1. Didymosphenia geminata - Wikipedia article
2. Beluga (sturgeon) (Huso huso) - IUCN Red list - Wikipedia articleWednesday, November 6
Europa stamps 2024
"Underwater fauna & flora"
05.04.2024 Bosnia and Herzegovina (Croat post) - 2 stamps (2x 3.50 BAM)
26.04.2024 Lithuania - 2 stamps (2x 1.70 €)
26.04.2024 Slovakia - 1 stamp (2.10 €)
02.05.2024 Cyprus - 2 stamps (0.34 & 0.64 €)
04.05.2024 Austria - 1 stamp (1.20 €)
06.05.2024 Cyprus (Turkish post) - 2 stamps (2x 17.- TRY)
07.05.2024 Czech rep. - 1 stamp (E value)
07.05.2024 Monaco - 1 stamp (1.96 €)
13.05.2024 the Netherlands - 1 stamp (Internationaal value)
14.05.2024 Guernsey - 2 stamps (1.20 & 1.36 GBP)
14.05.2024 Luxembourg - 2 stamps (L50g & E50g value)
no issue from Belarus
no issue from Russia
Any information regarding the 2024 Europa stamps issues are welcome! Post a comment or send me a message! ;)
Wednesday, October 30
Best Sepac stamp 2024
Time again to select the Best Sepac stamp !
As you can read on the official Sepac website : "By casting your vote, you’ll automatically be entered into our
prize draw to win exclusive stamp collections from SEPAC members.
Exciting Prizes Await:
- 1st Prize: A complete year collection from every SEPAC member that issued a SEPAC stamp in 2024, PLUS the official 2024 SEPAC stamp folder!
- 2nd Prize: Seven year collections of your choice, PLUS the 2024 SEPAC folder!
- 3rd Prize: Three year collections of your choice, PLUS the 2024 SEPAC folder!"
You can cast your vote by email : send a mail to info@sepacstamps.eu with the country you're voting for in the subject line. No need to register to vote this way.
Or you can vote online. You must then register by clicking the "Login" button at the top right of the Sepac website. Log in, and select your favourite stamp from the list.
Voting closes on 31st January 2025.
In the past, the Isle of Man won in 2017, Guernsey won once in 2016, Greenland won once in 2013, Monaco won once in 2018 so did Malta in 2022 and the Faroe Islands won this contest 3 times : in 2007-09, in 2011 and in 2015 so did Åland in 2014 ; in 2019 and in 2023.
Thursday, October 24
Best Europa stamp 2024
France is the winner of the 2024 Best Europa stamp contest organized by PostEurop. Monaco finished second and Azerbaijan (stamp from the souvenir-sheet) is third.
- FRANCE
- MONACO
- AZERBAIJAN
As written earlier on this blog, PostEurop changed the rules for this contest. 3 voting panels (public, jury and operators) are selecting the best Europa stamp. The results of these three panels are compiled and gives an overall winner.
France wins the overall contest and won also the postal operators voting :
Public voting :
1. Turkey
2. Armenia
3. Azerbaijan
Jury voting :
1. Jersey
2. Monaco
3. Cyprus
Postal operators voting :
1. France
2. Azerbaijan
3. Italy
Consolidated result of all three panels - top 10 :
1. France
2. Monaco
3. Azerbaijan
4. Cyprus
5. Armenia
= Poland
7. Jersey
= Turkey
9. Portugal
10. Georgia
Note that Belarus and Russia were excluded of this contest due to their aggression of Ukraine.
PostEurop informs us also that the Dutch Underwater Federation
(Nederlandse Onderwatersport Bond) awarded a special diploma to the 2024 Europa stamp from the Czech Rep., selecting it as their favourite.
Regarding the stamp,
the NOB said: ”This stamp represents the variety of all the flora and
fauna there is in the waters. The similarity between all the creatures
visible on the stamp and the ones that exist in the Dutch waters, is
big. Besides that, the stamp itself is full of detail of all the
different plants, fish, reptiles and invertebrates shown on the stamp.”
Wednesday, September 18
Malta - Sepac 2024
Malta - Sepac
Date of Issue: 16th September 2024
one stamp (1.91 €) out of a set of four stamps (only this stamp is bearing the official Sepac logo).
this stamp is issued in a mini sheet of 10 stamps
Sepac 2024
"Main tourist attraction"
24.04.2024 Jersey - 1 stamp (2.95 GBP) - out of a set of 5 stamps
08.05.2024 Åland - 1 stamp (Europa value)
24.05.2024 Greenland - 1 stamp (25.- DKK)
27.05.2024 Faroe Is. - 1 stamp (33.- DKK)
03.06.2024 Liechtenstein - 1 stamp (1.90 CHF)
20.06.2024 Monaco - 1 stamps (1.96 €)
25.06.2024 Gibraltar - 1 stamp (1.- GBP) - out of a set of 6 stamps
25.07.2024 Guernsey - 1 stamp (2.71 GBP) - out of a set of 4 stamps this issue has been withdrawn
10.09.2024 Luxembourg - 1 stamp (E50g value)
16.09.2024 Malta - 1 stamp (1.91 €) - out of a set of 4 stamps
no issue of the Isle of Man
no issue of the Vatican
Wednesday, August 28
Best Sepac stamp 2023
Europe
We have a winner in the best Sepac stamp 2023 contest !
Åland wins for the 3rd time this contest.
1st Åland 570 votes
2nd Greenland 374 votes
3rd Malta 144 votes
The Isle of Man won in 2017, Guernsey won once in 2016, Åland won twice in 2014 and in 2019, Greenland won once in 2013, Monaco won once in 2018 so did Malta in 2022 and the Faroe Islands won this contest 3 times : in 2007-09, in 2011 and in 2015.