POSTCARD N.139 - NORTH MACEDONIA

Postcard sent on the 24th April, received on the 2nd May 2024

Postcard image: Flags of the World  - North Macedonia
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My letterbox is again invaded by the joint effort of the Flying Dutchman and Phantom Inc. consortium and I just love it!

Thanks a lot guys, your surprises are always most welcome and this blog is as much mine as yours!

North Macedonia, the country which used to be known as the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia until they finally setled the differendum with Greece, by the Prespa Agreement of 2018, on the use of the name to identify the country, which bears the same name as a Greek province.... if only the Prespa Agreement would also conider the nationality issue of Alexander the Great too.....

Anyway, North Macedonia, as we know it today, stems from the disintegration of Yugoslavia, its independence having been declared in 1991, and if Alexander was arguably its most well known national of yore, in more recent times   Mother Teresa of Calcutta has taken his place  in terms of worldwide notoriety.

Stamps L to R; T to B:

- 10 MKD stamp illustrated with the photo of a hand bell, part of a set of four definitives (4; 5; 10; 12 MKD) themed on handcrafted items, issued on 30NOV2006.

- 8 MKD stamp, part of a five stamp definitive set (3; 4; 6; 8; 12 MKD) issued on 08JUN2005, featuring images of wood carvings and iconostasis from North Macedonian churches, I presume. 

- 24 MKD stamp issued on 28JUN2006, celebrating the 150th anniversary of Nikola Tesla, the electrical engineer who largely contributed for the  feasibility  of  AC (alternate current) supply systems and whose name now was given brand status to famous electric cars.

The stamp is illustrated with the effigy of Tesla against a background where one of its inventions, the Tesla Coil, is seen emitting the electric discharges they are famous for. 

According to the  postmark, the postcard was mailed from North Macedonia's Capital, Skopje.