamovic’s thymus (Thymus adamovicii). This is also home to reptiles and amphibians: the alpine newt (Ichthyosaura alpestris), the common frog (Rana temporaria), the common European viper (Vipera berus) and the horned viper (Vipera ammodytes), over 150 species of birds and a large number of species of mammals, such as the Eurasian pygmy owl (Glaucidium passerinum), Boreal owl (Aegolius funereus), Hazel grouse (Bonasa bonasia), Lesser blind mole-rat (Spalax leucodon), Alpine shrew (Sorex alpinus), Red fox (Vulpes vulpes), wolf (Canis lupus) and brown bear (Ursus arctos).

Together with the Studenica monastery, Golija has been declared a UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve.

Based on the Protection Study of the Institute for Nature Conservation of Serbia, in 2001 the Government of the Republic of Serbia declared Golija and Upper Danube to be protected areas of the first category of protection, as areas of exceptional international and national importance.

Expert collaboration: Institute for Nature Conservation of Serbia

Artistic realization of the issue: Miroslav Nikolić

21. јун 2023.
Artistic realization of the issue: Miroslav Nikolić

1240. 48,00 дин (вишебојна) 25.000
1241. 120,00 дин (вишебојна) 25.000
Табак: 8
На коверту са жигом ПД (FDC)
Нацрт: 1240. Специјални резерват природе Горње Подунавље
Нацрт: 1241. Парк природе Голија
Величина марке: 35 x 33,35 mm
Важе неограничено.

Metrology in Serbia has a long tradition. The National Assembly of the Principality of Serbia voted, on December 1, 1873, the Law on Measures, which officially accepted the decimal metric system in Serbia and established the Department of Measures at the Ministry of Finance of the Principality of Serbia with the task of taking care of the control of measurement and comparison of measurement units. Already in 1879, the Principality of Serbia joined the international "Meter Convention", which was established in 1875, which created a framework for the industrial, commercial and social application of established measures, both in the country and at the international level. 

The historical heritage of the Department of Measures of the Principality of Serbia is preserved today by the Directorate of Measures and Precious Metals – an administrative body within the Ministry of Economy, whose task is to develop and ensure the application of appropriate measurement infrastructure, to ensure accurate, reliable and honest measurements for the purpose of prosperity and improving the quality of life of citizens and increasing the competitiveness of the economy in our region. The Directorate of Measures and Precious Metals is a national metrology institute, recognized throughout the world. 

Motif on the stamp: the first standards of the Principality of Serbia – a kilogram weight prototype made of gilded brass, which was acquired in 1880 and a meter prototype, made of platinum and iridium alloy, with serial number 30, cast in the first series of prototypes in 1889. 

Motif on the envelope: standard weight of 1 kg with serial number 33, which the Principality of Serbia received after signing the "Meter Convention" and cubator, a device used for inspecting and calibrating barrels and casks, which is kept in the Directorate of Measures and Precious Metals.

Background of the stamp and envelope: a certificate from the International Bureau of Measures confirming that the Principality of Serbia received a prototype of the kilogram weight with the serial number 11.

Стручна сарадња: Дирекција за мере и драгоцене метале, Министарства привреде Републике Србије

Artistic realization of the issue: MA Nadežda Skočajić, Academic Graphic Artist

28. јун 2023.
Artistic realization of the issue: MA Nadežda Skočajić, Academic Graphic Artist

1242. 48,00 дин (вишебојна) 25.000
Табак: 8
На коверту са жигом ПД (FDC)
Нацрт: 1242. Први еталони Кнежевине Србије – прототип тега и прототип метра
Величина марке: 42 x 31,9 mm
Важе неограничено.

Cultural ties form an important basis of friendship between the people of Serbia and the people of the United States of America, and films and the film industry represent one of the most recognizable symbols of the US culture in Serbia. Hollywood, as the historical capital of the film industry, symbolizes the spirit of America, its values and a wide range of cultural aspects important for understanding the USA, which American films have conveyed in countries around the world, including Serbia, during the past 100 years.

The rise of Hollywood as the film capital is symbolized by one of the most famous signs of popular culture of the 20th century – the Hollywood sign in Los Angeles. The year 2023 marks the jubilee – the centenary of the installation of this sign, which has been carrying the message of universal culture throughout the world for a century. Today, the Hollywood sign represents a universal metaphor not only for the location, but also for an entire industry, lifestyle, and cultural factors woven into its century-long history.

The importance of two-way ties in the cultural relations of the two peoples can best be illustrated by the example of Hollywood and the film industry of the USA, with artists of Serbian origin also contributing to its creation, construction and achievement of global fame and success. Of the many names of our fellow citizens and their successors who built careers in the USA and made a significant contribution to the film industry and specifically to Hollywood, the name of Karl Malden stands out. Born as Mladen Sekulović in Chicago, he achieved an incredibly successful film career appearing in more than 60 films. Never forgetting his origins, Malden made an effort to leave his mark in Serbian and Yugoslav cinematography by appearing in a film produced in our region. Among the many awards and recognitions he received, in addition to the Oscar in 1951, the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award, which he received in 2004, also stands out.

Artistic realization of the issue: MA Jakša Vlahović, academic graphic artist

Nikola Tesla and Mihajlo Pupin are two of the greatest Serbian scientists and inventors, who fulfilled their careers, inventions and scientific achievements in the United States of America. Both made key contributions to the scientific and technological development of humanity, never forgetting their Serbian origins and the American social environment that allowed them to fully express their talents and values.

The issue of commemorative postage stamps ”Nikola Tesla and Mihajlo Pupin – Our Geniuses” celebrates the two giants of science in honour of the centenary of the first publication of Mihajlo Pupin's Pulitzer Prize-winning autobiography, ”From Immigrant to Inventor” and the 125^th anniversary of Tesla's first public demonstration of radio control.

