Regions and Towns 2018

Hungary – Magyar Posta is launching a new series of special stamps on the subject of regions and towns. The first three stamps in the series feature Sárospatak, Sárvár and Siófok, each celebrating the 50th anniversary of being granted townRead More

Pro Patria – Fortresses and Castles of Switzerland

Switzerland – The “Fortresses and castles of Switzerland” series was launched in 2016 with Zug Castle and Neu-Bechburg Castle and continued in 2017 with Castello Visconteo and Oberhofen Castle. The last two motifs in this series are now being issuedRead More

2017 Historic Huts of the Ross Dependency

New Zealand Post has teamed up with the Antarctic Heritage Trust and artist Sean Garwood to produce some stunning stamps. They feature Sean’s paintings and celebrate the historic huts of Antarctica and the incredible men who built them. Captain RobertRead More

Granite Architecture – Arajol Chalet

Andorra Spain – The philatelic route that Correos de España is making through the granite architecture of Andorra is back this year with the Xalet Arajol, to which dedicates a stamp, inserted in a minisheet, where it shows one ofRead More

700 Years Church of Simmer

Luxembourg – There are many churches and religious art monuments between Steinfort and Mersch in the Eisch valley. The Romano-Gothic St. Martin Parish Church in Simmern, with its cemetery and crosses partly dating back to the 16th century, both beenRead More

Orjaku Leading Light Lighthouses

Estonia – The Orjaku leading light lighthouses are located on the southern coast of Hiiu County by Jausa Bay and signal a safe fairway to Orjaku Port. The lighthouses made of mounted reinforced concrete rings were built in Orjaku inRead More

Landmark Buildings

Great Britain – Celebrate the nation’s contemporary architecture with this Special issue of 10 stamps that feature some of the finest public buildings erected in the last 20 years. They include the London Aquatics Centre, the Eden Project and the SwitchRead More

Saint-Benoît-Sur-Loire Abbey

France – The period of prosperity of the abbey of Fleury, in the 10th and 11th centuries, finds its expression and its crowning in the building of the abbey church which still perpetuates today the memory. Indeed, at the time,Read More

Europa 2017

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

Europa 2017- Castles

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

Pro Patria – Fortresses & Castles of Switzerland

Switzerland – The only thing that these two castles really have in common is their immediate proximity to a lake. Visconti Castle in Locarno and Oberhofen Castle on the Lake of Thun are both motifs on this year’s Pro Patria stamps.Read More

Europa 2017 – Castell Saint Vicenç Enclar

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

Europa 2017 – Castles

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

Europa 2017 – Manzanares el Real Castle

Spain – Every year, European administrations and postal companies, which are members of PostEurope, put into circulation the series Europe that is issued with a common theme, this time around the theme is emblematic castles of each country. Spain issues aRead More