Sepac 2024

Europe - Sepac

Sepac 2024
"Main tourist attraction"

 

24.04.2024 Jersey - 1 stamp (2.95 GBP) - out of a set of 5 stamps

08.05.2024 Åland - 1 stamp (Europa value)
24.05.2024 Greenland - 1 stamp (25.- DKK)
27.05.2024 Faroe Is. - 1 stamp (33.- DKK)

03.06.2024 Liechtenstein - 1 stamp (1.90 CHF)
20.06.2024 Monaco - 1 stamps (1.96 €)
25.06.2024 Gibraltar  - 1 stamp (1.- GBP) - out of a set of 6 stamps

25.07.2024 Guernsey - 1 stamp (2.71 GBP) - out of a set of 4 stamps this issue has been withdrawn

10.09.2024 Luxembourg - 1 stamp (E50g value)
16.09.2024 Malta - 1 stamp (1.91 €) - out of a set of 4 stamps

no issue of the Isle of Man
no issue of the Vatican

Luxembourg - Sepac 2024

Luxembourg - Sepac

Date of Issue: 10th September 2023

one stamp (E50g value = 1.40 €)

 this stamp is issued in mini-sheets of 10 stamps

Special 2024 Europa folder issued by 6 countries

Europe

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 (9 stamps in total).

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

It is the 9th 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) ; 2021 (theme - Endangered national wildlife) ; 2022 (theme - Stories & Myths) and 2023 "Peace - the highest value of humanity"

Luxembourg 2024

Luxembourg

Date of Issue: 14th May 2024

two stamps (L50g & E50g = 1.- & 1.40 €) - NOTE those stamps are self-adhesive

those stamps are issued in mini-sheets of 10 stamps

1. Ichthyosauria - Wikipedia article

2. Plesiosauria - Wikipedia article

Sepac folder 2023

Europe - Sepac

"Traditional markets 14", this special folder contains the 9 Sepac stamps issued in 2023.

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

Luxembourg - Sepac 2023

Luxembourg - Sepac

Date of Issue: 12th September 2023

one stamp (1.40 €)

 this stamp is issued in mini-sheets of 10 stamps

Sepac 2023

Europe - Sepac

Sepac 2023
"Traditional markets"

 

21.03.2023 Jersey - 1 stamp (0.98 GPB) - out of a set of 6 stamps

30.05.2023 Greenland - 1 stamp (23.- DKK)

05.06.2023 Liechtenstein - 1 stamp (1.80 CHF)

03.07.2023 Monaco - 1 stamp (1.80 €)
19.07.2023 Guernsey - 1 stamp (2.42 GBP) - out of a set of 4 stamps
27.07.2023 Åland - 1 stamp (lokalpost value)

08.08.2023 Malta - 1 stamp (1.50 €) - out of a set of 2 stamps
11.08.2023 Faroe Is. - 1 stamp (31.- DKK) 

12.09.2023 Luxembourg - 1 stamp (1.40 €)

no issue Gibraltar
no issue Isle of Man
no issue Vatican

Special 2023 Europa folder issued by 6 countries

Europe

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 (8 stamps in total).

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

It is the 8th 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) ; 2021 (theme - Endangered national wildlife) and 2022 (theme - Stories & Myths)

Luxembourg 2023

Luxembourg

Date of Issue: 16th May 2023

one stamp (1.40 €)

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

Best Europa stamp 2022

Luxembourg

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.

1. LUXEMBOURG
2. FINLAND
3. 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.

Sepac 2022

Europe - Sepac

Sepac 2022
"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

Special 2022 Europa folder issued by 6 countries

Europe


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 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)

Sepac folder 2022

Europe - Sepac

"Local beverages 13", this special folder contains the 9 Sepac stamps issued in 2022.

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

Luxembourg - Sepac 2022

Luxembourg - Sepac

Date of Issue: 13th September 2022

one stamp (E50g value = 1.40 €)

 this stamp is issued in mini-sheets of 10 stamps

Luxembourg 2022

Luxembourg

Date of Issue: 17th May 2022

two stamps (L50g & E50g value = 0.80 & 1.05 €)

both stamps are issued in mini-sheets of 10 stamps

 

Kropemann - Originally, the Kropemann was a nature spirit who lived in rivers, streams, ponds, lakes, springs, weirs or wells. According to legend, he caught those children with his Kropestaang (hooked pole) who dared to get too close to the water, pulled them in and devoured them or held them captive. Until 1950, the Kropemann was known (and feared) throughout the country. As creepy as his story sounds, many parents in Luxembourg used the warning of the Kropemann to keep their children away from dangerous waters and shores and to protect them. 30 years ago, the legend was rediscovered in Redingen, and since then the Kropemann has become firmly associated with the municipality, its mascot, so to speak and is present all year round in the form of various sculptures. Every year a big festival is held in his honour where he makes his appearance in front of numerous visitors visitors - nowadays as a children's friend - and also promotes the cleanliness of water and nature.

Melusina - According to legend, Melusina was the wife of Count Siegfried I, who is considered the founder of Luxembourg. In 963, the count built his castle on the Bock rock above the Alzette for his beautiful wife, because she had set him two conditions before agreeing to marry her: she did not want to leave the Alzette valley and she wanted to be alone undisturbed every Saturday noon. After a few years, instigated by friends, Siegfried's curiosity is said to have tempted him to watch his wife through the keyhole one Saturday and discover that her legs had turned into a fish's tail. His cry betrayed him and Melusina disappeared into the Alzette. To this day, it is said that she appears every 7 years, makes a stitch on a shirt and that as soon as this shirt is finished, the Alzette will burst its banks, the rocks will collapse and the city of Luxembourg will perish.
The Melusina with her fish tail is one of the most famous landmarks of Luxembourg City, a sculpture is located directly on the bank of the Alzette and she is a popular motif in a wide variety of illustrations.

NOTE - In 1997, Luxembourg used the legend of Melusina already for one of their Europa stamps issued on the theme "Tales and legends"! 

NOTE - The legend of Melusina is also used by France this year on their Europa issue!

 

Sepac 2021

Europe - Sepac

Sepac 2021
"Historical maps"

17.02.2021 Jersey - 1 stamp (0.70 GBP) out of a set of 6 stamps
25.03.2021 Åland - 1 stamp (4.- €)
26.04.2021 Faroe Is. - 1 souvenir-sheet (27.- DKK)
28.05.2021 Malta - 1 stamp (0.50 €) out of a set of 4 stamps
07.06.2021 Liechtenstein - 1 stamp (1.50 CHF)
08.06.2021 Greenland - 1 stamp (19.- DKK)
19.07.2021 Monaco - 1 stamp (1.50 €)
01.09.2021 Guernsey - 1 stamp (1.- GBP) out of a set of 6 stamps
08.09.2021 Gibraltar - 1 stamp (1.- GBP) out of a set of 5 stamps
14.09.2021 Luxembourg - 1 stamp (1.05 €)

no issue Isle of Man
no issue Vatican

Sepac folder 2021

Europe - Sepac

"Old maps 12", this special folder contains the 10 Sepac stamps issued in 2021.

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

Luxembourg - Sepac 2021

Luxembourg - Sepac

Date of Issue: 14th September 2021

one stamp (1.05 €)

 this stamp is issued in mini-sheets of 10 stamps

Special 2021 Europa folder issued by 6 countries

Europe


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 in total).

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

It is the sixth 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) and 2020 (theme - Ancient postal routes)

Luxembourg 2021

Luxembourg

Date of Issue: 11th May 2021

two stamps (0.80 & 1.05 €)

 

both stamps are issued in mini-sheets of 10 stamps