europa stamps

Friday, October 2

Malta - Sepac 2009

Malta - Sepac

Date of Issue: 16th September 2009

one stamp (0.37 €) 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

Guernsey - Sepac 2009

Guernsey - Sepac

Date of Issue: 16th September 2009

one stamp (0.51 GBP) out of a set of six stamps (only this stamp is bearing the official Sepac logo).

16.09.2009 Åland - 1 stamp (Europa value = 0.80 €)
16.09.2009 Faroe Islands - 1 stamp (10.- DKK)
16.09.2009 Gibraltar - 1 stamp (0.44 GBP) out of a set of five stamps
16.09.2009 Greenland - 1 stamp (7.- DKK)
16.09.2009 Guernsey - 1 stamp (0.51 GBP) out of a set of six stamps
16.09.2009 Jersey - 1 stamp (0.45 GBP) out of a set of six stamps
16.09.2009 Iceland - 1 stamp (120.- ISK) out of a set of two stamps
16.09.2009 Isle of Man - 1 stamp (0.56 GBP)
16.09.2009 Liechtenstein - 1 stamp (1.30 CHF)
16.09.2009 Luxembourg - 1 stamp (0.70 €)
16.09.2009 Malta - 1 stamps (0.37 €) out of a set of four stamps
16.09.2009 Monaco - 1 stamp (0.85 €)

no issue of San Marino this year

Wednesday, September 30

1962

Europe

Issue n° 7 - 1962

"Symbolic tree"

Number of countries : 18
Debuting countries : Monaco
Returning countries : Ireland - Norway
Withdrawing countries : Great Britain
Common design : a tree with 19 little leaves, 1 for each 1962 member of CEPT
Countries using their own design : Liechtenstein (Two hands) - Monaco (Fields & Mercury flying above Europe) - Portugal (Honeycomb) - San Marino (Arrows flying around the word Europa) - Spain (Honeycomb and bee)
Designer : Lex Weyer (Luxembourg)

Note : Spain and Portugal used the CEPT logo - Monaco first country to issued a four stamps set - Most stamps issued in September

more here in the Europa stamps History - Part II

Tuesday, September 29

1961

Europe

Issue n° 6 - 1961

"Symbolic dove"

Number of countries : 16
Debuting countries : Cyprus - San Marino
Returning countries : none
Withdrawing countries : Austria - Denmark - Finland - Ireland - Norway - Sweden
Common design : a peace dove made of 19 little doves, 1 for each 1961 member of CEPT
Countries using their own design : Liechtenstein (Cogwheels) - Portugal (Four interwined hands) - San Marino (View of the Mount Titano) - Great Britain added the queen's head on the right hand side of the common design
Designer : Theo Kurpershoek (the Netherlands)

Note : First ever appearance of the CEPT logo, it has been used on the stamps of Great Britain, Portugal and Spain - Most of the stamps issued in September