2012 Stamp Issues

Commemorative Issue "Year of the Dragon"

Issued to celebrate the "Year of the Dragon", following the Chinese tradition. The inscriptions are in English, Musogradian and Mandarin. The issue was the last one on glossy paper until 2014, due to a supply problem.

Date of Issue: 2012.01.22
Line perforation, glossy paper
Value: CW 1.50
Order No.: FM201201 (CW 1.50)

Commemorative Issue "Brig. Gen. N. Tosh"

Issued to remember Brig. Gen N. Tosh, Secretary of the Federation of Musograd resp. the Federated Micronations from 2006 to his death on 2012.01.13. The stamp depicts a Roman Mithraic tombstone, referring to the religious allegiances of Gen. Tosh., and show his last words, "Fatherland, Army, Fatherland".

Date of Issue: 2012.02.02
Line perforation, matt paper
Value: CW 0.50
Order No.: FM201202 (CW 0.50)

Commemorative Issue "PoliNation 2012"

Issued to celebrate the "PoliNation" Conference in London, dedicated to the subject of Micronations. The conference venue, Chelsea Old Town Hall, is depicted on the stamp, together with the conference logo. Although no Musogradian delegate was able to take part, a large number of philatelic covers with this stamp were distributed at the conference. This issue is a joined issue with Lostisland.

Date of Issue: 2012.06.30
Line perforation, matt paper
Value: CW 2.00
Order No.: FM201203 (CW 2.00)

Semi-permanent Issue "Berlepsch Street Federation Offices"

Issued to celebrate the move of the Federation Offices into their new location in Berlepsch Street, Balangrad City. Depicted is Hans-Hermann von Berlepsch, a Royal Minister and social reformer, after whom Berlepsch Street is named. The 3 stamps, valued CW 1, 2 and 3, were printed in single value sheets and also in a mixed small sheet containing 4 se-tenant sets of the 3 stamps (not a mini sheet due to the number of stamps and the postal regulations which allow breaking up the sheet at PtM sales points). Also, a black print of the CW 1 value was printed, which is distributed free of charge with every 2012 year set.

Date of Issue: 2013.10.3
Line perforation, matt paper
Value: CW 1.00 / 2.00 / 3.00
Order No.: FM201204 (CW 6.00)

Mixed small sheet with 4 se-tenant sets of 3 stamps
Smaller image, stamp sizes identical to FM201204
Order No.: FM201205 (CW 24.00)

FM201206 Berlepsch Black Print

Small sheet with 6 CW 1 stamps, not valid for postage
Order No.: FM201206 (RARE) - distributed only with Full Year Set while stocks last

Commemorative Issue "Musogradian Independence Day"

Issued to celebrate the Musogradian Independence Day on October 3rd. The left stamp was issued on Independence Day and depicts the first of the two Musogradian submarines, U01 "Love Me In Black". In the chaotic days in the 2nd half of 2012, both submarines were a major military and psychological support for the Dershowo and the Federation. The shock of the disappearence of U02 "Long Way From Home" at the end of September lasted about 14 days until the submarine emerged again with heavy damage, but no losses. This is celebrated by the right stamp.

Date of Issue: 2012.10.03 / 2012.10.14
Stamps sold only in the Dershowo Musograd and in Balangrad City
Line perforation, matt paper
Value: CW 2.00 / 2.00
Order No.: FM201207 - two stamps (CW 4.00)

Commemorative Issue "Christmas 2012"

Issued to celebrate the universal festival of Christmas. The stamps depict a snowy forest in the central Musogradian "Goralni" mountains. ("Goralni" means "Mountains" but is used as the name of the range), with Balanda text on one stamp and English on the other.

Date of Issue: 2012.12.16
Line perforation, matt paper
Value: CW 1.00 / 1.00
Order No.: FM201208 - pair of 2 stamps (CW 2.00)

Commemorative Issue "Flinders Ranges"

Mini sheet issued to remember the Musogradian settlement history in Australija. The miniature sheet shows a painting of a dry river bed in the Flinders Ranges, SA, by Robert Bilak, a painter of mixed Musogradian-Yolngu ancestry.

Date of Issue: 2012.12.22
Line perforation, matt paper
Value: CW 1.00
Order No.: FM201209 (CW 1.00)

Year Sets

A full year set can be obtained via Order No. FM2012FY, for CW 17.00. This set contains all 2012 stamps and the "Flinders Ranges" mini sheet, but not the small se-tenant "Berlepsch" stamp sheet with 12 stamps. The "Berlepsch CW 1" black print sheet is included in the full year set.