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NEWS JULY-AUGUST 2008 386-1 EUROPA NEWS APS - BULLETIN OF THE EUROPA STUDY UNIT - ATA

JULY-AUGUST 2008 NUMBER 386

EUROPA STAMPS WHAT’S IN THIS ISSUE? EUROPA STAMPS

ITEM PAGE NTSS 2008 & THE ESU MEETING IN PostEurop meets EU Environment Com- missioner at Green Week. Brussels, 10 KLAKAMAS - Only one non-member seek- New Issues 2-10 June 2008. PostEurop participated for the ing information showed up at the meeting. On Europa Briefs 11-20 Xth time in the ’s a brighter note, Tony Van Loij won the bronze Norden Issues 21 Green Week, a week-long high-level envi- medal for the best Europa exhibit. Congratu- ronmental gathering bringing together rep- lations Tony. Postmarks 22 resentatives from the European institutions, New Issues List 22 CULTURAL CAPITAL OF - NGO’s and industry from 3-6 June in the 14 Years of Montecatini - Terme 23 EU’s Building, Brussels. The Stavanger, Norway is the 2008 European Europa labels Capital of Culture. The Norwegian oil city event “Only one earth, Don’t waste it” fo- kicks off a cultural festival in an opening cere- Final Accounting, Auction #111 23 cused on the need for more sustainable con- mony with local and international artists alike. Pictures of Stavanger, Norway 23 sumption and production worldwide, as well as on waste management and the sustainable The project is under the Council of the Euro- Auction #112 - Illustrated Lots 24 + 27 pean Union. The overall goal is to bring the use of natural resources. In addition to par- European citizens closer together in an attempt Auction #112 - Lots 25-26 ticipating in key conferences on issues of to promote greater mutual acquaintance Auction Rules 26 importance to PostEurop such as transport and environment, PostEurop had one of the among the Europeans. The idea is to Bid Sheet 26 strengthen the European identity through cul- 50 stands, where European businesses and tural sharing. The festival goes under the Unit Information 28 organisations had the opportunity to present their environmental initiatives, products or name “Open Port”, e.g., “challenging the re- includes architecture, film, music, gion and its people to be even more open and services. PostEurop, on behalf of its 48 literature, arts and many other ac- member postal operators, showcased inclusive towards each other, art, ideas and tivities. See page 23 opportunities.” In 2008 Stavanger will present amongst other activities its Greenhouse Gas the most daring, adventurous, creative and (GHG) reduction programme, as well as the exciting cultural project Norway can offer, work undertaken on alternative fuels and both to ourselves and to a wider European vehicles and efficiency optimisation. Envi- audience. We will develop our region into a ronment Commissioner Stavros Dimas Free Port for cultural exchanges between Nor- opened Green Week. He then visited several way and Europe," says Leif Johan Sevland, stands, including PostEurop’s where he Mayor of the City of Stavanger. Stavanger is spoke with Communications Manager northern Europe’s largest wooden built city. Anne-Sophie Duchene about the environ- The area of the city known as ‘Old Stavanger’ mental impact of the postal sector and the has been awarded the prize cultural heritage, importance of a sector-wide approach in Europa. The cultural program in Stavanger View of the old city of Stavanger. tackling climate change and CO2 emissions. http://ec.europa.eu/environment/greenweek/home.html

Two lots from the 250-lot auction #212, put together by Unit Auction Manager Mr. Don Smith. EUROPA NEWS JULY-AUGUST 2008 386-2

NEW ISSUES Date of issue: 9 May 2008; Issue: EUROPA 2008 - 1,000,000; Designer: Kaisu Klemetti; THE LETTER Paper: PVA gum; Printer: Cartor Secu- rity Printing, France, in sheets of 50 - stamps.

ADORRA (SP) - # €0.80 - Letter in mail slot.

