BULGARIA - europa cept 2007

The Europa stamp was used on a postcard i received back in 2007.

BULGARIA
issue date: 26th of April 2007
0.55 L - multi-color - used

RUSSIA - europa cept 2002 & 2004

left: Date of issue: 05.05.2004 - holidays
middle: Date of issue: 09.05.2002 - the Circus

UNITED KINGDOM - europa cept 2010

maxicard
Date of Issue: 12.10.2010

FDC posted in a Royal Mail plastic Envelope.
Souvenir Sheet (EUROPA stamp: upper left)

one stamp (1st class value GBP) out of a set of six (!) stamps (only this stamp is bearing the official Europa logo) and one souvenir-sheet of four stamps (only the 1st class value GBP is bearing the official Europa logo)

DENMARK - europa cept 2010

Date of issue: 01.06.2010
The right one: The stamp feature a motif from Storm P’s book “Spørge –Jørgen” (Asking-Jørgen).
The left one: The stamp feature a motif from Ole Lund Kirkegaard’s book “Orla Frøsnapper” (Orla Frog-eater).

The first one i received wren't postmarked at all - what a shame/blame :( And then last week i received a cover from a travelling RR - what a surprise! Thank you Gforp and Christina!

IRELAND - europa cept 2010

In October there was a meeting in Ireland / Dublin from the postcrossing Users. pHabietto (Fabio) from Italy was thinking to the little girl in Switzerland and sent me a wonderful card with both issued stamps from this year! Yeah! Thank you!

The right one:
Illustrated by PJ Lynch this stamp is based on Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift. Originally published in 1726, Gulliver’s Travels tells the narrative of Lemuel Gulliver, a surgeon, who takes to the sea and journeys into several remote nations of the World, the adventures are told by Gulliver after his return home. The book is divided into four parts, each about a different place. Gulliver tells of things being disproportionately small in some lands and oversized in other lands.

The left one: This stamp also illustrated by PJ Lynch is based on The Happy Prince by Oscar Wilde which was first published in 1888. This book tells the tale of a golden statue of a prince, who befriends a migrating swallow. The prince is saddened by the poverty and pain his citizens experience daily. He enlists the help of the swallow and together they bring happiness to others, in life, as well as in death.

Date of issue: 06.05.2010

1956 - the first year

BELGIUM
issue date: 15th september 1956
2FR - green - used
not in the collection: 4FR - purple

NETHERLAND
issue date: 15th of september 2010
10C - brownred/black - used
not in the collection: 20C - lightblue/black

GERMANY
issue date: 15th of september 1956
10PF - blackgreen - used/mint
40PF - darkblue - mint

FRANCE
issue date: 15th of september 1956
15FR - rose/brownkarmin - used
not in the collection: 30FR - cobalt/purpleblue

ITALY
date of issue: 15th of september 1956
25L - darkgreen - used
60L - darkblue - used

MISSING LIST 1956 (6/13)

Belgium: 4FR - purple

France: 30FR - cobalt/purpleblue

Luxenbourg: 2FR - brown/black; 3FR - lightbrown/red; 4FR - greenblue/blackblue

Netherlands: 25C lightblue/black

MISSING COUNTRIES

Luxenbourg

CROATIA - europa 2010

I love the cover which was sent by pierresurleciel last week!

We didn't hear from each other more than a year now - so sad. But at least we found us again!

She sent me this beautiful and RARE stamps on a normal Cover.

The stamps shows a generic picture about a book and some fairies. Quite nice i think :)

Cover was sent on 06.10.2010

Date of Issue: 06.05.2010
Author’s idea of a children book: open book with characters from the children’s stories coming out.

NETHERLANDS - cept 1959

Its time to scan and publish my entire Europa CEPT / POSTEUROP collection! I have a lot of used stamps from the first years. Try to publish all the stamps i have... 

EUROPA CEPT issue: 1959

Maxicard
printed: 1980
received: 2009

SWITZERLAND - cept 1959

It is the Year of Birth from my father. 1959. The Swiss Issue date was on the 22nd June. The Date of Birth from my father is the 19th of June.

