Åland - SepacDate of Issue: 27th July 2022
one stamp (Lokalpost value)
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Thursday, December 15
Wednesday, December 7
Bulgaria 2022
Bulgaria
Date of Issue: 7th December 2022
two stamps (1.25 & 2.70 BGN) and one souvenir sheet (1.25 & 2.70 BGN)
both stamps are issued in mini sheet of 8 stamps
both stamps are issued in a booklet of 2 panes (2x 4 unperforated stamps)
a postal stationery is also issued (0.75 BGN)
Khan Asparuh, the first Bulgarian king, had a sister called Huba. She was held captive in another kingdom. Asparuh sent a message to his sister that he had found a land where they could settle down south of the Danube River, a place that nowadays is Bulgaria.
When Huba got the good news from her brother, she managed to escape from captivity and run away. She rode on horseback without stopping until she reached the Danube River. She looked for some way to cross the mighty river but couldn’t find a ford to pass across. So then she tied a thread of white yarn to one of the legs of a falcon sent by her brother and let him fly up into the air, holding the other end of the thin thread in her hands.
The falcon flew away to find a ford for passage across the river and just then, when he found a place, an arrow shot by an enemy pierced the falcon, and he fell to the ground dead. The yarn became red from his blood. Huba followed the thread she was holding and so she found the way to cross the great river and reach the country where her brother Asparuh had made his new home. Then they lived free and happy in the new land they called Bulgaria.
That day was March 1st, the new year in the tradition of those times. They called the white and red threads of yarn after the name of the month March, and named it ‘Martenitsa.’
The Martenitsa became a symbol of peace and love, health and happiness. The white color symbolizes purity and honesty in relationships, and the red color means life, passion, and cordiality in friendship and mutual love. Source : Europe's not dead
Europa stamps 2022
Europe
Europa 2022
"Stories & Myths"
09.05.2022 Åland - 1 stamp (2.30 €) 09.05.2022 the Netherlands - 2 stamps (2x International value)
"Stories & Myths"
20.01.2022 Russia - 1 stamp (55.- RUB)
25.02.2022 Gibraltar - 2 stamps (1.96 & 3.16 GBP) & 1 souvenir-sheet (1.96 & 3.16 GBP)
07.03.2022 Liechtenstein - 2 stamps (2x 1.80 CHF)
16.03.2022 Jersey - 2 stamps (0.88 & 1.25 GBP) (out of a set of 6 stamps) & 1 souvenir-sheet (0.88 & 1.25 GBP)
05.04.2022 Bosnia and Herzegovina (Croat post) - 2 stamps (2x 3.- BAM) & 2 souvenir-sheets (2x 3.- BAM)
05.04.2022 San Marino - 2 stamps (1.10 & 1.15 €)
06.04.2022 Czech rep. - 1 stamp (E value)
08.04.2022 Latvia - 2 stamps (1.77 & 1.98 €)
08.04.2022 Romania - 2 stamps (10.- & 16.- RON) & 2 souvenir-sheets (2x 10.- & 2x 16.- RON)
18.04.2022 Artsakh - 2 stamps (2x 500.- AMD)
21.04.2022 Poland - 1 stamp (4.50 PLN)
22.04.2022 Norway - 2 stamps (2x 28.- NOK) issued in a booklet
29.04.2022 Lithuania - 2 stamps (2x 0.95 €)
29.04.2022 Moldova - 2 stamps (9.50 & 11.- MDL)
