Gibraltar

Gibraltar

Capital: Gibraltar
Languages: English, Spanish
Population: 28,875
Currency: British Pound - GBP
Internet code: .gi
Status: British Overseas Territory

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

Royal Gibraltar Post Office



PostEurop member: no
UPU member: yes - via Great-Britain
Sepac member: yes
Norden member: no

Europa stamps: since 1979 ->

Official site: http://www.gibraltar-stamps.com/
info: info@gibraltar-stamps.com

"Gibraltar is issuing Europa stamps non stop since 1979

They never used the CEPT nor the Europa logo as they are not member of PostEurop

Their Europa stamps are considered by the collectors as full part of the collection

They don't follow the recommendation of PostEurop of issuing only one or two stamps each year as their sets are always of 4 stamps those last years."

Georgia 2008

Georgia

Date of Issue: 5th December 2008

two stamps (0.90 & 1.- GEL)


both stamps are issued in mini sheets of 10 stamps




both stamps are issued in a booklet of 8 stamps (4 stamps of each)

Europa stamps 2008

Europe

Europa 2008
"Writing Letters"

09.05.2008 Åland - 1 stamp (1.- €) 200'000 ex
15.07.2008 Albania - 2 stamps (100.- & 150.- ALL) and 1 souvenir-sheet (250.-)
09.05.2008 Andorra (French post) - 1 stamp (0.55 €)
23.04.2008 Andorra (Spanish post) - 1 stamp (0.60 €)
01.06.2008 Armenia - 1 stamp (350.- AMD)
06.06.2008 Austria - 1 stamp (0.65 €) 800'000 ex
13.03.2008 Azerbaijan - 2 stamps (0.20 & 0.60 AZM) + 1 souvenir-sheet (1.- AZM)
28.10.2008 Azerbaijan (Armenian post of Nagorno-Karabakh) - 3 stamps (120.-, 350.- & 550.- AMD)
09.05.2008 Azores - 1 stamp (0.61 €) and 1 souvenir-sheet of 2 stamps (2x 0.61 €)

28.05.2008 Belarus - 2 stamps (2x 1000.- BYR)
19.05.2008 Belgium - 1 stamp (0.80 €)
08.03.2008 Bosnia and Herzegovina - 2 stamps (2.- & 3.- BAM) + 1 souvenir-sheet
05.04.2008 Bosnia and Herzegovina (Croat post) - 2 stamps (2x 3.- BAM)
24.04.2008 Bosnia and Herzegovina (Serb post) - 2 stamps (1.- & 2.- BAM)
22.04.2008 Bulgaria - 2 stamps (0.55 & 1.- BGN)

09.05.2008 Croatia - 2 stamps (3.50 & 5.- HRK)
02.05.2008 Cyprus - 2 stamps (0.51 & 0.68 €)
08.05.2008 Cyprus (Turkish post) - 2 stamps (0.80 YTL)
07.05.2008 Czech Rep. - 1 stamp (17.- CZK)

04.06.2008 Denmark - 2 stamps (5.50 & 7.75 DKK)

30.04.2008 Estonia - 1 stamp (9.- EEK)

19.05.2008 Faroe Is. - 2 stamps (5.50 & 7.50 DKK)
09.05.2008 Finland - 2 stamps (2x 0.70 €)
05.05.2008 France - 1 stamp (0.55 €)

05.12.2008 Georgia - 2 stamps (0.90 & 1.- GEL)
08.05.2008 Germany - 1 stamp (0.55 €)
01.06.2008 Gibraltar - 4 stamps (0.08, 0.40, 0.42 & 1.- GBP)
26.05.2008 Greece - 2 stamps (0.67 & 3.17 €)
31.01.2008 Greenland (5.75 & 7.50 DKK)
05.02.2008 Great-Britain (1st class value)
15.05.2008 Guernsey - 2 stamps (0.40 & 0.48 GBP)

