Europa - 1959 To 1961

1959 - Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Switzerland

A interlocking keychain made of 4 circles and 4 squares alternating. Designed by Germany's Walter Brudi


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1960 - Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain,[/red] Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey

The letter O of the word Europa is a Roman mail-coach wheel with 19 spokes, 1 for each 1960 member of CEPT. Design by Finnish artist Pentti Rahikainen.[/b]







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1961 - Belgium, Cyprus, France, [red]Germany, [red]Great Britain, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, San Marino, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey

[b]Stylised dove made up of 19 individual doves. 1 for each 1961 member of CEPT. Designed by Dutch Artist Theo Kurpershoek

Here is what I believe to be the complete set for 1959.



Austria


Belgium



France



Germany



Italy



Luxembourg



Netherlands

falconrw,
why do I have Austria on my list?

Thanks,

fifia

Hi fifia,

I'm enjoying your Europa threads - thank you!

There was a single Austrian Europa stamp in 1959 but it has different design: a building in the shape of a big letter "E" sitting on a map of Europe.

Thanks, nigelc...

I got some big help from falconrw. This is alot of postings but nice when it is done. Did not realize what was involved when I started...

Is this stamp? We have it posted in 1958...



Thanks,

Fifia

That's the one. It was issued on 9th March 1959.

Thanks for the Input. I have removed the posting and will repost under correct year. It seems those little pieces of paper with the notes in my stock book have once again become confused as to where they belong.

Please do not worry. These are a bunch of nice people who point things out. No harm done. I guess we are the Europe team!

Everybody's input is appreciated.

Thanks

O.K. Here we go with the 1960 stamps. If you note any errors, please let us know.




Austria

Belgium



Denmark



Finland



France



Germany



Great Britain



Iceland



Ireland



Italy



Liechtenstein



Luxembourg

I'm Back and here are the 1961 Stamps. Complete as far as I know, please let us know if not.




Belgium



Cyprus



France


Germany



Great Britain



Greece



Iceland



Italy



Liechtenstein



Luxembourg



Netherlands



Paraguay



Portugal



San Marino



Spain



Switzerland



Turkey

Yes, I noticed the 50 posts thing but I have so much more Europa to post I believe I will continue.

Please do not leave me....

This is a nice place to be. Even when we have posted all European stamps maybe members realize how nice it is to see the total number of stamps, maybe someone will start this effort to show their collections. Yes, a picture is a thousand words and as I was told a link is a thousand pictures,but a picture is a picture.
I have organized my Europe collection with the help of this thread
and your support is appreciated......

Fifia

Someone had asked what "Europa" was all about. I apologize for nort remembering who asked, but I was thinking more about how to answer. I knew the answer, but it so much better to let the stamps do the talking. In this case, I have a 1960 Europa First Day Cover from Sweden with a presentation card of sorts included. I have attached both for your pleasure. Please enjoy.






Now, all who read this post will know the meaning of the CEPT abbreviation on the Europa stamps.

Here is an Europa cover. This one is interesting as it is backstamped ( literally) with local postage from the island of Lundy. Although the envelope is stained and ugly, I like it for the local postage. If you are not familiar with the local postage of Lundy, here is a link to help understand. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lundy.
I don't know anything about postage rates, but it seems odd to use a 2p and a 1p stamp on this envelope.

I received the complete 1961 Paraguay Europa Issues, so here they are.

Thank you, falconrw. I just signed on. Members are checking our postings. Wow...nice stuff. Happy Valentine...

Fifia