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Associated to European building steps, Europa stamps symbolize impulse's community original landmark in philatelic evolution, these stamps illustrate universal subjects.

First Europa stamp. 1956.

"Europa", a topic which has contributed, and donates premium knowledge about the contemporary process of the integration and unification of the ancient continent.

The idea of making a "join stamp emission" came up in august of the year 1949 promoted by the European council. The uniform motive for this emission had to symbolize the community of interest and objectives.

On the 15th of September 1956, the six countries which conjoint the first agreement (Belgium, France, West-Germany, Italy, Luxembourg and Holland) issued simultaneously the first 13 EUROPA stamps.

After the first emission, in 1957 proceeded a second, in regard to "Europe, peace factor and source of welfare", and a third one in 1958 with the theme "The European Post Union in the service of the European concept"

Europa. 1966. Dessinי par les Joseph and Grיgor Bender (RFA).

In 1959, various European countries founded the CEPT (European Postal and Telecommunication Organization), whose fundamental concept was to reinforce the relation between the members administration.

Europa. Britain village. 1977.

From this moment, every year they started to issue a community set to proceed with the European stamp, an emission with a generic common theme and a personal design in every country. Between 1960 and 1992 they have issued several stamps among other motives : "Wheel with 19 spokes", "22 petal of a flower", "Flaming sun", "Famous personalities", "Year of the European music", and, in 1992, "Conquering of America"

The number of countries has been increasing gradually, and nowadays more tan 40 Post Administration are issuing stamps of the Europa series.

Europa. 25e birthday of CEPT.1984.	Since 1992, the CEPT appears modified and with a new logotype. In the equivalent manner which the European Union has determined a monetary union, materialized in the Euro, the post stamp has been unified and the more clear example of this unification, we find it in the new emissions of these series.
Europa. Great discoveries. 1994.	The theme "Europa" in the thematic philately is underlined for its particularities. Between others : a single annually emission, the facial coincides with the corresponding stamping of each country, elevated percentage of philatelic rarity, and large acceptation in whole Europe

Thanks to the French Post Office for this document

Chad stamps

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Issued: ??.??.2005

50th Anniversary of Europa Stamps


Hungary #3286O	Greece #1109O	Portugal #1390O

		Russia #6321

Malta #737O	Austria #1844	Turkey #2826

Lou wrote: A very interesting design component issue, by the same designer as the St Thomas & Prince Europa stamp anniversary set, and the Mozambique set, and sadly, all are illegal issues. I don’t have any issue date info except for the year, so no cat #s, but the 3 sets may possibly be listed by Michel or Y & T, as several articles I’ve read on line about all the “private”/spurious issues complain that those catalog houses were acting in collusion with the printers by listing and therefore giving them some legitimacy.

Thanks to Lou Guadagno

Davaar Island

Image of item 28554

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Issued: ??.??.1967

Europa

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Belgium #496	Saar #318	Switzerland #417	G.B. #377	Netherlands #370P

France #930	Belgium #573O	Monaco #439	Germany #867-8	Greece #801-2

Thanks to Attilio Papio

Moldova stamps

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Issued: 12.6.2003

10^th Anniversary of Issues Europa of Moldova

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The margins of the Souvenir Sheet bear issues Europa of Moldova:


#111O (29.12.1993)	Mi #210O (21.6.1996)	Mi #429O (9.5.2002)	Mi #276O (18.7.1998)

Mi #107O (18.6.1994)	Mi #388O (5.5.2001)	Mi #363O (9.5.2000)	Mi #236O (29.6.1997)

Mi #166O (9.5.1995)		Mi #306O (5.5.1999)