Bosnia – Mostar stamp year 2007 Ethnological Treasures – Kocerin Stone Tablet

Bosnia – Mostar stamp year 2007 Ethnological Treasures – Kocerin Stone Tablet MNH

The information found suggests a slight confusion in the original prompt, as the Kočerin Stone Tablet was the subject of an earlier issue, while the 2007 “Ethnological Treasures” issue features a different item.

Here are the details for the stamps issued by the Croatian Post Mostar (HP Mostar) relating to “Ethnological Treasures” and the “Kočerin Stone Tablet”:

1. The 2007 “Ethnological Treasures” Stamp

• Postal Authority: Croatian Post Mostar (HP Mostar)
• Issue Date: October 9, 2007
• Theme: Ethnological Treasures
• Design Subject: Hemp and Spindle
• Denomination: 0.70 BAM (Bosnia and Herzegovina Convertible Mark)
• Description: The stamp depicts a traditional spindle used for spinning hemp fibers into thread, celebrating a crucial traditional craft and element of folk art in the region.

2. The Kočerin Stone Tablet Stamp

The Kočerin Stone Tablet was featured in an earlier philatelic release by the same postal authority, typically categorized under “Archaeological Treasures” or a similar theme:

• Postal Authority: Croatian Post Mostar (HP Mostar)
• Likely Year of Issue: 2004
• Theme: Archaeological Treasure
• Design Subject: Kočerin Stone Tablet
• Description: The Kočerin Stone Tablet is one of the longest and most important medieval stone inscriptions written in the old Bosnian script, bosančica. It was originally a footer for a standing tombstone (stećak) and is significant for mentioning five Bosnian rulers from the 14th and 15th centuries. Its epitaph is famously translated as: “I ask you not to step on me; I was as you are, and you will be as I am.”