Serbian Republic of Bosnia stamps year 1992 lot MNH

Serbian Republic of Bosnia year 1992 lot of stamps MNH**

The “Serbian Republic of Bosnia” (officially known as Republika Srpska today, one of the two entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina) began issuing its first postage stamps in 1992.

Here are the key details about the 1992 issue:

• Date of First Issue: October 26, 1992.
• Type of Issue: The first stamps were overprints and surcharges applied to existing definitive postage stamps of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFR Yugoslavia) from the 1990 issue.
• The Overprint: The stamps were overprinted in Cyrillic with:
  • The inscription “Република Српска” (Republika Srpska).
  • The original face value of the Yugoslav stamp was typically barred (crossed out) with a line.
  • A new surcharge value in dinars (e.g., 5, 30, 50, 100, 300 dinars) was added.
• The Set: This initial issue was a set of approximately 11 to 15 stamps with various values.

These were the first stamps to officially bear the name of the entity, used for postal purposes in the Serbian-controlled territories of Bosnia and Herzegovina (mainly in the western part initially). The currency used was the Yugoslav Dinar until a currency change in 1993.