Yugoslavia year 1985 Fauna – Birds postage stamps set

Yugoslavia year 1985 Fauna – Birds postage stamps set MNH stamps

📬 Issue overview

• Country: Yugoslavia (SFRY)
• Year: 1985
• Issue type: Airmail stamps (Fauna – Birds theme)
• Set size: 2 stamps
• Catalog numbers: Michel 2098–2099, Scott C172–C173

🐦 Theme: Birds & aviation

This issue is a combined thematic set:

• Fauna (birds)
• Airmail / aviation

Each stamp shows:

• A bird species in flight
• An aircraft, symbolizing speed and modern postal transport

👉 The concept links natural flight (birds) with human flight (airplanes)—a classic design idea in airmail philately.

🦅 Stamp subjects (set of 2)

1️⃣ Lower value stamp

• Bird: Eurasian Hoopoe (Upupa epops)
• Paired with: aircraft (older/smaller type)

2️⃣ Higher value stamp

• Bird: Bird of prey (commonly identified as osprey)
• Paired with: modern jet aircraft

✔ Both stamps emphasize movement, wings, and flight dynamics