Nikola Tesla (Smiljan, July 10, 1856 – New York, January 7, 1943) inventor, engineer and futurist, best known for his contribution to the design of the modern AC power supply system, is one of the greatest geniuses and the greatest inventor of the last millennium. He bequeathed his inventions, according to his own wish, to all humankind. Among many of his patents, there are also those in the field of radio and wireless transmission of radio signals, and shortly after he registered his first patent in this field, in 1898, Tesla performed the first public demonstration of controlling a boat via radio waves, at an exhibition in the field of electricity at Madison Square Garden.

Mihajlo Idvorski Pupin (Idvor, October 9, 1854 – New York, March 12, 1935) scientist, inventor, professor at Columbia University and honorary consul of Serbia in the USA, will be remembered not only for his successful and extensive scientific work but also for his outstanding contribution to the Paris Peace Conference, which, after World War I, determined the borders of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. Pupin was also engaged in literary work; he won the world prestigious Pulitzer Prize in 1924 for his most famous work, the autobiography in English ”From immigrant to inventor” published in 1923.

Artistic realization of the issue: Boban Savić MA, academic painter

Уметничка реализација издања: мр Бобан Савић, академски сликар

1244. 136,00 дин (вишебојна) 25.000
1245. 136,00 дин (вишебојна) 25.000
Табак: 8
На коверту са жигом ПД (FDC)
Нацрт: 1244. Михајло Идворски Пупин
Нацрт: 1245. Никола Тесла
Величина марке: 33,49 x 42 mm
Важе неограничено.

The settlement of Slovaks to Kisač (slov. Kysáč) started in 1773, whereby the role of Count András Hadik stands out, who, probably because of his Slovak origin, wanted to settle a larger number of his compatriots on his Futog estate. The first Slovak who moved to Kisač was Michal Vardžík (1736–1792). Circumstantially, the year of the arrival of the Slovaks in Kisač was immortalized in the Serbian Orthodox church that was built in that very year.

The issuance of the Patent of Tolerance in 1781 encouraged the arrival of a new wave of settlers, which created the conditions for the establishment of a school and inviting the first teacher and the first priest. The Evangelical church in Kisač bears the oldest Slovak Vojvodina epigraphic inscription from 1802.

In a period of 250 years, the Slovaks in Kisač managed to survive and preserve their identity in a multinational environment thanks primarily to favourable socio-political circumstances. Unhindered establishment and functioning of key institutions, societies and associations of national character (in the 18^th and 19^th centuries, for example, a school, a church and the “Reading Society” were founded, and in the period between the two world wars the “Society of Czechoslovak Women”, “Sokolstvo Jedinstvo” Falconry Society, the “Tatra” football club, “Zanatsko društvo” Crafts Society, the local board of the Matica slovačka in Yugoslavia, etc.) had a positive effect on the spread of literacy, the preservation of the Slovak native language and the growth of national consciousness. Here we should highlight the exemplary coexistence with other nationalities in the area, above all Serbian-Slovak cooperation in all local institutions and beyond.

The issuance of this series of commemorative postage stamps indicates that the harmony of inter-ethnic relations in Serbia is based on historical memory and mutual respect of all its citizens.

Стручна сарадња: Савет Месне заједнице „Кисач”, доц. др Даниела Марчок

Artistic realisation of the issue: MA Marija Vlahovic, academic graphic artist

14. јул 2023.
Уметничка реализација издања: Марија Влаховић, академски графичар

1246. 48,00 дин (вишебојна) 25.000
Табак: 25
На коверту са жигом ПД (FDC)
Нацрт: 1246. Евангеличка црква у Кисачу и најстарији словачки војвођански епиграфски натпис из 1802.
Величина марке: 31,9 x 42 mm
Важе неограничено.

The PTT Museum in Belgrade, as a technical museum and cultural institution, functions as part of PE Post of Serbia and deals with the protection, collection, study and exhibition of items and documents related to the history of postal, telegraphic and telephone traffic. The PTT Museum was founded on July 31, 1923, when the Ministry of Posts and Telegraphs of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes passed the first Rulebook on the museum. This Rulebook defined the way of operation and the organization of the PTT Museum and created a fund with exhibits that had been collected in an organized manner since 1888. The PTT Museum was officially opened to the public in 1958, and the museum’s new permanent exhibition, in Majke Jevrosime 13 Street, Belgrade, was opened to the public in 2013.

For a full 100 years, the PTT Museum, by participating in various cultural manifestations, organizing various thematic exhibitions, children›s workshops, expert panels and concerts, has successfully continued its tradition and achieved its main goal – to preserve and present the postal and technical heritage and nurture and build a culture of remembrance. 

Motifs on the stamp: Tatar and accompanist, aquarelle; Order of the Takovo Cross, V degree, awarded for special merits to Panta Mihajlović by King Aleksandar I Obrenović in 1900; The Certificate which Panta Mihajlović received in 1883 from the Ministry of National Economy of the Kingdom of Serbia, "that he built telephone lines within the prescribed period and, based on that, fulfilled the conditions of the concession, so it should not be taken away from him".

Motifs on the envelope: personal phone of King Petar I Karađorđević; regular issue of the postage stamp, with the image of King Petar I Karađorđević from 1911, draft M. Marković, cut P. Aničić, and the press of the State Stamp Office in Belgrade; this stamp was made in 12 different values and in a different color for each denomination. In the background Bellinograph – a device for transferring documents and photos on the Belgrade – Paris line, acquired in 1937 and installed in 1938, in the Palace of the Main Post Office in Takovska Street.

All the motifs depicted are from the collection of the PTT Museum.

