Slovakia 2022

Slovakia

Date of Issue: 2nd May 2022

one stamp (1.50 EUR)

this stamp is issued in a mini-sheet of 8 stamps

this stamp is also issued in a booklet (6 stamps) - NOTE the stamps from the booklet are self-adhesive

 

Lomidrevo or Valibuk - Typical Slovak fairytale story about a young man with a heart made of gold overcoming circumstances (and fighting dragons, of course ) to save the day. On this epic road, he learns a lot about people and their nature, about the world, about himself and he also got a stunning princess as his bride. Full story here

Bosnia and Herzegovina (Croat post) 2022

Bosnia and Herzegovina (Croat post)

Date of Issue: 5th April 2022

two stamps (2x 3.00 BAM)

both stamps are also issued in 2 souvenir-sheets of 1 stamp

both stamps are issued in a mini-sheet of 8 stamps (4 of each) printed "tête-bêche"

The Slavic people worshiped various deities, and research has led to the fact that the god of thunder and lightning, Perun, is considered the supreme god of the Slavic pantheon. He rules the living world by dwelling in a fort on the highest branch of the tree of life. His wife is the goddess of fertility and protector of women, Mokosh. She is the mother of the wet Earth and the bright Sun. Perun is depicted as a rough red-haired man, symbolized by an eagle sitting on an oak branch watching the world. The water god of the underworld, Veles, is his enemy who lives at the root of the tree of life and is symbolized by the serpent. The most significant myth of Slavic mythology is the struggle between Perun and Veles who steals the Sun - Mokosh and takes her to the underworld, where she spends half a year. Perun pursues Veles with his lightning and thunder and expels him to the underground to bring back Mokosh and restore order. The myth was repeated every year in a circular cycle following the movement of the Sun and the seasons. (Željka Šaravanja)

Albania 2021

Albania

Date of Issue: 30th March 2022 [!]

one stamp (150.- ALL) and one souvenir-sheet (250.- ALL)

 

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

a different souvenir-sheet with two stamps (150- & 250.- ALL) is also issued in a booklet

Europa stamps 2021

Europe

Europa 2021 

"Endangered national wildlife"

14.01.2021 Sweden - 1 stamp (24.- SEK)

20.01.2021 Russia - 1 stamp (52.- RUB)

 

05.02.2021 Gibraltar - 2 stamps (1.96 & 3.16 GBP) & 1 souvenir-sheet of 2 stamps (1.96 & 3.16 GBP)

 

01.03.2021 Liechtenstein - 2 stamps (2x 1.50 CHF)

11.03.2021 Jersey - 2 stamps (0.54 & 1.05 GBP) out of a set of 6 stamps & 1 souvenir-sheet of 2 stamps

30.03.2021 San Marino - 2 stamps (1.10 & 1.15 €) 

 

05.04.2021 Bosnia and Herzegovina (Croat post) - 2 stamps (2x 3.- BAM)

07.04.2021 Guernsey - 2 stamps (0.73 & 1.- GBP) (out of a set of 8 stamps) and 1 souvenir-sheet of 2 stamps (0.73 & 1.- GBP)

09.04.2021 Artsakh - 3 stamps (3x 500.- AMD)

12.04.2021 Isle of Man - 1 stamp (EU value = 0.94 GBP) (out of a set of 10 [!] stamps)

15.04.2021 Bosnia and Herzegovina (Serb post) - 2 stamps (1.95 & 2.70 BAM)

16.04.2021 Latvia - 2 stamps (1.- & 1.27 €)

21.04.2021 Czech rep. - 1 stamp (E value = 39.- CZK) 

21.04.2021 Poland - 1 stamp (3.30 PLN)

22.04.2021 Romania - 2 stamps (3.40 & 19.50 RON)

23.04.2021 Lithuania - 2 stamps (2x 0.75 €)

23.04.2021 Norway - 2 stamps (2x Europa 20g value = 2x 27.- NOK)

26.04.2021 Faroe Islands - 2 stamps (17.- & 27.- DKK)

28.04.2021 Finland - 3 [!] stamps (3x domestic value) 

30.04.2021 Andorra (Spanish post) - 1 stamp (1.50 €)

 

04.05.2021 Belarus - 2 stamps (H & P value)

05.05.2021 Hungary - 1 souvenir-sheet of 4 stamps (4x 715.- HUF)

06.05.2021 Cyprus - 2 stamps (0.34 & 0.64 €)

06.05.2021 Estonia - 2 stamps (2x 1.90 €)

06.05.2021 Germany - 1 stamp (0.80 €) 

06.05.2021 Greece - 2 stamps (2.- & 4.50 €)

06.05.2021 Ireland - 2 stamps (N & W value = 1.- & 1.70 €)

06.05.2021 Switzerland - 2 stamps (2x 1.- CHF)

07.05.2021 Åland - 1 stamp (Europa value) 

