Sini\u0161a Ostoji\u0107 (1900\u20131974), the doyen of Serbian philately, was born in Belgrade in 1900, where he completed his elementary and secondary education, and graduated from the Faculty of Law in Prague. He spent his working life in the administration of the Belgrade municipality of Stari Grad.<\/p>\n
He belonged to the circle of the greatest connoisseurs of Serbian philately of his time, researching, analysing and discussing issues from Serbian postal history with Ev\u017een Deroko. He built the status of an undisputed authority through active work that went beyond the ordinary collection of postage stamps and seals, and through their systematization, he laid the foundations for the scholarly study of the postal history of Serbia in the broadest possible sense.<\/p>\n
His research included, above all, a serious reconstruction of the development of the Post of Serbia from the first seals in 1840 and the processing of the first Serbian postage stamps, with a special focus on newspaper stamps. The magazine FILATELISTA, in which these studies were published in sequels, had a valuable and loyal collaborator in Sini\u0161a Ostoji\u0107. Without his contribution, Serbian philately would not be anywhere near what it is today.<\/p>\n
He also played an important role in organized philately as the president of the Ev\u017een Deroko Philatelic Society, and was also a founder and long-time board member of the Union of Philatelists of Serbia and a board member of the Union of Philatelists of Yugoslavia. He was also active in exhibition philately, participating in national and international philatelic exhibitions.<\/p>\n
With his comprehensive work and activities, he left a permanent mark on Serbian philately for generations of philatelists to come.<\/p>\n
Motifs on the stamp: Sini\u0161a Ostoji\u0107; a letter sent by Ev\u017een Deroko to Sini\u0161a Ostoji\u0107, in which they systematize the seals of Serbian post offices from 1840 to 1915; some of the rare seals from Ostoji\u0107's collection.<\/p>\n
Motif on the envelope: Sini\u0161a Ostoji\u0107 and some of the rare seals from his collection.<\/p>\n
Professional cooperation: Vladimir Mili\u0107, President of the Union of Philatelists of Serbia
\nArtistic realization of the issue: MA Jak\u0161a Vlahovi\u0107, academic graphic artist<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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