# €0.54 - Letter in mail slot.

Date of Issue: 23/04/2008. Printing: Rotogravure, on gummed, phosphores- cent paper. Size: Perforated 13 3/4 and the stamp measures 40.9mm x 28.8mm. Quantity: 300,000. Other: None # Date of Issue: May 19, 2008. De- given. signer: Clotilde Olyff Printing: Roto- gravure on GPW phosphorescent tagged ESTONIA - paper, engraved on 2 plates by De Schut- ter ’Neroc sa, in sheets of 10 stamps, # €0.58 - printed by The Post - Stamp Printing Office, Mechelen . SIZE: 44.20mm x 27.66mm (stamp) and 100mm x 166mm (sheet of 10 stamps). OTHER: Booklet of 10 stamps denominated “1” = €0.54. Size of stamp is 30mm x 25mm and the size of the booklet is 60mm x 166mm. On polyvalent-phosphorescent, self ad- Date: 30.04.2008. Print: offset, by AS hesive layer fixed on a supporting paper. Vaba Maa, in sheets of 10 stamps (2 x All other technical details are the same. 5). Designer: Triin Heimann. Perfora- No quantities given. Also an official tion: 14mm x 14¼ Quantity issued: first day cover and a first day sheet. 220 000 Printing house. Other: None given. SWITZERLAND - FINLAND -

2 - 0.70 euro stamps, Depicting letters exchanged by one of the major painters of Finland's golden age of art, Pekka Halonen (1865-1933) with his wife Maija (1873-1944) are depicted on the two stamps. The stamps, designed by Kaisu Klemetti, show letters written by

the couple to each other together with portraits of them. The pictures are from a No other information given at this time. double portrait of Pekka Halonen and is of himself and his newlywed wife (1895). continued on page 3... EUROPA NEWS JULY-AUGUST 2008 386-3

continued from page 2... NEW ISSUES (continued) SPAIN - NETHERLANDS - 1stamp, se-tenant & EUROPA 2008 - tete-beche THE LETTER

LATVIA -

No other information given at this time.

MONACO -

No other information given at this time.

MOLDOVA -

No other information given at this time.

BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA (MOSTAR) -

No other information given at this time.

SLOVENIA -

No other information given at this time.

No other information given at this time.

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continued from page 3... NEW ISSUES (continued) EUROPA 2008 - MONTENEGRO - CROATIA - THE LETTER-

No other information given at this time. GUERNSEY -

No other information given at this time.

BULGARIA -

No other information given at this time.

ISLE OF MAN -

No other information given at this time. No other information given at this time.

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continued from page 4... NEW ISSUES (continued) EUROPA 2008 - Date of Issue: May 5, 2008. Designer: Date of Issue: June 13, 2008. De- Elena Ribero, engraved by Pierre Albu- signer: Nicoletta Ceccoli. Printing: THE LETTER- isson. Printing: 3-colored, engraved 4-colored, offset, in sheets of 12 stamps, on phosphor tagged paper, in sheets of by Cartor Security Printing. Size: IRELAND - 10 stamps, by the French State Printing 40mm x 30mm, perforated 13¼ x 13¼ . Works. Size: 36mm x 26mm. Quan- Quantity: 200,016. Other: None tity: Not given. Other: None given. given.

ANDORRA (FR.) - One stamp of 0.55€ FRANCE - Post card officially printed. depicting the letter “A” in various lan- guages.

EUROPEAN YEAR OF Date of Issue: May 19, 2008. De- signer: Enric Cardú. Printing: 4- INTERCULTURAL colored, offset, in sheets of 50 stamps, DIALOGUE by the French State Printing Works. Size: 36mm x 22mm (design) and 40mm x 26mm (stamp). Quantity: Not given. Other: None given, but the usual types of French philatelic items can be expected.

SAN MARINO - Set of two stamps showing children exchanging letters, while in boats made out of letters and children on a globe exchanging letters on the wings of doves.

