Slovakia 2024

Slovakia

Date of Issue: 26th April 2024

one stamp (2.10 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

 

Alpine bullhead (Cottus poecilopus) - IUCN Red list - Wikipedia article

Monaco 2024

Monaco

Date of Issue: 7th May 2024

one stamp (1.96 €) - NOTE a version without Europa logo has been printed (40'000 ex) ! Later a new version with logo has been printed.

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

Common octopus (Octopus vulgaris) - IUCN Red list - Wikipedia article

Sweden 2024

Sweden

Date of Issue: 25th April 2024

one souvenir-sheet of three stamps (3x 36.- SEK) - NOTE only the stamp on the left is bearing the Europa logo

1. Harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) - IUCN Red list - Wikipedia article

2. Chara tomentosa - Wikipedia article

3. Common jellyfish (Aurelia aurita) - Wikipedia article

Isle of Man 2024

Isle of Man

Date of Issue: 7th March 2024

one stamp (1.28 GBP) out of a set of six [!] stamps (only this stamp is bearing the official Europa logo)

 

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

Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) - IUCN Red list - Wikipedia article

PostEurop 30 years

Europe

In 2023, PostEurop celebrated its 30th anniversary.

To mark the occasion, they produced an anniversary logo that was used by several postal administrations to produce a stamp issue.

These include Albania, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, the Faroe Islands, Kazakhstan, Moldova and Serbia.

The Isle of Man added this logo on their 2023 Europa stamp issue and Poland & Romania have both issued a postal stationary.

I may be forgetting some ...

Jersey 2024

Jersey

Date of Issue: 8th January 2024

two stamps (0.98 & 2.15 GBP) and one souvenir-sheet of 2 stamps (0.98 & 2.15 GBP)

 

 

Both stamps are issued in mini-sheets of 10 stamps

 

 

1. Bladder wrack (Fucus vesiculosus) - Wikipedia article

2. Flat periwinkle (Littorina obtusata) - Wikipedia article

Albania 2022

Albania

Date of Issue: 1st December 2023 [!]

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

Rozafa Castle in Shkodra is one of the most important in Albania and is also

the main tourist attraction in the city of Shkodra.

According to the painful legend, the construction of the castle was cursed by the gods, which every night demolishing every day construction. To allow the durability of the castle walls, they demanded the sacrifice of a woman and it was unfairly decided that the victim was Rozafa, the youngest bride of the house.