Postage stamps and postal history of Serbia

An 1866 stamp withPrince Michael III

This is a survey ofthepostage stampsandpostal historyofSerbia.

History

An 1880 stamp withPrince Milan

ThePrincipality of Serbiabegan to issue its own stamps in 1866.Serbia was elevated to the status of aKingdomin 1881.

World War I

During the First World War, the territory of Serbia was under Austro-Hungarian occupation. Stamps of Bosnia and Herzegovina overprinted "Serbien" were issued for Serbia.

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  Postage stamp for Serbia under Austro-Hungarian occupation, 1916

Kingdom of Yugoslavia

Main article:Postage stamps and postal history of Yugoslavia

In 1920, its postal system was merged with the postal system of the formerAustro-Hungarianterritories with which it formed theKingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes,later theKingdom of Yugoslavia.

World War II

After theGermansestablished theGovernment of National Salvationin 1941, it issued its own stamps until 1944. Initially, Yugoslavian stamps were simply overprinted inGermanwith the wordSerbien.Later regular issues were inscribed bothSerbienandСрбија(Serbia).

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  A Yugoslav stamp overprintedSerbienin 1941
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  Postage stamp for Serbia under German occupation in 1941

Post war

From 1944 onwards, Serbia was again part ofYugoslavia.

Modern Serbia

An 2012 stamp of Serbia

Upon the dissolution of the union ofSerbia and Montenegroin 2006, Serbia began issuing its own stamps once more. ThePost of Serbiaissues the country's stamps.

Further reading

• Derocco, E.Istorija poštanskih maraka Srbije = History of the postage stamps of Serbia.1973, 98p.
• Fleck, Vladimir.Die Briefmarken von Serbien.Frankfurt am Main: [Arbeitsgemeinschaft Neues Handbuch der Briefmarkenkunde], 1965, 31p.
• Kardosch, Velizar M.The Principality of Serbia: postal history and postage stamps, 1830-1882.Romanshorn: V.M. Kardosch, 1996ISBN395-210-831-6,381p.
• Rasic, Mirko R.The Postal History and Postage Stamps of Serbia.New York?: Pub. by The Theodore E. Steinway Memorial Publication Fund, 1979, 276p.
• Rodgers, E. W.The Serbian Stamp of Death.Brantford, Ont.: Canadian Wholesale Supply, 1977, 20p.
• Smeth, Paul de.Les Timbres de La Principauté de Serbie (1866 à 1880).Amiens: Yvert, 1927, 54p.
• Walshe, M. O'C.The Obrenovich Stamps of Serbia (1866-1904).London: Published by "Stamp Collecting," at the Vallancy Press, Ltd., 1929, 36p.

External links

• Serbian Stamps 1941-1943