Yugoslavia year 1999 World Championship – Table tennis stamps set

Yugoslavia year 1999 World Championship – Table tennis stamps set MNH

Yugoslavia issue a stamp set for the 1999 Table Tennis World Championships, even though the event itself had to be relocated.

🇷🇸 Yugoslavia 1999 Table Tennis Stamps Set

• Number of Stamps: The set typically consists of two different stamps (a diptych) and possibly a souvenir sheet or miniature sheet (m/s) that includes them.
• Theme: The stamps were issued to commemorate the 1999 World Table Tennis Championships.
• The Context: The championships were originally scheduled to be held in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, in April/May 1999. However, due to the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia during the Kosovo War that began in March 1999, the event was postponed and ultimately relocated.
  • The individual events were moved to Eindhoven, Netherlands, later that year (August 1999).
  • The team competitions were moved to Kuala Lumpur in 2000.
• Philatelic Status: Because the championships were not held in Yugoslavia as planned, the stamps often exist as Mint Never Hinged (MNH) or are found on First Day Covers (FDC) that commemorate an event that was, in effect, canceled in its original location. This gives them a unique place in philatelic history.

You can find this set by searching philatelic sites under:

• Yugoslavia (FR Yugoslavia) 1999 Table Tennis.
• Catalogue numbers like Scott #2908 (for the two values).