Italy 2019

Italy

Date of Issue: 4th October 2019

two stamps (B & B50g value = 1.10 & 2.60 €) - NOTE both stamps are self-adhesive

Europa stamps 2019

Europe

Europa 2019 

"National birds"

22.01.2019 Russia - 1 stamp (45.- RUB)

05.02.2019 Gibraltar - 2 stamps (2x 1.66 GBP) and 1 souvenir-sheet of 2 stamps (2x 1.66 GBP)
12.02.2019 Isle of Man - 1 stamp (EU value = 0.83 GBP) out of a set of 10 stamps
26.02.2019 San Marino - 2 stamps (1.10 & 1.15 €)

04.03.2019 Liechtenstein - 2 stamps (2x 1.50 CHF)
05.03.2019 Jersey - 2 stamps (0.76 & 0.94 GBP) out of a set of 6 stamps
19.03.2019 Vatican - 2 stamps (1.10 & 1.15 €)
22.03.2019 Artsakh (Armenian post) - 2 stamps (2x 400.- AMD)

01.04.2019 Guernsey - 2 stamps (0.65 & 0.80 GBP) ouf of a set of 6 stamps
05.04.2019 Lithuania - 2 stamps (2x 0.75 €)
11.04.2019 Iceland - 2 stamps (50g to Europe & 50g outside Europe values = 225.- & 285.- ISK)
11.04.2019 Ireland - 2 stamps (N & W value = 1.- & 1.70 €)
11.04.2019 Norway - 1 stamp (Europa value = 21.- NOK)
12.04.2019 Romania - 2 stamps (1.80 & 19.- RON)
19.04.2019 Moldova - 2 stamps (2x 11.- MDL)
23.04.2019 the Netherlands - 2 stamps (2x International value = 2x 1.45 €)
23.04.2019 Spain - 1 stamp (Tarifa B value = 1.40)
24.04.2019 Bosnia and Herzegovina (Serb post) - 2 stamps (1.80 & 2.70 BAM)
24.04.2019 Bulgaria - 2 stamps (0.95 & 2.- BGN) and 1 souvenir-sheet (0.95 & 2.- BGN)
24.04.2019 Czech rep. - 1 stamp (E value = 39.- CZK)
24.04.2019 Poland - 1 stamp (5.- PLN)
25.04.2019 Estonia - 2 stamps (2x 1.40 €)

26.04.2019 Andorra (Spanish post) - 1 stamp (1.40 €)

26.04.2019 Latvia - 2 stamps (0.78 & 1.71 €)

29.04.2019 Faroe Is. - 2 stamps (19.- & 26.- DKK)

30.04.2019 Bosnia and Herzegovina (Croat post) - 2 stamps (2x 3.- BAM) 

02.05.2019 Cyprus - 2 stamps (0.41 & 0.64 €)
02.05.2019 Germany - 1 stamp (0.70 €)

02.05.2019 North Macedonia - 2 stamps (2x 72.- MKD) & 1 souvenir-sheet (144.- MKD)

02.05.2019 Switzerland - 2 stamps (2x 1.- CHF) 
03.05.2019 Slovakia - 1 stamp (1.70 €)

06.05.2019 Monaco - 1 stamp (1.30 €) 
07.05.2019 Luxembourg - 2 stamps (0.80 & 1.05 €)

08.05.2019 Finland - 2 stamps  (2x domestic value = 1.50 €)

09.05.2019 Åland - 1 stamp (Lokalpost value = 1.40 €) 

09.05.2019 Austria - 1 stamp (0.90 €)

09.05.2019 Azores - 1 stamp (0.86 €) and 1 souvenir-sheet of 2 stamps (2x 0.86 €)
09.05.2019 Belarus - 2 stamps (H & P value = 1.62 & 1.80 BYN) 
09.05.2019 Bosnia and Herzegovina - 2 stamps (2x 2.50 BAM) and 1 souvenir-sheet of 2 stamps (2x 2.50 BAM)
09.05.2019 Croatia - 2 stamps (2x 8.60 HRK) 

09.05.2019 Greece - 2 stamps (0.90 & 3.40 €)  

09.05.2019 Hungary - 1 souvenir-sheet of 4 stamps (2 of each - 4x 400.- HUF)
09.05.2019 Kosovo - 2 stamps (1.- & 2.- €) and 1 souvenir-sheet (2.- €)
09.05.2019 Madeira - 1 stamp (0.86 €) and 1 souvenir-sheet of 2 stamps (2x 0.86 €)
09.05.2019 Malta - 2 stamps (0.59 & 2.- €)

