1970

Europe

Issue n° 15 - 1970

"Sun"

Number of countries : 19
Debuting countries : none
Returning countries : none
Withdrawing countries : Austria, Denmark, Finland, Great Britain, Norway, Sweden, Vatican
Common design : sun composed of 24 interwoven wires one for each CEPT member.
Countries using their own design : Greece (one stamp (out of 3) depicts an owl, Antique symbol of wisdom).
Designer : Louis Le Brocquy (Ireland)

Note : Since that year, each country is allowed to issue one stamp within the set with their own design, only Greece used that new rule. Most stamps issued on the 4th of May, close to Europe Day (9th of May).

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1969

Europe

Issue n° 14 - 1969

"10 years of the CEPT"

Number of countries : 26
Debuting countries : Jugoslavia, Vatican
Returning countries : Austria, Denmark, Finland, Great Britain, Norway, Sweden
Withdrawing countries : none
Common design : Antique temple made of the words EUROPA and CEPT.
Countries using their own design : Liechtenstein (their design is slighly different).
Designer : Luigi Gashara & Giorgio Belli (Italy)

Note : Most stamps issued on the 28th of April. Great Britain has the CEPT logo on their stamp.

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1968

Europe

Issue n° 13 - 1968

"Key"

Number of countries : 18
Debuting countries : none
Returning countries : none
Withdrawing countries : Norway
Common design : a key with the CEPT logo as handle, said to open the door to a United Europe.
Countries using their own design : Liechtenstein (their design is slighly different, their key bittings are shaped as an E)
Designer : Hans Schwarzenbach (Switzerland)

Note : Most stamps issued in March and late April.

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1967

Europe

Issue n° 12 - 1967

"Cogwheels"

Number of countries : 19
Debuting countries : none
Returning countries : none
Withdrawing countries : none
Common design : three cogwheels. The central cogwheel has the CEPT logo in his center and 22 teeth, one tooth for each 1967 members of CEPT.
Countries using their own design : San Marino (Map of Europe) - Liechtenstein (their design is slighly different, their coghwheel has only 10 teeth)
Designer : Oscar Bonnevalle (Belgium)

Note : Most stamps issued in late April and early May.

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Albania 2009

Albania

Date of Issue: 11th December 2009

two stamps (200.- & 250.- ALL) and one souvenir-sheet (350.- ALL)



both stamps are issued in mini-sheets of 10 stamps

both stamps and the souvenir sheet are also issued in a booklet (6'000 ex only !)

Europa stamps 2009

Europe

Europa 2009
"Astronomy"

08.05.2009 Åland - 1 stamp (Europa value)
11.12.2009 Albania - 2 stamps (200.- & 250.- ALL) & 1 souvenir-sheet (350.- ALL)
04.05.2009 Andorra (French post) - 1 stamp (0.56 €)
23.04.2009 Andorra (Spanish post) - 1 stamp (0.62 €)
01.07.2009 Armenia - 1 stamp (350.- AMD)
14.09.2009 Armenian post of Nagorno-Karabakh - 3 stamps (120.-, 350.- & 650.- AMD)
05.06.2009 Austria - 1 stamp (0.65 €)
13.04.2009 Azerbaijan - 2 stamps (0.20 & 0.60 AZM) and 1 souvenir-sheet (1.- AZM)
08.05.2009 Azores - 1 stamp (0.68 €) + 1 souvenir sheet (2x 0.68 €)

15.04.2009 Belarus - 2 stamps (2x 1000.- BYR)
06.04.2009 Belgium - 1 souvenir-sheet (0.90 €)
10.09.2009 Bosnia and Herzegovina - 2 stamps (2.- & 3.- BAM)
05.04.2009 Bosnia and Herzegovina (Croat post) - 2 stamps (2x 3.- BAM)
23.04.2009 Bosnia and Herzegovina (Serb post) - 2 stamps (1.- & 2.- BAM)
28.04.2009 Bulgaria - 2 stamps (0.60 & 1.50 BGL)

09.05.2009 Croatia - 2 stamps (2x 8.- HRK)
04.05.2009 Cyprus - 2 stamps (0.51 & 0.68 €)
05.05.2009 Cyprus (Turkish post) - 2 stamps (2x 0.80 YTL)
06.05.2009 Czech Rep. - 1 stamp (17.- CZK)

