Bosnia year 2003 – Aviation Wright Brothers stamps set

Bosnia year 2003 – Aviation Wright Brothers stamps set MNH**

In December 2003, the 100th Anniversary of the Wright Brothers’ First Flight (Centenary of Aviation) was commemorated in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Because of the country’s multi-entity postal structure, two separate postal administrations released completely distinct stamp issues for this exact anniversary.

Depending on which stamps you have or are tracking down, they will fall under one of the two profiles below:

The Republika Srpska Issue

This version was issued by the Serbian postal administration in Banja Luka (Pošte Srpske). It is a two-stamp set often collected as a pair or in mini-sheets.

Attribute	Specification
Issuing Entity	Bosnia & Herzegovina — Republika Srpska
Date of Issue	Late 2003
Michel Number	MiNr. 291–292
Scott Number	#215–216
Format	2-stamp set (typically printed in sheets of 10)
Perforation	13 ¾ : 13 ¼
Design Motif	Photographic and artistic renderings of Orville and Wilbur Wright alongside the Wright Flyer aircraft against an atmospheric sky background.

The BH Pošta Issue (Sarajevo)

This version was issued by the main federal postal service based in Sarajevo (JP BH Pošta), representing the Bosniak administration.

Attribute	Specification
Issuing Entity	Bosnia & Herzegovina (Sarajevo)
Date of Issue	December 20, 2003
Michel Number	MiNr. 319
Face Value	1.00 KM (Convertible Mark)
Designer / Author	O. Pavlović
Format	Single stamp motif printed in sheets of 10
Design Motif	Features the historic 1903 Wright Flyer lifting off the ground at Kitty Hawk, with Earth/the planet subtly incorporated into the background graphic.