Europa Cept

Does anyone collect Europa and the Sympathy issues? I would like a trading partner-- yes, I will work my way up to 50 messages - may be I should take lessons from Bobgggggggg?!

I have noticed a lot of Europa stamps in my collection and thought about doing a topical on them, but havent got around to it yet.

Steve

May be you should take lessons from Phil the big mouth

See you tomorrow Jopie

I am the loudmouth..she is the bigmouth !!

That may be Phil's last post.

Hi Jopie

Sorry about the newbie question. Do you mean any of the stamps that say Europa on them. I have notices a few countries in my collection, if so I will start keeping an eye out for you.

Dianne

Hi Jopie
Good to see you posting.
what is a "Sympathy Issue"
DJD

Jopie:

Send me a want list. Still keeping my eyes open for Eurpoean Union anything on stamps for you.

We are cooking Indonesian dinner tonight (Soto Ayem) as Mum & Dad are coming over for dinner!

Cheers!

David with only one "G"

David, don't forget the Sambal Oelek !! regards to your folks !! phil

For all you uninformed: The "Europa" stamps are the ones that were issued since 1956 with the united Europa in mind-- since 1959 theywill have the CEPT logo on them-- and that stopped again in 1992. The Sympathy issues are all the stamps that have bearing on the idea (ideal) of a United Europa--- they are the stamps already issued since WWII and all european championships from those days- and 1000 more ... I have been collecting since 1990 and have quite a bit of it. Of course, I like my wind/watermills more!

Hi Jopie
Could you or anyone post a scan of a "Sympathy" stamp ?
Thank You
DJD

I've never considered Sympathy issues but have been seriously considering doing a Europa topical collection. I particulary like the latter 'thematic' years that followed the 'common design' years. I just don't know that I'm ready to bite off another specialty but...if I have someone to play with... who can tell

Thanks for the info Jopie

Regarding the 'europa' topic-- here are 3 stamps: #1 is a Greek 'forerunner' (before 1956) the 2nd stamps is a true 'europa' one and the third is a sympathy issue. Sympathies are also: NAto, EFTA, Nordic issues, Benelux, Council of Europe, etc. If yopu would start a collection now I would advise to start with used, the mint are very expensive!

Is a Canadian NATO stamp considered a sympathy issue? Canada and the United States are the only two non-European countries in NATO.

David

David, if you collect just Nato stamps & overs & cancels-- you would of course include Canada & USA -- otherwise you don't have to but since the total NAto is (perhaps) conductive to European Unity they are included in my albums. I may not agree woth Nato but do like the stamps.