Date of Issue: June 9, 2008. Designer: Bold. Printing: Multicolored, lithogra- phy, on phosphor tagged paper, in sheetlets of 10 stamps (plus design in selvedge), by the Irish Security Stamp Printing Ltd. Size: 29.79mm x 40.64mm, perforated 14 x 15. Quan- tity: Not given. Other: Official first day cover. SAN MARINO - Souvenir sheet of three stamps. MONACO - A set of two stamps show- ing forms of mail delivery and letters Date of Issue: April 8, 2008. Designer: and letters circling the globe. Antonio De Padova. Printing: 4- colored, offset, in sheets of 3 stamps, by Cartor Security Printing. Size: 113 x 153 (sheet) and 33 mm x 42 (stamp), perforated 13¼ x 13¼ . Quantity: 110,000 sheets of three stamps. Other: None given. continued on page 6... EUROPA NEWS JULY-AUGUST 2008 386-6

continued from page 5... NEW ISSUES (continued) Date of issue: May 20, 2008. Designer: EUROPA 2008 - Pit Weyer. Printing: High resolution EUROPEAN HEART THE LETTER- offset, by Imprimerie du Timbre, Ma- TRANSPLANT lines in sheets of 10 stamps. Format: RUSSIA - Square 35mm x 35mm. Other: None FRANCE - A single stamp commemo- given. rating the 40th anniversary of the first heart transplant in Europe. - Booklet, tet-beche and se-tenant.

No other information given at this time. Date of issue: April 24, 2008. Designer: Philippe Ravon. Printing: Four-color, héliogravure, by the French State Print- ing Works, in sheets of 40 stamps. For- mat: Vertical, 25mm x 36mm. Other: 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF None given, but the usual philatelic THE TREATIES OF products can be expected.

ROME

No other information given at this time. ??? -

LUXEMBOURG -

# 2 stamps showing letters and hands. Denominations of €0.50 and €0.70

EUROPEAN SOCCER No other information given at this time. CHAMPIONSHIPS ???

CZECH REPUBLIC - I am not sure 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF about this stamp. Does anyone know for THE EUROPEAN sure why it was issued? PARLIAMENT

SPAIN -

No other information given at this time. continued on page 7... EUROPA NEWS JULY-AUGUST 2008 386-7

continued from page 6... NEW ISSUES (continued) EUROPEAN YEAR OF THE GAMBIA - ??? - INTERCULTURAL DIALOGUE

IRELAND -

No other information given at this time.

EUROPEAN YEAR OF JUMELAGE (twin cities) No other information given at this time. - IRELAND -

No other information given at this time. No other information given at this time.

50TH ANNIVERSARY OF SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE -

EUROPA STAMPS

MOLDOVA -

No other information given at this time. No other information given at this time.

No other information given at this time. continued on page 8... EUROPA NEWS JULY-AUGUST 2008 386-8

continued from page 7... NEW ISSUES (continued) action in the EU. The presiding country - 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF has to objectively coordinate various EUROPA STAMPS interests of Member States and has to be impartial while preparing and accepting ARMENIA - compromise proposals. The Presidency of the Council of the is a project of national significance and demands a consensus at all levels of de- cision-making for its substantive and organizational realization. During the presidency, will organize more than 100 events, from traditional events at the government level to meetings and conferences with third countries, which demands careful preparations and coor- dinated operations of all participants. Formal meetings in Brussels and infor- mal events in Slovenia offer an amazing opportunity for the promotion of Slove- nian culture, tradition, achievements and recognition in Europe and the world. A successful presidency will prove our No other information given at this time. capabilities of taking up the most de- ??? - manding tasks, which will strengthen our No other information given at this time. reputation among the Member States of the EU and in the world. BERLIN AIRLIFT

SAINT HELENA - A souvenir sheet accompanying a set of 5 stamps com- memorating the 90th anniversary of Brit- ain’s Royal Air Force.

# £1.50 - People watching airplane overhead. No other information given at this time. Data provided by the Slovenian Post: Datum izdaje/uporabe: 01. 01. 2008; Risba: Matjaž U čakar; Oblikovanje: EUROPEAN UNION Matjaž U čakar; Motiv: Slovenia and PRESIDENCY Member State Flags; Tisk: Joh. En- schedé Stamps BV; Tehnika: 4-colour SLOVENIA - Only sixteen years after offset + silver foil; Blok: 1 stamp; Papir: the independence and , after GSM 100 g/m2; Velikost: stamps 40.00 four years of full membership in the x 30.00 mm, miniature sheet 70 x 60 Date of Issue: April 1, 20088. Design: European Union, Slovenia took up for mm. CASCO Studio by Ti Calloway and the first half of 2008 the presidency of Mark Postlethwaite.0 Printing: By the Council of the European Union, EUROPA 2008 - BDT International in sheets of 8 stamps formed by 27 countries, as the first coun- THE LETTER- and one label. Size: Not given. Quan- try among the new members. The term tity: Not given. Other: None given. 'the presiding country to the EU' means that for the period of six months the CZECH REPUBLIC - In sheets of 8. Member State presides the Council of the EU, formed by 27 countries. The duty of the presiding country is to lead the Council of the EU in a way which ensures a constructive and efficient pro- gress of the work on the meetings of the EU Council and all its formations, as No other information given at this time. well as working groups from all areas of continued on page 9... EUROPA NEWS JULY-AUGUST 2008 386-9

