Turkey - [Türkiye]

Turkey - [Türkiye]

Capital: Ankara
Languages: Turkish
Population: 74,816,000
Currency: Turkish lira - TRY
Internet code: .tr
Status: Parliamentary republic

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


Posta Telefon Telgraf



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

Europa stamps: since 1958, 1960 ->

Official site: http://www.ptt.gov.tr/tr/pulculuk/pul_galerisi.php
info: filateli@ptt.gov.tr

"The first Turkish issue was in 1958, but only since 1960 Turkey issues Europa stamps each year."

Isle of Man - Sepac 2009

Isle of Man - Sepac

Date of Issue: 16th September 2009

one stamp (0.56 GBP) out of a set of six stamps (only this stamp is bearing the official Sepac logo).

"six stamps showcasing the virtuosity and expressive range of Archibald Knox, great Manx artist. While he is best known internationally as a designer of metalwork, through his work for Liberty’s, in the Isle of Man he is remembered mostly as a watercolourist."

Switzerland - [Schweiz - Suisse - Svizzera - Svizra]

Switzerland - [Schweiz - Suisse - Svizzera - Svizra]

Capital: Bern
Languages: German, French, Italian, Romansh
Population: 7,725,200
Currency: Swiss franc - CHF
Internet code: .ch
Status: Direct democracy Federal parliamentary republic

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


Die Post - La Poste - La Posta



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

Europa stamps: since 1957, 1959 ->

Official site: http://www.post.ch/philatelie/en
info: stamps@post.ch

"The first Swiss issue was in 1957, but only since 1959 Switzerland issues Europa stamps each year."

"The CEPT was founded in 1959 in Montreux, Switzerland. On that occasion the Swiss post over printed their Europa issue. This set has now an high value."

Sweden - [Sverige]

Sweden - [Sverige]

Capital: Stockholm
Languages: Swedish
Population: 9,263,872
Currency: Swedish krona - SEK
Internet code: .se
Status: Parliamentary democracy and Constitutional monarchy

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


Posten AB



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

Europa stamps: since 1960, 1969, 1974 ->

Official site: http://www.posten.se
info: kundservice@pf.posten.se

"Sweden issued their first Europa stamp in 1960. Then they waited 9 more years to issue their second Europa stamp in order to celebrate the 10 years of the CEPT, in 1969."

"We had to wait untill 1974 to have the next issue, but since then Sweden took always part with 2, 3 or 4 stamps."

"Sweden is famous for their roll-stamps, easily recognizable by the fact that the don't have any perforation on both sides of each stamp! They issue also most of their stamps in booklets."

Spain - [España]

Spain - [España]

Capital: Madrid
Languages: Spanish & recognised regional languages Aranese, Basque, Catalan/Valencian and Galician
Population: 46,661,950
Currency: Euro - EUR
Internet code: .es
Status: Parliamentary democracy and Constitutional monarchy

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


Correos (Spanish post)



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

Europa stamps: since 1960 ->

Official site: http://www.correos.es
info: Atcliente.filatelia@correos.es

"Spain issues Europa stamps since 1960."

"In 1962, 1963, 1965 & 1966 they didn't use the common design".

"In 1972 & 1973 only one stamp of the set depicted the common design."

Slovenia - [Slovenija]

Slovenia - [Slovenija]

Capital: Ljubljana
Languages: Sloven
Population: 2,053,355
Currency: Euro - EUR
Internet code: .si
Status: Parliamentary republic

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


Pošta Slovenije



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

Europa stamps: since 1993->

Official site: http://www.posta.si
info: info@posta.si

"Slovenia issued their first Europa stamps in 1993."

"One year before, in 1992, their neighbor Croatia was the first former Yugoslav republic to issue Europa stamps."

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."