Yugoslavia postage stamps year 1948 Slovenian – Lovrenz Kosir set MNH**
Lovrenc Košir, also known as Laurenz Koschier, was a Slovenian civil servant and accountant in the Austrian Empire, born on July 29, 1804, in Spodnja Luša, Slovenia. Here’s a brief overview of his life:
- Early Life and Education: From 1819 to 1825, Košir attended the Juventus Gymnasii.
- Career: He was employed by the Austrian state bookkeeping office, first in Venice and later in Milan, starting November 12, 1829. In June 1834, he became a clerk in the postal service bookkeeping office in Vienna, giving him insight into the postal service’s accounting system. In 1836, Košir transferred to another position in the state bookkeeping service in Ljubljana and later to Zagreb in 1851. He reached the peak of his career in 1856 when he was appointed an Assistant State Accountant and remained in Zagreb until he retired in 1872.
- Proposal for Postage Stamps: Košir proposed new methods for postal service accounting and collecting money, suggesting “pressed paper wafers” (stamps) in a letter dated December 31, 1835. His proposals were rejected by his superiors in the Austrian Post Office.
- Later Life: After retiring, Košir compiled a Croatian-Hungarian dictionary. He also mastered Italian, German, French, and Latin. Košir died at the age of 75 on August 7, 1879, in Vienna. He suffered from tuberculosis1.
- Recognition: On August 22, 1948, Yugoslavia issued a set of four stamps with a portrait of Lovrenc Košir to commemorate the 80th death anniversary of Košir. On May 21, 2004, Slovenia issued a stamp to commemorate the 200th anniversary of his birth