continued from page 8... NEW ISSUES (continued) From the Polish Post: designer: Janusz to welcome member states of the War- POSTEUROP 2008 Wysocki; stamps: 1 in the form of a saw Convention (, and block with a face value PLN 3, the Czech Republic). On January 16 and 17, 2008 the Plenary issue: 400.000 printing technique: offset In 2004, after 45 years since the estab- Assembly of PostEurop will be held in size of stamp: 31,25 x 39,5 mm size of lishment of the NATO, the Alliance Kraków (Poland). Such meetings are block: 70 x 90 mm paper: fluorescent opened its arms to welcome , organized yearly in another Member date of circulation: 15th January 2008 , Slovenia, Estonia, Latvia, State of PostEurop. Poczta Polska has and Bulgaria. already had an honour to host the Ex- In 1966, France withdrew from the inte- traordinary Plenary Assembly of PostEu- grated NATO military command but rop before in its capital city, , in rejoined in 1992. Island is the only 1994. This year's meeting, however, will NATO member state that does not have be outstanding of a few different rea- its own military force but joined the alli- sons. Poczta Polska will celebrate then ance on condition of nonparticipation to its 450th anniversary, in January the 15th military conflicts. The most important anniversary of PostEurop will be com- excerpt of the treaty is Article V, provid- memorated as well, and the host city will ing that: "The parties convene that any be Kraków, sumptously celebrating last military offence against one or more of year the 750th anniversary of its founda- the participating countries, in Europe or tion. The guests from all Europe will North America, will be considered of- have an opportunity to visit its most im- NATO fence against all participating countries portant cultural and historical monu- and they accordingly agree that, in case ments, as well as the world-famous ROMANIA - In April, Bucharest will such an offence might occur, in a pursuit "Wieliczka" Salt Mine. The new stamp host the greatest international event ever to enforce either individual or collective and the FDC envelope... At the PostEu- organized in Romania, namely the gath- self-defense endorsed through Article 51 rop Plenary Assembly Poczta Polska ering of the 26 leaders of the NATO of the United Nations Charter, they will will present a new stamp in block, spe- member states next to the 23 leaders provide military support for the assailed cially issued on this occasion. Its artwork representing countries that are part of the Party/Parties through immediate action, combines symbolics of the post (an en- Partnership for Peace but also guests either individual or mutual agreements velope), the city of Kraków (a from Russia, Japan, Australia, New Zea- with the other Parties, engagement in peackock's feather, the typical element land, Afghanistan and Jordan. They will any actions considered dully necessary, of the Cracovian folk costume), and the enjoy the presence of the UN General- including resort to usage of armed forces European diversity, expressed in its col- Secretary, the president of the European in order to restore and maintain security our palette, drawn from the national Commission, and the President of the in the North Atlantic Region". flags of the Member States. The PostEu- World Bank. Approximately 3000 par- rop logo is present on the stamp as well ticipants are expected to take part at the as on the occasional postmark that will event together with 3500 journalists be applied at the Kraków 1 Post Office. from all over the world. Occasioned by the historical meeting in Bucharest, Romfilatelia introduces into circulation the postage stamps issue NATO EVENTS - The NATO SUM- MIT, Bucharest, April 2-4, 2008. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (abbreviated NATO in English or OTAN in French) is a political military alliance Issue date: 02.04.2008. set up in 1949 by 12 countries (the To place your orders, please contact United States of America, Canada, Great Romfilatelia, the specialized company in Britain, France, Belgium, Holland, Lux- philatelic trade, at the following coordi- embourg, Denmark, Italy, Norway, Por- nates:Address: 28 Fabrica de Chibrituri, tugal, Island). and joined 050183, Bucharest, ROMANIA the Alliance in 1952. Phone.: + 40 21 336 93 92/+ 40 21 adhered in 1955 how- 336.93.46 Fax: + 40 21 337 24 48 ever, after unification with East Ger- E-mail: [email protected] many in 1990, Germany’s participation Web site: www.romfilatelia.ro. was extended to cover the regions of the ex - GDR. After the accession of Spain in 1982, the Alliance extended in 1999 continued on page 10... EUROPA NEWS JULY-AUGUST 2008 386-10

