page_title: Postage stamps and postal history of Montenegro
section_title: First stamps of Montenegro
hierarchical_section_title: Postage stamps and postal history of Montenegro / First stamps of Montenegro
caption_attribution_description: English: Montenegro 50n mausoleum stamp of 1896
context_page_description: This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Montenegro.
context_section_description: The first stamps to be issued by Montenegro were in 1874 which coincided with the opening of the first post office for public use. The design of the stamps had a bust of Prince Nicholas. 
  In 1893 seven different values of the existing stamps were overprinted to commemorate the 400th Anniversary of introduction of printing into Montenegro. In 1896 a range of 12 stamps were issued for the bicentenary of the Petrović-Njegoš dynasty. 1902 saw the introduction of new currency and new stamps with a new design and a new bust of Prince Nicholas.
  Montenegro was one of the few European countries to issue a stamp for the Avis de réception service.
caption: An 1896 stamp of Montenegro marking the bicentenary of the Petrović-Njegoš dynasty
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