A letter sent in 1862 from the Ržana Post Office to Belgrade. So far, only four letters with the Ržana cancellation are known.
The letter with the Ržana cancellation
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BALKANFILA IXI exhibition specially crafted medals
Participants of the BALKANFILA exhibition will receive specially crafted medals for this occasion. These medals are cast in gold, plated, and engraved with burgundy accents. They feature engravings on both sides: the front displays the BALKANFILA logo, along with the…
150 years since the first postal correspondence card in Serbia
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…
Brzopalanačka to Belgrade, year 1868
Two stamps of 40 para and one stamp of 20 para on registered letter of the first weight tier with advice of delivery from BRZOPALANACKA to BELGRADE.
Pre-philately in Serbia
Doubled-circle handstamp of Belgrade in rare red color, on registered letter to Valjevo, year 1857.
The only known cover with four 40 para stamps, year 1868
7th Аugust, 1868. Horizontal strip of 40 para, as 160 para franking on registered letter of the fourth weight tier with advice of delivery from Кragujevac to Belgrade arrival mark on reverse “Београд”.
The only known Newspaper with correctly used 2 Pare “grbuša” stamp
Newspaper sent from Novi Sad (Austria) to Svilajinac franked on entry to Serbia by 2 Pare Coat of Arms stamp, tied by boxed “PAID” at the Belgrade Post Office. The only known Newspaper with correctly used 2 Pare “grbuša” stamp….
The Army Home in Belgrade will host the BALKANFILA XIX exhibition
The Army Home, or Warrior’s Home, is located at 19 Braće Jugovića Street. The construction of the Home was completed in 1931 according to the project of professors and architects Jovan Jovanović and Živojin Piperski. The palace was built in…
The first day of the operation of the Serbian Post – 1840 May 25
25. may 1840, the first day of the operation of the Serbian Post. Report of the Governor of the District of Valjevo to the Ministry of foreign affairs in Belgrade. The letter was posted from Valjevo probably on May 24th…
The first issue of the magazine “Philatelist”
In September 1949, the first issue of the magazine “Philatelist” was published, whose publisher and founder is the Union of Philatelists of Serbia. Philately as a collecting activity in Serbia records its beginnings in the past century, and has experienced…