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Postage stamps 1879–1905

Bosnia and Herzegovina · The arms type · 53 stamps

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1879

1879–1894 Eagle - Lithographed. All 3 Eaglets on Right Side of Escutcheon are Blank

Watermark
None
Perforation
9-13½

Austria-Hungary occupied Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1878 with the approval of the Congress of Berlin, although it formally remained part of the Ottoman Empire.

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So the first stamps of 1879 carry no inscription and no country name – just the Austrian double eagle and the value in the upper corners. The post was run by the army, which is why StampWorld lists the same stamps under military post too.

Sources: Wikipedia: Postage stamps and postal history of Bosnia and Herzegovina, World Stamps Project: Bosnia and Herzegovina 1879–1918

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SWTypeValueColourDescriptionMintUsed
1AAA½ Krblack
2AAA11 Krgrey
2a*AAA21 Krpurple greyBlue pencil mark
2aA*AAA31 Krpurple greyWithout blue pencil mark
3AAA42 Kryellow
4AAA53 Krgreen
5AAA65 Krred
6AAA710 Krblue
7AAA815 Krbrown
8AAA920 Krolive green
9AAA1025 Krviolet
1‑9Set (* Stamp not included in this set)

1894

1894–1898 As Previous - Typography. Colored Line Across Lowest and/or Middle Eaglets on Right Side of Escutcheon

Watermark
None
Perforation
10½-13
SWTypeValueColourMintUsed
1AAAA11½ Krblack
2AAAA121 Krgrey
3AAAA132 Kryellow
4AAAA143 Krgreen
5AAAA155 Krred
6AAAA1610 Krblue
7AAAA1715 Krbrown
8AAAA1820 Krolive green
9AAAA1925 Krviolet

1900

1900 Eagle - Value in (Heller). Numerals at Bottom

Issued
1. January
Watermark
None
Perforation
12½

Austria-Hungary had introduced the krone as early as 1892, but postal rates only switched to heller and kronen on 1 January 1900. So in 1900 Bosnia received a new set of 14 stamps with the same double eagle – the value in heller now sits in the lower corners, and the three krone values have a different design.

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Between 1901 and 1904 five more values were added, with the numerals printed in black.

Sources: Wikipedia (de): Postgeschichte und Briefmarken von Österreich, Big Blue 1840-1940: Bosnia & Herzegovina – a closer look, Wikimedia Commons: Stamps of Bosnia and Herzegovina

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SWTypeValueColourMintUsed
10AAB1 Hgreyish black
11AAB12 Hgrey
12AAB23 Hyellow
13AAB35 Hgreen
14AAB46 Hbrown
15AAB510 Hred
16AAB620 Hrose
17AAB725 Hblue
18AAB830 Hbrown
19AAB940 Hyellow
20AAB1050 Hpurple
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1900 As Previous - Different Perforation

Watermark
None
Perforation
10½
SWTypeValueColourMintUsed
10AAAB111 Hgreyish black
11AAAB122 Hgrey
12AAAB133 Hyellow
13AAAB145 Hgreen
14AAAB156 Hbrown
15AAAB1610 Hred
16AAAB1720 Hrose
17AAAB1825 Hblue
18AAAB1930 Hbrown

1900–1901 Eagle

Watermark
None
Perforation
12½
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SWTypeValueColourMintUsed
21AAC1 Krdark rose
22AAC12 Krultramarine
23AAC25 Krbluish green
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1901

1901–1905 Eagle - Numerals in Black

Watermark
None
Perforation
12½
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SWTypeValueColourMintUsed
24AAD20 Hrose/black
25AAD130 Hlight brown/black
26AAD235 Hultramarine/black
26a*AAD335 Hblue/black
27AAD440 Horange/black
28AAD545 Hgreenish blue/black
24‑28Set (* Stamp not included in this set)