Slovakia - [Slovensko]

Slovakia - [Slovensko]

Capital: Bratislava
Languages: Slovak
Population: 5,379,455
Currency: Euro - EUR
Internet code: .sk
Status: Parliamentary republic

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


Slovenská pošta



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

Europa stamps: since 1993->

Official site: http://www.pofis.sk
info: pofis@slposta.sk

"Slovakia 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."

"Slovakia issues Europa stamps since 1993 under their own name and traditionaly only one single stamp per year."

Serbia - [Србија]

Serbia - [Србија]

Capital: Belgrade
Languages: Serbian
Population: 7,365,507
Currency: Dinar - RSD
Internet code: .rs
Status: Parliamentary republic

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


Pošta Srbije



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

Europa stamps: since 2007->

Official site: http://www.jugomarka.rs
info: jumarka@ptt.yu

"Serbia issued their first Europa stamps in 2007, but Yugoslavia issued their first Europa stamps in 1969 already, being the first Communist country to take part."

"In 2003, Yugoslavia's name was replaced by Serbia and Montenego : "Srbije i Crne Gore" for the last two former Yugoslav republics how stayed together. The name was written in both Latin and Cyrillic alphabet."

"Since 2007 Serbia issue Europa stamps under their own name alone."

San Marino

San Marino

Capital: San Marino
Languages: Italian
Population: 29,973
Currency: Euro - EUR
Internet code: .sm
Status: Parliamentary republic

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


Poste e Telecomunicazioni



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

Europa stamps: since 1961->

Official site: http://www.aasfn.sm
info: aasfn@omniway.sm

"San Marino issued their first Europa stamp in 1961."

"They issued Europa stamps with their own design until 1968. Only in 1969 they started to use the same common design."

Russia - [Россия]

Russia - [Россия]

Capital: Moscow
Languages: Russian official throughout the country; twenty-seven others co-official in various regions
Population: 142,008,838
Currency: Ruble - RUB
Internet code: .ru
Status: Federal semi-presidential republic

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


Почта России



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

Europa stamps: since 1995-2006, 2008->

Official site: http://www.rusmarka.ru
info: office@marka-art.ru

"Russia issued their first Europa stamp in 1995. The three Baltic States and Moldova issues Europa stamps before them."

"Russia didn't take part at the 2007 issue with the "100 years Scouting" theme."

Monaco - Sepac 2009

Monaco - Sepac

Date of Issue: 16 September 2009

one stamp (0.85 €)


this stamp is issued in a mini-sheet of eight stamps

The Monaco stamp represents a watercolour highlighting the Place de la Mairie located in the old town.

Europa stamps Printers

Europe

Did you ever ask yourself where your stamps were printed ?

We all saw in the under edge of each stamps the issue year or the name of the artist who designed the stamp but sometimes also the name of the printing house : Courvoisier - La Loupe - Joh. Enschedé - Matzoukis - the House of Questa - Printex - etc.

But do you know in which country they are ?

Some postal authorities have their own printing house : Belgium, Germany, Austria, Spain, Italy, etc. But most of the others must print their stamps with the help of privat printers and they are not always located in the same country !

For example the 2009 Europa stamps of Greenland, Guernsey and Norway are printed by Joh. Esnschedé in the Netherlands and the ones of Switzrland and Liechtenstein by the State printer of Austria. Azerbaijan stamps are printed in France by Cartor so did Portugal and Jersey.

But some Europa stamps aren't even printed in Europe ! So the Faroe Islands and the Isle of Man decided to let their Europa stamps being printed in Canada by the Lowe Martin Group and Slovenia have their Europa stamps being printed in ... Bahrain ! We are in the middle of globalization and liberalized markets !

Romania - [România]

Romania - [România]

Capital: Bucharest
Languages: Romanian
Population: 21,504,442
Currency: Leu - RON
Internet code: .ro
Status: Unitary semi-presidential republic

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


Poşta Română



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

Europa stamps: since 1991->

Official site: http://www.romfilatelia.ro
info: office@romfilatelia.ro

"As many other former communist countries, Romania issued their first Europa stamps in 1991. Since then they issue two stamps each year and many souvenir sheets."