Macedonia year 1995 – Red Cross stamps / TBC full set MNH**
The 1995 Red Cross issue from Macedonia (now North Macedonia) dedicated to Tuberculosis (TBC) continues the country’s annual series of compulsory postal-tax stamps.1
In 1995, Macedonia issued several distinct sets of these postal-tax stamps, with the TBC issue being one of the four main charitable themes that year.2
Key Details for the TBC / Red Cross Issue:
- Country: Republic of Macedonia (now North Macedonia)3
- Purpose: Compulsory Postal-Tax Stamps for the Red Cross and TBC prevention.4
- Theme: Tuberculosis, often specifically marking an awareness week, and sometimes featuring Robert Koch (the discoverer of the TB bacterium).5
- Date of Issue: September 14, 1995.6
Composition of the TBC Issue:
Unlike the previous years which often featured blocks of 4 stamps, this particular TBC set is most commonly catalogued as:
- A single stamp of a lower denomination (often with a portrait or related image, e.g., Robert Koch).7
- A Souvenir Sheet (S/S) containing the stamp, usually issued in both a perforated and an imperforate version.8
| Item | Michel Catalogue No. (Tax Stamps) | Scott Catalogue No. (Tax Stamps) |
| Single Stamp | Z80 (or similar) | RA73 (or similar) |
| Perforated Souvenir Sheet | ZB16A (or similar) | RA74 (or similar) |
| Imperforate Souvenir Sheet | ZB16B (or similar) | RA74 (footnote) |
Note on Catalogue Numbers:
- In the Michel catalogue, the single stamp is often listed as Z80, and the associated Souvenir Sheets as ZB16A (perforated) and ZB16B (imperforate).
- In the Scott catalogue, the corresponding listings are generally in the RA-series (for Semi-Postal/Tax stamps), such as RA73 and RA74.9
To have a complete collection of the 1995 Red Cross issues, a collector would need to obtain the separate issues for: Cancer/Flowers, Red Cross Workers, Red Cross/Solidarity (50th Anniv.), and the TBC (Robert Koch) issue.
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