Expert collaboration: PTT Museum, Belgrade Graphic realization of the issue: Nadežda Skočajić, Academic Graphic Artist

31. јул 2023.
Уметничка реализација издања: Надежда Скочајић, академски графичар

1247. 48,00 дин (вишебојна) 25.000
Табак: 8
На коверту са жигом ПД (FDC)
Нацрт: 1247. Татарин и суруџија; орден Таковског крста; Уверење Министарства народне привреде Краљевине Србије
Величина марке: 70 x 31.9 mm
Важе неограничено.

120 years of the Bulletin of Mines

The first issue of one of the oldest scientific magazines for mining, the Bulletin of Mines, appeared at the beginning of 1903. The owner and editor was Petar Ilić (Oreovica near Požarevac, 1863 – Belgrade, 1941), professor of mathematics and mining engineer.

Discussions about mines and mining geology, the development and state of mining in Serbia, the opening of mines and investments in mining, mining terminology, staff training, scientific and technical and technological achievements, mining in neighbouring countries and in the world, mining legislation and mining and geology in general, Petar Ilić left a written treasury that preserves from oblivion important information about Serbian mining at the turn of the 19^th and 20^th centuries. After retiring, Ilić was unable to continue financing the magazine, and in 1910, after 78 issues with a total of 2,548 pages published, the Bulletin of Mines ceased publication. After the founding of the Mining Institute in Belgrade in 1960, the re-publication of the magazine was initiated. The renewed Bulletin of Mines was published in 1962 and quickly became one of the most respected scientific magazines for mining. It was published regularly until 1999, when due to material and other reasons, printing was stopped. Under the auspices of the Mining Institute and in a new guise, the Bulletin of Mines continues its mission in 2013, in Serbian and English. Since its birthday in 1903 to its jubilee year in 2023, the Bulletin of Mines published 246 issues on 18,825 pages. With scientific and professional information, keeping facts about the great rise and achievements of the Serbian mining and geological economy, science, engineering and education during the 20^th century, the Bulletin of Mines continues to fulfil the original goals and mission of the magazine.

Stamp motif: a portrait of Petar Ilić, the founder of the magazine.

Envelope motif: front pages of the Bulletin of Mines.

120 years since the miners’ strike in the Senj mine

The industrial revolution and the application of steam engines brought coal to the fore as an energy source in industry. In Serbia, the construction of the Smelting plant in Kragujevac, which had to be supplied with high-quality, high-calorie fuel, led to the opening of the Senj brown coal mine in 1853, based on the decision of the Mining Department of the Ministry of Finance of the Principality of Serbia.

After the preparatory works, the first 26,320 eyes, or 33.7 tons of coal, were unearthed in the outcrop of the coal seam, and shipped to the Smelting plant on May 12, 1854 in 98 Kiridžija wagons. With the commissioning of the Belgrade – Niš railway in 1884, the need for brown coal increased considerably, so in order to facilitate the delivery of coal, a narrow-gauge railway Senj mine – Ćuprija was built in 1892. Due to its strategic importance, the Senj mine, except for one short period (1869–1874), was always owned by the state.

Coal mining was based on manual work, the miners had no protective equipment, they used their clothes – fur/leather coats (gunjs), fur hats (šubaras), leather footwear, etc. On St. Procopius Day in 1893, one of the biggest accidents in the mines of Serbia occurred, when the entire shift remained underground. Since then, July 21 has been marked as a day of remembrance for fallen comrades.

On August 6, 1903, on the fiftieth anniversary of the mine, the first organized miners’ strike took place in the Senj mine, and the reason was the dismissal of three comrades. After nine days of strike, the miners won the return of their comrades to work, but also shorter working hours and free lamp oil. In honour of this event, August 6 was declared the Day of Serbian Miners in 1955, and it has been solemnly celebrated ever since.

Stamp motif: Senj mine, an export shaft from the time of the miners’ strike in 1903.

Envelope motif: the symbol of the Senj Mine – Undermining Aleksandar from 1853 when the mine was opened.

Expert collaboration: Mining Institute Belgrade, academician prof. Slobodan Vujić, PhD

Artistic realization of the issue: MA Jakša Vlahović, academic graphic artist

04. август 2023.
Artistic realization of the issue: MA Jakša Vlahović, academic graphic artist

1248. 48,00 дин (вишебојна) 25.000
1249. 48,00 дин (вишебојна) 25.000
Табак: 8
На ковертима са жигом ПД (FDC x 2)
Нацрт: 1248. портрет Петра Илића, оснивача часописа; 1249. Сењски рудник, извозно окно из времена штрајка рудара 1903.
Величина марака : 42x 31,9 mm
Важе неограничено.

Philately as a collecting activity in Serbia records its beginnings in the last century, only to experience its real momentum as an organized activity shortly after the end of the Second World War. Enthusiasts of postage stamps quickly realized that without a comprehensive organization, phila-tely cannot expect a more engaged attitude of society towards it, nor can it play a more significant role, which naturally belongs to it. Convinced of the necessity of a strong philatelic organization, a few pre-war philatelic enthusiasts founded the Union of Philatelists of Serbia on August 22, 1948. Union of the Philatelists of Serbia has had an engaged attitude towards issues of protection of philately and philatelists from the very beginning. Although over the past 75 years, the questions and challenges have changed forms, they have certainly retained their original meaning and have not lost their relevance until these days. 

The mission of organized philately in Serbia is realized today through the national magazine Philatelist, of which 281 issues have been published so far; Council of attestors – body for the examination of postage stamps; organization of national philatelic exhibitions SERBIAPHILA and SOFIZ, as well as participation in international philatelic exhibitions. The editorial policy of the Philatelist magazine, interesting and exhaustively covered topics from the history of philately, but also the confirmed successes of Serbian exhibitors on the international philatelic scene is an unequivocal confirmation of the quality philatelic work of the Union of Philatelists of Serbia through organized philately.

