Montenegro

Montenegro is a country in the Balkans on the Adriatic Sea.

Principality

 * In 1874, Montenegro issued its first stamps showing Prince Nicholas I. They exist in 3 distinct printings and various perfs, inscribed ПОШТА / БИЉЕТА / ЦР. ГОРЕ.
 * In 1893, definitives were overprinted for the anniversary of printing in Montenegro.
 * In 1894-98, the Prince Nicholas design was reissued in new colors and 2 different perfs.
 * In 1896, commemoratives for the bicentennial of the royal dynasty was released.
 * In 1902, definitives with a new portrait of Prince Nicholas were released.
 * In 1906, Constitution overprints were issued in two printings, reading УСТАВ at top.
 * In 1907, an engraved set of definitives was released.
 * In 1910, Montenegro became an independent kingdom. It issued a special set for the event.
 * In 1913, a new Nicholas I definitive set was issued.
 * In 1916 at the beginning of World War II, Montenegro was occupied by Austria-Hungary. At war's end, it became part of Yugoslavia. Then during World War II, Montenegro was occupied by Italian and German forces. In 1944, Montenegro once again part of Federation of Yugoslavia. See: here for the occupation issues

 File:Montenegro first 3 nov.jpg|1893(?) 3 novcic late printing. File:Montenegro 10 nov.jpg|1898 10 novcic definitive. File:Montenegro 25Xel.jpg|1902 25 helera definitive. File:Montenegro 1910.jpg|1920 1 dinar issue of the kingdom. 

Serbia and Montenegro
With the breakup of Yugoslavia, in 1992, Montenegro merged with Serbia, adopting the name "Federal Republic of Yugoslavia". It continued to issue stamps looking much like those of the old Socialist Federation. In 2003, it became Serbia and Montenegro. See: Serbia and Montenegro.

In June 2006, Montenegro declared its independence.

Independent Montenegro
 File:Montenegro paragliding.jpg|From the 2009 tourism issue. File:Montenegro 2012.A.webp|From the 2012 scenic issue. 