Bosnia and Herzegovina: Maxicards

Last Wednesday I got my stamp order from the Croatian Post Mostar in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Among the things I ordered were three maxicards about the Year of the Snake (issued 10-02-2013), Stamp Day (issued 09-09-2002) and the 35th anniversary of the Moon Landing (issued 20-07-2004).

Bosnia and Herzegovina: Radimlja

On 13th August I got a postcard from Bosnia and Herzegovina.

It shows Radimlja. Radimlja is a necropolis with many monumental medieval tombstones known as Stećci. It is one of the most valuable medieval monuments in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Since 2016 is Radimlja as one of 28 Stećci Medieval Tombstones Graveyards in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro and Serbia on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

Stamp:
label

Thank You very much Nihad for sending and Marcel for arranging this card!

Bosnia and Herzegovina: Latin Bridge in Sarajevo

On Saturday I got two postcards: one from Bosnia and Herzegovina and one from the Netherlands.

The card from Bosnia and Herzegovina shows the Latin Bridge in Sarajevo. The Latin Bridge is an Ottoman stone bridge and the oldest preserved bridge in Sarajevo. In 1914 Gavrilo Princip assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife at the northern end of the bridge. This was the immediate cause for the beginning of World War I. During the Yugoslav era the bridge was known as Princip's Bridge.

Usually I do not collect postcards which are not sent from the country of origin, but this card is such a great addition for my World War I collection that I can not complain. ^___^

Thank You very much Marcel!

Bosnia and Herzegovina: Old Bridge of Mostar

On Tuesday I got two postcards: one from Bosnia and Herzegovina and one from Japan.

The card from Bosnia and Herzegovina shows the Stari Most in Mostar. The Stari Most is a bridge crossing the Neretva River. It was commissioned by Suleiman the Magnificent in 1557 and was finished nine years later. It was built by a student of Mimar Sinan and is considered an exemplary piece of Balkan Islamic architecture. For more than 400 years it was a symbol of the connection between East and West, but in 1993 it was destroyed by Croat troops during the Croat–Bosniak War. It was rebuilt between 2001 and 2004 and is today one of the most famous sights of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Since 2005 is the Old Bridge Area of the Old City of Mostar on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

Stamp:
Visit of Pope Francis (issued 06-06-2015)

Thank You very much Sabina!

Bosnia and Herzegovina: Sarajevo

Today I got two postcards from Bosnia and Herzegovina.

One of them shows a panoramic view of Sarajevo. Sarajevo is the capital and largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina. On 28th June 1914 Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated in Sarajevo by Gavrilo Princip, a member of Young Bosnia. The assassination caused World War I, which began one month later. In 1984 the city hosted the Olympic Winter Games and between 1992 and 1996 Sarajevo suffered the longest siege of a city in the history of modern warfare. 

Stamp:
Noble Crayfish (issued 02-09-2011)

Thank You very much Marcel!

Bosnia and Herzegovina: Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge in Višegrad

Today I got two postcards from Bosnia and Herzegovina.

One of them shows the Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge in Višegrad. The Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge was built in the late 16th century by Mimar Sinan at the behest of Grand Vizier Mehmed Paša Sokolović. It is a representative masterpiece of Sinan and the Ottoman monumental architecture. Nobel Prize winner Ivo Andrić wrote about the bridge in The Bridge on the Drina. Since 2007 is the Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

Stamp:
Noble Crayfish (issued 02-09-2011)

Thank You very much Marcel!

Bosnia and Herzegovina: Tešanj

Yesterday I got a cover from Bosnia and Herzegovina and inside was my first postcard from ibidem.

Stamps:

Flowers (from set of ten) (issued 07-06-2012)

Cultural Heritage (from set of two) (issued 10-09-2006)

Bosnia and Herzegovina is a country in Southeast Europe Bordering on Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro. Bosnia and Herzegovina is divided in two entities, the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Federacija Bosne i Hercegovine) and the Republika Srpska, which are divided in 10 cantons. The capital of the country is Sarajevo. Bosnia and Herzegovina has three postal operators: BH Pošta (which issued the stamps on the cover), Hrvatske pošta Mostar (Croatian Post), Pošta Republike Srpske.

The postcard in the cover shows the small town Tešanj.

Thank You very much Sabina!