Expert collaboration: Union of Philatelists of Serbia

Artistic realization of the issue: MA Nadežda Skočajić, Academic Graphic Artist

22. август 2023.
Artistic realization of the issue: MA Nadežda Skočajić, Academic Graphic Artist

1250. 48,00 дин (вишебојна) 25.000
Табак: 8
На коверту са жигом ПД (FDC)
Нацрт: 1250. Прве српске поштанске марке са ликом Кнеза Михаила Обреновића (1866); знак Савеза филателиста Србије и пратећи филателистички прибор
Величина марака : 42x 33.35 mm
Важе неограничено.

Serbian Rowing Federation (SRF) has been chosen as the host and organizer of the 2023 World Rowing Championships by the World Rowing Federation (FISA), which will be held from September 3 to 10, 2023 at Ada Ciganlija. The city of Belgrade and the Republic of Serbia for the first time became the hosts of the world championship in rowing for seniors.

The World Rowing Championship is the largest sports event to be held in Belgrade in 2023 and will gather over 1,500 rowers from more than 80 countries. The championship is also a qualifying regatta for the upcoming Olympic Games that will be held in Paris in 2024, so the competition will have additional significance because it is the last championship before the Olympic Games in Paris.

The World Rowing Championship is an opportunity for the best rowers worldwide to compete at the highest level and demonstrate their skills and abilities. It is also an opportunity to promote rowing as a sport and to raise awareness of the importance of physical activity and a healthy lifestyle. In addition, such a large international sports event has a significant economic impact on the host city and country, due to greater tourist visits during the competition itself and better development of sports infrastructure.

Expert collaboration: Serbian Rowing Federation

Graphic realization: MA Nadežda Skočajić, Academic Graphic Artist

The International Philatelic Exhibition BALKANFILA XIX will be held in Belgrade from October 12 to 14, 2023, organized by the Union of Philatelists of Serbia and under the honorary patronage of the President of the Republic of Serbia. This, so far, the largest exhibition of philately in Serbia and the region is organized with the help and support of PE Post of Serbia, and will gather philatelic exhibitors from 12 countries, as well as guests and visitors from many countries of Europe and the world.

The first BALKANFILA International Philatelic Exhibition was held in Sofia in 1965, and was organized on the initiative of the philatelic societies of the Balkan countries, which realised that organising such a philatelic exhibition is an opportunity to promote philately, facilitate the exchange of experiences and improve cooperation between the philatelic societies of the Balkan countries. In the period from 1965 until 2016, a total of 18 philatelic exhibitions of the Balkan philatelists were held, and our country was the host twice – in Belgrade in 1977 (BALKANFILA VI) and in Novi Sad in 1987 (BALKAFILA XI).

At this year’s event BALKANFILA XIX, the traditional mission which is to strengthen and develop cooperation and friendship between philatelists of the countries of the Balkan region, philatelists from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Hungary, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia and Turkey announced their participation. In 11 competition classes, more than 150 exhibits will be displayed, and together with the honorary exhibitors, around 600 display cases with philatelic exhibits will be presented to visitors in the space of the Central Military Club in Belgrade.

Authors of the Balkanfila XIX sign on the stamp, vignette and envelope: Jasmina Čabarkapa and Milica Jovanović

Graphic realization of the issue: MA Marija Vlahović, academic graphic artist

When, in the early 1990s, the processes of European integration intensified, efforts to harmonize and reform the European postal market led to the formation of the Association of Public Postal Operators – PostEurop, an organization that this year celebrates three decades of its existence. Thirty years of dedication to the single postal market, representing the interests of the national postal operators of PostEurop members, harmonizing the policy of the postal sector and the organizational and strategic issues it deals with, have created PostEurop as an organization dedicated to the support and development of a sustainable European market for postal communications, accessible to all users and providing modern and accessible universal services. PostEurop today represents the interests of two million postal workers employed across Europe who serve 800 million clients daily at more than 175,000 counters.

The Post of Serbia joins the celebration of the great and significant anniversary of PostEurop by publishing a commemorative issue with a graphic solution with which the Association of Postal Operators of Europe marked the jubilee – the 30^th anniversary of its establishment.

Motif on the stamp: 30 years PostEurop logo

Graphic realization of the issue: MA Jakša Vlahović, academic graphic artist

In its rich and long history, Serbia had a large number of rulers who significantly influenced the development of Serbian society and the state. Over the centuries, Serbia was led by folk’s people, who not only rose to the level of ruling exceptionalism, but managed to achieve it in generational continuity, which justifies the fact that today we can be proud of as many as three ruling dynasties that came from the Serbian people. The two great jubilees that we are celebrating in 2023 in honour of the birth anniversaries of two important rulers who came from the Obrenović and Karađorđević families are an opportunity to celebrate not only the lives and achievements of these two great men of ours, but above all to celebrate the rich history of Serbia that unites us all.
Mihailo Obrenović (September 4, 1823, Kragujevac – May 29, 1868, Belgrade) was the prince of Serbia from 1839 to 1842 and from 1860 to 1868. A mature and educated statesman, Prince Mihailo devoted himself to economic reforms and modernization of the Serbia. He managed to arrange for the departure of Turkish military crews from all cities in Serbia, and during his reign, a whole series of laws modeled after European ones were adopted, among others the Law on Posts in 1866. The Prince himself also initiated the establishment of the National Theatre in Belgrade in 1868. He was killed in an assassination attempt on Košutnjak on May 29, 1868.
Petar II Karađorđević (Belgrade, September 6, 1923 – Denver, November 3, 1970), the first son of King Alexander I and Queen Maria, ascended the throne as a minor, after the assassination of King Alexander I in Marseilles, on October 9, 1934. During one of the most difficult periods in the history of our nation, he supported the people’s desire for freedom and opted for the ideals of anti-fascism and independence. In the whirlwind of war, he was, like many other European crowned heads who opposed the Nazi aggression, forced to leave his homeland and transfer the torch of freedom and independence to the allied territory in London. After the abolition of the monarchy in Yugoslavia, he was not allowed to return to the country, and his earthly remains were transferred in 2013 to the church of St. George in Oplenac.

