Another interesting postal issue arrives from Bosnia and Herzegovina – FBiH. On 1 November 2026, Croatian Post Mostar put into circulation a series of four commemorative postage stamps titled “Fauna 2026”, dedicated to four endangered wild cat species: the tiger (Panthera tigris), the cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus), the leopard (Panthera pardus) and the jaguar (Panthera onca). The illustrations were created by Zoran Vlašić, and the stamps were printed by AKD d.o.o. Zagreb.
Each stamp depicts its subject in an imagined natural habitat, rendered in watercolor technique with close attention to the detail of the fur and the distinctive markings of each species. The tiger, the largest cat species in the world, lives in the jungles of Asia and on the islands of Sumatra and Java – its coat is reddish-yellow with transverse black stripes, and the female gives birth to one to seven cubs every 3 to 4 years. The cheetah, today found almost exclusively in Africa, is the fastest land mammal – its grayish-yellow fur is covered with black spots, and black rings are visible on the rear third of its tail.
The leopard is a slender and agile predator found in Africa and Asia, with a yellowish to reddish-brown coloring interspersed with irregular dark ring-like spots. The female usually gives birth to two to three cubs, which are born blind and completely helpless, but grow quickly and already at the age of two to three months begin to eat meat. The jaguar, meanwhile, is the largest wild cat on the American continent, found from South America all the way to Patagonia – its yellowish-brown fur is covered with dark irregular spots and rings, and the female gives birth to one to four cubs. The texts accompanying the issue were written by Željka Šaravanja.
The stamps have a face value of 1.20 BAM each, measure 35.50 x 25.56 mm, and are printed on white gummed paper weighing 102 g with comb perforation 14. The issue was printed in sheets of 8 stamps, with a print run of 10,000 series. A special postmark and a first day cover (FDC) were also issued alongside it, which, together with the other philatelic materials, add to the collectible value of the issue.
The stamps, first day covers and other accompanying materials can be purchased at HP Mostar post offices, as well as online at www.epostshop.ba. The “Fauna 2026” issue continues the long-standing tradition of postal administrations drawing attention, through philately, to the topic of protecting endangered species and the world’s biological diversity.
