Bosnia year 2007 stamps Art/Paintings by Ismet Rizvic MNH

Bosnia year 2007 stamps Art/Paintings by Ismet Rizvic MNH**

In 2007, the postal service of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BH Pošta, the Sarajevo-based operator) issued a special stamp honoring the renowned Bosnian watercolorist Ismet Rizvić (1933–1992).

This issue is highly regarded by art-on-stamp collectors for its lyrical depiction of traditional Bosnian architecture, which was Rizvić’s signature style.

Stamp Details: Painter Ismet Rizvić

• Date of Issue: May 4, 2007
• Face Value: 1.50 KM (Convertible Marks)
• Motive: A painting by Ismet Rizvić, typically showcasing a “Mahala” (neighborhood) or traditional Bosnian house in watercolor.
• Author/Designer: Š. Kamerić
• Technical Specs:
  • Printing: Offset
  • Perforation: 13
  • Sheet Composition: Issued in sheets of 10 stamps.
  • Catalog Numbers: Michel #486 (approximate), Scott #593.

Collector Items

In addition to the single stamps, two other items were released for this issue:

1. First Day Cover (FDC): This features the stamp cancelled on its first day of issue with a decorative cachet, often showing a portrait of the artist or another of his sketches.
2. Maximum Card: Though rarer, some collectors created postcards featuring the same painting as the stamp, with the stamp applied to the picture side and cancelled.

About the Artist

Ismet Rizvić is famous for his “poetic realism.” His watercolors often captured the intimacy of old Sarajevo and the surrounding villages, using soft light and fluid colors to depict wooden fences, stone paths, and white-walled houses. This stamp was part of a broader effort by the Bosnian postal service to commemorate the cultural heritage and “Old Masters” of Bosnian painting.