09.05.2019 Montenegro - 1 stamp (0.95 €) and 1 souvenir-sheet (0.95 €)
09.05.2019 Portugal - 1 stamp (0.86 €) and 1 souvenir-sheet of 2 stamps (2x 0.86 €)
09.05.2019 Serbia - 2 stamps (69.- & 100.- RSD)

09.05.2019 Sweden - 1 souvenir-sheet of 2 stamps (2x 21.- SEK) 

09.05.2019 Turkey - 2 stamps (2.- & 4.- TRY)
10.05.2019 Andorra (French post) - 1 stamp (1.30  €)

10.05.2019 France - 1 stamp (1.30 €) 

16.05.2019 Denmark - 1 sounvenir-sheet of 2 stamps (2x 30.- DKK) 
21.05.2019 Armenia - 1 stamp (350.- AMD)
22.05.2019 Ukraine - 2 stamps (2x Z value = 13.20 UAH)

31.05.2019 Slovenia - 2 stamps (1.31 & 1.45  €) 

17.06.2019 Belgium - 1 souvenir-sheet (2x Europe 3rd class value = 2x 4.20 €)

20.06.2019 Cyprus (Turkish post) - 2 stamps (2x 5.25 TRY)
21.06.2019 Greenland - 2 stamps (15.- & 17.- DKK)

20.08.2019 Georgia - 2 stamps (2x 2.40 GEL) & 1 souvenir-sheet of 2 stamps (2x 2.40 GEL) 

27.09.2019 Azerbaijan - 2 stamps (0.50 & 0.50 AZN) & 1 souvenir-sheet (1.50 AZN)

04.10.2019 Italy - 2 stamps (B & B50g value = 1.10 & 2.60 €) NEW

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??.10.2019 Kazakhstan - 1 stamp

??.11.2019 Albania - 1 stamp & 1 souvenir-sheet

Any information regarding the 2019 Europa stamps issues are welcome ! Post a comment or send me a message ! ;o)

Best Sepac stamp 2019

Europe

You can now vote for the most beautiful 2019 Sepac stamp and at the same time, take part in the draw to win year collections from all the Sepac members issuing Sepac stamps!

The competition runs up to the 31st of January 2020 !

VOTE !

• 1st Prize: a year collection from every post participating in the 2019 Sepac folder (worth approx 600.- euro) + the 2019 Sepac folder
• 2nd Prize: seven year collections selected by the prize winner + the 2019 Sepac folder
• 3rd Prize: three year collections selected by the prize winner + the 2019 Sepac folder

Azerbaijan 2019

Azerbaijan

Date of Issue: 27th September 2019

two stamps (0.50 & 0.60 AZN) & one souvenir-sheet (1.50 AZN)

both stamps are issued mini-sheets of 10 stamps

both stamps are issued in a booklet of 8 stamps (4 of each). The stamps of the booklet are printed "tête-bêche" and are unperforated on one side.

Sepac folder 2019

Europe - Sepac

"Historic homes of Europe 10", this special folder contains the 11 Sepac stamps issued in 2019.

This folder will be on sale by any of the Sepac countries philatelic offices !

Isle of Man - Sepac 2019

Isle of Man - Sepac

Date of Issue: 1st July 2019

one stamp (1.10 GPB) out of a set of 6 stamps (only this stamp bears the Sepac logo)

this stamp is issued in a mini-sheet of 9 stamps

Best Europa stamp 2019 - Jury prize

Slovenia

The 2019 Best Europa stamp - Jury prize was awarded last Saturday in Brussels’ town hall.

This was the 8th edition of this neutral and artistic prize.

Six experts of the philatelic world were invited to join the jury and judge the Europa stamps based on their expert opinion.

This year's winner is Slovenia with a stamp part of a 2 stamps set - it's the first time that Slovenia wins the Jury prize !

2nd – Liechtenstein (stamp under)
3rd - Finland (stamp under)

This year's Jury was composed as follow (from the left to the right) :

• Antonio Manuel Amaral, PostEurop's coordinator (not part of the jury)
• Guy Coutant, Pro Post, Belgium (co-chair)
• Botond Szebeny, PostEurop's Secretary General, Hungary (co-chair)
• Andrée Trommer, General secretary of the Fédération internationale de philatélie (FIP), Luxembourg
• Stefan Klein, Stamp designer, Germany
• Arie Piet, Director Stamp Printing National Bank Belgium, the Netherlands
• Olaf Neumann, Stamp designer, Germany

The winner of the public prize will be announced during PostEurop's plenary assembly in Jersey, in October.