He collected Stamps since he was a young boy - mainly Austrian Stamps cause my former family is from Klagenfurt, located in the south part - nearby the Slovenian boarder.  Nowadays he's just buying the First Day issues. Blocks of 4, with the First Day cancellations on it.

Well back to my Europa Collection which was founded by him ;)

The FDC wasn't posted which is a blame - i know they don't have the same value (for me, personally). But i have at least one - that counts, or? 

For more history informations - please visit the blog from Mister Europa Stamps himself: 

Detailed Informations about the Year

or the CEPT History Part I - the early years

GREECE - europa 2010

Last Week i received a surprise envelope from lovely dimitros who lives in Greece. He brought also the 2009 issue to our Meeting in Zürich last February - and now this amazing surprise! Thank you so much!

EUROPA Library - Country View

Date of issue: 26.05.2010

 

 

Free compositions with subject “children’s book”.

RUSSIA - europa 2010

And the last one for today.

Will promise i have quite a huge bunch of FDC, stamps and amazing stories from this year issues in Europa!

Portugal, Azores, Austria, San Marino, Italia and a lot more Countries.

See you!

Date of issue: 05.05.2010

Stamp depicts the boy with a book of fairy tales

GERMANY - europa 2010

The 2nd one showing today is the German Issue.

Date of issue: 06.05.2010

The stamp depicts a pile of books together with a reading teddy bear: In the imagination of a child a toy has come alive and acts in a way, a child could wish: It reads from a book – a children´s book, a book of fairy-tales.

TURKEY - europa 2010

I know, i know i'm so late in writing my blogposts.

Received a big bunch of envelopes and cards with europa stamps on it!

Thefirst one i would like to show today is the TURKISH ISSUE!

Send by pinuccia from the first meeting in Turkey! Thank you so much!

Date of issue: 09.05.2010

Various children books famous in Turkey

HUNGARY - europa 2010

sadtuna (tamas) sent me an email on beginning may, asking if i'm intersted in the new issue? hello?! how great is that?

He sent me the hole souvenir sheet on a first day cover.

As he forget to send the mint one inside, he posted another envelope. This wasn't necessary- but i don't say no! Hope you like my return envelope! Thank you very much! (http://m.sadtuna.org/)

Date of issue: 07.05.2010

Magyar Posta’s stamps feature a few of the storybook illustrations of the Hungarian Kossuth Prize winning graphic designer Károly Reich (1922-88).
The designs of the stamps, the border and the first day cover capture a few incidents from the story of a little bear much loved by Hungarian readers, Vackor. (All the drawings appeared as illustrations in the children’s book by István Kormos, The Tales of Vackor.)

The Europe CEPT common theme list

• 1974 Sculptures
• 1975 Paintings
• 1976 Handicrafts
• 1977 Landscapes
• 1978 Monuments
• 1979 Post & Telecommunications
• 1980 Famous People
• 1981 Folklore
• 1982 Historic Events
• 1983 Inventions
• 1984 Common Design. 25th Anniversary of CEPT
• 1985 European Music Year
• 1986 Nature conservation
• 1987 Modern architectur
• 1988 Transportation and communications
• 1989 Children's games
• 1990 Post offices
• 1991 European aerospace
• 1992 Voyages of discovery in America
• 1993 Contemporary art
• 1994 Great discoveries
• 1995 Peace and freedom
• 1996 Famous women
• 1997 Tales and legends
• 1998 Festivals and National Celebrations
• 1999 Nature reserves and parks
• 2000 Common Design. Tower of 6 stars
• 2001 Water, treasure of nature
• 2002 The Circus
• 2003 Poster art
• 2004 Holidays
• 2005 Gastronomy
• 2006 Integration through the eyes of Young People
• 2007 Scout Centenary
• 2008 Writing Letters
• 2009 Astronomy
• 2010 Children Books