1961

Europe

Issue n° 6 - 1961

"Symbolic dove"

Number of countries : 16
Debuting countries : Cyprus - San Marino
Returning countries : none
Withdrawing countries : Austria - Denmark - Finland - Ireland - Norway - Sweden
Common design : a peace dove made of 19 little doves, 1 for each 1961 member of CEPT
Countries using their own design : Liechtenstein (Cogwheels) - Portugal (Four interwined hands) - San Marino (View of the Mount Titano) - Great Britain added the queen's head on the right hand side of the common design
Designer : Theo Kurpershoek (the Netherlands)

Note : First ever appearance of the CEPT logo, it has been used on the stamps of Great Britain, Portugal and Spain - Most of the stamps issued in September

more here in the Europa stamps History - Part II

Greenland - Sepac 2009

Greenland - Sepac

Date of Issue: 16th September 2009

one stamp (7.- DKK)

Luxembourg - Sepac 2009

Luxembourg - Sepac

Date of Issue: 16th September 2009

one stamp (0.70 €)

this stamp is issued in a mini sheet of 10 stamps

1960

Europe

Issue n° 5 - 1960

"First CEPT issue"

Number of countries : 20
Debuting countries : Denmark - Spain - Finland - Great Britain - Greece - Ireland - Iceland - Liechtenstein - Norway - Portugal - Sweden
Returning countries : Turkey
Withdrawing countries : none
Common design : a Roman mail-coach wheel with 19 spokes, 1 for each 1960 member of CEPT - the wheel is also the letter O of the word Europa
Countries using their own design : Austria (Antique column) - Liechtenstein (honeycomb) - Great Britain added the queen's head on the right hand side of the common design
Designer : Pentti Rahikainen (Finland)

Note : Most of the stamps issued on 19th September - The Liechtenstein's stamp is very rare and has an high value - Denmark, Greece and Norway are the first countries to issue a single Europa stamp set using the common design

more here in the Europa stamps History - Part I

Bosnia and Herzegovina 2009

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Date of Issue: 10th September 2009

two stamps (2.- & 3.- BAM)



Both stamps are issued in a souvenir-sheet



Both stamps are issued in mini-sheets of 8 stamps + 1 vignette

1959

Europe

Issue n° 4 - 1959

"Chain, symbol of the union"

Number of countries : 8
Debuting countries : Austria
Returning countries : Switzerland
Withdrawing countries : Saarland - Turkey
Common design : a chain made of 6 rings symbolizing the six Europa stamps founding members
Countries using their own design : Austria (E shape building) - Switzerland (chain made of eight alternating round and square rings)
Designer : Walter Brudi (Germany)

Note : All stamps issued on 19th September except Austria and Switzerland - That same year, the CEPT was established and the Swiss set has been overprinted on that occasion - Austria is the first country to issue a single stamp set

more here in the Europa stamps History - Part I

Sepac folder 2009

Europe - Sepac

"Beautiful corners of Europe 2", this special folder contains the 12 Sepac stamps to be issued this year.



This folder will be on sale by any of the Sepac countries philatelic offices !

I'll put here under the price asked by each Philatelic office :

• Åland : 15.- € (if ordered in September, a FDC is offer as present)
• Luxembourg : 15.- €
  
• Iceland : 2'700.- ISK (= 15.03 €)
• Greenland : 112.- DKK (= 15.05 €)
• Liechtenstein : 24.- CHF (= 15.83 €)
  
• Gibraltar : 13.95 GBP (= 16.16 €)
• Jersey : 14.75 GBP (= 17.18 €)
• Guernsey : 14.75 GBP (= 17.18 €)
• Isle of Man : 14.75 GBP (= 17.18 €)