Croatia: EUROPA 2024 - "Underwater Flora and Fauna"

 

Stamps:

EUROPA 2024 - "Underwater Flora and Fauna" (1 from a set of 2) - Issued: 09-05-2024

EUROPA 2016 - "Think Green" (1 from a set of 2) - Issued: 09-05-2016

 

Many thanks to Maja, unfortunately your Cover arrived a little bit damaged!

Romania: EUROPA 2016 - "Think Green"

 

Stamp:

EUROPA 2016 - "Think Green" (from a set of 2)  - Issued: 04-05-2016

Many thanks to Nicolae!

Poland: EUROPA 2016 - "Think Green"

 

Stamp:

EUROPA 2016 - "Think Green"  - Issued: 09-05-2016

Austria: Mirabell Gardens

The Mirabell Gardens (German: Mirabellgarten) are part of the Mirabell Palace (German: Schloss Mirabell) a historical building in the city of Salzburg, Austria. The palace with its gardens is a listed cultural heritage monument and part of the Historic Centre of the City of Salzburg UNESCO World Heritage Site. The palace was built about 1606 on the shore of the Salzach river north of the medieval city walls, at the behest of Prince-Archbishop Wolf Dietrich Raitenau. Mirabell Gardens was completely redesigned under archbishop Johann Ernst von Thun in 1690 and in 1854, Emperor Franz Joseph made Mirabell Gardens open to the public for the very first time.

Stamp:
EUROPA - "Think Green" - Issued: 14-05-2016


Many thanks to Dustin for this nice card!

Italy: EUROPA - "Think Green"

Once again a nice cover with the 2016 EUROPA Stamp for my collection. Italy also issued two stamps. One with the common design and a second one, designed by Anna Maria Maresca, shows a Globe protected by a tree.

Stamps:
EUROPA - "Think Green" (whole Set) - Issued: 09-05-2016


Many thanks to Gabriele for this nice cover!

France: Saint-Nazaire Bridge

The Saint-Nazaire Bridge (French: Le pont de Saint-Nazaire) is a cable-stayed bridge spanning the Loire river and linking Saint-Nazaire on the north bank and Saint-Brevin-les-Pins on the south bank, in the department of Loire-Atlantique, Brittany, France. The Saint-Nazaire Bridge was commissioned on October 18, 1975 after three years of construction. With its 404-meter central span, the 720-meter metal structure held, at the time of its construction, the world record length for a cable-stayed metallic bridge.

Stamp:
EUROPA - "Think Green" - Issued: 09-05-2016


Many thanks to Stephane for this great card!

Andorra: EUROPA - "Think Green" (French Post)

Again a nice cover for my EUROPA Stamps of 2016 collection. This time it comes from Andorra. Andorra is the sixth-smallest nation in Europe, having an area of 468 km2 (181 sq mi) and a population of approximately 85,000. Its capital Andorra la Vella is the highest capital city in Europe, at an elevation of 1,023 metres (3,356 ft) above sea level. The official language is Catalan, although Spanish, Portuguese, and French are also commonly spoken.

Stamps:
EUROPA - "Think Green" - Issued: 20-05-2016 with special first day of Issue postmark


Thanks to Roland for this great Cover! 

Luxembourg: EUROPA - "Think Green"

Great to have this one in my collection. Luxembourg also issued two stamps for this year's EUROPA Stamps series. Did you know that Luxembourg is the least populated country in the European Union, with only 465,000 inhabitants. It is also the 20th smallest of the 194 independent countries in the world.

Stamps:
EUROPA - "Think Green" (whole set) - Issued: 10-05-2016


Thanks again to Jean-Marc for this great cover!

Germany: EUROPA - "Think Green"

Finally my cover with the german Europa 2016 stamp arrived. German Post just issued the stamp with the common design and not a second like many other countries did. But ok, at least I got it with special first day cancellation.

Stamp:
EUROPA - "Think Green" - Issued: 02-05-2016 with special first day of Issued postmark

Spain: EUROPA - "Think Green"

Another great cover for my EUROPA Stamps of 2016 Collection. This time the cover comes from Spain. Not enough, the sender posted it with several great postmark of the A Coruña Post Office. On the postmark you can see the Torre de Hercules or Tower of Hercules. Its an ancient Roman lighthouse on a peninsula about 2.4 kilometers (1.5 mi) from the centre of A Coruña, Galicia, in north-western Spans and also an UNESCO WHS.

Stamps:
3x EUROPA - "Think Green" - Issued: 22-04-2016


Many thanks to Ricardo for this great Cover!

Switzerland: EUROPA - "Think Green"

I'm happy to receive another cover with the EUROPA Stamp of 2016. This time it comes from Switzerland. Swiss Post issued also two different stamps. One shows the common design and on the other you can see a thinking head. The stamps are designed to increase awareness about environmental topics, bringing with them an underlying wake-up call.

Stamps:
EUROPA - "Think Green" (whole Set) - Issued: 12-05-2016


Many thanks to Hansjürg for this great FDC!

Estonia: EUROPA - "Think Green"

Today I received another cover with the 2016 EUROPA Stamps of Estonia on it. As you can see, besides the common design, Estonian Post issued an own second stamp. You can see it on the left. I really like it, too.

Stamps:
EUROPA - "Think Green" (whole Set) - Issued: 09-05-2016


Many thanks to Janne for this nice cover!

Ukraine: EUROPA - "Think Green" Official First Day Cover

Some days ago I received another cover of the 2016 EUROPA Stamps. This time it comes from the Ukraine. This is actually just a First Day Cover but it was not cancelled on the First day. This was posted in Lviv, you can check a card from there here. Too bad the cancellation is also not clear.

Stamp:
EUROPA - "Think Green" - Issued: 15-04-2016


Many thanks Roman for this nice Cover!

Liechtenstein: EUROPA - "Think Green" Official First Day Cover

Europa stamps are special stamps issued by European postal administrations/ enterprises under the aegis of PostEurop in which Europe is the central theme. EUROPA stamps underlines cooperation in the posts domain, taking into account promotion of philately. They also build awareness of the common roots, culture and history of Europe and its common goals. As such, EUROPA stamp issues are among the most collected and most popular stamps in the world. Since the first issue in 1956, EUROPA stamps have been a tangible symbol of Europe’s desire for closer integration and cooperation and in 1993, PostEurop became responsible for issuing EUROPA stamps. Over the years, EUROPA stamp has gained more interest within the Postal community as well as with philatelist, and reflects the engagement from the members in diligently participating in the competition.

This year EUROPA Stamps is celebrating its 60th Anniversary with a common design: Ecology in Europe - "Think Green". I ordered this official FDC and the stamps from the Liechtenstein Post Shop.

Stamps:
EUROPA - "Think Green" (whole set) - Issued: 07-03-2016 with special first day of Issue Postmark

Liechtenstein: Triesenberg

Triesenberg is a municipality in Liechtenstein with a population of 2,669 (as in 2013). Its area of 30 square kilometers makes it the largest municipality in Liechtenstein. The center of the municipality rests at an elevation of 884-1,000 meters.

Stamp:
EUROPA - Think Green (from a set of two) - Issued: 07-03-2016