Artistic realization of the issue: Boban Savić MA, academic painter

Although chess arrived in Serbia much earlier, modern times have brought the development and progress of this game to our country. The influence of the first grandmaster Bora Kostić between two world wars marked a significant step forward in popularizing of chess in the region. To further the expansion of chess in the postwar years, the Chess Association of Serbia was founded on September 19, 1948, marking the beginning of a golden age for chess in our region.

Serbia was organizer and host to several exceptional chess events, including the radio match Yugoslavia – USA in 1950, the Candidates Tournament in 1959, the Match of the Century (USSR – Rest of the World) in 1970, the final match of candidates for the world champion between Korchnoi and Spaski in 1978, the GMA-JAT in 1988 (an open tournament featuring 100 grandmasters, a historic first in chess history), the Olympics in Novi Sad in 1990, and the rematch of the century between Fischer and Spassky in 1992.

More recently, in 2022, we hosted the FIDE Grand Prix tournament as part of the battle for the world champion title, and in 2023, we organized the First Chess Paralympics in history and the European Individual Chess Championship in Vrnjačka Banja.

During the golden period (from 1950 to 1980), our chess players won 13 Olympic medals, and were six-time vice-champions at the European Team Championships. Female chess players also made their mark, winning two Olympic medals – silver in 1963 and bronze in 1988. In individual competitions, Serbian chess masters achieved remarkable results. Svetozar Gligorić was considered one of the world’s top chess players outside the Soviet Union by the end of the 1950s, while Ljubomir Ljubojević held the same distinction in 1983. In 1992 Alisa Marić played a match to become a challenger for the world champion title.

In 1966, Serbia launched the Chess Informer and introduced a universal chess language of symbols, making a significant contribution to the study of chess theory and the global development of the game.

Expert collaboration: Chess Federation of Serbia

Artistic realization of the issue: MA Jakša Vlahović, academic graphic artist

The long tradition of diplomatic and friendly relations between Serbia and Egypt and their two peoples, which dates back to 1908, is based on strong economic and political ties, a tradition of good relations and identical goals and views through a long history of cooperation during which the two nations shared important historical moments.

The Kingdom of Serbia opened a consulate in Cairo as early as 1908, and with the independence of Egypt in 1922, the consulate was raised to the level of a general consulate, and in 1926 it received the status of an embassy. The first chargé d’affaires of the then Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes in Egypt was Jovan Dučić. Until the end of the Second World War and immediately after, the relations between the two countries had occasional oscillations, but after the establishment of the Arab Republic of Egypt in 1952, the relations between the two countries took an upward path. The heads of state at the time, Josip Broz Tito and Gamal Abdel Nasser, established a strong friendship between the two countries and exceptional personal relations by sharing, as the founders of the Non-Aligned Movement together with the President of India Jawaharlal Nehru, a common vision of the world in which the Non-Aligned Movement was a counterweight to the block division of the world, colonialism and arms race.

The relations between the two countries in the 21st century experienced a new momentum, and the traditional friendly ties of the two peoples and good economic cooperation between the two countries, especially in the fields of tourism, agriculture and economy, but also information and communication technologies, received a new impulse with the recent historic visit of the Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to Belgrade.

Motif on the stamp: Zindan gate on Kalemegdan and Pyramid of Khafre in Giza. Motif on the envelope: Smederevo fortress in Smederevo and Citadel of Qaitbay in Alexandria.

Expert collaboration: Embassy of Egypt in Belgrade, Serbia Artistic realization of the issue: Miroslav Nikolić Graphic realization of the issue: MA Marija Vlahović, academic graphic artist

Sándor Petőfi, one of the most significant figures of Hungarian literature, revolutionary, actor, was born on 1 January, 1823 in Kiskeres, todayʹs Hungary, on the territory of the then Austro-Hungarian Monarchy. In his short 26 years of life, he wrote more than 1,000 poems, which were translated into more than 50 languages – into Serbian for the first time by Jovan Jovanović Zmaj, in 1855, from where we count the Serbian reception of Petőfiʹs poetry.

In addition to poetry, his role in the revolution and struggle for freedom in 1848-1849, as well as his glorious demeanor and heroism, made him one of the most significant figures of the Hungarian national myth.

The memory of the poet is cherished throughout Vojvodina, within organization of "VM4K", with POKRENI SE! PETEFI! (MOZDULJ! PETŐFI!) programme – a Vojvodina programme cycle "Petőfi 200".

Expert collaboration: Centre for Education, Research and Culture of Vojvodina Hungarians (VM4K); D.o.o. Magyar Szó Kft., Forum Printing House

Artistic realization of the issue: Boban Savić MA, academic painter

22. септембар 2023.
Artistic realization of the issue: Boban Savić MA, academic painter

Бл. 108. (136,00 дин) (вишебојна) 10.000
Табак: блок
На коверту са жигом ПД (FDC)
Нацрт: Бл 108. портрет Шандора Петефија.
Величина марке у блоку: 35 x 49,3
Величина блока: 100 x 80 mm
Важе неограничено.