25.03.2009 Denmark - 2 stamps (5.50 & 8.- DKK)

05.05.2009 Estonia - 2 stamps (2x 9.- EEK)

25.05.2009 Faroe Is. - 2 stamps (10.- & 12.- DKK)
06.05.2009 Finland - 2 stamps (2x 0.80 €)
04.05.2009 France - 1 souvenir-sheet (2x 0.70 €)

15.10.2010 Georgia - 2 stamps (2.- & 3.- GEL) & 1 souvenir-sheet (2.- & 3.- GEL)
07.05.2009 Germany - 1 stamp (0.55 €)
01.06.2009 Gibraltar - 4 stamps (0.10, 0.42, 0.44, 1.50 GBP)
08.10.2009 Great-Britain - 1 stamp (1st class value = 0.39 GBP)
11.05.2009 Greece - 2 stamps (0.70 & 3.20 €)
19.01.2009 Greenland - 2 stamps (6.25 & 8.- DKK)
28.05.2009 Guernsey - 2 stamps (0.43 & 0.51 GBP) out of a set of 6 stamps

08.05.2009 Hungary - 1 souvenir-sheet (100.- & 230.- HUF)

07.05.2009 Iceland - 2 stamps (105.- & 140.- ISK)
15.05.2009 Ireland - 2 stamps (0.55 & 0.82 €)
12.04.2009 Isle of Man - 2 stamps (0.33 & 0.56 GBP) out of a set of 6 stamps
07.05.2009 Italy - 2 stamps (0.60 & 0.65 €)

10.02.2009 Jersey - 2 stamps (0.39 & 0.43 GBP) out of a set of 4 stamps

03.04.2009 Kazakhstan - 2 stamps (2x 230.- KZT)
08.05.2009 Kosovo - 2 stamps (1.- & 2.- €) + 1 souvenir sheet (2.- €)

02.04.2009 Latvia - 2 stamps (0.50 & 0.55 LVL)
02.03.2009 Liechtenstein - 1 stamps (1.30 CHF)
25.04.2009 Lithuania - 2 stamps (2x 2.45 LTL)
12.05.2009 Luxembourg - 2 stamps (0.50 & 0.70 €)

06.05.2009 Macedonia - 2 stamps (50.- & 100.- MKD) + 1 souvenir-sheet (150 MKD)
08.05.2009 Madeira - 1 stamp (0.68 €) + 1 souvenir sheet (2x 0.68 €)
09.05.2009 Malta - 2 stamps (0.37 & 1.19 €)
07.05.2009 Moldova - 2 stamps (4.20 & 4.50 MDL)
04.05.2009 Monaco - 2 stamps (0.56 & 0.70 €)
16.04.2009 Montenegro - 2 stamps (0.60 & 0.90 €) + 1 souvenir-sheet (0.60 & 0.90 €)

07.04.2009 the Netherlands - 2 stamps (2x 0.77 €)
12.06.2009 Norway - 1 souvenir-sheet (10.- & 12.- NOK)

05.05.2009 Poland - 1 stamp (3.- PLN)
08.05.2009 Portugal - 1 stamp (0.68 €) + 1 souvenir sheet (2x 0.68 €)

06.05.2009 Romania - 2 stamps (2.40 & 9.10 RON)
05.05.2009 Russia - 1 stamp (9.- RUB)

08.05.2009 San Marino - 2 stamps (0.60 & 0.65 €)
05.05.2009 Serbia - 2 stamps (46.- & 50.- RSD)
28.05.2009 Slovakia - 1 stamp (0.90 €)
29.05.2009 Slovenia - 2 stamps (0.45 & 0.92 €)
23.04.2009 Spain - 1 stamp (0.62 €)
29.01.2009 Sweden - 2 stamps (2x 12.- SEK) issued in a booklet of 4
08.05.2009 Switzerland - 1 stamp (1.- CHF)

16.06.2009 Turkey - 2 stamps (0.80 & 1.- YTL)

17.04.2009 Ukraine - 2 stamps (3.75 & 5.25 UAH)

20.05.2009 Vatican - 2 stamps (0.60 & 0.65 €)

1966

Europe

Issue n° 11 - 1966

"Symbolic Ship"

Number of countries : 19
Debuting countries : Andorra (French post)
Returning countries : none
Withdrawing countries : Finland
Common design : a ship made of th letters CEPT symbolizing a steady progress on a calm sea.
Countries using their own design : San Marino (Our Lady of Europe) - Spain (Abduction of Europe by Zeus)
Designer : Gregor and Josef Bender (Germany)

Note : Spain used the CEPT logo - Most stamps issued in September

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