BOSNIA MOSTAR

A cover from Bosnia Mostar, depicting a complete set issued in 2020 on topic "EUROPA - Ancient Postal Routes".

BOSNIA MOSTAR

A cover from Bosnia (Croat Post), featuring a complete set issued in 2021 on motive "EUROPA 2021 - Endangered species".

BOSNIA (MOSTAR)

A nice FAUNA cover from Bosnia (Mostar), featuring a complete set issued in 2006 on topic "Birds".

BOSNIA MOSTAR

A nice cover from Bosnia Mostar, depicting a complete set issued in 2012 on topic "EUROPA - Visit...". The stamp on the left also features the Bridge Area of the Old City of Mostar. Stari Most (literally 'Old Bridge'), also known as Mostar Bridge, is a rebuilt 16th-century Ottoman bridge in the city of Mostar in Bosnia and Herzegovina that crosses the river Neretva and connects the two parts of the city. The Old Bridge stood for 427 years, until it was destroyed on 9 November 1993 by Croat paramilitary forces during the Croat–Bosniak War. Subsequently, a project was set in motion to reconstruct it; the rebuilt bridge opened on 23 July 2004.The bridge is considered an exemplary piece of Balkan Islamic architecture and was commissioned by Suleiman the Magnificent in 1557. It was designed by Mimar Hayruddin, a student and apprentice of architect Mimar Sinan who built many of the Sultan's key buildings in Istanbul and around the empire. It is inscribed as an UNESCO World Heritage site since 2005.

BOSNIA MOSTAR

A nice UNESCO cover from Bosnia Mostar, depicting 2 stamps celebrating the Bridge Area of the Old City of Mostar. Stari Most (literally 'Old Bridge'), also known as Mostar Bridge, is a rebuilt 16th-century Ottoman bridge in the city of Mostar in Bosnia and Herzegovina that crosses the river Neretva and connects the two parts of the city. The Old Bridge stood for 427 years, until it was destroyed on 9 November 1993 by Croat paramilitary forces during the Croat–Bosniak War. Subsequently, a project was set in motion to reconstruct it; the rebuilt bridge opened on 23 July 2004.The bridge is considered an exemplary piece of Balkan Islamic architecture and was commissioned by Suleiman the Magnificent in 1557. It was designed by Mimar Hayruddin, a student and apprentice of architect Mimar Sinan who built many of the Sultan's key buildings in Istanbul and around the empire. It is inscribed as an UNESCO World Heritage site since 2005.

BOSNIA MOSTAR

A nice UNESCO cover from Bosnia Mostar, with 4 stamps of 0,20 dedicated to the "Stecci Medieval Tombstone Graveyards", inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage site since 2016. Stećci or the medieval tombstones are the monolith stone monuments found in the regions of the present Bosnia and Herzegovina, parts of Croatia, Serbia, and Montenegro. They first appeared in the 12th century and reached their peak in the 14th and 15th century. There are three sites inscribed in Serbia, at Perućac, Rastište, and Hrta.

BOSNIA MOSTAR

A nice cover from Bosnia Mostar (Croat Post), depicting a miniature sheet issued in 2004 on motive "EUROPA - Vacation".

BOSNIA MOSTAR

A nice FAUNA cover from Bosnia Mostar, featuring a complete set issued in 2012 on motive "Snakes".
 

BOSNIA (Croat Post of MOSTAR)

A WWF Fauna cover from Bosnia (Croat Post of Mostar), showing the "Balkan green lizard" (Lacerta trilineata). This species of lizard is found in Albânia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, CRoatia, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Israel, Syria and Turkey. Its natural habitats are Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, sandy shores, arable land, pastureland, plantations and rural gardens. It is threatened by habitat loss.