In 1969, on the occasion of the World Children’s Day, the first international festival of children’s songs and dances “Joy of Europe” was held in Belgrade with the support of the city government, President Tito, UNICEF and the United Nations General Assembly. More than half a century has passed since then and over 20,000 children have visited Belgrade. From the beginning, the main pillar of the event has been the hosts – parents, who welcome boys and girls from Europe into their homes, offering our traditional hospitality. The main idea of the event was and remains getting to know each other and creating friendships, and children’s play is at the centre of all events.

Exactly 25 years ago, in 1998, the 25^th jubilee meeting “Joy of Europe” received a new program content – the International Art Competition, in which individuals, preschool institutions, schools, children’s art studios, children’s cultural centres and similar institutions participate since its establishment as well as associations from all over the world (children and the youth aged 4 to 18). Artworks created in the pencil, tempera, gouache, watercolour, pastel, ink, collage or graphics techniques have been making up the rich palette of the traditional manifestation for 25 years. They also find their place on the commemorative postage stamps “Joy of Europe” as a testimony that only the original, hand drawn and naive, carries fresh and strong creative power, because children have always drawn and enjoyed the creative process itself.

This stamp supports a natural and creative way of living in the most beautiful way possible!

The motif on the stamp is the work of Layla Elmedany (age 9, Egypt). The authors of the works on the vignettes are as follows: Tiara Ilešić (6 years old, Slovenia), Gaja Pasović-Zupan (14 years old, Slovenia), Budheliya Hetvi (15 years old, India), Dunja Dulić (7 years old, Serbia), Val Kukolj (7 years old, Slovenia), Ruo Qing Zhu (8 years old, China), Diya Dinkar (13 years old, Maldives). The author of the work on the envelope is Aleksandar Klajić (8 years old, Croatia).

Expert collaboration: Lidija Seničar, editor of the International Art Competition “Joy of Europe”, Children’s Cultural Centre Belgrade

Graphic realisation of the issue: MA Jakša Vlahović, academic graphic artist

29. септембар 2023.
Графичка реализација: Јакша Влаховић, академски графичар

1260. 48,00 дин (вишебојна) 25.000
Табак: 8
На коверту са жигом ПД (FDC)
Нацрт: 1260. цртеж Лејле Елмедани (9 година, Египат)
Величина марака : 35 x 31,9 mm
Важе неограничено.

”VEČERNJE NOVOSTI” A JOURNALIST CONCEPT

When “Večernje novosti” appeared on the streets of Belgrade in the hands of colporteurs, on the eve of October 16, 1953, in the midst of the Trieste crisis, no one could have dreamed that the paper that was the first to emerge from the cliché would live to see its 70^th birthday.

The idea of starting “Večernje novosti” came from the famous journalist, publicist and historian Vladimir Dedijer, and the first editor-in-chief of the first Yugoslav “večernjak” (evening paper) was Slobodan Glumac. The circulation of the first issue was 14,501 copies. It had only eight pages. In its golden age, “Novosti” printed more than 800,000 copies a day, which is why they still hold all the records in our region. A lot of time has passed, the world has changed, but the motto “quick, short, clear”, which was the essence of the journalistic concept, has become an imperative of modern journalism in our country. Seven decades with the people, daily fresh and current, “Novosti” has been the formula of a good newspaper, a recognized school of journalism, a measure of professional standards and a faithful interpreter of people’s lives.

Expert collaboration: Večernje novosti Graphic realization: MA Marija Vlahović, academic graphic artist

9. октобар 2023.
Графичка реализација: Марија Влаховић, академски графичар

1261. 48,00 дин (вишебојна) 25.000
Табак: 8
На коверту са жигом ПД (FDC)
Нацрт: 1261. насловне стране „Вечерњих новости”
Величина марака : 35 x 31,9 mm
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Milan Konjović (Sombor, June 28, 1898 – January 28, 1993, Sombor), a painter whose art leaves a deep impression on people with its originality and emotional charge. A rich artistic oeuvre of more than 6,000 works includes different phases and styles, and his palette of paintings consists of landscapes, portraits, abstract compositions and much more.

He showed his gift for art very early, he studied at the Belgrade Art School and then in Prague and Vienna, where he adopted European influences. His painting spans various periods, including expressionism, post-impressionism and abstraction, and some critics have called him "the last Fauvist". His paintings often reflected a deep connection with nature and rural life, and one of his most famous painting cycles is the one inspired by Vojvodina.

Konjović's works are exhibited in many galleries and museums around the world. He left a permanent mark in Serbian art history and remains remembered as one of the most important painters of his time.

Stamp motif: "Houses", oil on hardboard, 1955, from a private collection. Vignette motif: "Minčeta, Tower", oil on hardboard, 1948, from a private collection. Envelope motif: "Flowers", oil on hardboard, 1977, from the collection of PE Post of Serbia.

