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1996 (Dec 19) Pair pictorial envelopes showing heroes of the past to Russia being last day of IFOR & first day of SFOR & both with crude Bosnia 1996 adhesives with on back vernacular (28 Dec) arrival cds [1] Bosnia 30c overprinted IFOR tied vernacular cds, underpaid & with framed TP 10 c hand stamp & green framed Bosnia /IFOR /19.12.1996 Last Day cachet [2] Bosnia 50c overprinted SFOR tied vernacular cds & with red framed Bosnia /SFOR /19.12.1996 First Day cachet tied vernacular cds …. 2 items
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On 19 Dec 1996 the Implementation Force IFOR came to a conclusion after fighting ceased & SFOR a NATO led multi national stabilisation Force came into being to secure & stabilise the area by providing a military presence