Macedonia year 1992 TBC / Red Cross stamps / full set ☀ MNH**
The 1992 stamp issue from Macedonia (now North Macedonia) concerning the Red Cross and Tuberculosis (TBC) is part of a series of compulsory postal-tax stamps and is a complete set of 4 stamps issued in a block format, along with corresponding souvenir sheets.
These were the first postal-tax stamps issued by the newly independent Republic of Macedonia.
Key Details for the TBC / Red Cross Issue (September 1992):
- Country: Republic of Macedonia (now North Macedonia)
- Purpose: Compulsory Postal-Tax Stamps for the Red Cross and TBC prevention.
- Date of Issue: September 14, 1992 (one of four Red Cross issues in 1992).
- Format: A block of 4 stamps of the same denomination.
- Flower Depiction: These postal-tax stamps from the TBC set often depict flowers or other relevant imagery related to health and charity.
Catalogue Information
Due to their nature as postal-tax (semi-postal) stamps, they are typically listed with special designations in stamp catalogues:
| Item | Scott Catalogue No. (Tax Stamps) | Michel Catalogue No. (Tax Stamps) |
| Set of 4 Stamps | RA22a (or similar) | Z22-Z25 |
| Perforated Souvenir Sheet | RA23 | ZB4 |
| Imperforate Souvenir Sheet | RA23 (footnote) | ZB4B |
Note on Catalogue Numbers:
In the Scott catalogue, compulsory tax stamps are often listed with an “R” prefix (for Revenue or Semi-Postal/Tax), such as the general listing RA22a for the block of 4, and RA23 for the souvenir sheet.
In the Michel catalogue, these are listed under the “Z” series, indicating Semi-Postal/Tax stamps. The main block of four is Z22-Z25, and the corresponding souvenir sheet is ZB4 (perforated) and ZB4B (imperforate).
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