2000

Europe

Issue n° 45 - 2000

"New millennium"

Number of countries : 55
Debuting countries : none
Returning countries : none
Withdrawing countries : none
Common design : tower of six stars build up by children on a green field with the letter E of Europe on it
Countries using their own design : Bulgaria (two stamps depicting Madonna's paintings), Croatia (one stamp (out of 2) representing a princess on a horse), Cyprus (Turkish post) (one stamp (out of 2) depicts a map of Europe and a flower made of the European stars and a map of Cyprus in the center, Gibraltar (4 stamps representing stars and children on  a green field), Guernsey (3 stamps (out of 4) depicts a rainbow, sails and a kite), Hungary (one stamp (out of 2) representing a woman with rainbowhair as a puzzle), Jersey (one stamp (out of 2) depicts a map of Europe and map of Jersey) , Monaco (one stamp (out of 2) representing a map of Europa, the PostEurop logo and the flags of the PostEurop members), Yugoslavia (two stamps depicting the number 2000 one with cosmonauts)
Designer : Jean-Paul Cousin (France)

Note : most stamps were issued on the 9th of May = Europe Day ! 

In order to celebrate the year 2000, it has been decided to use a common design again as it was the case before 1974.

source of the image : http://www.ibolli.it/indexes/cept/index.php

 

more here in the Europa stamps History - Part V

Eurovision Song Contest 2000
Stockholm (Sweden)
Winner: Olsen Brothers "Fly on the Wings of Love" (Denmark)

my personal favorite that year: Brainstorm "My Star" (Latvia)

1999

Europe

Issue n° 44 - 1999

"Nature reserves and Parks"

Number of countries : 57
Debuting countries : none
Returning countries : none
Withdrawing countries : none

Note : Gibraltar was the only country not to use the official logo that year.

Moldova used that year the official logo but with a different R letter. I already wrote about that in an earlier message.

source of the image : http://www.ibolli.it/indexes/cept/index.php

more here in the Europa stamps History - Part IV

Eurovision Song Contest 1999
Jerusalem (Israel)
Winner: Charlotte Nilsson "Take me to your heaven" (Sweden)

my personal favorite that year: Bobbie Singer "Reflection" (Austria)

100 years UPAEP

Europe

I wrote in an earlier message about the little cousin of the Europa stamps collection, the America stamps !

PostEurop being in charge of coordinating the Europa stamps, for the America stamps it's the UPAEP (Unión Postal de las Américas, España y Portugal) - PUASP (Postal Union of the Americas, Spain and Portugal) en english.

The UPAEP is celebrating their 100 years anniversary this year and it has been commemorated by many stamp issues from the UPAEP member countries.


Besides those anniversary issues, America stamps will also be issued later this year on the common them "Mail boxes".

1998

Europe

Issue n° 43 - 1998

"Festivals and National celebrations"

Number of countries : 57
Debuting countries : Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia
Returning countries : none
Withdrawing countries : none

Note : Gibraltar was the only country not to use the official logo that year.

Moldova used that year the official logo but with a different R letter. I already wrote about that in an earlier message.

more here in the Europa stamps History - Part IV

Eurovision Song Contest 1998
Birmingham (United Kingdom)
Winner: Dana International "Diva" (Israel)

my personal favorite that year: Vlado Janevski "Ne zori, zoro" (Macedonia)

Sepac folder 2011

Europe - Sepac

"Beautiful corners of Europe 3", 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 !

It's the 3rd and last folder of the first Sepac serie on the theme "Scenery".

Albania 2011

Albania

Date of Issue: 30th July 2011

one stamp (200.- ALL) and one souvenir-sheet (250.- ALL)


the stamp is issued in one mini-sheet of 9 stamps

Jersey - Sepac 2011

Jersey - Sepac

Date of Issue: 28th September 2011

one stamp (0.49 GBP) out of a set of six stamps (only this stamp is bearing the official Sepac logo).



this stamp is issued in a mini-sheet of 10 stamps