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Åland
Date of Issue: 8th May 2026
two stamps (2x Europa value)
Åland Post also issues its own design contribution for the 70th anniversary. The illustration by Tzenko Stoyanov pays tribute to Europe’s diversity and unity, highlighting how postal services connect people across the world.
Finland
Date of Issue: 6th May 2026
one stamp (national value) - NOTE those stamps are self-adhesive
this stamp is issued in a mini-sheet of 10 stamp
NorwayNorway (stamp 1) is the winner of the 2025 Best Europa stamp contest organized by PostEurop. The Netherlands finished second and Greece (3€ value) is third.
The designer tells about the image: “I have tried to recreate how the objects have been frozen, and how they have gradually emerged. The images are first processed, then printed out and then frozen in an ice bath. I have then photographed in the studio while the ice melts and the motifs emerge. This is a visual move in addition to reinforcing the theme, namely what appears when the ice melts.”
watch hereunder the story of Norway’s winning stamp
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.
Norway wins the overall contest and won also the jury voting :
Public voting (16'814 votes) :
1. Serbia
2. Turkey
3. Armenia
Jury voting :
1. Norway
2. Cyprus
3. The Netherlands
Postal operators voting :
1. Greece
2. The Netherlands
3. Latvia
Consolidated result of all three panels - top 10 :
1. Norway
2. The Netherlands
3. Greece
4. Faroe Islands
= Serbia
6. Åland
= Armenia
= Cyprus
= France
= Turkey
Note that Belarus and Russia were excluded of this contest due to their aggression of Ukraine.
Great-Britain, Iceland & Albania didn't issue 2025 Europa stamps.
Europe - Sepac
"Architecture 16", this special folder contains the 10 Sepac stamps issued in 2025.
This folder will be on sale by any of the Sepac countries philatelic offices !
Luxembourg - Sepac
Europe - Sepac
27.03.2025 Jersey - 1 stamps (3.- GBP) out of set of 8 stamps
09.05.2025 Åland - 1 stamp (4.20 €)
26.05.2025 Faroe Is. - 1 stamp (35.- DKK)
26.05.2025 Greenland - 1 stamp (28.- DKK)
02.06.2025 Liechtenstein - 1 stamp (1.90 CHF)
09.07.2025 Monaco - 1 stamp (2.78 €)
23.07.2025 Guernsey - 1 stamp (2.08 GBP) out of a set of 4 stamps
29.07.2025 Malta - 1 stamp (1.91 €) out of a set of 3 stamps
16.09.2025 Gibraltar - 1 stamp (1.- GBP) out of a set of 6 stamps & 1 souvenir-sheet of 6 stamps.
19.09.2025 Luxembourg - 1 stamp (1.70 €)
no issue Isle of Man
no issue Vatican
Gibraltar - Sepac
Date of Issue: 16th September 2025
one stamp (1.- GBP) out of a set of 6 stamps (only this stamp bears the Sepac logo)
this stamp is issued in a miniature-sheet with the five other stamps of this set
this stamp is also issued in a mini-sheet of 9 stamps
