Portugal
Capital:
LisbonLanguages:
PortuguesePopulation:
10,676,910Currency:
Euro - EURInternet code:
.ptStatus:
Parliamentary republicmore here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PortugalCTT - Correios
PostEurop member:
yesUPU member:
yesSepac member:
noNorden member:
noEuropa stamps:
since 1960->Official site:
http://www.ctt.pt/info:
mercadointfil@ctt.pt"Portugal issue Europa stamps since 1960. From 1961, 1962 and 1963, they didn't follow the common design, having their own."
"Since 1977 they also issue a souvenir sheet with every issue."
"The autonomous island of Madeira and the archipelago of the Azores issue also Europa stamps since 1981. Their issuing programme is closely linked with the one of Portugal."
Poland - [Polska]
Capital:
WarsawLanguages:
PolishPopulation:
38,130,302Currency:
Złoty - PLNInternet code:
.plStatus:
Parliamentary republicmore here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PolandPoczta Polska
PostEurop member:
yesUPU member:
yesSepac member:
noNorden member:
noEuropa stamps:
since 1991->Official site:
http://www.poczta-polska.pl/znaczki/en/index.phpinfo:
pcf@centrala.poczta-polska.pl"As many other former communist countries, Poland issued their first Europa stamps in 1991. Since then they issue one or two stamps each year."
Norway - [Norge - Noreg]
Capital:
OsloLanguages:
NorwegianPopulation:
4,812,200Currency:
Norwegian krone - NOKInternet code:
.noStatus:
Parliamentary democracy under constitutional monarchymore here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NorwayPosten Norge
PostEurop member:
yesUPU member:
yesSepac member:
noNorden member:
yesEuropa stamps:
since 1960, 1962-1967, 1969, 1973-1992, 2002->Official site:
http://www.posten.noinfo:
kundeservice@posten.no"Norway as their other Scandinavian neighbors, Denmark and Sweden, issued their first Europa stamp in 1960."
"During 10 years, from 1993 until 2002, Norway didn't issue any Europa stamps anymore."
"Twice a Norwegian artist made the Europa stamps common design. Arne Holm in 1963 et ten years later in 1973, Leif Frimann Anisdahl made the last common design before the thematic issues."
Monaco
Capital:
Monaco-VilleLanguages:
FrenchPopulation:
32,965Currency:
Euro - EURInternet code:
.mcStatus:
Constitutional monarchy and Principalitymore here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MonacoLa Poste - Monaco
PostEurop member:
yesUPU member:
yesSepac member:
yesNorden member:
noEuropa stamps:
since 1962 ->Official site:
http://www.oetp-monaco.cominfo:
oetp@gouv.mc"Monaco issued their first Europa stamps in 1962 as a 4 stamps serie but they did not depict the common design."
"Since 1964 Monaco issued Europa stamps with the common design."
"In 2003 Monaco won the Best Europa stamp competition organized by PostEurop
Moldova
Capital:
ChişinăuLanguages:
Moldovan (Romanian)Population:
4,128,047Currency:
Moldovan leu - MDLInternet code:
.mdStatus:
Parliamentary republicmore here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MoldovaPosta Moldovei
PostEurop member:
yesUPU member:
yesSepac member:
noNorden member:
noEuropa stamps:
since 1993 ->Official site:
http://www.posta.mdinfo:
timbres@posta.md"Moldova was one of the first 2 ex-republics of former USSR, with Lithuania, to issue Europa stamps in 1993."
"As Malta, they issued a wrong Europa logo during some years."
Malta
Capital:
VallettaLanguages:
Maltese, EnglishPopulation:
410,290Currency:
Euro - EURInternet code:
.mtStatus:
Parliamentary Republicmore here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MaltaMalta Post
PostEurop member:
yesUPU member:
yesSepac member:
yesNorden member:
noEuropa stamps:
since 1971 ->Official site:
http://www.maltapost.cominfo:
philately@maltapost.com"Their Europa stamps issuing programme is closely linked with the one of Portugal."
" Malta has issued their first Europa stamps in 1971 and non-stop since then."
"In 2002, they won the inaugural best Europa stamp contest organized by PostEurop."
"During some years Malta used a wrong Europa logo, as the 2002 Circus stamps."
Madeira
Capital:
FunchalLanguages:
PortuguesePopulation:
245,806Currency:
Euro - EURInternet code:
.ptStatus:
Autonomous region of Portugalmore here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MadeiraCTT - CorreiosPostEurop member:
yesUPU member:
yesSepac member:
noNorden member:
noEuropa stamps:
since 1981 ->Official site:
http://www.ctt.pt/info:
mercadointfil@ctt.pt"Their Europa stamps issuing programme is closely linked with the one of Portugal."
"As Portugal they issue each year a souvenir sheet."
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