San Marino 2024

San Marino

Date of Issue: 19th March 2024

two stamps (1.30 & 2.70 €)

Those stamps are issued in sheets of 12 stamps

1.1 Common stonewort (Chara vulgaris) - Wikipedia article

1.2 Scarodytes ruffoi - Wikipedia article

2. Italian crested newt (Triturus carnifex) - Wikipedia article

San Marino 2023

San Marino

Date of Issue: 9th May 2023

one stamp (3.05 €)

This stamp is issued in a sheet of 12 stamps

San Marino 2022

San Marino

Date of Issue: 5th April 2022

two stamps (1.10 & 1.15 €)

 

Both stamps are issued in sheets of 12 stamps with decorated frame 

 

Those stamps depict the protagonists of the legend according to which one day, the pious man Marino, coming back from the field in the cave where he lived, saw a big bear near what was left of his faithful donkey, which had become food for the beast. Unafraid of the animal's size and danger, he began to talk to the bear, telling it that it should take the donkey's place and help him in the fields. And so he did.

San Marino 2021

San Marino

Date of Issue: 30th March 2021

two stamps (1.10 & 1.15 €)

Both stamps are issued in sheets of 12 stamps with decorated frame depicting other animals

San Marino 2020

San Marino

Date of Issue: 24th March 2020

two stamps (1.10 & 1.15 €)

Both stamps are issued in sheets of 12 stamps

San Marino 2019

San Marino

Date of Issue: 26th February 2019

two stamps (1.10 & 1.15 €)

Both stamps are issued in sheets of 12 stamps

San Marino 2018

San Marino

Date of Issue: 13th March 2018

two stamps (0.95 & 1.- €)

San Marino 2017

San Marino

Date of Issue: 7th March 2017

two stamps (0.95 & 1.- €)

Sepac stamps 2016

Europe - Sepac

Sepac 2016
"Seasons"

18.01.2016 Greenland - 1 stamp (13.- DKK) out of a set of 2 stamps 
22.02.2016 Faroe Is. - 1 stamp (17.- DKK) 
07.03.2016 Liechtenstein  - 1 stamp (1.50 CHF) 
28.04.2016 Iceland - 1 stamp (B50g domestic non-priority mail value) out of a set of 4 stamps
25.05.2016 Guernsey  - 1 stamp (0.64 GBP) out of a set of 4 stamps 
15.06.2016 Isle of Man - 1 stamp (1st value) out of a set of 17 stamps
21.06.2016 Malta - 1 stamp (0.59 €) out of a set of 4 stamps 
24.06.2016 Monaco  - 1 stamp (1.- €) 
25.07.2016 Gibraltar - 1 stamp (0.80 GBP) ouf ot a set of 5 stamps
12.08.2016 Åland - 1 stamp (Inrikes value) 
13.09.2016 Luxembourg  - 1 stamp (0.95 €) 
04.11.2016 Jersey - 1 stamp - 1 stamp (0.66 GBP) out of a set of 8 stamps

no issue of San Marino
no issue of Vatican

San Marino 2016

San Marino

Date of Issue: 10th March 2016

one stamp (1.- €)

Sepac stamps 2015

Europe - Sepac

Sepac 2015
"Culture"

19.02.2015 Iceland - 1 stamp (50g Iceland to EU value = 180.- ISK)  
10.04.2015 Isle of Man - 1 stamp (EU value) out of a set of 10 stamps 
10.04.2015 Åland - 1 stamp (3.- €) 
13.05.2015 Greenland - 1 stamp (11.- DKK) 
16.06.2015 Malta - 1 stamp (0.59 €) out of a set of 3 stamps 
17.06.2015 Monaco - 1 stamp (1.20 €) 
27.06.2015 Jersey - 1 stamp (postcard rate) out of a set of 14 stamps 
22.07.2015 Guernsey - 1 stamp (0.62 GBP) out of a set of 6 stamps 
07.09.2015 Gibraltar - 2 stamps (G & E value) 
22.09.2015 Luxembourg - 1 stamp (0.70 €) out of a set of 3 stamps
28.09.2015 Faroe Is. - 1 stamp (17.- DKK) 
16.11.2015 Liechtenstein - 1 stamp (1.30 CHF) out of a set of 3 stamps

no issue of San Marino
no issue of Vatican

San Marino 2015

San Marino

Date of Issue: 10th March 2015

two stamps (0.80 & 0.95 €)

Sepac stamps 2014

Europe - Sepac

Sepac 2014
"Flowers"

