Yugoslavia stamps year 1974 Art Paintings Flora Flowers Plants set

Yugoslavia stamps year 1974 Art Paintings Flora Flowers Plants set MNH **

📬 Issue overview

• Country: Yugoslavia (SFRY)
• Year: 1974
• Issue name: Paintings of Flowers by Yugoslav Artists
• Set size: 6 stamps
• Catalog (Michel): approx. 1577–1582
• Theme: 🎨 Art + Flora (flowers, plants in paintings)

👉 This is a classic Yugoslav art series, combining fine art reproductions with floral subjects.

🌸 Artistic & floral theme

Unlike purely botanical issues, this set features:

• Famous Yugoslav painters
• Their flower-themed artworks

Examples of subjects in the set:

• “White Peonies” – Petar Dobrović
• “Pinks (Carnations)” – Vilko Gecan
• “Flowers” – Milan Konjović
• “White Vase with Flowers” – Sava Šumanović
• “Larkspur” – Stane Kregar
• “Roses” – Petar Lubarda

✔ Each stamp reproduces a different painting, making the set both:

• A flora collection 🌼
• An art history collection 🎨

🎨 Design characteristics

• Style: Miniature reproductions of real paintings
• Printing: Photogravure / high-quality color reproduction
• Colors: Rich, painterly tones (matching original artworks)
• Layout: Painting centered with value + “Jugoslavija” inscription

These stamps stand out for their museum-quality artwork on small format.

📊 Denominations (typical set)

• Values include: 0.80, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8 dinars

Some were also issued in:

• Mini-sheets (9 stamps)
• Full sheets for postal use