Military post 1906–1913

Bosnia and Herzegovina · The pictorials and the annexation · 60 stamps

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1906

1906 Landscapes

Perforation: 12½

The sixteen engraved stamps (fifteen landscapes and a 5 K Franz Joseph portrait) issued on 1 November 1906 were designed by Koloman Moser and engraved by Ferdinand Schirnböck.

They were the first engraved stamps from the Vienna State Printing Office; a set devoted to scenery rather than a ruler or coat of arms was still a rarity at the time. The side borders follow local embroidery patterns.

Sources: rezonville.com: Bosnia & Hercegovina pictorials 1906–1912, Graphics Philately Association: Bosnia-Herzegovina landscape series

SW	Type	Value
29	D	1H
30	E	2H
31	F	3H
32	G	5H
33	H	6H
34	I	10H
35	J	20H
36	K	25H
37	L	30H
38	M	35H
39	N	40H
40	O	45H
41	P	50H
42	Q	1Kr
43	R	2Kr
44	S	5Kr
29‑44

1910

1910 Landscapes - "1830 - 1910" in Bottom

Perforation: 12½

SW	Type	Value
45	D1	1H
46	E1	2H
47	F1	3H
48	G1	5H
49	H1	6H
50	I1	10H
51	J1	20H
52	K1	25H
53	L1	30H
54	M1	35H
55	N1	40H
56	O1	45H
57	P1	50H
58	Q1	1Kr
59	R1	2Kr
60	S1	5Kr
45‑60

1912

1912 New Values

Perforation: 12½

SW	Type	Value
61	T	12H
62	U	60H
63	V	72H
61‑63

1912 Emperor Franz Josef

Perforation: 12½

The post in Bosnia and Herzegovina was run by the army from the occupation of 1878 – the first offices were field posts attached to divisions.

From 1912 the stamps are therefore inscribed 'K.u.K. MILITÄR POST' and resemble the Austrian designs. This Franz Joseph series was overprinted 'K.U.K. FELDPOST' in March 1915, becoming the first stamps of the Austro-Hungarian field post.

Sources: Stamp Encyclopedia: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Pošta Srpske: O pošti, StampWorld: Austro-Hungary Military Post 1915 – Bosnian stamps overprinted K.U.K. FELDPOST