Serbia: 150th Anniversary of the town keys of Belgrade being handed over to Prince Mihailo Obrenović

New Serbian stamp on mini sheet was issued five days a go: 150th Anniversary of the town keys of Belgrade being handed over to Prince Mihailo Obrenović. I believe this is so far longest name for Serbian stamp.

After Serbian-Turkish relations deteriorated following the grievous incident at the Čukur Fountain in Dorćol in 1862, Prince Mihailo Obrenović went for a visit to Constantinople followed by Serbian delegation. There he was successful in obtaining a ferman (written imperial command, charter) from sultan Abdul-Azizon hand over to Serbian rule the towns of Belgrade, Smederevo, Šabac and Kladovo. The imperial ferman was solemnly proclaimed in the Kalemegdan Fortress and the Belgrade military commander (muhazif) Ali Riza Pasha symbolically handed over the keys of the town to Prince Mihailo.