continued from page 9... NEW ISSUES (concluded) 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF FOR THE NETHERLANDS - THE TREATIES OF ROME

GUINEE-BISSAU - My personal feel- ing is that these philatelic items are a blatant rip-off of stamp collectors. Never-the-less, the Unit has a policy of never telling a member what to collect so I have devoted an entire page to these items. The sheets that follow represent FOR GERMANY - via their flags and other related depic- tions, one of the 6 countries that signed the Treaties of Rome. At the time of writing up this information, I could not find anything for .

FOR BELGIUM - Shown next are 5 sheets each with 4 stamps and two labels plus 5 souvenir sheets of one stamp each. Also to note is that some of the souvenir sheets of 4 stamps and 2 labels bear items of interest to Europa collectors. For example, all of the sheets of 4 stamps and 2 labels depict the country flag over the European flag of 12 stars on a field of . These can be seen in the center-upper label. Those same sheets show the signing of the Treaties of Rome in the center-lower label. Then, there are persons of inter- FOR ITALY - est. For example, from France there are depicted Charles DeGaulle in the upper right stamp on the sheet of 4+2 and Na- poleon on the 1-stamp sheet, and from Germany, you can see Einstein (Pan- European Union member) and Beetho- ven () on the 4+2 sheet. I also saw listings for imperforate sheets, but none were depicted. Finally, there are the first day covers, one of which is shown here.

FOR FRANCE - EUROPA NEWS JULY-AUGUST 2008 386-11

EUROPA BRIEFS 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE EUROPA 1956, GERMAN DESIGN TREATY OF ROME - The 2-stamp USED ON SOUVENIR SHEET - The souvenir sheet at figure 1 was issued by souvenir sheet at figure 5 was prepared Italy to commemorate the 50th anniver- to commemorate the 1st direct elections sary of the Treaty of Rome. The stamps to the on June 10, are denominated at €0.60 and €0.65 and 1979. It bears reproductions of the 2 depict a circle of 12 gold stars over a German common-design stamps issued geometric design. for Europa 1956. Figure 3. Thin paper variety with certificate of authenticity.

EUROPA 1961, FRANCE TRIAL COLOR PAIR - For many years, France has accompanied its stamp issues with full sheets of imperforate trial col- ors. The typical format is to have a strip of 5 stamps in either horizontal or verti- cal format. 4 of the stamps are printed in a different color and the 5th stamp is printed in the issue color. Figure 4 Figure 1. Italian souvenir sheet issued for the 50th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome. shows a top margin, imperforate, vertical strip of 3 stamps for the 1961 Europa Figure 5. German souvenir sheet with Europa issue...19 doves flying as one dove. 1956 common design imprints. , FRANCE, These stamps are printed in green, purple 25TH ANNIVERSARY - Figure 2 is a and red...from top to bottom. COUNCIL OF EUROPE, FRENCH sunk, signed, artist’s proof in red. It was DELUXE SHEETS - Figure 6 is a set prepared for the French stamp com- of 2 official stamps issued by France for memorating the 25th anniversary of the the Council of Europe. Each stamp is Council of Europe. shown as a deluxe sheet in 5 different colors.

Figure 2. French proof - 25th anniversary of the Figure 6. Council of Europa deluxe sheets in dif- Council of Europe. ferent colors.