Graphic realization: MA Nadežda Skočajić, Academic Graphic Artist

20. октобар 2023.
Графичка реализација: Надежда Скочајић, академски графичар

1262. 48,00 дин (вишебојна) 25.000
Табак: 8
На коверту са жигом ПД (FDC)
Нацрт: 1262. „Куће”, уље на лесониту, аутора Милана Коњовића, 1955,
Величина марака : 42 x 39,15 mm
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The first flight of the Serbian national airline under the name Air Serbia and with a new visual identity took place on 26 October 2013. During 10 years of operation, the company grew, focusing all its efforts on improving services and development of employees, fleet, and its network of destinations.
Employees are the most important resource of Air Serbia. They set high goals and work hard to attain them despite many challenges, achieving excellent results. The Serbian national airline fosters gender equality, as evidenced by the fact that half of its employees are women. One of the memorable events in Air Serbia’s history was the flight from Belgrade, in May 2017, made by an all-female crew.
The fleet of the Serbian national airline has been completely renewed over the past decade. Today it consists of Airbus A330-200 wide-body aircraft, narrow-body aircraft from the Airbus A320 family, and ATR 72-600 turboprop aircraft for regional flights. Continuous work is being done on the further expansion and improvement of the fleet.
Air Serbia’s network of destinations continues to grow year after year. Today, the company flies to more than 80 scheduled and charter destinations in Europe, the Mediterranean, North America, Asia, and Africa.
In June 2016, after a break of a quarter of a century, direct flights between Belgrade and New York were re-established, with Air Serbia becoming the only airline in the wider Balkan region operating direct flights to the United States of America.
From 9 December 2022, the Serbian national airline once again flies to the People’s Republic of China, i.e. between Belgrade and Tianjin, and has declared its firm intention to expand its operation to include other important Chinese cities.
Chicago, the third long-haul route of the Serbian national airline and the second in North America, was established on 17 May 2023, after a hiatus of more than 30 years. From the very beginning, it proved to be successful and useful for travellers, significantly contributing to better business, tourism, and all other connections between Serbia and the United States.
During the coronavirus pandemic, Air Serbia made all its resources available to the state and the people of Serbia. During the state of emergency, in cooperation with state bodies and organizations, numerous special flights were operated transporting more than 10,000 people stranded outside their home countries due to the pandemic. The Serbian national airline also made dozens of cargo flights that delivered hundreds of tons of medical equipment and materials to our country.
With over 1,400 employees, the youngest fleet in the region, a growing network of destinations, and a clearly defined sustainable development strategy, Air Serbia opens a new decade of business, ready to adapt to any change in the market, to operate profitably and constantly improve its service in the interests of passengers.

Стручна сарадња: Ер Србија Графичка реализација: Марија Влаховић, академски графичар

26. октобар 2023.
Графичка реализација: Надежда Скочајић, академски графичар

1263. 120,00 дин (вишебојна) 25.000
Табак: 8
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Нацрт: 1263. јубиларни лого „10 година Ер Србије” званичног графичког идентитета Ер Србије
Величина марака : 31,9 x 35 mm
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The Republic of Türkiye was proclaimed on October 29, 1923. Mustafa Kemal Atatürk is the founder and the first President of the Republic of Türkiye. Atatürk was not only the commander-in-chief of the War of Independence but also an exceptionally gifted statesman who implemented reforms with a lasting impact on Turkish society.

This commemorative stamp issued on the occasion of the centenary of the proclamation of the Republic of Türkiye symbolizes the determination of the Republic of Serbia to deepen the open and friendly bilateral relations based on cooperation and mutual trust between the two countries, which are already at the most advanced level in history.

In collaboration with the Embassy of the Republic of Türkiye in Belgrade

Artistic realization of the issue: Boban Savić MA, academic painter

Yevgeny Viktorovich Vuchetich (Yekaterinoslav, December 28, 1908 – Moscow, April 12, 1974). Serbian by origin on his father’s side, of French blood on his mother’s side, he showed an artistic gift from his early childhood. He studied sculpture at the Leningrad Institute of Proletarian Fine Arts. He is one of the creators of the “Stalinist classicism” style. He participated in the Great Patriotic War and received the highest honours in the Soviet Union. He was a member of the Presidium and vice-president of the USSR Academy of Arts.

Motif on the stamp: the statue “The Motherland Calls!”, 1967, on the Mamayev Kurgan hill in Volgograd, dedicated to the heroes of the Battle of Stalingrad.

Motif on the vignette: portrait of Yevgeny Vuchetich.

Motif on the envelope: “Let Us Beat Swords into Plowshares!” statue, 1959, New York.

Expert coollaboration: The Russian House — Russian Centre of Science and Culture in Belgrade

Artistic realisation: Miroslav Nikolić

Graphic realisation of the issue: MA Jakša Vlahović, academic graphic artist

7. новембар 2023.
Уметничка реализација: Мирослав Николић. Графичка обрада издања: Јакша Влаховић, академски графичар

1265. 130,00 дин (вишебојна) 25.000
Табак: 8
На коверту са жигом ПД (FDC)
Нацрт: 1265. статуа „Мајка Отаџбина зове!”, 1967
Величина марака : 31,9 x 42 mm
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In 2013, Xi Jinping, President of the People’s Republic of China unveiled the ‘’Belt and Road’’ Initiative. Currently, more than 150 countries and 30 international organizations are participating in this endeavor. ‘’Belt and Road’’ Initiative is based on the ancient Silk Road, the trade route that allowed for people from different cultural backgrounds to encounter, make acquaintances, and cooperate. Within the framework of the ‘’Belt and Road’’ Initiative, Serbia and China are achieving significant cooperation in the field of economy and development of infrastructure projects in Serbia.

The motif on the 48 dinars stamp is the China Cultural Center Building in Belgrade.

The motif on the 120 dinars stamp is a worker in a smelter for the processing of raw copper ore in Serbia.

The motives on the sheet: Xi’an Bell Tower, the architectural symbol of the starting point of the ancient Silk Road - Xi’an City; Kalemegdan fortress in Belgrade; the inscription “Belt and Road” in Chinese, made in the traditional Chinese calligraphy technique in the Tsao style.

The motif on the first day cover: Kalemegdan Fortress and the Great Wall of China.

Expert cooperation: University Library “Svetozar Marković”, Belgrade, China Cultural Center in Belgrade.

Artistic realisation of the issue: MA Marija Vlahović, academic graphic artist.

Chinese calligraphic artist: Liu Guang.

