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Gold medal for the magazine “Filatelista”

At the regional BALKANFILA exhibition held in Thessaloniki from November 13 to 16, 2024, the magazine “Filatelista”, the publication of the Serbian Philatelists’ Association, was awarded a gold medal.

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Grand Prix International for Serbian exhibitor

The Grand Prix International award at the regional BALKANFILA exhibition held in Thessaloniki from 13 to 16 November 2024 was awarded to Vladimir Popović’s exhibit “General classification and types of postcards of the “Golden age” in the collection of Herceg…

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October 9th – World Post Day

The Universal Postal Union was founded on October 9, 1874 in Bern, and the Principality of Serbia was among the 22 founding states. The decision to celebrate that day as a holiday of the global postal community, which today brings…

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SFS at the Philatelic Forum in Northeast China – Shenyang

The Serbian Philatelic Association had the honor and pleasure to participate online via video link at the Philatelic Forum in Northeast China – Shenyang. A presentation on the work and activities of our association was presented to numerous philatelists in…

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The first Serbian postage stamps

The first Serbian postage stamps were issued on 1 July 1866 (13 July 1866 according to the new calendar). These stamps, featuring the image of Serbian Prince Michael, popularly known as the “Vienna printing” (printed at the Imperial State Printing…

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Registered postcard Belgrade-Vienna

Registered letter card Belgrade-Vienna (Austria) defranked with stamps of the 1894 issue of 5 and 25 para, a total of 35 para (10 para for the letter card and 25 para for the registered delivery service).

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