Sepac stamps 2019

Europe - Sepac

Sepac 2019
"Old residential houses"

25.02.2019 Faroe Islands - 1 stamp (19.- DKK)
07.05.2019 Luxembourg - 1 stamp (1.05 €)
09.05.2019 Åland - 1 stamp (Europa value = 1.50 €) 
11.06.2019 Jersey - 1 stamp (0.80 GBP)
20.06.2019 Monaco - 1 stamp (0.86)
21.06.2019 Greenland - 1 stamp (17.- DKK) 
01.07.2019 Isle of Man - 1 stamp (1.10 GBP) out of a set of six stamps
24.07.2019 Guernsey - 1 stamp issued in a souvenir-sheet of 3 stamps
30.07.2019 Malta - 1 stamp (0.59 €) out of a set of four stamps
02.09.2019 Liechtenstein - 1 stamp (1.50 CHF)
12.09.2019 Iceland - 1 stamp (50g to Europe = 225 ISK)

no issue Gibraltar 
no issue Vatican

Georgia 2019

Georgia

Date of Issue: 20th August 2019

two stamps (2x 2.40 GEL) & one souvenir-sheet (2x 2.40 GEL)

both stamps are issued in mini-sheets of 10 stamps

Malta - Sepac 2019

Malta - Sepac

Date of Issue: 30th July 2019

one stamp (0.59 €) out of a set of four stamps (only this stamp is bearing the official Sepac logo).

this stamp is issued in a mini sheet of 10 stamps

Liechtenstein - Sepac 2019

Liechtenstein - Sepac

Date of Issue: 2nd September 2019

one stamp (1.50 CHF)

this stamp is issued in a mini-sheet of 10 stamps

Special 2019 Europa folder issued by 6 countries

Europe

After, the four first issues of this kind :  2013 (theme - "The postman van") ; 2016 (theme - "Ecology in Europe - Think Green" ; 2017 (theme - Castles) and 2018 (theme - Bridges)

6 countries - Austria - Germany - Liechtenstein - Luxembourg - the Netherlands and Switzerland - issued a common "Multilaterale" folder containing this year's Europa stamps from the six countries (10 stamps).

This folder can be ordered by any of the 6 postal administrations.

Best Europa stamp 2019 - Public prize

Europe

From 9 May till 9 September 2019, you can vote for the most beautiful 2019 EUROPA stamp !

VOTE !

Europa stamps themes 2019-2022

Europe

Common themes for the coming years

• 2019 : National birds - read the press release of PostEurop - "National birds are native birds living on the territory of a country"


• 2020 : Ancient postal routes - "postal services, meaning the exchange of items over longer distances, put in place in a country or between countries before they were replaced by postal services operated by Governments and offering universal service (example: Thurn and Taxis)."


• 2021 : Endangered national wildlife


• 2022 : Stories and Myths

Proposals for themes 2021-2022 : In November we announced that PostEurop members could send their proposals at latest by 31 December 2018. For the first time the choice of subjects was also open to all stamp collectors !
In June this year, the PostEurop Stamp & Philately working group have gone through the results of the voting collected from the PostEurop members. In total, 36 Members gave in their votes, totalling 210 points. The competition was very tight...

You can read the press release of PostEurop informing about the choice of the 2021 & 2022 common themes.

Guernsey - Sepac 2019

Guernsey - Sepac

Date of Issue: 24th July 2019

one stamp (0.80 GBP) issued in a souvenir-sheet of 3 stamps (only this stamp is bearing the official Sepac logo).

Greenland - Sepac 2019

Greenland - Sepac

Date of Issue: 21st June 2019

one stamp (17.- DKK)

this stamp is issued in a mini-sheet of 10 stamps

Cyprus (Turkish post) 2019

Cyprus (Turkish post)

Date of Issue: 20th June 2019

two stamps (2x 5.25 YTL)

both stamps are also issued in a mini-sheet of 8 stamps (4 stamps of each)

NOTE : the stamps issued by the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus aren't recognized on an international level, not by the UPU nor by PostEurop.

Armenia 2019

Armenia

Date of Issue: 21st May 2019

one stamp (350.- AMD)

this stamp is issued in a mini-sheet of 10 stamps

Ukraine 2019

Ukraine

Date of Issue: 22nd May 2019

two stamps (2x Z value = 2x 13.20 UAH or 2x 1.- USD)

both stamps are issued in mini sheets of 8 stamps + 1 vignette

both stamps are issued in booklet of  2 souvenir-sheet of one stamps (2x Z value = 108.- UAH) - NOTE the stamps from the booklet are smaller than the stamps from the sheets