Serbia year 2005 Anniversary of Danube Regatta stamps MNH

Serbia year 2005 Anniversary of Danube Regatta stamps MNH

Here are the details about the Serbia / Serbia and Montenegro postage stamps issued in 2005 commemorating the Anniversary of the Danube Regatta:

🇷🇸 2005 – 50th Anniversary of the Danube Regatta – Souvenir Sheet / Miniature Sheet

📅 Date of Issue: June 6, 2005
📮 Country: Serbia and Montenegro (at that time the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro)
📌 Theme: 50 Years of the Danube Regatta — celebrating the half-century anniversary of this rowing event on the Danube River, an important sporting and cultural tradition in the region.

📬 Stamp Details

• Type: Miniature Sheet / Souvenir Sheet (a small sheet containing one or more stamps)
• Face Value: Typically a pair of stamps at 41.50 dinar / 0.50 € (often se-tenant pair on the sheet)
• Catalog Numbers:
  • Michel: MS 153
  • Yvert: 64 (for the souvenir sheet)
  • Scott: Not definitively listed on some catalogs but usually corresponds to the souvenir sheet listings for Serbia & Montenegro issues.
• Designer: Nadežda Skočajić
• Printing Office: Forum, Novi Sad
• Print Run: ~28 000 sheets
• Perforation: Comb perforation
• Gum: Water-activated
• Theme / Motif: Competitive rowing on the Danube River with classic regatta imagery.

🧾 Context & Collecting Notes

📌 Background:
The Danube Regatta commemorates rowing competitions and the sporting culture along the Danube — a river that flows through multiple European countries, including Serbia. The 2005 issue marked the 50th anniversary (1955–2005) of this event.