Yugoslavia stamps year 1989 Vuk Stefanovic Karadzic set Maxi cards

Yugoslavia stamps year 1989 Vuk Stefanovic Karadzic set Maxi cards

The stamps you are referring to are likely connected to a commemoration of the famous Serbian linguist and cultural reformer, Vuk Stefanović Karadžić (1787–1864).

While there was a major stamp issue in 1987 to mark his 200th Birth Anniversary, a smaller commemorative set was sometimes issued in 1989 or the existing 1987 stamps were applied to Maxi Cards in 1989. Based on collector listings, the Maxi Cards (MC) for this subject are indeed recognized for the 1989 period.

Here are the details for the Maxi Card (MC) set featuring the Vuk Stefanović Karadžić stamps from Yugoslavia (or associated with the 1987/1989 period):

Yugoslavia 1989 Vuk Stefanović Karadžić Maxi Cards Set

• Subject: Vuk Stefanović Karadžić (1787–1864), the key reformer of the Serbian language and collector of folk literature.
• Issuing Entity: Post of Yugoslavia (Jugoslavija).
• Year of Cancel/Issue: Typically listed as 1989 for the Maxi Card set, though the base stamp design is from the major 1987 commemoration.
• Item Type: Maxi Card (Maximum Card). A Maxi Card is a specialized philatelic collectible where the stamp, the illustration on the postcard, and the postmark are all closely related (maximized) in subject and design.
• Number in Set: The full Maxi Card set is typically comprised of 3 or 4 individual cards, each featuring a different visual aspect related to Karadžić (such as his portrait, or perhaps a scene from his life/work).