Postage stamps

Postage stamps are not just a pieces of paper with adhesive on the back. They are tiny ambassadors of a land's nature and historical heritage, sports, anniversaries and important history characters. Postage stamps can also be very useful in enriching and strengthening nation's knowledge.

 

 

 

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Top 10 Most Extraodinary Postage Stamps 2016 built by StampNews Editoral Team

#4. Augmented reality Fauna stamps by Slovenia Post

14. 06. 2017


Most popular stamps 2016 by StampNews readers’ opinion Slovenia lacemaking

16. 04. 2017

 

Most popular stamps 2015 by StampNews readers’ opinion Traditional Slovene breakfast

06. 03. 2016

 

Most popular stamps 2013 by our readers’ opinion and the Best Slovenian Stamp of 2013

The first underground Post Office in Postojna Cave and

Marine Fauna stamps covered with sea salt

28.02.2014

 

Top 10 most touching postage stamps of 2008 The Letter

11. 3. 2009

 

Special Tag on Stampnews.com

 


2021

Ecotourism - Joint stamp issue with the national postal operator of Albania More

Tim Gajser More

Tourism - Dolenjska More


2020

Slovenia's Tour de France Heroes More,

75th Anniversary of the United nations More, Stampnews

Adam Bohoric More, Stampnews


2019

Slovene Ships - Portorož More

Natural Parks of Slovenia series, Logarska Valley Regional Park More, Stampnews

 

2018

Slovene Cinema series - Na svoji zemlji / On Our Own Land More, Stampnews

Slovene Ships - Ljubljana More

Fossil Mammals in Slovenia - Mastodon More, Stampnews

Culture and tourism in the EDEN network - Koper More, Stampnews

 

2017

Slovene Ships - Maribor More

500th anniversary of the start of the Reformation More, Stampnews
Natural Parks of Slovenia series, Notranjska Regional Park More, Stampnews

 

2016

Slovene Ships - Piran More, Stampnews

7th OIDFA World Lace Congress More, Stampnews, OIDFA stamps

Euromed Postal / Fishes of the Mediterranean - sardina Sardina pilchardus More, Stampnews

Bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus More, Stampnews
Common dolphin Delphinus delphis More, Stampnews
Striped dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba Stampnews
Fin whale Balaenoptera physalus Stampnews

25th Anniversary of the establishment of an independent Postal service in Slovenia More, Stampnews

New Year 2016 More, Stampnews, WOPA


2015

Slovene Ships - Rog More, Stampnews

Euromed Postal / Boats of the Mediterranean - tonera More, Stampnews

Joint issue with Liechtenstein More, Stampnews

Traditional Slovenian breakfast / stamp with honey scent, More, Stampnews, Philatelic Database

Christmas More, Stampnews

 

2014

XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi More,Stampnews

Birds of Slovenia More, Stampnews

Birds of Slovenia - Eurasian crag martin More

Birds of Slovenia - Common merganser More

Birds of Slovenia - Lesser Kestrel More

Birds of Slovenia - Ural owl More

Birds of Slovenia - Great bittern More

Scouts - 40th World Scout Conference More, Stampnews

Rescue of Allied airmen More, Stampnews

Joint issue with India CHILDREN’S DAY More, Stampnews

 

2013

Joint issue with Austria; Postojna Cave – Underground Post Office More, Austrian Post, Stampnews

Golden Grey Mullet Liza aurata More, Stampnews

Loggerhead sea turtle Caretta caretta More, Stampnews

Common cuttlefish Sepia officinalis More, Stampnews

Damselfish Chromis chromis More, Stampnews

Slovene Films - Vesna More, Stampnews


2012

70th Anniversary of the barbed wire fence around Ljubljana More, Stampnews

Medieval Monasteries - The Minorite Monastery of St Peter and St Paul in Ptuj More, Stampnews

 

2011

60th anniversary of the Treaty of Paris More

Slovene Films - In the Realm of the Goldenhorn More

 

2010

EUROPA – Children's Books More, Stampnews

Trolleybuses in Ljubljana More, Stampnews

The Letter More

 

2009

Louis Braille (1809-1852) More, Stampnews

Climate Changes Are Threatening The Glacial Part Of Our Planet More, Stampnews

Road Vehicles - Trolleybus in Piran More, Stampnews

 

