Lithuania - [Lietuva]

Lithuania - [Lietuva]

Capital: Vilnius
Languages: Lithuanian
Population: 3,555,179
Currency: Litas - LTL
Internet code: .lt
Status: Semi-presidential republic

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


Lietuvos Paštas



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

Europa stamps: since 1993 ->

Official site: http://www.post.lt/katalogas_en
info: postage.stamps@post.lt

"Lithuania was the first Baltic State to issue an Europa stamp and this
was in 1993, one year before Estonia and Latvia."

Liechtenstein

Liechtenstein

Capital: Vaduz
Languages: German
Population: 35,322
Currency: Swiss Franc - CHF
Internet code: .li
Status: Constitutional monarchy

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


Liechtensteinische Post



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

Europa stamps: since 1960 ->

Official site: http://www.philatelie.li
info: briefmarken@post.li

"Liechtenstein made a remarked entry in the Europa stamps collection, when in 1960, on the first day of issue, they sold out all the 322'000 copies of their first Europa stamp!"

"Liechtenstein never stopped issuing Europa stamps since 1960 but started depicting the common theme only since 1966."

Latvia - [Latvija]

Latvia - [Latvija]

Capital: Riga
Languages: Latvian
Population: 2,231,503
Currency: Lats - LVL
Internet code: .lv
Status: Parliamentary republic

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


Latvijas Pasts



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

Europa stamps: since 1994 ->

Official site: http://www2.pasts.lv/en/privatpersonas/filatelija/
info: infofil@pasts.lv

"Latvia issued their first Europa stamps in 1994, 3 years after their independence from the former USSR, making them the third Baltic State with Lithuania and Estonia to participate at the Europa stamps collection."

"In 2006, Latvia issued four stamps and one souvenir-sheet depicting former Latvian Europa stamps in order to commemorate the 50 years of the first Europa stamps issue."

Kazakhstan - [Қазақстан]

Kazakhstan - [Қазақстан]

Capital: Astana
Languages: Kazakh, Russian
Population: 16,402,861
Currency: Tenge - KZT
Internet code: .kz
Status: Presidential republic

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


Kazpost



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

Europa stamps: since 2005 ->

Official site: http://www.kazpost.kz
info: philately@pochta.kazpost.kz

"In 2005 this ex-USSR republic issues their first ever Europa stamp."

"Kazakhstan is mainly located in central Asia but a small western part of the country is locateg geographicaly in Europe which allows them to issue Europa stamps."

Jersey

Jersey

Capital: Saint Helier
Languages: English
Population: 91,626
Currency: British Pound - GBP
Internet code: .je
Status: Crown dependency

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


Jersey Post



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

Europa stamps: since 1978 ->

Official site: http://www.jerseypost.com
info: stamps@jerseypost.com

"Jersey issued their first Europa stamps in 1978, two years after the other two Crown dependencies: the Isle of Man and Guernsey."

"The last years, Jersey issues 4 stamps series with the Europa stamps theme, but only two of them are baring the Europa logo."

Italy - [Italia]

Italy - [Italia]

Capital: Rome
Languages: Italian
Population: 60,017,677
Currency: Euro - EUR
Internet code: .it
Status: Parliamentary republic

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

Poste Italiane



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

Europa stamps: since 1956 ->

Official site: http://e-filatelia.poste.it
info: premium-service-philatelie@deutschepost.de

"Italy 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 1969 the CEPT celebrate their 10 years anniversary, the Italian artists Luigi Gasbarra and Georgio Belli made the common design that year."

Isle of Man - [Ellan Vannin]

Isle of Man - [Ellan Vannin]

Capital: Douglas
Languages: English, Manx
Population: 76,512
Currency: British Pound - GBP
Internet code: .im
Status: British Crown dependency
more here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isle_of_man

Isle of Man Post PostEurop member: yes
UPU member: yes
Sepac member: yes
Norden member: no
Europa stamps: since 1976 →

Official site: https://www.iompost.com/stamps-coins/
info: stamps@iompost.com

"The Isle of Man is a Crown dependency of Britain just the same as the Channel Islands, that's why they issue their own post stamps."

"They issued their first Europa stamps in 1976 in a remarked way because they were and still are the only country to have issued a 6 stamps set."