1992

Europe

Issue n° 37 - 1992

"500 years of the discovery of the Americas"

Number of countries : 42
Debuting countries : Albania, Croatia
Returning countries : none
Withdrawing countries : none

"Croatia is the first ex-Yugoslav republic to issue Europa stamps that year. They issued in fact twice the same set, one without the CEPT logo (as they weren't a CEPT member at that moment of the year) and one set later the same year with the official Europa set with the logo."

"Portugal issued one Europa stamp that year but also six souvenir-sheets depicting former stamps adding a CEPT logo on them !"

"Albania took part for the first time that year issuing a souvenir-sheet becoming very expensive those days !"

Note : Gibraltar was the only county to use the four CEPT letters instead of the official logo. It is the last year the Europa stamps are issued by the CEPT thus the last year we will see the CEPT logo on Europa stamps.

source of the image : http://www.ibolli.it/indexes/cept/index.php

more here in the Europa stamps History - Part IV

Eurovision Song Contest 1992
Malmö (Sweden)
Winner: Linda Martin "Why Me?" (Ireland)

my personal favorite that year: Michael Ball "One Step Out of Time" (United Kingdom)

1991

Europe

Issue n° 36 - 1991

"European aerospace"

Number of countries : 40
Debuting countries : Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland & Romania
Returning countries : none
Withdrawing countries : none

The Berlin Wall has fallen, and former Communist countries are becoming members of the CEPT. For the first time since 1981, the Europa stamps collection has new countries taking part.

Note : Three countries (Gibraltar, Greece & Iceland) used the four CEPT letters instead of the official logo.

more here in the Europa stamps History - Part IV

Eurovision Song Contest 1991
Rome (Italy)
Winner: Carola "Fångad av en stormvind" (Sweden)

my personal favorite that year: Kaija Kärkinen "Hullu yö" (Finland)

1990

Europe

Issue n° 35 - 1990

"Post offices buildings"

Number of countries : 35
Debuting countries : none
Returning countries : none
Withdrawing countries : none

Hungary became a CEPT member that year but to late to be able to issue official Europa stamps. Anyway they issued this year two stamps with the "post offices" theme but without the CEPT logo on it that would have made real Europa stamps of them.

Note : Only two countries (Gibraltar, Iceland) used the four CEPT letters instead of the official logo. Most stamps issued in late April or in May.

source of the image : http://www.ibolli.it/indexes/cept/index.php

more here in the Europa stamps History - Part IV

Eurovision Song Contest 1990
Zagreb (Yugoslavia)
Winner: Toto Cutugno "Insieme: 1992" (Italy)

my personal favorite that year: Edin-Ådahl "Som en vind" (Sweden)

1989

Europe

Issue n° 34 - 1989

"Children's games"

Number of countries : 35
Debuting countries : none
Returning countries : none
Withdrawing countries : none

Note : Only two countries (Gibraltar, Iceland) used the four CEPT letters instead of the official logo. Most stamps issued in late April or in May.

source of the image : http://www.ibolli.it/indexes/cept/index.php

more here in the Europa stamps History - Part III

Eurovision Song Contest 1989
Lausanne (Switzerland)
Winner: Riva "Rock Me" (Yugoslavia)

my personal favorite that year: Daníel Ágúst Haraldsson "Það sem enginn sér" (Iceland)

1988

Europe

Issue n° 33 - 1988

"Transportation and communications"

Number of countries : 35
Debuting countries : none
Returning countries : none
Withdrawing countries : none

Note : Only two countries (Gibraltar, Iceland) used the four CEPT letters instead of the official logo. Most stamps issued in late April or in May.

source of the image : http://www.ibolli.it/indexes/cept/index.php

more here in the Europa stamps History - Part III

Eurovision Song Contest 1988
Dublin (Ireland)
Winner: Céline Dion "Ne partez pas sans moi" (Switzerland)

my personal favorite that year: Scott Fitzgerald "Go" (United Kingdom)

Cyprus (Turkish post) 2010

Cyprus (Turkish post)

Date of Issue: 28th May 2010

two stamps (2x 0.80 YTL)


This set is only sold as a 4 stamps block set (2 sets), not just the paire !

Those two stamps are also issued in a booklet of 4 stamps (two 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.

But as most Europa stamps collectors collect those stamps anyway, I decided to publish them on my blog, from now on, even if they aren't official stamp issues.