Serbia 1919 King Peter I Stamps on Sales Document

Serbia · 1919 · Various

This is a sales document from 1919 featuring five Serbian definitive stamps. The stamps depict a portrait of King Peter I, who reigned during a tumultuous period including the Balkan Wars and World War I. These stamps were part of a series issued shortly after the formation of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes.

Issued in the immediate aftermath of World War I, these stamps represent the newly formed Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, which would later become Yugoslavia. The use of multiple stamps on a document reflects the economic conditions and postal rates of the post-war era.