13. новембар 2023.
Artistic realization: Marija Vlahović, Academic Graphic Artist

1266. 48,00 дин (вишебојна) 25.000
1267. 120,00 дин (вишебојна) 25.000
Табак: 10
На коверту са жигом ПД (FDC)
Нацрт: 1266. зграда Кинеског културног центра у Београду
Нацрт: 1267. радник у постројењу за прераду руде бакра у Србији
Величина марака : 31,9 x 42 mm
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Serbia’s tourist offer is based on rich tradition, history and culture, natural beauty and human achievements that are worth seeing, and fortress architecture represents an important aspect of Serbia’s tourist offer. 
The castle of Užice, a medieval fortress built in the second half of the 14^th century, is the historical and cultural pearl of the city of Užice. The imposing fortress complex, located on a hill above the Djetinja River, was first mentioned in written documents from the 14^th century as the main seat of the prefect Nikola Altomanović, built to protect the caravan route that connected the Moravian Valley with Bosnia, Huma and the Adriatic coast.
The medieval castle is located on a high, steeply cut and inaccessible rock on three sides, at the bend of the Djetinja river, west of today’s Užice. The defense system of the castle consisted of three separate units of stone walls and towers, interconnected. On top of the rock was the main part of the castle, which was dominated by a six-sided donjon, surrounded by walls. A four-sided tower rose above the river itself, and a semicircular tower hid a well. That part of the castle was connected by stone walls to the most spacious, quadrangular middle part, in which there were three towers and several buildings for the crew, and it was separated from the upper part by a wall in front of which there was a defense tower.
From 1373, the castle of Užice came under the possession of Prince Lazar, then became part of the Serbian Despotovina, and in 1445 fell under Turkish rule. The fortress was finally abandoned at the end of 1862 when, according to the agreement with Prince Mihailo, the Ottoman military crew left. In 1863, it was blown up and disabled for further military use. 
Today, the partially reconstructed fortress, with preserved walls and restored citadel and tower in Gornji Grad, is one of the most visited tourist attractions in Užice.

Expert collaboration: Historical archive of Užice
Artistic realization of the issue: Miroslav Nikolić

15. новембар 2023.
Уметничка реализација: Мирослав Николић. Графичка обрада издања: Надежда Скочајић, академски графичар

1268. 48,00 дин (вишебојна) 25.000
Табак: 8
На коверту са жигом ПД (FDC)
Нацрт: 1268. средњовековна тврђава Ужички град
Величина марака: 35 x 31,9 mm
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Amphibians (Amphibia) are the oldest representatives of terrestrial vertebrates and form a ”transition” between fish and true terrestrial vertebrates. This group of animals includes various species of frogs, salamanders, newts and related animals. 14 species of frogs and eight species of tailed amphibians live in Serbia, of which 18 species are strictly protected.

Alpine newt (Ichthyosaura alpestris) inhabits predominantly hilly and mountainous areas in Serbia. The length of its tail is approximately equal to the length of its body with its head. The dorsal surface of the body is dark, gray, brown or olive, sometimes completely black, with indistinct light spots often present on the back and sometimes on the sides. The ventral side is light yellow or orange.

European tree frog (Hyla arborea) also known as ”gatalinka” is a tailless amphibian whose color varies depending on the coloration of its surroundings, and because of that, it blends in perfectly in the environment where it lives. Males, smaller and lighter than females, have an internal inflatable vocal sac to amplify the sound, and the throat bulges out a lot during sound production. They are mostly light green in color, and their belly is usually white. Although they do not avoid daylight, they are most active in the evening hours. It's folk name gatalinka comes from the belief that it is capable of predicting (”gata”), what the weather will be like.

Fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra) is the largest tailed amphibian of Central Europe, with the longest lifespan. It lives up to two decades and reaches a length of up to twenty-two centimeters. The salamander has a large, flat head, on which there are marked parotid glands that secrete a poisonous secretion. Its striking black and yellow color warns potential predators that it is inedible. It lives mainly in deciduous forests of hilly and mountainous regions, in moist habitats near water.

Expert collaboration: Ana Paunović, PhD, Museum Advisor, Museum of Natural History, Belgrade

Artistic realization: Marija Vlahović, Academic Graphic Artist

22. новембар 2023.
Artistic realization: Marija Vlahović, Academic Graphic Artist

1269. 48,00 дин (вишебојна) 25.000
1270. 48,00 дин (вишебојна) 25.000
1271. 48,00 дин (вишебојна) 25.000
Табак: 15
На коверту са жигом ПД (FDC)
Нацрт: 1269. Планински мрмољак (Ichthyosaura alpestris)
Нацрт: 1270. Крекетуша (Hyla arborea)
Нацрт: 1271. Шарени даждевњак (Salamandra salamandra)
Величина марака : 31,9 x 42 mm
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Milutin Milanković (Dalj, May 28, 1879 – Belgrade, December 12, 1958) was a civil engineer, mathematician, astronomer, climatologist and popularizer of science. Full professor of celestial mechanics, dean of the Faculty of Philosophy, director of the Astronomical Observatory in Belgrade and vice president of SASA, he was remembered in the history of science, first of all, for his theory about changes in the Earth,s climate over a long period of time, known as Milanković cycles, as well as the reform of the Julian calendar.

Rejecting a very lucrative career as a construction engineer in Vienna, Milanković came to Belgrade on a modest salary as a university professor for patriotic reasons and out of love for science. He is our greatest scientist who built his career in Serbia.  

The reform of the Julian calendar, proposed by Milutin Milanković in 1923, is based on the idea of abolishing the date difference between the Julian and Gregorian calendars, as well as calculating leap years in the future in a specific way that ensures much greater precision of this calendar compared to the Gregorian one. 

Based on very complex mathematical calculations, Milanković proposed the most accurate calendar up to that time, which has not been surpassed to this day. Milanković 's scientific work on the theory of climate change and the alignment of the calendar with astronomical events speak best of his commitment to science and precision in the study of astronomical and climatic changes over long time intervals.

Expert collaboration: ”Svetozar Marković” University Library, Belgrade

Artistic realization of the issue: Boban Savić MA, academic painter