List of people on stamps of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
issued stamps from 1879 to 1918, after which it became a part of Yugoslavia. It used Yugoslav stamps until it regained independence. Independence in 1993 resulted in 3 separate postal administrations. The stamps below are unmarked if from the central Bosniak administration in Sarajevo
. A "C" indicates a stamp of the Croat administration in Mostar
, and an "S" indicates a stamp of the Serbian administration in Banja Luka
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
issued stamps from 1879 to 1918, after which it became a part of Yugoslavia. It used Yugoslav stamps until it regained independence. Independence in 1993 resulted in 3 separate postal administrations. The stamps below are unmarked if from the central Bosniak administration in Sarajevo
Sarajevo
Sarajevo |Bosnia]], surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of Southeastern Europe and the Balkans....
. A "C" indicates a stamp of the Croat administration in Mostar
Mostar
Mostar is a city and municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the largest and one of the most important cities in the Herzegovina region and the center of the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton of the Federation. Mostar is situated on the Neretva river and is the fifth-largest city in the country...
, and an "S" indicates a stamp of the Serbian administration in Banja Luka
Banja Luka
-History:The name "Banja Luka" was first mentioned in a document dated February 6, 1494, but Banja Luka's history dates back to ancient times. There is a substantial evidence of the Roman presence in the region during the first few centuries A.D., including an old fort "Kastel" in the centre of...
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- Charles, Emperor of Austria (1917)
- Mirza Safvet Basagic (1995)
- Alexander Graham BellAlexander Graham BellAlexander Graham Bell was an eminent scientist, inventor, engineer and innovator who is credited with inventing the first practical telephone....
(1996) - Alojs Benac (1998)
- Edhem Camo (1998)
- Countess Sophie Chotek (1917)
- Pierre de CoubertinPierre de CoubertinPierre de Frédy, Baron de Coubertin was a French educationalist and historian, founder of the International Olympic Committee, and is considered the father of the modern Olympic Games...
(1996) - Vasco da GamaVasco da GamaVasco da Gama, 1st Count of Vidigueira was a Portuguese explorer, one of the most successful in the Age of Discovery and the commander of the first ships to sail directly from Europe to India...
(1997) - Diana, Princess of WalesDiana, Princess of WalesDiana, Princess of Wales was the first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales, whom she married on 29 July 1981, and an international charity and fundraising figure, as well as a preeminent celebrity of the late 20th century...
(1997) - Henri Dunant (1998)
- Branislav Durdev (1998)
- Archduke Francis Ferdinand of AustriaArchduke Franz Ferdinand of AustriaFranz Ferdinand was an Archduke of Austria-Este, Austro-Hungarian and Royal Prince of Hungary and of Bohemia, and from 1889 until his death, heir presumptive to the Austro-Hungarian throne. His assassination in Sarajevo precipitated Austria-Hungary's declaration of war against Serbia...
(1917) - Francis Joseph, Emperor of AustriaFranz Joseph I of AustriaFranz Joseph I or Francis Joseph I was Emperor of Austria, King of Bohemia, King of Croatia, Apostolic King of Hungary, King of Galicia and Lodomeria and Grand Duke of Cracow from 1848 until his death in 1916.In the December of 1848, Emperor Ferdinand I of Austria abdicated the throne as part of...
(1906) - Husein GradascevicHusein GradašcevicHusein-kapetan Gradaščević was a Bosnian Muslim general who fought for Bosnian autonomy in the Ottoman Empire. He is often referred to as "Zmaj od Bosne", meaning "Dragon of Bosnia"...
(1995) - Bahrija Hadzic (1996)
- Nasiha Hadzic (1996)
- Asim FerhatovićAsim FerhatovicAsim "Hase" Ferhatović was a Bosnian footballer. He started his professional football career in 1948 for FK Sarajevo...
"Hase" (1998) - Zaim ImamovicZaim Imamovic (musician)Zaim Imamović was a popular sevdalinka performer....
(1997) - Jelena Gruba, Queen of BosniaJelena GrubaHelen Gruba was the Queen regnant of Bosnia from 1395 to 1398. She was the only female ruler of Bosnia.Helen came from the noble House of Nikolić, which ruled a part of Zachlumia.-Queen consort:...
(1995) - Pope John Paul IIPope John Paul IIBlessed Pope John Paul II , born Karol Józef Wojtyła , reigned as Pope of the Catholic Church and Sovereign of Vatican City from 16 October 1978 until his death on 2 April 2005, at of age. His was the second-longest documented pontificate, which lasted ; only Pope Pius IX ...
(1996) - Pope John Paul IIPope John Paul IIBlessed Pope John Paul II , born Karol Józef Wojtyła , reigned as Pope of the Catholic Church and Sovereign of Vatican City from 16 October 1978 until his death on 2 April 2005, at of age. His was the second-longest documented pontificate, which lasted ; only Pope Pius IX ...
(1997)-C - Gabrijel JurkićGabrijel JurkicGabrijel Jurkić was a Bosnian Croat artist, born in Livno, now Bosnia and Herzegovina, and died at a Franciscan monastery near there in 1974....
(1993)-C - Handija Kasevljakovic (1999)
- Katarina Kosača, Queen of Bosnia (1996)-C
- Mujaga Komadina (1997)
- Silvije KranjčevićSilvije Strahimir KranjcevicSilvije Strahimir Kranjčević was a Croatian poet. His reflexive poetry, reaching its zenith in the 1890s, was a turning point that ushered modern themes in Croatian poetry.-Early life:...
(1993)-C - Ban KulinBan KulinBan Kulin was a notable Ban of Bosnia who ruled from 1180 to 1204 first as a vassal of the Byzantine Empire and then of the Kingdom of Hungary. He was brought to the power by Byzantine Emperor Manuel I Comnenus. He had a son, Stjepan Kulinić who succeeded him as Bosnian Ban...
(1995) - Fikret Libovac (1997)
- Ahmed MuradbegovicAhmed MuradbegovicAhmed Muradbegović was a Bosniak writer, dramatist and novelist.-Works:*Haremska lirika, Zagreb, 1921*Haremske novele, Zagreb, 1924*Nojemova ladja, Zagreb, 1924...
(1998) - Nusrat Pasic (1997)
- Afaan Ramic (1999)
- Raffaello Sanzio (1993)-C
- Antun Branko SimicAntun Branko ŠimicAntun Branko Šimić was a Herzegovinian Croat expressionist poet.-Life:He was born in Drinovci near Grude on November 18, 1898, in the family of Vida and Martin Šimić. He attended primary school in his native village, and then the first three forms of the Franciscan classical grammar school in...
(1999)-C - Dzuzovi Mehmed Pasha Sokolovic (1999)
- Mehmed SpahoMehmed SpahoMehmed Spaho was a prominent and influential Bosniak political figure. He was the leader of the Yugoslav Muslim Organization....
(2000) - Stephen II, Ban of Bosnia (1996)
- Augustin Tin UjevićTin UjevicAugustin "Tin" Ujević is considered to be one of the greatest Croatian poets of all times.Ujević was born in Vrgorac, a small town in the Dalmatian hinterland, and grew up in what were then the provincial towns of Imotski and Makarska. He completed classical gymnasium in Split...
(1997) - Hrvoje Vukcic-Hrvatinic (1993)-C
- Ferdinand von ZeppelinFerdinand von ZeppelinFerdinand Adolf Heinrich August Graf von Zeppelin was a German general and later aircraft manufacturer. He founded the Zeppelin Airship company...
(2000) - Andeo Zvizdovic (1998)