Czech Republic - [Česká republika]

Czech Republic - [Česká republika]

Capital: Prague
Languages: Czech
Population: 10,306,709
Currency: Czech koruna - CZK
Internet code: .cz
Status: Republic

more here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czech_Republic


Česká pošta



PostEurop member: yes
UPU member: yes
Sepac member: no
Norden member: no

Europa stamps: since 1993 ->

Official site: http://www.cpost.cz
info: postfila@cpost.cz

"The Czech Republic issued their first Europa stamps in 1991 as most of the other ex-communist countries of Central Europe."

"In that year the stamps where still issued under the name of Czechoslovkia and this till 1993 year of the separation between the Czechs (Bohemia and Moravia) and the eastern neighbours the Slovaks to form 2 new countries Slovakia and the Czech Republic."

Cyprus - [Κύπρος - Kıbrıs]

Cyprus - [Κύπρος - Kıbrıs]

Capital: Nicosia
Languages: Greek, Turkish
Population: 788,457
Currency: Cypriot Pound - CYP
Internet code: .cy
Status: Republic

more here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyprus


Cyprus Postal Services



PostEurop member: yes
UPU member: yes
Sepac member: no
Norden member: no

Europa stamps: since 1961 ->

Official site: http://www.mcw.gov.cy/mcw/dps/dps.nsf/
info: philatelic@dps.mcw.gov.cy

"1961 was the year of the first Europa stamps of Cyprus, one year after the independence of the country."

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Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) - [Kuzey Kibris Türk Cumhuriyeti]

more here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Cyprus

Posta KKTC



PostEurop member: no
UPU member: no
Sepac member: no
Norden member: no

Europa stamps: since 1975 ->

Official site: http://www.postadairesi.com
info: info@postacyprus.com

"The eastern part of the country is occupied by Turkey since 1974 and Turkish stamps of Cyprus are issued and used in that part of the island."

"This internationaly, non recognized postal authorithy issues Europa stamps as well but have no official status."

Croatia - [Hrvatska]

Croatia - [Hrvatska]

Capital: Zagreb
Languages: Croatian
Population: 4,493,312
Currency: Kuna - HRK
Internet code: .hr
Status: Parliamentary republic

more here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croatia


Hrvatska pošta



PostEurop member: yes
UPU member: yes
Sepac member: no
Norden member: no

Europa stamps: since 1992 ->

Official site: http://www.posta.hr
info: filatelija@posta.hr

"Croatia was in 1992, the first republic of ex-Yugoslavia to issue Europa stamps. That year they issued a first serie of 2 stamps without the CEPT logo as they where no official member at that time. Two months later they issued the same two stamps but this time, with the CEPT logo on it."

Best Europa stamp 2007

Armenia


Best Europa Stamp 2007


The Europa stamp best design competition is a yearly event that takes place during the Plenary Assembly of PostEurop. The first competition took place in 2002. All official Europa stamp issues can enter the competition.

The result of this competition was announced during the Plenary Assembly in Vienna the 13th September.

For the first time it was possible to elected the Best Europa stamp via the internet ! Only scouts or former scouts were able to cast their vote.

update: I read on the internet that many Armenians asked via different forums to vote for the Armenian stamp. The Armenian diaspora is very big especially in France. I don't have the detail of the voting but maybe it helped !?

link here

The Armenian postal authority "Haypost" received this congratulations letter from the printer of the stamp, the Dutch compagny Joh. Enschedé

Bosnia and Herzegovina - [Bosna i Hercegovina]

Bosnia and Herzegovina - [Bosna i Hercegovina]

Capital: Sarajevo
Languages: Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian
Population: 3,935,000
Currency: Convertible mark - BAM
Internet code: .ba
Status: Parliamentary democracy

more here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bosnia_and_Herzegovina


BH Pošta



PostEurop member: yes
UPU member: yes
Sepac member: no
Norden member: no

Europa stamps: since 1995 ->

Official site: http://www.bhp.ba/
info: philately@bhp.ba

"1995 the year of the Peace and Freedom theme was also the year of the first Bosnian Europa stamp... what a symbol for a country who suffered so much of the war."

"Bosnia was not the last republic of former Yugoslavia to issue a Europa stamp, Macedonia followed one year after it."

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Hrvatske pošta Mostar



PostEurop member: no
UPU member: yes
Sepac member: no
Norden member: no

Europa stamps: since 2005 ->

Official site: http://www.post.ba/
info: philately@tel.net.ba

"In 2005 was the first official Europa stamp issue of the Croat post of Bosnia."

"The Croat post of Bosnia and Herzegovina was the first of the 3 Bosnian postal administrations to issue Europa stamps in 1993. But this issue isn't official as they weren't an UPU member at that time."

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Srpske Poste



PostEurop member: no
UPU member: yes
Sepac member: no
Norden member: no

Europa stamps: since 2005 ->

Official site: http://www.filatelija.rs.ba/
info: filatelija@postesrpske.com

"In 2005 was the first official Europa stamp issue of the Serb post of Bosnia."

"The Serb post of Bosnia and Herzegovina issued in 1997 Europa stamps already. But this issue isn't official as they weren't an UPU member at that time."

Bulgaria - [България]

Bulgaria - [България]

Capital: Sofia
Languages: Bulgarian
Population: 7,322,858
Currency: Lev - BGN
Internet code: .bg
Status: Parliamentary democracy

more here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgaria


BG Post



PostEurop member: yes
UPU member: yes
Sepac member: no
Norden member: no

Europa stamps: since 1956 ->

Official site: http://www.bgpost.bg
info: bul_philately@bgpost.bg

"Bulgaria was one of the five first former communist countries to produce Europa stamps in 1991."

Belgium - [België - Belgique - Belgien]

Belgium - [België - Belgique - Belgien]

Capital: Brussels
Languages: Dutch, French, German
Population: 10,511,382
Currency: Euro - EUR
Internet code: .be
Status: Federal constitutional monarchy

more here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgium


De Post - La Poste



PostEurop member: yes
UPU member: yes
Sepac member: no
Norden member: no

Europa stamps: since 1956 ->

Official site: http://philately.post.be
info: philately@philately.post.be

"Belgium is one of the first 6 countries (with Italy, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, France and Germany) who started to produce Europa Stamps in 1956."

"In 1967, the common design represented cogwheels designed by the Belgian artist Oscar Bonnevalle."