02.05.2022 Hungary - 1 souvenir-sheet of 4 stamps (4x 715.- HUF)
02.05.2022 Slovakia - 1 stamp (1.50 €)
05.05.2022 Estonia - 2 stamps (2x 1.90 €)
05.05.2022 Germany - 1 stamp (0.85 €)
05.05.2022 Switzerland - 2 stamps (2x 1.10 CHF)
06.05.2022 Serbia- 1 souvenir-sheet (85.- RSD)
07.05.2022 Austria - 1 stamp (1.- €)
09.05.2022 Azores - 1 stamp (0.95 €) & 1 souvenir-sheet (2x 0.95 €)
09.05.2022 Bosnia and Herzegovina - 2 stamps (2x 2.50 BAM) & 1 souvenir-sheet (2x 2.50 BAM)
09.05.2022 Croatia - 2 stamps (2x B value)
09.05.2022 Cyprus (Turkish post) - 2 stamps (6.- & 10.75 TRY)
09.05.2022 France - 1 stamp (1.65 €)
09.05.2022 Kosovo - 2 stamps (1.- & 2.-) & 1 souvenir-sheet (2.- €)
09.05.2022 Madeira - 1 stamp (0.95 €) & 1 souvenir-sheet (2x 0.95 €)
09.05.2022 Malta - 2 stamps (0.59 & 2.- €)
09.05.2022 Monaco - 1 stamp (1.65 €)
09.05.2022 Portugal - 1 stamp (0.95 €) & 1 souvenir-sheet (2x 0.95 €)
09.05.2022 Spain - 1 stamp (B value)
09.05.2022 Turkey - 2 stamps (2x 5.- TRY)
10.05.2022 North-Macedonia - 2 stamps (2x 144.- MKD) & 1 souvenir-sheet (72.- MKD)
11.05.2022 Bosnia and Herzegovina (Serb post) - 2 stamps (1.95 & 2.70 BAM)
12.05.2022 Greece - 2 stamps (2.- & 4.50 €)
14.05.2022 Andorra (French post) - 1 stamp (1.65 €)
16.05.2022 Andorra (Spanish post) - 1 stamp (1.65 €)
16.05.2022 Faroe Is. - 2 stamps (19.- & 29.- DKK)16.05.2022 Vatican - 2 stamps (0.10 & 0.30 €) & 1 souvenir-sheet (1.15 €)
17.05.2022 Luxembourg - 2 stamps (L50g & E50g values) 19.05.2022 Denmark - 1 souvenir-sheet (2x 12.- & 1x 36.- DKK)
21.05.2022 Guernsey - 2 stamps (0.79 & 1.10 GBP) (out of a set of 6 stamps) & 1 souvenir-sheet of 2 stamps (0.79 & 1.10 GBP)
09.06.2022 Georgia - 2 stamps (2x 4.20 GEL) & 2 souvenir-sheets (2x 4.20 GEL)
13.06.2022 Belgium - 1 souvenir-sheet of 2 stamps (2x Europe 3rd class value)
16.06.2022 Azerbaijan - 2 stamps (0.50 & 0.60 AZN) & 1 souvenir-sheet (1.- AZN)
24.06.2022 Montenegro - 1 stamp (0.95 €) & 1 souvenir-sheet (1x 0.95 €)
31.08.2022 Greenland - 2 stamps (18.- & 20.- DKK)
08.09.2022 Ireland - 2 stamps (N & W values)
12.09.2022 Isle of Man - 1 stamp (1.04 GBP) out of a set of 9 stamps
28.09.2022 Kazakhstan - 2 stamps (2x 2000.- KZT)
25.10.2022 Italy - 2 stamps (B 50gr & B zona 3 value)
22.11.2022 Ukraine - 2 stamps (2x A value)
07.12.2022 Bulgaria - 2 stamps (1.25 & 2.70 (BGN) + 1 souvenir-sheet (1.25 & 2.70 (BGN) NEW
??.??.2022 Albania
Any information regarding the 2022 Europa stamps issues are welcome! Post a comment or send me a message! ;)
Sunday, December 4
Belgium 2023
Belgium
Date of Issue: 12th June 2023
one stamp (Europe 1st class value)
This stamp is issued in a mini-sheet of 5 stamps
Thursday, November 24
Best Sepac stamp 2022
EuropeYou can now vote for the most beautiful 2022 SEPAC stamp.
Simply send a short email on info@sepacstamps.eu with the country you wish to vote for and include the county's name on the subject line.
You can see all the 2022 Sepac stamps here on this page.
At the same time, you take part in the draw to win year collections from all the SEPAC members issuing SEPAC stamps!