NATO 1952, U.S. STAMP WITH EUROPA 2007, TURKISH CERTIFICATE - Why would a com- SHEET - The sheet at figure 8 on the mon U.S. commemorative stamp be ac- next page is imperforate. It was issued companied by a certificate of authentic- by Turkish Cyprus for Europa 2007. ity? The answer to the question is be- The horizontal line about 2/3 of the way cause while most of these stamps (Scott down the sheet is from the sheet being #1008) were printed on regular paper, a inserted into a plastic stock card of some few were printed on thin paper. The thin type, before the image was taken. Seen paper variety carries a price pre- on EBay. mium...thus the certificate. See figure 3 Figure 4. French vertical strip of 3 trial color proof in the next column. stamps for Europa 1961.

continued on page 12... EUROPA NEWS JULY-AUGUST 2008 386-12 continued from page 11... EUROPA BRIEFS (continued) EUROPA “CONSTANTINE” LA- EUROPA CATALOGUE, BOREK BELS - The imperforate labels at figure 1984 - Shown at figure 12 is the cover of 10 were seen on EBay in four different the 1984 Borek Europa Catalogue. It colors, black on red, black on blue, black was seen on EBay with a low opening on orange and black on green. Each bid. Older catalogues are good if you label is inscribe “Constantine” at the top. are looking for information about older Each shows a man with a whip driving a stamps. horse-drawn chariot, the date of 1962, a denomination of £1 and the words “message stamp.” The word “EUROPA” appears at the bottom of each label. According to the lots EBay seller” there was a firm named “ Constantine” doing business in London Figure 8. Imperforate souvenir sheet from Turkish Cyprus, issued for Europa 2007 (Scouting). on the 1962 date indicated on each label. Does anyone know more about them? 1967 - The item at fig- ure 9 is a souvenir card with a view of the “Palace of Europe in , circled by 12 stars and the great Cathe- dral at Strasbourg. The date of May 5, Figure 12. Cover of the 1984 Borek Europa stamp 1967 is also on the card. Strasbourg is catalogue. the seat of the European Parliament and the Council of Europe. Below the GUENSEY-ALDERNEY EUROPA “views” and date is a 1967 French Eu- LABELS - According to its EBay seller, ropa stamp. It is canceled on May 5, the item at figure 13 is a Commodore 1967 and the cancel commemorates Shipping Company. Guernsey-Alderney Europe Day 1967. 1967 Europa sheet in rare uncut, master printers pane, of 3 sheets. The catalogue value of an individual sheet is £15, with a total of £45 for 3 sheets. But an un- severed sheet of 3 sheets sells for twice that amount as an uncut pane. Figure 10. Set of 4 imperforate labels likely pro- duced by the Constantine Company, London.

EUROPA FLAG AWARDED TO NORTHEIM - The cancel on the cover at figure 11, commemorates the October 12, 1975 awarding of the “Flag of Europe” to the German city of Northeim. The flag is awarded to European cities worthy of being called “European Cit- ies” for the work toward the ideals of European Unity.

Figure 13. Unsevered sheet of 3 Guernsey- Aldernay carriage labels prepared for Europa 1967.

