europa stamps

Thursday, December 11

France

France

Capital: Paris
Languages: French
Population: 64,473,140
Currency: Euro - EUR
Internet code: .fr
Status: Unitary semi-presidential republic

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

La Poste

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

Europa stamps: since 1956 ->

Official site: http://actutimbree.laposte.fr/
info: spp@laposte.fr

"France is one of the 6 first countries who issued the first Europa stamps in 1956. They issued each year Europa stamps since that year!

Four French artits designed the common Europa stamps. Daniel Gonzague, for the first ever Europa stamp issue in 1956; Georges Bétemps in 1964, for the 5 years of the CEPT; Jacky Larrivière, 1984, for the 25 years of the CEPT and Jean-Paul Cousin in 2000 in order to celebrate de new millenium."

Wednesday, December 10

Finland - [Suomi]

Finland - [Suomi]

Capital: Helsinki
Languages: Finnish, Swedish, Sami
Population: 5,325,644
Currency: Euro - EUR
Internet code: .fi
Status: Semi-presidential republic

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

Suomen Posti Oyj

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

Europa stamps: since 1960, 1963, 1965, 1969, 1971 ->

Official site: http://www.pmk.posti.fi/
info: stamps@posti.fi

"Finland as many other countries issued their first Europa stamp in 1960.

Then their issues where irregulate: 1963, 1965, 1969 and then non-stop since 1971.

In 1972, the Finnish artist Paavo Huovinen represented an Aurora borealis as common design."

Tuesday, December 9

Faroe Islands - [Føroyar]

Faroe Islands - [Føroyar]

Capital: Tórshavn
Languages: Faroese, Danish
Population: 48 500
Currency: Danish Krone - DKK
Internet code: .fo
Status: Autonomous province of Denmark

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

Postverk Føroya

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

Europa stamps: since 1979 ->

Official site: http://www.stamps.fo
info: filateli@postur.fo

"They have their own stamps since 1975 and their first Europa stamps since 1979."

Thursday, December 4

Best Europa Stamp 2008

Hungary

this 100.- HUF stamp is in fact part of a pair of stamps issued tête-bêche in a souvenir sheet of four stamps. Only this stamp took part at the contest although Spain and Bosnia and Herzegovina took part at the contest with their full souvenir-sheet...

The Best Europa stamp 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 Brussels on the 27th November.

The stamp has been selected via the internet ! All people could vote through PostEurop's website !

Here you can find the full list of winning stamps since the first contest in 2002 when Malta won.

On this blog we had also our own Best Europa stamp contest and the issue of Åland won.