Bosnia postage stamps HP Mostar year 2005 Medjugorje Youth Festival MNH set
📬 Basic issue data
- Postal authority: Hrvatska pošta Mostar (HP Mostar)
- Country: Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Year: 2005
- Issue name: Mladifest Međugorje (Youth Festival)
- Date of issue: 29 July 2005
- Face value: 1.00 KM
- Print run: approx. 120,000
- Catalog numbers: Michel 159 / Scott 144 / Yvert 137
✝️ Theme: Međugorje & Catholic youth gathering
This stamp commemorates the Međugorje International Youth Festival (Mladifest):
- A major Catholic youth event held annually in Međugorje
- Attracts tens of thousands of young pilgrims worldwide
- Focuses on prayer, Eucharistic celebration, and devotion to the Virgin Mary
🎨 Design details
- Main imagery:
- Statue of the Virgin Mary (Queen of Peace)
- St. James Church in Međugorje
- Style: photographic/illustrative composition with religious symbolism
- Designer: Gordan Zovko
- Printing: offset, perforation 14
The imagery highlights Međugorje as a global pilgrimage center, associated with Marian devotion and youth spirituality.
📍 About Međugorje on stamps
The 2005 issue fits into a broader series of religious and pilgrimage-themed stamps
HP Mostar frequently issues stamps with Međugorje motifs due to its religious importance
The very first HP Mostar stamp (1993) also depicted Međugorje and the Virgin Mary
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