09.05.2008 Hungary - 2 stamps (100.- & 230.- HUF) issued in a souvenir-sheet of 4 stamps

08.05.2008 Iceland - 2 stamps (85.- & 110.- ISK)
09.06.2008 Ireland - 2 stamps (0.55 & 0.82 €)
12.05.2008 Isle of Man - 2 stamps (0.31 & 0.50 GBP)
09.05.2008 Italy - 2 stamps (0.60 & 0.65 €)

14.02.2008 Jersey - 2 stamps (0.39 & 0.43 GBP) out of a set of four stamps

06.05.2008 Kazakhstan - 2 stamps (2x 150.- KZT)
09.05.2008 Kosovo - 2 stamps (0.70 & 1.- €) and 1 souvenir-sheet of 2 stamps

26.04.2008 Latvia - 2 stamps (0.45 & 0.85 LVL)
03.03.2008 Liechtenstein - 1 stamp (1.30 CHF)
03.05.2008 Lithuania - 2 stamps (2x 2.45 LTL)
20.05.2008 Luxembourg - 2 stamps (0.50 & 0.70 €)

09.05.2008 Macedonia - 2 stamps (50.- & 100.- MKD) + a booklet of 4 stamps
09.05.2008 Madeira - 1 stamp (0.61 €) and 1 souvenir-sheet of 2 stamps (2x 0.61 €)
08.05.2008 Malta - 2 stamps (0.37 & 1.19 €)
30.04.2008 Moldova - 2 stamps (3.50 & 4.50 MDL)
05.05.2008 Monaco - 2 stamps (0.55 & 0.65 €)
02.04.2008 Montenegro - 2 stamps (0.60 & 0.90 €) + 1 souvenir-sheet (1.50 €)

20.05.2008 the Netherlands - 1 stamp (0.75 €)
08.02.2008 Norway - 2 stamps (inland & europa value)

05.05.2008 Poland - 1 stamp (3.- PLN)
09.05.2008 Portugal - 1 stamp (0.61 €) and 1 souvenir-sheet of 2 stamps (2x 0.61 €)

08.05.2008 Romania - 2 stamps (1.60 & 8.10 ROL)
05.05.2008 Russia - 1 stamp (8.- RUB)

13.06.2008 San Marino - 2 stamps (060 & 0.65 €)
05.05.2008 Serbia - 2 stamps (46.- & 50.- RSD)
07.05.2008 Slovakia - 1 stamp (21.- SKK)
29.05.2008 Slovenia - 2 stamps (0.45 & 0.92 €) 160'000 ex of each
23.04.2008 Spain - 1 souvenir-sheet (0.60 €)
27.03.2008 Sweden - 2 stamps (2x 11.- SEK)
08.05.2008 Switzerland - 1 stamp (1.- CHF)

09.05.2008 Turkey - 2 stamps (0.65 & 0.80 YTL)

12.03.2008 Ukraine - 2 stamps (2.47 & 3.33 UAH)

06.03.2008 Vatican - 2 stamps (0.60 & 0.85 €)

Germany - [Deutschland]

Germany - [Deutschland]

Capital: Berlin
Languages: German
Population: 82,217,800
Currency: Euro - EUR
Internet code: .de
Status: Federal Parliamentary republic

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

Deutsche Post



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

Europa stamps: since 1956 ->

Official site: http://philatelie.deutschepost.de/philatelie/
info: premium-service-philatelie@deutschepost.de

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

In 1957 and 1958 stamps, for the occupied by the allies region "Saarland" have been issued with a denomination in French Francs.

East Germany never issued Europa stamps

Twice German artists designed the Europa stamps common them, in 1959 Walter Brudi and in 1966 Gregor and Josef Bender."

Georgia - [Sakartvelo]

Georgia - [საქართველო, Sakartvelo]

Capital: Tbilisi
Languages: Georgian
Population: 4,630,841
Currency: Lari - GEL
Internet code: .ge
Status: Presidential Democratic Republic

more here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_(country)

Georgian Post



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

Europa stamps: since 1998 ->

Official site: http://www.georgianpost.ge/
info: stamp@georgianpost.ge

"Georgia issued their first Europa stamps in 1998. Same year as neighbour Azerbaijan and one year after neighbour Armenia."

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."

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."