Yugoslavia postage stamps year 1992 Art – Mosaics and Icons set

Yugoslavia postage stamps year 1992 Art – Mosaics and Icons set  MNH

The Yugoslavia 1992 “Art – Mosaics and Icons” set is a beautiful cultural issue highlighting Byzantine and medieval Serbian religious art, especially mosaics and Orthodox icons.

🎨 Yugoslavia 1992 – Art: Mosaics & Icons

🖼️ Stamp designs (religious art)

• 📅 Year of issue: 1992
• 🧾 Set size: 4 stamps
• 📚 Catalog numbers: Michel 2578–2581
• 🎨 Theme:
  • Byzantine-style mosaics
  • Orthodox Christian icons

🏛️ Artistic content

The stamps reproduce details from historic religious artworks, likely from:

• Serbian Orthodox monasteries
• Medieval Balkan churches
• Byzantine artistic tradition

Key elements shown:

• ✝️ Christ and saints in traditional iconography
• 🟡 Gold backgrounds (typical for icons and mosaics)
• 🎨 Rich colors and stylized figures
• 🏛️ Strong influence of Byzantine art tradition

👉 These designs emphasize the spiritual and cultural heritage of the region, especially medieval Serbian art.

🖨️ Technical details

• Printing: Offset (multicolour)
• Perforation: approx. 13¾ (typical for Yugoslav issues of this period)
• Printer: Forum, Novi Sad (common for early 1990s issues)
• Condition usually found: MNH (mint never hinged)