Kosovo 2025

Kosovo

Date of Issue: 9th May 2025

two stamps 2 stamps (1.- & 2.- €) and one souvenir-sheet (2.- €)

NOTE - those stamps don't bear the official Europa stamps logo neither the word "Europa" - Kosovo isn't a PostEurop member !

the stamps are issued in a mini-sheet of 6 stamps (3 of each) - NOTE : the word "Europe" is written in the edge 

NOTE : the stamps issued by Kosovo aren't recognized on an international level, not by the UPU nor by PostEurop. 

Those postage stamps presents one of the most important archaeological discoveries in Kosovo, in the Ulpiana archaeological park.

The postage stamp motifs bear images dedicated to the founding of Iustiniana secunda (the second Justinian), described as an urbs Dardaniae by the emperor Justinian and his wife Theodora (535-545 AD), as well as of the houbara bustard (outis), a migratory bird, on the mosaic floor of the episcopal basilica of Iustiniana secunda (535-545 AD), discovered by A. Hajdari, C.J. Goddard and M. Berisha. 

Ukraine 2025

Ukraine

Date of Issue: 15th August 2025

one stamp (A value = 1.20 USD)

this stamp is issued in a mini sheet of 4 stamps

NOTE 1 - A booklet of 1 souvenir-sheet of 1 stamp (W value) has also been issued

NOTE 2 - this block has been issued at 5'000 ex (2'000 ex as a booklet) and it's only reserved to whom subscribed to a premium subscription for all 2025 Ukrainian issues ! 

The Ukrainian postal issue under the program "Europa", the theme of which in 2025 is "National Archaeological Discoveries", presents unique exhibits of the Institute of Archaeology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine: anthropomorphic Scythian stele (V century BC), which reproduces the image of a Scythian warrior; Scythian sword-akinaq (V-IV centuries BC) and dagger-akinaq. The statue of a Scythian warrior comes from a Scythian mound near the village. Novovasylivka, Mykolaiv region.