Croatia – Serbian Krajina stamps year 1995 Fauna European Nature Protection

Croatia – Serbian Krajina stamps year 1995 Fauna European Nature Protection MNH(**)

🐦 Issue Details

• Release date: 30 August 1995
• Catalogue numbers: Michel 43 and 44; Scott/Yvert/S.Gibbons not always listed
• Denomination: both stamps valued at 0.80 dinars
• Design theme:
  • Stamp 43 features a Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
  • Stamp 44 depicts a Chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra)
• Purpose: part of a miniseries highlighting protected fauna, likely aligned with conservation or nature‑protection messaging.

🌍 Historical Context

• Issued by the unrecognized Republic of Serbian Krajina, specifically the Sremsko‑Baranjska Oblast pocket, from 1991 to 1997.
• Following the Erdut Agreement in November 1995, this region gradually reintegrated into Croatia under UN administration.
• Stamp emissions like this “Fauna” set were among the last produced before full reintegration.