2008

Presidency of the EUCouncil More

Prominent Slovenes - Primož Trubar More

EUROPA – Letter More, Stampnews

XXIX Summer Olympic Games Peking 2008 More


2007

Minerals - Aragonite More

EUROPA 2007 - Scouts More

50th Anniversary of the Treaty of Rome More

The Year of the Bible More

New Year More

Slovenia's Entry Into the Schengen Zone More

Personalized stamps More

 

2006

The 15th anniversary of Slovenia's independence, stamp issuing and of the independent operation of the Slovenia Control responsible for air traffic control and air navigation services. More

Fruits of Slovenia - Kaki Diospyrus kaki L., Persimmon Flower More

Fruits of Slovenia - Persimmon Fruit More

Fruits of Slovenia - Flatid Planthopper (Metcalfa pruinosa Say) More

Gastronomy - Turkey More

Gastronomy - Yeast Cake More

 

2005

Post horn More

Minerals - Zoisite More

EUROPA — Gastronomy Slovenia's Roll Cakes or Poticas More

Gastronomy - Ajdov Krapec and Prleška Gibanica More

Gastronomy - Tünka with Meat More

 

2004

Post horn B - selfadeshive More

Fossils - Oligocene Fish More

Slovenia – NATO Member More

Fruits of Slovenia - Pear Blossom More

Fruits of Slovenia - Pear Psylla More

Fruits of Slovenia - The Williams Pear More


2003

Minerals - Barite/Gornji Štrihovec More

Music - 50th Anniversary of the Music of the Avsenik Brothers More

EUROPA - Poster Art More

Fruits of Slovenia - Olive Blossom More

Fruits of Slovenia - Olive Fruit Fly More

Fruits of Slovenia - Istrska belica (Olive variety) More

Maribor Mail Sorting and Logistics Centre More

 

2002

Fossils - Fossil Insect from the Oligocene More

Fruits of Slovenia - Bilberry More

Fruits of Slovenia - Winter Moth More

Fruits of Slovenia - Bilberry Blossom More


2001

Fossils - Starfish Fossil More

Minerals - Fluorite A More

Minerals - Fluorite B More

Road Vehicles - Tram 100th Anniversary of the Arrival of the First Tram to Ljubljana More

Fruits of Slovenia - Redhaven Peach More

Fruits of Slovenia - Green Peach Aphid More

Fruits of Slovenia - Peach Blossom More

 

2000

Minerals/Fossils - Dravite More

Minerals/Fossils - Trilobite More

Fruits of Slovenia - Apple Blossom Weevil More

Fruits of Slovenia - Apple Blossom More

Fruits of Slovenia - "Dolenjska voščenka" Apple More

Fruits of Slovenia - Vigred More

Fruits of Slovenia - European Cherry Fruit Fly More

Fruits of Slovenia - Cherry Blossom More

 

1999

Minerals/Fossils - Cinnabar More

Fauna - Horses, Lipizzan More

Fauna - Horses, Slovene warm-blooded horse More

Fauna - Horses, Ljutomer trotter More

Fauna - Horses, Slovene cold-blooded horse More

 

1998

18th Winter Olympic Games - Nagano 1998 (Woman biathlete) More

18th Winter Olympic Games - Nagano 1998 (Woman skater) More

 

1997

Animals of Slovenia - Threatened types of fresh water fish, Umbra krameri - no tail More

Animals of Slovenia - Threatened types of fresh water fish, Vimba vimba carinata - no tail More

Animals of Slovenia - Threatened types of fresh water fish, Streber streber - no tail More

Animals of Slovenia - Threatened types of fresh water fish, Salmo marmoratus - no tail More

Animals of Slovenia - Threatened types of fresh water fish, Umbra krameri More

Animals of Slovenia - Threatened types of fresh water fish, Vimba vimba carinata More

Animals of Slovenia - Threatened types of fresh water fish, Streber streber More

Animals of Slovenia - Threatened types of fresh water fish, Salmo marmoratus More


1996

Art - painter Jožef Tominc More

 

1995

Slovenian Scouts More

New Year More

Christmas More

 

1994

700th anniversary of the Mother of God's Shrine in Loreto More