Issue n° 3 - 1958
"Peace to the service of the European idea"
"Peace to the service of the European idea"
Number of countries : 8
Debuting countries : Turkey
Returning countries : none
Withdrawing countries : Switzerland
Common design : a dove flying above the letter E of Europe
Countries using their own design : Turkey (stump with a shoot)
Designer : Andre Van der Vossen (the Netherlands)
Note : All stamps issued on the 13th September except Turkey - First time a country "breaks" the common design rule