Significant Dates for Bosnia and Herzegovina Classic Stamps

1878, July 13 - Treaty ending Russo-Turkish provides for Austria-Hungary to occupy and administer Bosnia.

1878, July 29 - Austro-Hungarian forces enter Bosnia and set up military field post offices.

1879, July 1 - First Bosnia lithographic stamps are issued ( 7 values).

a 20n value was issued in 1893

a 1/2n value was issued in 1984

1890 - Stamp perforating moved from the Cartographers Institute to the State Printing Office.

Watermarks change. Perforations change.

1892 - Bosnia becomes a member of the UPU.

1894 - First typographed stamps issued from new plates (Plate Type II).

1900, April 1- New stamps issued with new currency values.

1900 - Watermarks discontinued mid-year.

1901, October - First value (35h) of the Third Coat of Arms issue released.

1901, November 15 - 1h and 2h stamps authorized for postal use (not just for newspapers).

1904, December 1 - First postage due stamps issued.

1905 - Perforation experiments conducted on the 2nd coat, 3rd coat, and postage due issues.

1906, November 1 - First engraved stamps issued (Pictorial Issue).

1906, November 1 - 2nd and 3rd coat of arms issue retired from service.

1907 - 2nd coat of arms remainders sold to philatelic trade.

1908, October 6 - Bosnia and Herzegovina is formally annexed into the Austria-Hungary empire.

1910, August 18 - Birthday Jubilee stamps issued to honor 80th birthday of Franz Josef.

1911 - Reprints of the 1st coat of arms stamps (Plate Type II) and the 20h, 30h, and 40h sold to the philatelic trade.

1912, June 1 - Supplementary Pictorial values issued due to postal rate change.

1912, October 4 - First Franz Joseph issue.

1912, December 3 - Pictorial Issue (and supplementary values) withdrawn from service.

1913, October 15 - Newspaper stamps issued.

1914, June 28 - Archduke Francis Ferdinand and Princess Sophia assassinated in Sarajevo.

1914, November 1 - First War Charity issue.

1914 - Forgeries of the 2nd coat of arms issue appear.

1915, July 10 - Second War Charity issue.

1915, October 9 - Third War Charity issue.

1916, January 14 - Fourth War Charity issue.

1916 - Franz Joseph dies.

1916, July 10 - War Invalid set issued.

1916, October 1 - Special Delivery stamps issued.

1916, October 1 - Second Franz Joseph issue put into service.

1916, October 30 - Second Postage Due set issued.

1917, May 9 - Final War Charity issue.

1917, June 28 - Archduke Ferdinand Memorial issue.

1917, July 1 - First Karl I issue.

1917, December 31 - First Franz Joseph issue withdrawn from service.

1918, March 1 - Second War Invalid set issued.

1918, March 31 - Second Franz Joseph issue and final War Charity issue withdrawn from service.

1918, June 30 - Second War Invalid issue withdrawn from service.

1918, July 20 - Emperor Karl Week issue.

1918, September 1 - Postcard rate increased to 10 hellers. 2H overprints issued.

1918 - Second Karl issue placed on sale.

1918, November 1 - Austria declares an end to its rule over Bosnia.

1918, December 4 - Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (SHS) is formed.

1918, November 11 - Stamps of the 1910 Birthday Issue overprinted for use in the Kingdom of SHS.

1918, December 13 - Special Delivery stamps overprinted for use in the Kingdom of SHS.

1918, December 13 - Postage due stamps of 1916 overprinted for use in the Kingdom of SHS.

1918, December 28 - War Invalid stamps overprinted for use in the Kingdom of SHS.

1918, December 30 - Newspaper stamps overprinted/perforated for use in the Kingdom of SHS.

1919, February 6 - Stamps of the 1906, 1912 and 1916 Issue overprinted for use in the Kingdom of SHS.

1919, March 11 - The 20h, 40h, and 1K values of the 1906 issue were overprinted to benefit the invalids.

1919, May - Postage due stamps of the 1904 issue were overprinted for use as regular postage.

1919, May - Stamps of the 2^nd and 3^rd Coat of Arms issue were overprinted for use as postage due.

1919, November 13 - Newspaper stamps were again overprinted for use in the Kingdom of SHS.