20.01.2014 Greenland - 1 stamp (13.- DKK) 
26.02.2014 Faroe Is. - 1 stamp (14.50 DKK) 
08.05.2014 Åland - 1 stamp (europa value) 
08.05.2014 Iceland - 1 stamp (50g inland value) out of a set of 2 stamps
28.05.2014 Guernsey - 1 stamp (INT letter 20g value) out of a set of 6 stamps
02.06.2014 Liechtenstein - 1 stamp (1.- CHF) out of a set of 3 stamps 
14.06.2014 Monaco - 1 stamp (0.83 €) 
27.06.2014 Malta - 1 stamp (0.59 €) out of a set of 3 stamps 
30.06.2014 Jersey - 1 stamp (0.69 GBP) out of a set of 8 stamps 
15.07.2014 Gibraltar - 1 stamp (0.54 GBP) out of a set of 7 stamps 
16.07.2014 Isle of Man - 1 stamp (0.75 GBP) 
23.09.2014 Luxembourg - 1 stamp (0.85 €) 

no issue of San Marino this year
no issue of Vatican this year

San Marino 2014

San Marino

Date of Issue: 17th March 2014

two stamps (0.70 & 0.85 €)

San Marino 2013

San Marino

Date of Issue: 3rd Arpil 2013

two stamps (0.70 & 0.85 €)

San Marino 2012

San Marino

Date of Issue: 13th June 2012

one stamp (0.65 €)

San Marino 2003 - focus

San Marino

18th March 2003 - Poster art
Il manifesto - Armando Testa 1968
design : Franco Filanci
printer: Cartor security printing

I asked one of my philatelic friends which was his favourite Europa stamp ever and he told me the 28 euro-cent stamp from San Marino 2003 !

Well, I don't know why exactly this stamp is his favourite Europa stamp among the thousands of Europa stamps issued, but I guess it may have something to do with those two deep blue eyes you see on the poster depicted on this stamp.

PostEurop selected an original subject for the 2003 Europa stamps theme: "Poster art". We knew already stamps on stamps, but now we have posters on stamps !

San Marino chosed two different posters for their Europa issue. A 1893 old poster of the French painter Toulouse Lautrec and a a more modern Italian poster of 1968.


This poster was designed by Armando Testa, a very famous Italian designer who specialised in industrial design and advertisement. He became famous by producing the official poster of the 1960 Olympics in Rome and later for advertising campaigns for well known Italian brands as Lavazza coffee, Borsalino hats, Pirelli tyres or Bacci chocolates. He founded is own advertising studio in his home town of Turin and it's still one of the biggest advertising companies from Italy.

This 1968 poster "Stilla collirio gocce azzurre per gli occhi" was produced for the Italian eyewash product "Stilla".

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

San Marino 1974 - focus

San Marino

9th May 1974 - "Sculptures"
design: V. Nicastro & R. Di Giuseppe
printer: I.P.S. Roma

I decided to start a new type of messages to put a bit life in this blog when the Europa stamps season is a bit down.

I will focus on a stamp or set of the Europa stamps collection. This idea is inspired by the blog of Tomoko - well centred - I hope she won't mind !

The first set I chosed, is the 1974 issue of San Marino.


It's my favourite issue of that year. The beauty of the sculpture is very well given back by the quality of the engraving (two engravers for this set, one for each stamp !). It's also interesting to see that both stamps from this set are representing the same sculpture - a close up of the head and a full size image of the whole sculpture. One more thing I really like about this issue is the use of colored paper. It so much nicer than having a border around the stamp in my opinion. It emphasis the stamp on a cover especially a white one.


About the sculpture: it's a work of Emilio Greco, Italian sculptor born in Sicily almost hundred years ago. I think the work shown on both stamps is "Grande Pattinatrice n.2" (= great skater) of 1971. Surprisingly this sculpture can't be seen in San Marino but in Orvieto in Italy in the Emilio Greco Museum.

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

Sepac stamps 2011

Europe - Sepac

Sepac 2011
"scenery III"

18.09.2011 Åland - 1 stamp (0.85 €)
16.09.2011 Faroe Is. - 1 stamp (10.50 DKK)
15.09.2011 Gibraltar - 1 stamp (0.42 GBP) out of a set of six stamps
28.09.2011 Greenland - 1 stamp (8.- DKK)
28.09.2011 Guernsey - 1 stamp (0.52 GBP) out of a set of six stamps
15.09.2011 Iceland - 1 stamp (50g. to Europe value) part of a se-tenant set
28.09.2011 Isle of Man - 1 stamp (0.58 GBP) out of a set of six stamps
28.09.2011 Jersey - 1 stamp (0.49 GBP) out of a set of six stamps
28.09.2011 Liechtenstein - 1 stamp (1.40 CHF)
27.09.2011 Luxembourg - 1 stamp (0.85 €)
09.03.2011 Malta - 1 stamps (0.37 €)
28.09.2011 Monaco - 1 stamp (0.75 €)


no issue of San Marino this year