EUROPEAN UNION, HUNGARY ADMISSION - At figure 14 on the next page is a souvenir sheet of 4 identical stamps. The sheet was issued by Hun- gary to commemorate her admission to the European Union. Figure 11. Commemorative cancel for the award- Figure 9. French souvenir card commemorating ing of the “Flag of Europe” to the German city of 1967 Europa Day. Northeim. continued on page 13... EUROPA NEWS JULY-AUGUST 2008 386-13 continued from page 12... EUROPA BRIEFS (continued) MARSHALL PLAN TRAIN CAN- CEL - At figure 19 is a post card bear- ing two strikes of the Marshall Plan Train cancel when the train stopped in Aachen, Germany. The September 22, 1950 cancel indicates that the Train was on its first voyage to Germany. The date Figure 16. Belgian 1972 plate number Europa indicates that the cancel was applied on stamps in imperforate condition. the first day of a two-day visit. The can- cel is listed in the D’Urso Catalogue as ROBERT SCHUMAN - Figure 17 number G10/7 *(the seventh stop on the shows a horizontal pair with right mar- voyage). The cancel is assigned a rarity gin plate numbers, of a Belgian stamp factor of 6/7. Figure 14. Souvenir sheet issued to commemorate honoring Robert Schuman. Although Hungary’s admission to the European Union. not seen, it is likely that the stamps carry a large numeral, in black, on their backs. CALENDAR CONGRESS OF 1961 - The Netherlands issued a special cancel to commemorate the “16th Calendar Congress” that was held in Amsterdam on November 11, 1961. The best trans- lation I could get was that a “Calendar Congress” is a “Calendar Congress.” So what does that mean? Inside the circle of the cancel appear the words Figure 19. Cancel from Aachen when the Marshall Plan stopped there. “European Commission and the letters Figure 17. Belgian plate number stamps in imper- “IAAF.” IAAF stand for the Interna- forate condition, depicting Robert Schuman. tional Athletics Associations Federation. EUROPA 1956, NETHERLANDS From that, I conclude that the cancel is a GERMAN MOTOR SHIP (MS) EU- LOCALS - I am not sure what the item sports item commemorating a meeting of ROPA - The post card at figure 18 is in figure 20. These local city stamps European sports associations to set their shows the ship “Europa.” The card was have been shown before in the Europa event calendar for the coming year...or mailed aboard the ship. News. However, they have only been more. See figure 15. seen by me as singles. Is this a sheet of 5 sets of stamps (both are denominated as 0.30), or is it an unofficial souvenir sheet. Please contact me if you have any information about this sheet.

Figure 15. Netherlands special cancel commemo- rating a European sports federation meeting that set an event calendar.

EUROPA 1972, BELGIUM IMPER- FORATE STAMPS - Figure 16 in the next column shows Belgium’s set of 2 stamps issued for Europa 1972. The stamps are imperforate and right margin Figure 20. Sheet of 10 Netherlands local city post copies showing plate numbers (2 & 4). stamps...or an unofficial souvenir sheet using the Although not seen, it is likely that the 1956 Europa common design. stamps carry a large numeral, in black, on their backs. Belgian imperforate stamps are not common and they are printed in quantities far less than those of Figure 18. MS Europa picture post card, mailed to other countries...say France. New Hampshire on October 17, 1971.

continued on page 14... EUROPA NEWS JULY-AUGUST 2008 386-14 continued from page 13... EUROPA BRIEFS (continued) MARSHALL PLAN, FDC DEPICT- EUROPA 5TH ANNIVERSARY - The EUROPA 1957, LUXEMBOURG SET ING TRUMAN AND MARSHALL - souvenir card at figure 23 was put to- - The set of 3 Europa stamps at figure 25 Figure 21 is a hand-painted cachet de- gether by someone celebrating the 5th was issued by Luxembourg in 1957. picting then U.S. President Harry S. Tru- anniversary of Europa stamps. The sheet According to it's EBay seller, the set was man (2 views) and George C. Marshall, is franked with both values of France’s in M-NH condition and carried a cata- his Secretary of State and the author of 1961 Europa set. What caught my atten- logue value of $249.. The set was of- the Marshall Plan. The cachet was tion is the phrase “5th anniversary.” fered at an opening bid of $99. painted by Kendal Bevil from the U.S. When I thought about it, the card is cor- “Celebrate The Century” series. It was rect. 1961 was the 5th anniversary of cancelled at Dobbins Air Force Base, Europa stamps. However, it is the 6th Georgia on February 19, 1999 and it is year of issuing common design/theme signed and numbered #133/200. Europa stamps.

Figure 25. Set of 3 1937 Europa stamps from Luxembourg.

