Yugoslavia year 2003 stamps Flora – Harbingers of Spring MNH

Yugoslavia year 2003 stamps Flora – Harbingers of Spring MNH**

The stamps you are asking about were issued by the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY), which shortly after this issue was renamed to Serbia and Montenegro. The issue is consistently catalogued under “Yugoslavia” or sometimes “Yugoslavia/Serbia” for 2003.

The set is part of a thematic series focusing on the country’s flora and specifically celebrates the first flowers that appear after winter.

General Details

• Issuing Entity: Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) / Pošta Jugoslavije
• Year of Issue: 2003
• Theme: Flora – Harbingers of Spring
• Issue Date: May 13, 2003
• Format: A set of four commemorative stamps.

Stamp Designs (Harbingers of Spring)

The four stamps in the set depict different species of early blooming, colorful flowers native to the region. Common flowers featured in the “Harbingers of Spring” (or Vjesnici proleća) theme for Balkan postal administrations typically include:

1. Snowdrop (Galanthus nivalis)
2. Crocus (Crocus vernus)
3. Hepatica (Hepatica nobilis)
4. Squill (Scilla siberica or similar species)

Catalog Details

• Number of Stamps in Set: 4
• Michel Catalogue Numbers: 3116 – 3119 (for the set of four)
• Values: The stamps were issued in the denomination of the Yugoslav Dinar (YUN), the currency in use at the time, with different values assigned to each of the four designs.

This issue is one of the final stamp sets issued under the official name of “Yugoslavia.”