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The Vatican issued a high value 'Expresso' stamp in 1999
to raise money for aid to the victims of the fighting in what country?

   Syria
   Kuwait
   Kosovo
   Sudan

Your answer was: Kosovo.
You are correct!!


Answer: The Vatican issued a high value 3,600£ express mail stamp to raise money for aid to victims fighting in Kosovo, a province of war beset Yugoslavia. Kosovo conflict, (1998–99) conflict in which ethnic Albanians opposed ethnic Serbs and the government of Yugoslavia (the rump of the former federal state, comprising the republics of Serbia and Montenegro) in Kosovo. The conflict gained widespread international attention and was resolved with the intervention of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
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'Kosovo Conflict'
 on Britannica.com


Proceeds From the Sale of the Stamp
Benefits Victims of the Fighting in Kosovo
1117 (1999)