The competition runs up to 31.01.2023
1st Prize: a year collection from every post participating in the 2022 SEPAC folder (worth approx €600euro) + the 2022 SEPAC folder
2nd Prize: seven year collections selected by the prize winner + 2022 SEPAC folder
3rd Prize: three year collections selected by the prize winner + 2022 SEPAC folder
Note: Only one vote per person
Friday, November 18
Ukraine 2022
UkraineDate of Issue: 22nd November 2022
two stamps (2x A value = 1.- USD)
both stamps are issued in a mini sheet of 6 stamps
Svarog – God is the creator of the Universe - Svarog is a Slavic god of fire and blacksmithing, who was once interpreted as a sky god on the basis of an etymology rejected by modern scholarship. He is mentioned in only one source, the Primary Chronicle, which is problematic in interpretation. He is presented there as the Slavic equivalent of the Greek god Hephaestus. The meaning of his name is associated with fire. Source Wikipedia
Lada – Goddess of motherhood - Lada was first mentioned around 1405-1412 in the sermons of Lucas of Wielki Koźmin, which warned against worshipping Lada and other gods during spring ceremonies and folk performances. They owe their popularity to Długosz, who in one of his sources recognized Lada as a goddess and in another as a god of war, the Polish equivalent of the Roman god Mars, to Aleksandr Faminstyn, who recognized the word Lada in Russian songs as the goddess of marriage, and to scholar Boris Rybakov, who insisted on recognizing her historicity. However, the vast majority of religious scholars and Slavists reject the historicity of these deities, believing that they owe their divine status to a misunderstanding of the song refrains by medieval scribes. Source Wikipedia
Thursday, November 10
Tuesday, October 25
Italy 2022
ItalyDate of Issue: 25th October 2022
two stamps (B50g & B zona 3 values = 2.70 & 3.10 €) - NOTE both stamps are self-adhesive
Colapesce - Colapesce holding up one of the three columns on which Sicily rests, consumed by the fire of Mount Etna, to prevent the island from sinking.
In a version from Palermo, edited by Italo Calvino, Colapesce spends all of his time swimming, until his frustrated mother curses him to turn into a fish. He instantly becomes half fish, with duck feet and a frog's throat. He appears to fishermen and warns them of upcoming storms, and also informs them of the marvels found at the bottom of the sea. A king hears of him and summons him, then gives him orders to swim around the island and explore the bottom of the ocean. The king sends him down on numerous dives around Italy. Nick Fish discovers that Messina rests on three columns, some of which are broken, and brings back hot and fresh water from springs in the ocean around Naples. Finally the king urges Nick Fish to explore a bottomless ocean chasm, despite his resistance. He throws his crown into the chasm and orders him to fetch it. Nick Fish reluctantly dives in. Some lentils he was carrying float to the surface, but he but never returns. Source Wikipedia
Romeo and Juliet - Grieving Juliet in the presence of lifeless Romeo.
Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare early in his career about two young Italian star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately reconcile their feuding families.
The play is set in the Italian city of Verona.
Thursday, October 13
Finland 2023
FinlandDate of Issue: 9th May 2023
one stamp (national value = 2.10 €) - NOTE this tamp is self-adhesive
this stamp is issued in a mini-sheet of 10 stamp
Sunday, October 9
Europa 2023 - Common design competition
Europe
PostEurop announced during their General Assembly in Dublin on 5 October 2022 the common design who will be used on all 2023 Europa stamps on the theme
“PEACE – the highest value of humanity”
29 entries were submitted for the design competition, 44 postal companies participating in the voting.
The winning
motif is the one submitted by Luxembourg : “The New Peace Symbol”.
Designers : Linda Bos and Runa
Egilsdottir from A Designers' Collective.
PostEurop writes in their press release this about the story of the design:
The world needs a new Peace symbol, uniting all nations. Cultural differences perchance a barrier for a state of Peace. If only mankind could respect each other's differences by understanding their significance and responding to them with consideration, the world would be a better place. This design shows a visual metaphor for a peacefully integrated, cooperative society in which people embrace each other’s culture. It was inspired by the Celtic Love Knot symbol, with interlocking hearts. The colour palette illustrates all the nations in the world. By adding hands with intertwined fingers, it conveys the message of mutual respect.
I find this logo not very original. You can see a quite similar design already used on the UPU 2016 World Post Day campaign. The design was made by Swiss designers
Büro Sequenz. The meaning of this one was explained like this :
The emblem's design represents the two remaining pillars, integration and inclusion. The crisscrossed arms and layered colours act to show the integration of knowledge and processes, enabling seamless and affordable services for all. The intertwined design was inspired by the Celtic knot, which itself has Persian roots. Finally, the clasped hands represent how the Post connects and includes people around the world.
On this date, we know only one design proposed by another country in this selection. The design of Ukraine, more about in this post.
Friday, October 7
Best Europa stamp 2022
The 2022 Best Europa stamp has been announced by PostEurop in this press release.
