Liechtenstein – The “Alte Rheinbrücke Vaduz” (Old Rhine Bridge Vaduz) and the “Fussgängerbrücke Balzers“ (Balzers Footbridge) (face value: CHF 1.50 each) are adorning Liechtenstein’s Europa stamps this year. Member states of the trade association PostEurop, which represents European public postalRead More
Aland – Once again, an Åland Post stamp motif has met with success. This year’s Åland Europa stamp featuring the Kastelholm castle scored an honorary silver award in the jury panel contest for the best designed 2017 Europa stamp. TheRead More
Castles are the latest theme of the stamps in the Europa series. The two Slovene stamps, with face values of €0.97 and €1.26 respectively, will show the castles in Sevnica and Brestanica. Once again they will be issued in two sheetlets of eight stamps andRead More
France – The Val de Loire offers a unique architectural ensemble that we owe to the Valois but also to the great figures of the kingdom.On the Indre is the small castle of Azay, an ancient fortified town burnt by KingRead More
Faroes – Once in a while you have to lay down the cards and decide to pass, realizing that you can’t be in the round simply because you don’t have the right hand of cards. This was the case with theRead More
Switzerland – Sasso Corbaro, Montebello, Castelgrande are the sweet-sounding names of the three castles in Bellinzona. They are depicted on two special stamps designed in the context of the PostEurop competition. Each year, the participating postal ad- ministrations design their entriesRead More
Portugal – Nine circular towers protect the high walls of Almourol Castle, one of the most notable medieval military monuments from the time of the Reconquista, built on the granite escarpment of a small island in the district of Santarém,Read More
Luxembourg – “Dommeldenger Schlass” and “Beggener Schlass” castles have a number of things in common. They lie geographically close together, were both owned by well-known bourgeois Luxembourg families for many years and nowadays they are home to the embassies of twoRead More
Aland – Issued on 9 May is the Åland Europa stamp on a castle theme. Åland photographer Niclas Nordlund has captured the only castle in Åland, Kastelholm, on a sparkling winter day. Niclas lets us know that he shot theRead More
Bosnia & Herzegovina – Every year under the aegis of PostEurop, special stamps with the EUROPA logo are issued that have a unique central theme for all its members. The theme for 2017 are castles, and the stamps of CroatianRead More
Croatia – VELIKI TABOR – Rattkay Family Castle-Burg Veliki Tabor is a castle-burg from the era of feudalism. It is one of the best maintained renaissance burgs (castle-burgs) in Croatia from the late middle ages. What makes Veliki Tabor special isRead More
Austria Technical Details Issue Date: 09.05.2017
Estonia – The design of the Castle of Keila – Joa was made by the Saint Peterburg architect Hans Stackenschneider who later became a court architect and the most important representative of the historical style in Russia. The castle was builtRead More
Andorra France – Discover the stamp of Andorra Castell Saint Vicenç Enclar. Just above the old town of Santa Coloma stands the Roc d’Enclar, a small rocky mountain which, thanks to its geostrategic location, has allowed a visual control on theRead More
Guernsey – EUROPA stamps are special stamps issued by European postal administrations, which bear the official EUROPA logo. EUROPA stamp issues are among the most collected and most popular stamps in the world. Each year PostEurop’s Stamps & Philately WorkingRead More
