Serbia Principality postage stamp year 1876 20p MH
Postage stamps featuring Milan Obrenović IV as Prince of Serbia were issued from 1869 to 1879. Milan became Prince after the assassination of his cousin, Mihailo Obrenović III, in 1868 .
Key details about these stamps:
- Issuance New postal treaties and the change in leadership necessitated new stamp printings 1.
- Denominations The new postal treaty with Austria-Hungary required denominations of 15, 25, 35, and 50 para 1. A 2-para newspaper stamp was introduced in 1873 due to a law imposing postage on newspapers 1. Other denominations, such as 20 para and 40 para, were also issued.
- Printing These stamps were printed using letterpress by the Belgrade State Printers (Državna štamparija) 1.
- Varieties The Milan IV Obrenović issues were in use for 11 years and were frequently reprinted on various types of paper, with different colors and shades 1. Philatelist Eugen Derocco categorized 10 printings into 5 groups based on their appearance, a classification still used today . For instance, a 2-para imperforate stamp from 1879 exists on thin paper.
- Correspondence Cards In 1873, the Principality of Serbia issued its first correspondence cards featuring the head of Prince Milan in left profile . These cards had a printed value mark of “10” para .
The last stamp issue of the Principality of Serbia, and the first of the Kingdom, was released on November 1, 1880, coinciding with the adoption of the metric system and changes in the monetary system from 40 para = 1 grosch to 100 para = 1 dinar
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