07.05.2021 Armenia - 1 stamp (350.- AMD)

07.05.2021 Azores - 1 stamp (0.88 €) & 1 souvenir-sheet of 2 stamps (2x 0.88 €) 

07.05.2021 Bosnia and Herzegovina - 2 stamps (2x 2.50 BAM) & 1 souvenir-sheet (2x 2.50 BAM) 

07.05.2021 Croatia - 2 stamps (3.30 & 15.- HRK) 

07.05.2021 Kosovo - 2 stamps (1.- & 2.- €) and one souvenir-sheet (2.- €)

07.05.2021 Madeira - 1 stamp (0.88 €) & 1 souvenir-sheet of 2 stamps (2x 0.88 €)

07.05.2021 Monaco - 1 stamp (1.50 €)

07.05.2021 North Macedonia - 1 stamp (144.- MKD) & 1 souvenir-sheet (144.- MKD)

07.05.2021 Portugal - 1 stamp (0.88 €) & 1 souvenir-sheet of 2 stamps (2x 0.88 €)

07.05.2021 Slovakia - 1 stamp (1.70 €)

08.05.2021 Austria - 1 stamp (1.- €) 

09.05.2021 Montenegro - 1 stamp (0.95 €) & 1 souvenir-sheet (0.95 €)

09.05.2021 Turkey - 2 stamps (3.- & 6.50 TRY)

10.05.2021 the Netherlands - 2 stamps (2x Internationaal value = 2x 1.55 €)

11.05.2021 Luxembourg - 2 stamps (0.80 & 1.05 €) 

12.05.2021 Malta - 2 stamps (0.59 & 2.- €)

14.05.2021 Spain - 1 stamp (B value = 1.50 €)

15.05.2021 Andorra (French post) - 1 stamp (1.50 €)

20.05.2021 Denmark - 2 stamps (2x 11.- DKK) out of a set of 5 stamps

21.05.2021 Serbia - 2 stamps (30.- & 85.- RSD)

25.05.2021 France - 1 stamp (1.50 €) 

25.05.2021 Vatican - 2 stamps (1.10 & 1.15 €)

28.05.2021 Moldova - 2 stamps (5.75 & 11.- MDL)

28.05.2021 Slovenia - 2 stamps (1.22 & 1.37 €)

31.05.2021 Bulgaria - 2 stamps (1.10 & 2.30 BGN) and 1 souvenir-sheet of 2 stamps (1.10 & 2.30 BGN)

 

08.06.2021 Greenland - 2 stamps (17.- & 19.- DKK)

09.06.2021 Ukraine - 2 stamps (2x Z value) and 1 souvenir-sheet (2x Z value)

14.06.2021 Belgium - 1 souvenir-sheet of 2 stamps (2x Europe 3rd class value) 

24.06.2021 Azerbaijan - 2 stamps (0.5 & 0.6 AZN) and 1 souvenir-sheet (2.- AZN)

 

15.07.2021 Cyprus (Turkish post) - 2 stamps (6.- & 6.50 TRY) and 1 souvenir-sheet (6.- & 6.50 TRY) 

 

22.09.2021 Georgia - 2 stamps (2x 2.10 GEL) & 1 souvenir-sheet (2x 2.10 GEL)

 

15.11.2021 Italy - 2 stamps (B & B50g values = 1.10 & 2.60 €)
29.11.2021 Kazakhstan - 1 souvenir-sheet of 2 stamps (2x 800.- KZT)

30.03.2022 Albania - 1 stamp (150.- ALL) & 1 souvenir-sheet (250.- ALL) NEW

Switzerland 2022

Switzerland

Date of Issue: 5th May 2022

2 stamps (2x 1.10 CHF)

 

William Tell - The story of a hero who had to shoot an apple placed on his child’s head is found in many different European collections of legends. But it was here in Switzerland where it became a fundamental part of the legend of how the nation was founded. William Tell achieved fame far beyond national borders as the courageous and fearless main character in Friedrich Schiller’s 1804 play of the same name. After the foundation of the federal state in 1848, William Tell became a major figure in shaping the identity of the emerging nation.

The young illustrator and graphic artist Elena Knecht has taken a fresh look at this subject. She sought to give a modern twist to the folk tale and to present it in a contemporary style.

The dramatic scene with the pierced apple probably comes from Nordic legends in the early Middle Ages. Travelling monks are believed to have brought these stories to Switzerland. The pierced apple is one of the most memorable and famous scenes in the William Tell story.

Monaco 2022

Monaco

Date of Issue: 9th May 2022

one stamp (1.65 €)

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

The Monaco Stamp Office has chosen to depict François Grimaldi, known as Malizia, who, on the night of 8 January 1297, disguised as a Franciscan monk, took back the fortress of Monaco from the Ghibellines by deception, thus establishing the Grimaldi dynasty.

NOTE - In 1982, Monaco used the same legend for their Europa stamps issued on the theme "Historic events"!

Denmark 2022

Denmark

Date of issue: 19th May 2022

one souvenir-sheet of three stamps (2x 12.- & 1x 36.- DKK) - NOTE only the 36.- DKK value is bearing the Europa logo

Hardly any other place in Denmark than Bornholm has such a strong tradition of legends and tales connected with the supernatural world.
The rocky landscape is said to be inhabited by the underworld, who revealed themselves to the locals over the centuries.