# Macedonia

* The first meter stamps appeared in 1992. Macedonia became an independent state in 1991 when Yugoslavia was disintegrating into its constituent parts. In February 2019 the country was renamed The Republic of North Macedonia or Severna Makedonija in Macedonian. For issues before 1992 see YUGOSLAVIA. All stamps are inscribed “MACEDONIA”, “MAKEDONIJA”, “MAKEДOHИJA”, “MAKEΔOHИJA” or are without country name but have a Macedonian town mark.
* The stamps are grouped according to usage:
       A - For general commercial and private use
       PO - Generated only by machines in Post Offices
NOTE: Catalog values are not provided because almost no supply and demand data could be found by the authors.

## GROUP A: Stamps for commercial or private use

A1. Postalia (MV).
    Horizontal frank with “MAKEDONIJA” in top panel and “MAKEДOHИJA” in bottom panel.
    Central area split with value figures in left two-thirds and postal logo in right third.
    The postal logo is a ‘flying’ “PTT” in a ring.
    TM: SC
    V/F: 0000
A2. Postalia (MV).
    As Type A1 but with “MACEDONIA” at top and “MAKEΔOHИJA” at bottom.
                                                          A Postal logo is a large negative flying “ptt” in a solid circle
                                                          B. Large ‘flying’ “ptt” in a ring
    TM: SC
    V/F: 0000 00.00
A3. Hasler “F88” (MV).
    Inscribed as Type A1 but frank is not as wide.
    The postal logo is in a solid circle as with Type A2A.
    The TM is raised in relation to the frank.
    TM: SC
    V/F: 000oo
A4. Hasler “Mailmaster” (MV).
    Frank inscribed as Types A1 and A3.
    Without split in central area.
    ‘Backwards flying’ “ΠΤΤ” logo at left.
    TM: DC
    V/F: 0000 00.00 000.0
A5. Hasler “Mailmaster” (MV).
    Very large frank with “MAKEDONIJA” in top panel and “MAKEДOHИJA” in bottom panel.
    Central area split with ‘backwards flying’ “ΠTT” logo at left.
    TM: DC
    V/F: 000.0
A6. Hasler “Mailmaster” (MV).
    As Type A5 but smaller.
    Top and bottom panels are thin.
    TM: DC
    V/F: 000.0
A7. Hasler “Mailmaster” (MV).
    Quite similar to Type A6 but with different postal logo in panel at left, "ΠΟШТА" below oval 'swirl' logo instead of "PTT".
    TM: DC
    V/F: 000.0

