Serbian stamps: Issue plan 2026

Serbian Law on postal services (art. 74) provides that in the current year, Minister responsible for postal services shall establish a plan for the issuance of commemorative postage stamps, as well as the motives for regular issues of postage stamps to be issued in the coming year.

According to official plan, in 2026 we can expect these commemorative issues:

* the official name of the issue is bolded, the rest are details explained in the plan

1. 150 years of the General Staff ✅ 10/Feb/2026

2. 150 years of the Military Geographical Institute - "General Stevan Bošković" ✅ 03/Feb/2026

3. Traditions of China: Chinese zodiac – Year of the Horse ✅ 12/Feb/2026

4. 200 years of Matica srpska ✅ 18/Feb/2026

5. 150 years since the first telephone conversation ✅ 10/Mar/2026

6. Europan nature protection ✅ 24/Mar/2026

7. Easter ✅ 07/Apr/2026

8. Sacral architecture ✅ 20/Apr/2026

9. World Red Cross Day - 150 years of the Red Cross of Serbia ✅ 08/May/2026

10. EUROPA - 70 years of Europa stamps ✅ 07/May/2026

11. International Family Day ✅ 15/May/2026

12. 100 years of Archives of Vojvodina ✅ 19/May/2026

13. Stamp day - 75 Anniversary of the First National philatelic Exibition ✅ 13/May/2026

14. 100 years of the International Philatelic Federation (FIP) ✅ 25/May/2026

15. Protected animal species ✅ 16/June/2026

16. 125 years of organised mountainering in Serbia ✅ 17/Mar/2026

17. Joint issue Serbia–Slovenia ✅ 12/June/2026

18. 145 years of diplomatic relations between Serbia and USA;

19. Notable Serbs

  - 200 years since birth of statesman and diplomat Jevrem Grujić,
  - 200 years since the birth of writer Ljubomir Nenadović,
  - 200 years since the birth of lawyer and politician Svetozar Miletić,
  - 100 years since the birth of chemist Dragomir Vitorović;

- 150 years since the birth of writer Borisav Stanković;

20. Joy of Europe;

21. World Postcard Day - Postcrossing;

22. SRBIJAFILA XVI, national philatelic exibition;

23. International Day of the Blind;

24. Museum exibits - 125 years of the Etnographic Museum in Belgrade;

25. Art

- 175 years since the birth of composer Josif Marinković,
- 175 years since the birth of painter Đorđe Krstić;

- 150 years since the birth of poet and diplomat Milan Rakić;

- 150 years since the birth of painter Stevan Aleksić;

- 100 years since the birth of writer Danilo Nikolić;

- 100 years since the birth of guitrist and composer Jovan Jovičić;

26. European Cross Country Championships - Belgrade 2026;

27. Slava - Celebration of Family Saint Patron's Day;

28. Joint issue Serbia–Israel;

29. Christmas;

30. 85 years of diplomatic relations between Republic of Serbia and Canada ✅ 29/May/2026

31. 110 years of diplomatic relations between Serbia and Spain.

The issue plan containes sketches of definitives that could be issued during the year. Comparing to previous years, EXPO 2027 Belgrade and St. Sava Temple in Belgrade remained in the plan. Children's online safety and all flowers and fruits designs were removed (with the exception of chicory flower design).

The following designs of new regluar stamps are added to the plan:

- State flag of Republic of Serbia

- New flowers designs - Natalie's ramonda (Ramonda nathaliae), peony (Paeonia) and poppy (Papaver roheas). These flowers also have symbolic meaning in Serbian history.