Chinese culture, thousands of years old, has bestowed humanity with a valuable cultural heritage and spiritual wealth. The Chinese horoscope is one of the oldest known horoscopes and includes twelve animals: Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog and Pig. They correspond to twelve astrological branches, with a twelve-year cycle. In addition, the following elements: metal, wood, water, fire and earth are also very important in the Chinese horoscope. The personality traits are often closely related to the characteristics of the Chinese horoscope related to the year in which the person was born.

The year 2026 will be the year of the Fire Horse. Traditionally, the horse is considered a symbol of freedom and vitality, strong will and passion. The Year of the Fire Horse heralds significant changes, new beginnings, bold breakthroughs and unstoppable momentum. The Chinese Lunar Year of the Fire Horse begins on February 17, 2026, marking the beginning of the fifteen-day Spring Festival celebrated by Chinese people around the world.

The material for the realization of the commemorative postage stamp was provided by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the People's Republic of China.

Professional cooperation: Chinese Cultural Centre in Belgrade.
Graphic realization: Nadežda Skočajić, MA Academic Graphic Artist
Qin Shuo, PhD in Visual Communications

Technical details
Date of issue: 12. 02. 2026.
Number of stamps in set: 1
Denomination:
1430: 160.00 RSD
Printrun: 25.000
FDC: 1
Sheet of: 10
Dimensions of stamp: 42 x 31,9 mm
Artistic realization: Nadežda Skočajić
Subject: Chinese Tradition: Lunar Horoscope – Year of the Horse
1430: Horse, Chinese zodiac sign for 2026
Perforations: 13 3/4
Printer: Forum Novi Sad

As a military institution, the General Staff originated in the early 19^th century in Prussia, when it was first formed as part of reforms aimed at adapting the military organization to changes in warfare brought about by the emergence of large national armies and the rapid development of military technology. Since that time, it has participated in the creation and development of the concept of defence for the entire country, drawing up war plans, conceiving and developing military doctrine and strategy, planning the development, organization and structure of the defence system and mobilization readiness, organizing war planning, and coordinating the development of infrastructure and the arrangement of the state territory for waging war.

In the Serbian Armed Forces, the Main General Staff was formed on February 5, 1876. Its first chief was General František Aleksandr Zach, and over the course of 150 years, the General Staff was headed by some of the most significant figures in Serbian military history – General Jovan Mišković, Dukes Radomir Putnik, Živojin Mišić and Petar Bojović, Colonel Generals and National Heroes of Yugoslavia Arso Jovanović, Koča Popović, Peko Dapčević, Ljubo Vučković and Rade Hamović.

The General Staff played a special role in preparing the defence of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia against NATO aggression in 1999.

The General Staff of the Serbian Armed Forces is the highest expert and staff body for the preparation and use of the army in times of peace, emergency and war. It proposes and operationalizes decisions for the preparation and use of the Serbian Armed Forces within the competence of the President of the Republic of Serbia and the Chief of the General Staff of the Serbian Armed Forces. Today, the General Staff of the Serbian Armed Forces is a military institution formed on modern foundations in the service of the defence of the Republic of Serbia and its citizens.

Professional cooperation: Colonel Prof. Dalibor Denda, PhD, Strategic Research Institute, University of Defence. Artistic realization: MA Jakša Vlahović, Academic Graphic Artist

Technical details
Датум издања: 10. 02. 2026.
Број марака: 1
1429: 67.00 дин
Тираж: 25.000
Коверат првог дана (FDC) са жигом: 1
Табак: 8
Димензије марке: 42 x 31,9 mm
Штампа: вишебојни офсет
Зупчање: чешљасто 13 3/4
Штампарија: Форум Нови Сад
Artistic realization: Jakša Vlahović
Subject: 110 years of the Australian medical mission in Serbia
1429 – Прва зграда Генералштаба на Београдској тврђави, грб Генералштаба, делови официрске униформе

The Military Geographical Institute is one of the oldest institutions of our army. It celebrates its day on February 5, the day when Prince Milan M. Obrenović signed a document on the Establishment of the General Staff in 1876, whereby the Second Department was formed with the task of “carrying out tasks related to the military survey of Serbia, compiling maps necessary for military needs, recording and drawing up various military plans, observing and studying our own and neighbouring countries in terms of geography, topography, statistics, etc.”

In 1920, the Department became the Geographical Institute (in 1923, the Military Geographical Institute), the first military institution to bear the name of an institute. Since its foundation, the Institute has not changed its basic activity – the production of maps for military needs, and has played a very important role in the development of Serbian geodesy, cartography and photogrammetry. It has implemented a number of projects of national importance, such as the design and establishment of the first state trigonometric, levelling, gravimetric and GPS networks. One of the most important tasks of the Institute is the first systematic topographic survey of the entire state territory, on the basis of which numerous topographic maps have been produced.

Today, the Military Geographical Institute is a scientific, research, production and technical institution of the Serbian Armed Forces, which carries out its activities in the fields of geodesy, photogrammetry, cartography, geographic information systems, cartographic reproduction, metrology and other geodisciplines. Inheriting its long-standing tradition, the Military Geographical Institute continues its pioneering work in this century, which is reflected today in the application of the most modern information technologies for the production of topographic maps.

Professional cooperation: Military Geographical Institute – “General Stevan Bošković” Artistic realization: MA Nadežda Skočajić, Academic Graphic Artist

Technical details
Date of issue: 03. 02. 2026.
Number of stamps in set: 1
Denomination:
1428: 67.00 RSD
Printrun: 25.000
FDC: 1
Sheet of: 8
Dimensions of stamp: 70 x 31,9 mm
Artistic realization: Nadežda Skočajić
Subject: 150 years of the Military Geographical Institute – “General Stevan Bošković”
1428: Emblem of the Military Geographical Institute "General Stevan Bošković", in the background a photograph of an old surveyor with General Bošković and a photograph of an old airplane, both from the archives.
Printer: Forum Novi Sad