3rd europa stamps blog poll - FINAL

Europe

3rd europa stamps blog poll

Result of the Grand final !

Liechtenstein is our winner ! With 38% of the votes they are the winner of this 3rd europa stamps blog poll ! It was a close race, Liechtenstein won only by a few votes in front of the 0.68€ stamp of Cyprus

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1. Liechtenstein
2. Cyprus (0.68 € stamp)
   
3. Ukraine (375 UAH stamp)
   

This stamp is very particular as it uses a unique hologram printing technique.

Thanks to all who took part to the voting during those last weeks !!

3rd europa stamps blog poll - 3rd semi-final

Europe

3rd europa stamps blog poll

3rd semi-final

Ukraine

won our third semi-final with 28% of the votes ! Norway came second far behind.

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3rd europa stamps blog poll - 2nd semi-final

Europe

3rd europa stamps blog poll

2nd semi-final

Liechtenstein

won our second semi-final with 27% of the votes ! France came second in a close race.

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3rd europa stamps blog poll

1st semi-final

Cyprus

won our first semi-final with 23% of the votes ! Finland came second in a close race.

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Best Europa Stamp 2009

Hungary

As last year, it's Hungary who won the Best Europa stamp contest organized by PostEurop. It was an easy victory with 270 votes more than second Malta !

It's also amusing to see that one third of the voters were Hungarian... that may explain the final result.


this 230.- HUF stamp is in fact part of a pair of stamps issued tête-bêche in a souvenir sheet of four stamps.



The Best Europa stamp design competition is a yearly event that takes place during the Plenary Assembly of PostEurop. The first competition took place in 2002. All official Europa stamp issues can enter the competition.

The result of this competition was announced during the Plenary Assembly in Bled, Slovenia on the 8th October.

The stamp has been selected via the internet ! All people could vote through PostEurop's website !

Here you can find the full list of winning stamps since the first contest in 2002 when Malta won.

Maybe later this year, if I have time, I'll organize our own contest on this blog.

Finland 2010

Finland

Date of Issue: 4th May 2010

two stamps (2x 0.80 €)


both stamps are issued in a mini-sheet of 10 stamps (five of each)

Jersey - Sepac 2009

Jersey - Sepac

Date of Issue: 16th September 2009

one stamp (0.45 GBP) out of a set of six stamps (only this stamp is bearing the official Sepac logo).


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

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).

Sepac stamps 2009

Europe - Sepac

Sepac 2009
"scenery II"

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

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

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

more here in the Europa stamps History - Part II

Greenland - Sepac 2009

Greenland - Sepac

Date of Issue: 16th September 2009

one stamp (7.- DKK)

Luxembourg - Sepac 2009

Luxembourg - Sepac

Date of Issue: 16th September 2009

one stamp (0.70 €)

this stamp is issued in a mini sheet of 10 stamps

1960

Europe

Issue n° 5 - 1960

"First CEPT issue"

Number of countries : 20
Debuting countries : Denmark - Spain - Finland - Great Britain - Greece - Ireland - Iceland - Liechtenstein - Norway - Portugal - Sweden
Returning countries : Turkey
Withdrawing countries : none
Common design : a Roman mail-coach wheel with 19 spokes, 1 for each 1960 member of CEPT - the wheel is also the letter O of the word Europa
Countries using their own design : Austria (Antique column) - Liechtenstein (honeycomb) - Great Britain added the queen's head on the right hand side of the common design
Designer : Pentti Rahikainen (Finland)

Note : Most of the stamps issued on 19th September - The Liechtenstein's stamp is very rare and has an high value - Denmark, Greece and Norway are the first countries to issue a single Europa stamp set using the common design

more here in the Europa stamps History - Part I

Bosnia and Herzegovina 2009

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Date of Issue: 10th September 2009

two stamps (2.- & 3.- BAM)



Both stamps are issued in a souvenir-sheet



Both stamps are issued in mini-sheets of 8 stamps + 1 vignette

1959

Europe

Issue n° 4 - 1959

"Chain, symbol of the union"

