Best Europa stamp 2013 - Jury prize

Finland

The 2013 Best Europa stamp - Jury prize was awarded this week in Brussels at PostEurop headquarters !

This was the third edition of this neutral and artistic prize.

Nine experts of the philatelic world were invited to join the jury and judge the Europa stamps based on their expert opinion.

 This year's winner is Finland with the following stamp :

2nd - the Netherlands  (left stamp)
3rd - Norway & Kazakhstan

The prizes will be awarded on the 21st of September to the top 3 countries in the Town hall of Brussels.

This year's Jury was composed of:

• Vítězslava Francková, Philatelist expert, Czech Republic 
• Jürgen Haepers, Philatelist expert, europa-stamps.blogspot.com, Switzerland 
• Stefan Klein, Designer, Germany 
• Olaf Neumann, Designer, Germany 
• Guy Coutant, Pro Post, Belgium 
• Arie Piet, Enschedé Printing, the Netherlands 
• Pierre Leempoel, Bpost, Belgium 
• Marc Taraskoff, Designer, France 
• Botond Szebeny, PostEurop's Secretary General, Hungary 

PostEurop published on their blog some pictures of the jury during the best Europa stamp selection !

Guernsey - Sepac 2013

Guernsey - Sepac

Date of Issue: 24th September 2013

one stamp (0.63 GBP) out of a set of six stamps (only this stamp is bearing the official Sepac logo).

Sepac stamps 2013

Europe - Sepac

Sepac 2013
"Wildlife"

25.02.2013 Faroe Is. - 1 stamp (12.50 DKK) 
08.03.2013 Jersey - 1 stamp (0.60 GBP) 
03.06.2013 Liechtenstein - 1 stamp (1.40 CHF) 
05.06.2013 Monaco - 1 stamp (0.80 €) 
11.06.2013 Greenland - 1 stamp (11.50 DKK)
20.06.2013 Malta - 1 stamp (0.37 €) 
20.08.2013 Åland - 1 stamp (1.- €)
12.09.2013 Iceland - 1 stamp (175.- ISK)
13.09.2013 Isle of Man - 1 stamp (0.69 GBP) 
20.09.2013 Gibraltar - 1 stamp (0.42 GBP) 
24.09.2013 Luxembourg - 1 stamp (0.60 €) 
24.09.2013 Guernsey - 1 stamp (0.63 GBP) 

no issue Vatican
no issue San Marino

Gibraltar - Sepac 2013

Gibraltar - Sepac

Date of Issue: 20th September 2013

one stamp (0.42 GBP) out of a set of six stamps (only this stamp is bearing the official Sepac logo)

this stamp is issued in sheets but also in a souvenir-sheet of 6 stamps but it's the only stamp bearing the Sepac logo)

Luxembourg - Sepac 2013

Luxembourg - Sepac

Date of Issue: 24th September 2013

one stamp (0.60 €) out of a set of three stamps (only this stamp is bearing the official Sepac logo).

this stamp is issued in a mini sheet of 10 stamps

Armenian post of Nagorno-Karabakh 2013

Armenian post of Nagorno-Karabakh

Date of Issue: 19 th July 2013

one stamp (500.- AMD)

this stamp is published in a mini-sheet of 8 stamps

this stamp is published in a mini-sheet of 6 stamps + 1 label

those stamps are published in a mini-sheet of 4 stamps

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

Those stamps are listed in most stamps catalogues (Gibbons, Yvert & Tellier, Michel) and most Europa stamps collectors collect those stamps even if they aren't official stamp issues.

Bosnia and Herzegovina (Serb post) 2013

Bosnia and Herzegovina (Serb post)

Date of Issue: 12th July 2013

two stamps (1.- & 2.- BAM)

both stamps are issued in two mini-sheets of 8 stamps + 1 vignette

both stamps are also issued in a booklet of 6 stamps (stamps are different in the booklet)