Century Treasures
Sepia Maize Thresher Socialist Yugoslavia Definitive Stamp

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Sepia Maize Thresher Socialist Yugoslavia Definitive Stamp

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Description: This is a standard definitive circulation postage stamp issued by the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia (F.N.R. Jugoslavija), belonging to the early 1950s "National Economy" definitive series. The central vignette illustrates a scene of socialist agrarian labor, spotlighting a farm worker standing in a dynamic, wide stance while handling a long threshing tool to process harvested crops. In the background to the left, a small team of workers handles livestock and stacks material, while tightly packed sacks of grain rest on the right side of the composition. Framing the busy scene, elegant ribbon banners sweep across the top and bottom borders, displaying the state name in Cyrillic script as "ФНР ЈУГОСЛАВИЈА" at the peak and in Latin script as "FNR JUGOSLAVIJA" below. The face-value denomination is prominently positioned in the upper right quadrant as "25 DIN." This specimen bears a heavy black ink postmark or roller cancellation line that cuts horizontally across the upper half of the design.

Circa: 1950-1952

Condition: Used - Hinged

Notes:

This 25-dinar value is another key denomination from the celebrated "Workers and Economy" definitive set, which was designed by the acclaimed artist Ivan Gavranić and engraved by T. Krnjajić—both of whose names are subtly credited along the lower-left and lower-right margin plates. The graphic layout is an excellent representation of Socialist Realism art style, meticulously created to promote agricultural self-reliance and honor the peasantry's contribution to post-war state reconstruction under Josip Broz Tito's administration.