In 1947, Yugoslavia (officially the Federal People’s Republic of Yugoslavia at the time) issued a set of three stamps to commemorate the adoption of the new Constitution of the Democratic Republic of Yugoslavia. Here are some key details about this stamp issue:
- The stamp denominations were 4 din, 8 din, and 20 din.
- The 4 din value featured the coat of arms of Yugoslavia.
- The 8 din stamp depicted workers in an industrial setting.
- The 20 din stamp design showed peasants working in an agricultural field with machinery.
- The stamps were printed using intaglio printing by the State Printing Works in Belgrade.
- The total printing quantity across all three values was around 4.5 million stamps.
- The designs were intended to symbolize the new socialist constitutional principles including workers’ rights and state control over industry and agriculture.
- These definitive stamps replaced earlier issues still depicting the Yugoslav monarchy’s coat of arms design.
- For topical collectors, they represent an important epoch issue marking the establishment of Yugoslavia as a Communist federal republic after World War II.
While not especially colorful or ornate, this 1947 stamp set holds significance for portraying the new political and economic system instituted through Yugoslavia’s post-war constitution adopted that year.
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