Yugoslavia stamps year 1960 Fauna Wild animals MNH set

Yugoslavia stamps year 1960 Fauna Wild animals MNH set

🐾 1960 “Local Fauna – Mammals” Series (Yugoslavia)

In May 1960, Yugoslavia issued a thematic series of 9 stamps showing wild mammals (local fauna). These stamps are all part of the same set, usually catalogued as types ALK–ALS and are sold as a complete series by collectors.

Stamp details (approximate values in dinars):

• 15 d – small wild mammal
• 20 d – red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)
• 25 d – European pine marten (Martes martes)
• 30 d – European hare (Lepus europaeus)
• 35 d – red fox (Vulpes vulpes)
• 40 d – another wild mammal from the set
• 55 d – another wild mammal from the set
• 80 d – another wild mammal from the set
• 100 d – wild boar (Sus scrofa)

➡️ This makes a complete set of 9 stamps depicting various Yugoslav wild mammals. Collectors often refer to them simply as the 1960 Yugoslavia fauna (animals) series.

📌 Catalog Information

• These are usually listed under Yugoslavia 1960 fauna/mammals issues in stamp catalogs.
• Some national and international catalogues give them Scott and Stanley Gibbons numbers (e.g., SG 956-964 for the complete set of 9).

🦊 Common Animals Shown

Examples from the set:

• Red squirrel – a common forest rodent in the region.
• Pine marten – a slender predator of forests.
• European hare – a fast mammal found across Yugoslavia.
• Red fox – a well-known omnivorous predator.
• Wild boar – larger wild mammal often depicted.