## GROUP PO: Special stamps generated only by meters and franking machines used in Post Offices

Group PO impressions are printed on self-adhesive labels using desktop printers - the Lexmark 2390+ is known to have been used for this purpose. The labels are then attached to the mail item. Labels can be fed into the printer upside down, leading to inverted prints – these are not listed separately. Poor alignment can also mean that printing runs over one or more labels – see image for Type PO5.2b. A number of official labels have been used, as listed below, although blank labels have also been used.
                                                                Label A
                                                                Provisional label.
                                                                Yugoslavian label with country name crossed out or cut off.
                                                                Label B
                                                                As per Label A, but “MACEDONIA” at top of left box and “MAKEДOHИJA” at top of right box.
                                                                Label C
                                                                Single wide box with “MAKEДOHИJA” at top left and “MACEDONIA” at top right.
                                                                Label D
                                                                As per Label C but with diagonal yellow printed “MACEDONIAN POST МАКЕДОНСКИ ΠΟШТИ”.
                                                                Label E
                                                                As per Label D but with country name in lower case at bottom of box.
                                                                Label F
                                                                Double box layout as per Label B, but country names at the bottom and without the winged ‘ptt’ logo.
                                                                Photocopy shown - original would be red.
                                                                Label G
                                                                As per Label F but the upper frame line is complete, and the characters “ПТТ” are stacked at bottom centre.
                                                                Label H
                                                                As per Label G but with an inner panel at the top.
                                                                Label I
                                                                Red box with simulated perforations at right with country name below.
                                                                Diagonal yellow printed “PTT MACEDONIA ПТТ МАКЕДОНИЈА”.
                                                                6-digit label number with “No.” prefix reading down at far left.
                                                                Label J
                                                                As per Label I but without label number.
                                                                The diagonal yellow print reads “MACEDONIAN POST” and “МАКЕДОНСКА ΠΟШТА” on alternate lines.
                                                                Label K
                                                                As per Label J but the red box is over a white background that extends vertically through the yellow print.
                                                                Label L
                                                                As per Label J but the diagonal yellow print extends all the way to the edge of the simulated perforations.
                                                                Label M
                                                                As per Label J but the red box is wider and with more simulated perforations.
                                                                The label shows the new country name (effective from February 2019) in Macedonian (cyrillic and romanised) and English.
                                                                The diagonal yellow print reads “POSTA ΠΟШТА”.
                                                                PO1.1. Unidentified (digital).
                                                                This was previously type PO1.1.
                                                                Point of sale data all in upper case, applied by dot matrix printer in black.
                                                                Used with Label A.
                                                                5-digit PO number and PO name above “R.MAKEDONIJA”.
                                                                Date (dd.mm.yy), time and value level
                                                                Weight in kg
                                                                V/F: ,00
                                                                PO1.2. Unidentified (digital).
                                                                This was previously type PO1.
                                                                As Type PO1.1 but “R.MAKEDONIJA” removed and PO name is below the 5-digit PO number.
                                                                Used with Label A.
                                                                V/F: ,00
                                                                   a. With registration data added at top left.
                                                                PO1.3. Unidentified (digital).
                                                                This was previously type type PO2.
                                                                As Type PO1.2 but 5-digit PO number removed.
                                                                Used with Label B.
                                                                V/F: ,00
                                                                   a. With registration data added at top left.
                                                                PO2.1. Unidentified (digital).
                                                                This was previously type PO6.
                                                                As Type PO1.1 but “R.MAKEDONIJA” removed and replaced by a dashed line.
                                                                Used with Labels A and D.
                                                                V/F: (0)(0)0,00
                                                                   a. With registration data added at top left.
                                                                PO3.1. Unidentified (digital).
                                                                This was previously types PO4 and PO5.
                                                                Used with Labels E, F, G and H.
                                                                4- or 5-digit PO number and PO name.
                                                                Time (with lower case “h”) level with value.
                                                                Date below time.
                                                                5-digit code at lower right.
                                                                Weight (if shown) as “Masa: 0g” at lower left.
                                                                V/F: (0)(0)0,00
                                                                Note: Upper row may be in capitals or lower case, and justified either left, centre or right.
                                                                PO4.1. Unidentified (digital).
                                                                This was previously type PO3c.
                                                                Used with Label I or blank label.
                                                                4- or 5-digit PO number and PO name level with value.
                                                                5-digit code below value.
                                                                Date and time at lower left.
                                                                Weight (if shown) as “Masa: 0g” below date.
                                                                V/F: (0)(0)0,00
                                                                   a. With registration data added at top left.
                                                                   b. With additional text at left advertising Macedonia Post internet services.
                                                                PO4.2. Unidentified (digital).
                                                                This was previously type PO3c.
                                                                Used with Labels I and J.
                                                                4- or 5-digit PO number and PO name level with value.
                                                                4+2+2 digit code below value.
                                                                Date (dd/mm/yy) and time (hh:mm) below code at right.
                                                                Weight (if shown) as “Masa : 0g.” at lower left.
                                                                V/F: (0)(0)0,00
                                                                   a. With registration data added at top left.
                                                                PO5.1. Unidentified (digital).
                                                                This was previously type PO3.
                                                                Used with Labels J, K, L and M, and blank labels.
                                                                4-digit PO number and PO name (cyrillic or romanised text) level with value.
                                                                “Bpeд.” below PO number.
                                                                4+4+2+2 or 4+2+2 digit code below value.
                                                                Weight (if shown) as “Maca : 0r.” at lower left above date and time (hh:mm).
                                                                V/F: (0)(0)0,00
                                                                   a. With registration data added at top left.
                                                                   b. “Official” mail with “cлужбено” in place of value.
                                                                PO5.2. Unidentified (digital).
                                                                This was previously type PO3.
                                                                Used with Labels J, K, L and M, and blank labels.
                                                                4-digit PO number and PO name (cyrillic or romanised text) level with value.
                                                                “Vred.” below PO number.
                                                                4+4+2+2 or 4+2+2 digit code below value.
                                                                Weight (if shown) as “Masa : 0g.” at lower left above date and time (hh:mm).
                                                                V/F: (0)(0)0,00
                                                                   a. With registration data added at top left.
                                                                   b. With registration data added at top right.
                                                                   c. With additional text at left.