Greece [Hellas - Ελλάδα]

Greece [Hellas - Ελλάδα]

Capital: Athens
Languages: Greek
Population: 11,216,708
Currency: Euro - EUR
Internet code: .gr
Status: Parliamentary republic

more here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greece

Hellenic Post ELTA



PostEurop member: yes
UPU member: yes
Sepac member: no
Norden member: no

Europa stamps: since 1960->

Official site: http://english.philotelismos.gr
info: filotelismos@elta-net.gr

"Greece issued their first Europa stamp, as many other countries, in 1960 and non-stop since then.

The last years the Greek stamps are always issued in pairs as well as in booklets."

Great Britain

Great Britain - United Kingdom

Capital: London
Languages: English
Population: 60,975,000
Currency: British Pound - GBP
Internet code: .uk
Status: Parliamentary constitutional monarchy

more here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom

Royal Mail



PostEurop member: yes
UPU member: yes
Sepac member: no
Norden member: no

Europa stamps: since 1960-1961, 1969, 1980-1999, 2001->

Official site: http://www.royalmail.com/portal/stamps
info: philatelic.enquiries@royalmail.com

"Great-Britain as many other countries issued their first Europa stamp in 1960, then their issues where irregular: 1961, 1969, and then non-stop since 1980 only (with an exception in 2000) even if some British territories as Jersey, Guernsey or the Isle of Man produced Europa stamps since the mid-seventies!

Great-Britain as the inventor of the "stamp" is the only country in the world issuing stamps without adding the name of their country on it, only the face or the monogram of the Queen (or King) is shown on them.

The British Europa stamps are often part of a larger set where only some of the stamps are baring the Europa stamps logo."

Jersey 2009

Jersey

Date of Issue: 10th February 2009

two stamps (0.39 & 0.43 GBP) out of a set of four stamps (only those two stamps are bearing the official Europa logo).



Both stamps are issued in mini-sheets of 10 stamps

Sweden 2009

Sweden

Date of Issue: 29th January 2009

two stamps (2x 12.- SEK)



both stamps are issued in a booklet of 4 stamps (2x of each stamp)

Greenland 2009

Greenland

Date of Issue: 19th January 2009

two stamps (6.25 & 8.- DKK)


Both stamps are also issued in a booklet of 12 self-adhesive stamps (6x each stamp).


Both stamps are also issued in mini-sheets of 8 stamps + 1 vignette (those stamps are also issued in sheets of 50 stamps !)

Gibraltar

Gibraltar

Capital: Gibraltar
Languages: English, Spanish
Population: 28,875
Currency: British Pound - GBP
Internet code: .gi
Status: British Overseas Territory

more here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gibraltar

Royal Gibraltar Post Office



PostEurop member: no
UPU member: yes - via Great-Britain
Sepac member: yes
Norden member: no

Europa stamps: since 1979 ->

Official site: http://www.gibraltar-stamps.com/
info: info@gibraltar-stamps.com

"Gibraltar is issuing Europa stamps non stop since 1979

They never used the CEPT nor the Europa logo as they are not member of PostEurop

Their Europa stamps are considered by the collectors as full part of the collection

They don't follow the recommendation of PostEurop of issuing only one or two stamps each year as their sets are always of 4 stamps those last years."

Georgia 2008

Georgia

Date of Issue: 5th December 2008

two stamps (0.90 & 1.- GEL)


both stamps are issued in mini sheets of 10 stamps




both stamps are issued in a booklet of 8 stamps (4 stamps of each)