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Kosovo Question
"Milco" wrote in message
... Because Kosovo stamp issues aren't listed as illegal stamps by the UPU IB Circulars (as Serbia hasn't denounced them?), they haven't an official illegal status. (VM) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This is not so correct, because UPU still don't have right to recognize independence of any country around world, it is same if You will say for Abhazia, Nagorno karabah, Transilvania - both this stamp are not stated in UPU like illegal, because it in not job of UPU to be "world" police or court room. FWIW, Michel online lists Kosovo stamp issues (a total of 83 sets) between March 15, 2000 and Dec. 26, 2011. (VM) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Must to correct You, that Michel catalog have it recorded under UN - Kosovo administration that made very-very big difference, and if You see, on this stamp is very clearly stated and printed, "UN Administrated Kosovo". It is correct that it isn't the business of the UPU to give judgment about the status of any country. What they do is to publish in Circulars denouncement that they receive from the member countries. In the case of Kosovo UPU hasn't published such a denouncement, one that should come from Serbia, and for this reason the Kosovo stamps haven't an illegal status. This fact actually doesn't express any opinion of the UPU about the status of Kosovo. Thanks for the supplemental information about how Michel classifies the stamps of Kosovo. I have access only to the online database, and there I could choose in the field "Gebiet" (region) the text "Kosovo". Just out of curiosity I took a look at the images of Kosovo stamps that are listed by Michel. On them it seems to be written: Republika e Kosoves - Republika Kosovo - Republic of Kosovo. I suppose that the first name is in Albanian and the second in Serbian but I can be wrong. The fact that the third name is in English could hint to what you write about the UN Administration. That Michel lists some stamps doesn't mean that they are legitimate, because Michel listed also illegal stamps (that is why I mentioned in my posting "FWIW" = For What It's Worth). You write: "...around world, it is same if You will say for Abhazia, Nagorno karabah, Transilvania". I suppose that you wanted to write Transnistria: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transnistria I agree with you that these are similar situations with that of Kosovo, and this makes difficult to separate what is legitimate and what not. Local issues are, traditionally, a very interesting part of the philatelic research. BTW, Transylvania (Ardeal, Siebenbürgen) is a historical region in the central part of Romania: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transylvania -- Victor Manta, PWO, AIJP ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Illegal Stamps: http://www.pwmo.org/Illegals/frame-illegals-en.htm Romania by Stamps: http://marci-postale.com/ Art on Stamps: http://artonstamps.org/ Communism on Stamps: http://reds-on.postalstamps.biz/ Spanish North Africa: http://www.sna-on.postalstamps.biz/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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