Luxembourg (stamp 2/2) is the winner of the 2022 Best Europa stamp contest organized by PostEurop. Finland (stamp 1/2) finished second and Liechtenstein (stamp 2/2) is third.
- LUXEMBOURG
- FINLAND
- LIECHTENSTEIN
As written earlier on this blog,
PostEurop changed the rules for this contest. 3 voting panels (public,
jury and operators) are selecting the best Europa stamp. The results of
these three panels are compiled and gives an overall winner.
Luxembourg wins the overall contest in a deserved way by winning 2 of the 3 voting panels :
Public voting :
1. Finland
2. Georgia
3. Turkey
Jury voting :
1. Luxembourg
2. Liechtenstein
3. Switzerland
Postal operators voting :
1. Luxembourg
2. Finland
3. Åland
Consolidated result of all three panels - top 10 :
1. Luxembourg
2. Finland
3. Liechtenstein
4. Croatia
= Georgia
= Åland
7. Azerbaijan
= Germany
9. Switzerland
= Turkey
Note that Belarus and Russia were excluded of this contest due to their aggression of Ukraine.
Armenia withdrew for "technical" reasons.
Wednesday, September 28
Kazakhstan 2022
KazakhstanDate of Issue: 28th September 2022
2 stamps (2x 2000.- KZT)
both stamps are issued in a souvenir-sheet of 4 stamps (2 of each)
Bayterek and Samruk : Ancient Turkic myth a tree of life "Bayterek" and a sacred bird "Samruk". Bayterek in Kazakh means "High poplar tree", every year the Samruk, lays its egg (the Sun) in the crevice between the branches of the poplar tree.
Wednesday, September 14
Malta - Sepac 2022
Malta - SepacDate of Issue: 13th September 2022
one stamp (0.37 €) 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
Sepac 2022
Europe - Sepac
Sepac 2022
"Local beverages"
"Local beverages"
16.05.2022 Faroe Is. - 1 stamp (29.- DKK)
24.05.2022 Jersey - 1 stamp (0.91 GB) out of set of 6 stamps
31.05.2022 Greenland - 1 stamp (20.- DKK)
07.06.2022 Liechtenstein - 1 stamp (1.80 CHF)
14.06.2022 Monaco - 1 stamp (1.65 €)
22.06.2022 Guernsey - 1 stamp (1.10 GBP) out of a set of 4 stamps
06.09.2022 Åland - 1 stamp (1.90 €)
13.09.2022 Luxembourg - 1 stamp (E50g value)
13.09.2022 Malta - 1 stamp (0.37 €) out of a set of 4 stamps
no issue Gibraltar
no issue Isle of Man
no issue Vatican
Friday, September 9
Ireland 2022
IrelandDate of Issue: 8th September 2022
two stamps (N & W values = 1.25 & 2.20 €)
According to the Irish folklore tales, Balor caused great pain and anguish to the Tuatha Dé Dannan, the other supernatural race in Irish folklore.
The legend centres on Balor having an eye that, when unleashed, could cause instant death or poisoning.
Balor’s Poisoned Eye is the main focus of one stamp. The second stamp relates to the legend that claimed Balor had only to look on the landscape to cause damage, such as in the Poisoned Glen in County Donegal.
In both cases, contemporary colours are used to create the impression of poison almost leaping off the stamp.
Wednesday, September 7
Isle of Man 2022
Isle of ManDate of Issue: 12th September 2022
one stamp (1.04 GBP) out of a set of eight [!] stamps (only this stamp is bearing the official Europa logo)
this stamp is issued in a mini-sheet of 9 stamps
but this stamp is alos issued in a sheet of 9 stamps + 1 vignette (this sheet is also issued imperforated)
this stamps is also issued in a "mini-book" with 4 panes of 4 stamps (2x the Europa value)
David Bowie starring as Jareth the Goblin King in Jim Henson's film Labyrinth which ties into the wider 2022 PostEurop theme of Myths and Legends
Special 2022 Europa folder issued by 6 countries
Europe6 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 in total).
This folder can be ordered by any of the 6 postal administrations.
It is the 7th issue of this kind after : 2013 (theme - "The postman van") ; 2016 (theme - "Ecology in Europe - Think Green" ; 2017 (theme - Castles) ; 2018 (theme - Bridges) ; 2019 (theme - National birds) ; 2020 (theme - Ancient postal routes) and 2021 (theme - Endangered national wildlife)
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