Slovenia year 2013 Fauna – Pets stamps – Dogs Cats Unused self adhesive
On May 24, 2013, Pošta Slovenije released a comprehensive set of self-adhesive personalizable stamps featuring a “Fauna – Pets” theme, focusing heavily on popular dog and cat breeds alongside a few other domestic animals.
These stamps were designed with a standardized decorative frame surrounding a customizable center. The official commercial prototypes sold by the post office featuring default animal designs are cataloged under Michel #1008–1023.
Key Specifications
- Date of Issue: May 24, 2013
- Format: Self-adhesive, issued in sheets/booklets with customizable central fields.
- Design Frame Styles:
- Brown Frame with Cat’s Paw Print: Typically used for denominations A, B, C, and D.
- Greyish-Blue Frame with Cat Silhouette: Alternating visual frame style across the value tiers.
Breed Checklist & Michel Catalog Guide
Because these are structured across different standard Slovenian domestic postal rate tiers (A, B, C, and D), the exact same Michel numbers often apply to parallel design layouts across different denominations. Here is how the standard post-office configurations break down by the animal displayed in the center:
? Dog Breeds Featured
- Border Collie (Landscape format, Tier A) — Mi 1008
- Maltese Dog (Portrait format, Tier A) — Mi 1012
- Irish Wolfhound (Landscape format, Tier A) — Mi 1016
- Samoyed / Japanese Spitz Puppy (Portrait format, Tier A) — Mi 1020
- Golden Retriever (Landscape format, Tier C) — Mi 1010
- Shih-Tzu (Portrait format, Tier C) — Mi 1014
- Tibetan Terrier (Portrait format, Tier B) — Mi 1021
- Cairn Terrier (Portrait format, Tier C) — Mi 1022
? Cat Breeds Featured
- Two Housecats (Landscape format, Tier B) — Mi 1017
- Black Longhair Cat in a Tree (Landscape format, Tier C) — Mi 1018
- Siberian Cat (Landscape format, Tier D) — Mi 1010
- British Shorthair (Blue) (Landscape format, Tier D) — Mi 1018
- White Shorthair (Portrait format, Tier D)
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