Yugoslavia stamps year 1949 – Ski jumping Planica

Yugoslavia stamps year 1949 – Ski jumping Planica – Unused MNH**

🇾🇪 Yugoslavia 1949 Planica – Ski Jumping Stamps

In March 1949, the Yugoslav postal authority issued a small set of stamps commemorating ski jumping, reflecting the importance of winter sports events such as those held at Planica (a famous ski jumping and flying location in Slovenia, then part of Yugoslavia).

📮 Stamp Details

1. Yugoslavia 1949 — Ski Jumping 10 (Scott #260)
   • Face Value: 10 (currency)
   • Topic: Ski jumping
   • Catalogue Numbers:
     • Michel: 570
     • Yvert: 515
     • Scott: 260
     • Stanley Gibbons: 605
   • Color: Pink
   • Designer: Oto Antonini
   • Issued: 20 March 1949 — the date corresponds with the Planica events and ski jump competitions that year.
2. Yugoslavia 1949 — Ski Jumping 12 (Scott #261)
   • Face Value: 12
   • Catalogue Numbers:
     • Michel: 571
     • Yvert: 516
     • Scott: 261
     • Stanley Gibbons: 606
   • Color: Blue‑grey
   • Designer / Engraver: Trpin, Janez
   • Issued: 20 March 1949
   • Perforation: 12½ : 11½
   • Printing: Photogravure
   • No watermark
   • Print run: ~150,000
   • Size: ~24 × 33 mm

📦 Set Information

• These two stamps are usually catalogued together as a small issue commemorating ski jumping (Planica) from 1949; in many old listings the pair is referred to simply as Ski Jumping from Yugoslavia with Michel 570–571.
• They were issued around the time of the ski jumping competitions at Planica in March 1949 — one of the major Nordic ski events in Yugoslavia.