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

FRANCE - europa cept 2010

In the second Post this evening i would like to show you the envelope which was sent from France (with the Monaco issue in it! -> look here) 

Not the best stamp ever from France (i mean: the last year issue was definitive more spectacular) BUT i love evry single stamp and envelope which make their way to my mailbox. Merci Beaucoup a Jerome et Emma pour les deux choses manifique!

Date of issue: 09.05.2010

Dora, the young girl sitting on a pile of books, absorbed in her reading, shows us the great concentration of a child reading a book, and at the same time evokes the importance of editorial production for the youth. In the background, the illustrations remind us of some stories from our childhood, such as Cinderella, the Beauty and the Beast, la chèvre de Monsieur Seguin. The contrast between a "realistic" technique (the young girl) and more "illustrative" (the fairy-tales) allows us to make a link between the real and the imaginary...

MONACO - europa cept 2010

during the last week i received several first day cover, stamps fixed on postcards and cover, elated to the europa issue this year.

 Jerome and his daughter Emma were so kind to send me the Monaco issue fixed on a card (see above) - Bécassine et son autoportrait.

I'm absolutely amazed about this kind gesture! As i don't collect mint stamps i deliberate whether i send the card to the Monaco philately office... just for the stamp? what do you think of it?

Date of issue: 05.05.2010

This stamp represents a child reading a book, and emphasises the educational aspect of books that enable children to learn and understand the world.

Date of issue: 05.05.2010

The stamp depicts several children discovering the fun aspect of books. The book appears as a common symbol to all the children in the world.

CZECH REPUBLIC - europa cept 2010

On beginning week i wrote a message to honze - which i know via blogger.com. (http://euro-phila.blogspot.com) If he could remember me... the FDC are here, he may send me his address, so i can send it to czech republic. The other day, his FDC was in my mailbox. And i'm still curious from where he had my address? from the blog itself? maybe... what i'd like to say is: YOU'RE THE BEST JAN! thank you so much! the fdc from switzerland is on its way to you aswell!

FINLAND - europe cept 2010

The 2nd First day Cover today is from Liisa in Finland! Thank you so much for sending it!

Date of issue: 04.05.2010

 

Leena Lumme has illustrated Finland’s two gummed €0.80 stamps, which will be issued as a se tenant pair. The stamps depict a door of the “library” with children´s eyes, a storyteller in the library and 100th anniversary of the Finnish Library Association

UKRAINE - europe cept 2010

The Europa Stamp season has just started! Yippee! The first one comes from Ukraine. Lovely mindanao sent me this beautiful envelope with two mint stamps in it! Thank you so much!