Europa postage stamp

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Europa stamps have been issued annually since 1956 by member states of the European Community, then of the European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations (CEPT) in 1958, and of PostEurop since 1993. Initially stamps were a common design in all countries, but since 1974 the designs have a common theme. With the split of posts and telecoms providers in most countries, CEPT no longer exists, but the postal authorities continue the tradition. Stamps have "Europa" written on them somewhere in small print.

Faeroese Europa stamp 1979 with the CEPT logo

Faeroese Europa stamp 1996 with the EUROPA logo

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[edit] Common design issues

Year Countries Topic
1956 Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands A tower in the form of the 6 letters of the word Europa [1]
1957 Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Saarland, Switzerland A common theme of Peace and Welfare was used [2]
1958 Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Saarland, Turkey A dove flying above the letter E of Europe [3]
1959 Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Switzerland A interlocking keychain made of 4 circles and 4 squares alternating [4]
1960 Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey The letter O of the word Europa is a Roman mail-coach wheel with 19 spokes [5]
1961 Belgium, Cyprus, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, San Marino, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey Stylised dove made up of 19 individual doves [6]
1962 Belgium, Cyprus, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey A stylised tree with 19 leaves [7]
1963 Belgium, Cyprus, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey A stylised cross design composed of 4 3-sided U shapes with CEPT inlaid [8]
1964 Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey Flower [9]
1965 Belgium, Cyprus, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey Tree sprig [10]
1966 Andorra, Belgium, Cyprus, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey Ship [11]
1967 Andorra, Belgium, Cyprus, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey Cogwheels [12]
1968 Andorra, Belgium, Cyprus, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Portugal, San Marino, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey Key with CEPT in handle [13]
1969 Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Jugoslavia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Vatican 'EUROPA' & 'CEPT' inset on 2 sides of an architectural type facade [14]
1970 Andorra, Belgium, Cyprus, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Jugoslavia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Portugal, San Marino, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey Sun composed of 24 interwoven wires [15]
1971 Andorra, Belgium, Cyprus, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Jugoslavia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, Portugal, San Marino, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey Chain of Os with CEPT in the links [16]
1972 Andorra, Belgium, Cyprus, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Jugoslavia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, Portugal, San Marino, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey [17]
1973 Andorra (Fr. & Sp.), Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Jugoslavia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey Stylised Post horn [18]

[edit] Common theme issues of CEPT

Year Participating Countries Topic
1974 23 Sculptures [19]
1975 24 Paintings [20]
1976 27 Handicrafts [21]
1977 28 Landscapes [22]
1978 30 Monuments [23]
1979 31 Post & Telecommunications [24]
1980 32 Famous People [25]
1981 32 Folklore [26]
1982 35 Historic Events [27]
1983 35 Inventions [28]
1984 35 25th Anniversary of CEPT [29]
1985 35 European Music Year [30]
1986 35 Nature conservation [31]
1987 35 Modern architecture [32]
1988 35 Transportation and communications [33]
1989 35 Children's games [34]
1990 37 Post offices [35]
1991 41 European aerospace [36]
1992 42 Voyages of discovery in America [37]

[edit] Common theme issues of PostEurop

Year Participating Countries Topic
1993 46 Contemporary art [38]
1994 49 Great discoveries [39]
1995 49 Peace and freedom [40]
1996 52 Famous women [41]
1997 54 Tales and legends [42]
1998 57 Festivals and National Celebrations [43]
1999 57 Nature reserves and parks [44]
2000 56 Tower of stars [45]
2001 57 Water, treasure of nature [46]
2002 58 The Circus [47]
2003 58 Poster art
2004 59 Holidays
2005 59 Gastronomy
2006 Integration
2007 Scout Centenary
2008 Writing Letters
2009 Astronomy
2010 Children Books

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