Number of countries : 8
Debuting countries : Austria
Returning countries : Switzerland
Withdrawing countries : Saarland - Turkey
Common design : a chain made of 6 rings symbolizing the six Europa stamps founding members
Countries using their own design : Austria (E shape building) - Switzerland (chain made of eight alternating round and square rings)
Designer : Walter Brudi (Germany)

Note : All stamps issued on 19th September except Austria and Switzerland - That same year, the CEPT was established and the Swiss set has been overprinted on that occasion - Austria is the first country to issue a single stamp set

more here in the Europa stamps History - Part I

Sepac folder 2009

Europe - Sepac

"Beautiful corners of Europe 2", this special folder contains the 12 Sepac stamps to be issued this year.



This folder will be on sale by any of the Sepac countries philatelic offices !

I'll put here under the price asked by each Philatelic office :

• Åland : 15.- € (if ordered in September, a FDC is offer as present)
• Luxembourg : 15.- €
  
• Iceland : 2'700.- ISK (= 15.03 €)
• Greenland : 112.- DKK (= 15.05 €)
• Liechtenstein : 24.- CHF (= 15.83 €)
  
• Gibraltar : 13.95 GBP (= 16.16 €)
• Jersey : 14.75 GBP (= 17.18 €)
• Guernsey : 14.75 GBP (= 17.18 €)
• Isle of Man : 14.75 GBP (= 17.18 €)

1957

Europe

Issue n° 2 - 1957

"Peace and Welfare through Agriculture and Industry"

Number of countries : 8
Debuting countries : Saarland - Switzerland
Returning countries : none
Withdrawing countries : none
Common design : no common design that year

Note : All stamps issued on 16th September - Only year between 1956 and 1973 without common design

more here in the Europa stamps History - Part I

1958

Europe

Issue n° 3 - 1958

"Peace to the service of the European idea"

Number of countries : 8
Debuting countries : Turkey
Returning countries : none
Withdrawing countries : Switzerland
Common design : a dove flying above the letter E of Europe
Countries using their own design : Turkey (stump with a shoot)
Designer : Andre Van der Vossen (the Netherlands)

Note : All stamps issued on the 13th September except Turkey - First time a country "breaks" the common design rule

more here in the Europa stamps History - Part I

1956

Europe

Issue n° 1 - 1956

"Europe being rebuild"

Number of countries : 6
Debuting countries : Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands
Returning countries : none (first issue)
Withdrawing countries : none (first issue)
Common design : tower formed by the 6 letters of the latin word for Europe: Europa
Countries using their own design : none - same design used by all countries
Designer : Daniel Gonzagues (France)

Note : All stamps issued on 15th September 1956 - Luxembourg is the first country to issue a three stamps set

more here in the Europa stamps History - Part I

Vatican - [Vaticano]

Vatican - [Vaticano]

Capital: Vatican City
Languages: Italian
Population: 826
Currency: Euro - EUR
Internet code: .va
Status: Ecclesiastical, sacerdotal-monarchical

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


Poste Vaticane



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

Europa stamps: since 1969, 1993 ->

Official site: http://www.vaticanstate.va/EN/Services/Philatelic_and_Numismatic_Office/
info: order.ufn@scv.va

"The Vatican issued their first Europa stamps, for the 10 years anniversary of the CEPT, in 1969."

"It's only since 1993, that the Vatican issues Europa stamps each year."

Ukraine - [Україна]

Ukraine - [Україна]

Capital: Kiev
Languages: Ukrainian
Population: 46,179,226
Currency: Hryvnia - UAH
Internet code: .ua
Status: Unitary semi-presidential republic

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


Ukrposhta



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

Europa stamps: since 1997 ->

Official site: http://www.stamp.kiev.ua/eng/news/
info: philatel@stamp.kiev.ua

"Ukraine issued their first Europa stamps in 1997 with a beautiful souvenir sheet ! And this, two year after Russia."

"In 2006 the Ukrainian Europa stamps was voted the best stamp Europa stamp during PostEurop's competition."