POSTE SRPSKE AD issued next stamp this year:
Europa CEPT – Postal vehicles - on 12.July 2013. Automotive transportation of postal mail, in the world, held since the end of the 19th century. In our country, in areas under the Austro-Hungarian Empire, it was noted that since in 1899, used motor tricycles for emptying the bag, and the cars of the early 20 century.
Transport of postal items and travelers was performed up to World War I, when the postal vehicles requisitioned for military purposes.
After the war, the Ministry of the Army and Navy of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes submitted to the Ministry of Post and Telegraph trophy a number of military vehicles and vehicles provided by the allies, Mercedes, Magirus, Opel, AGA, Horch, NAG, Ford, Cadillac, Dodge...
Our stamps show a car from that period, the brand Magirus, car garage Gorazde.
It is interesting that in the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, a practice renting in lines for transport of mail.
An example of a postal vehicle is shown on our stamp. It was carrying mail and passengers under the lease on the postal service line Mostar-Split Imotski.
Your sincerely,
Vladimir Racic