GOODYEAR BLIMP EUROPA - One of the Goodyear Company's blimps is named “Europa.” The cover at figure 26 commemorates a flight it made between Figure 21. Bevil hand painted first day cover de- Vienna and Salzburg (year not legible). picting President Truman and George C. Marshall. Figure 23. Souvenir card commemorating the 5th anniversary of Europa stamps. IPTT CONFERENCE - The cancel at figure 22 is from the 10th European EUROPEAN COMMUNITY SEMI- IPTT conference held in Vienna, Aus- NAR - The registered cover at figure 24 tria, 19-22 October, 1971. The letters bears a cancel commemorating the 7th IPTT stand for the International Post & European Community seminar, held in Telegraph Operators. The cancel is too St. Georgen am Walde, Germany, 5-7 new to appear in the basic D’Urso Cata- July 1991. logue. The cancel is however listed in the 1974 supplement to the D’Urso Cata- logue. It is listed as number P106 with a Figure 26. Cover commemorating a flight of the rarity factor of 3. Goodyear blimp “Europa.” BRIAND, ARISTIDE - The Eurocrat Aristide Briand was commemorated on a “Europa Taler” machine cancel used in Berlin, Germany in 1981. Briand is shown at figure 27 on both the machine cancel and a French stamp.

Figure 24. Cancel commemorating the 7th Euro- pean Community seminar held in 1991. The high- lighted numeral “1” on the right side of the cancel may indicate that other number also exist. Figure 27. “Europa Figure 22. Cancel from the 10th European Confer- Taler” machine cancel ence of the IPTT. (top) and a French stamp (left) commemo- rating the Eurocrat Aristide Briand.

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continued from page 14... EUROPA BRIEFS (continued) EUROPA FLAG - The cancel on the COUNCIL OF EUROPE DELUXE COUNCIL OF EUROPE, FRENCH card at figure 28 commemorates the PROOFS - I have seen recently offered IMPERFS - The set of Council of awarding of the flag of Europe to the for sale on EBay, a number of Council of Europe stamps at figure 33, in M-NH, German city of Speyer. Europe stamps, as artist’s proofs, in imperforate condition was offered on complete sets. They are being offered at EBay with a “Buy-it-Now” price of reasonable opening bids in my opinion. “$9.50 or best offer.” This is what I Figure 31 shows a few examples. mean when I write about the value of EBay as a source of Europa material.

Figure 28. Special cancel for the city of Speyer being awarded the flag of Europe. EUROPA 1960, GERMAN COVER - The cover at figure 29 is franked with the complete set of 3 stamps issued by Germany to commemorate Europa 1960. Figure 31. Council of Europa official stamps as deluxe sheets offered on EBay.

EUROPA 1961, FRENCH IMPERFS - The set of French 1961 Europa stamps, in imperforate, lower margin copies, at figure 32, was also seen recently on EBay. I think that EBay is a good source of Europa stamps in general...and also a good source for the more “exotic” Figure 33. Imperforate Council of Europe stamps Europa material. offered for sale on EBay.

Figure 29. German cover addressed to Luxem- DANUBE COMMISSION - The Da- bourg, franked with set of Europa stamps. nube Commission is an organization of those countries which border the Danube EUROPA 1958, ITALIAN VARIETY River. The commission handles traffic - Figure 30 shows a pair of 25L Italian and other issues. Many countries have stamps issued for Europa 1958. The issued stamps commemorating the Da- stamp on the left shows the “line in the nube Commission. A sheet of 10 perfo- letter O” variety. The variety is high- rated and imperforate Hungarian stamps lighted with an arrow. is at figure 34.

Figure 30. 1958 Italian Europa stamp with variety Figure 32. Set of 2 imperforate 1961 French Eu- in the letter “O” in the word Poste. ropa stamps. Figure 34. Sheets of Hungarian stamps issued to commemorate the Danube Commission.

continued on page 16... EUROPA NEWS JULY-AUGUST 2008 386-16 continued from page 15... EUROPA BRIEFS (continued) 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF EUROPA EUROPA 1966, INTERESTING CHUNNEL - The Republic of Niger - Germany issued a special stamp to ITALIAN COVER - The cover at fig- issued a souvenir sheet depicting a train mark the 50th anniversary of Europa . ure 37 is franked, in part, with the com- emerging from the Channel Tunnel. The stamp depicts the signing of the plete set of 2 Europa stamps issued by This sheet was issued as a part of Ni- Treaty of Rome. A special cancel was Italy in 1966. The manuscript mark at ger’s “Events of the 20th Century” se- used in the city of Amberg to mark the the lower left of the cover indicates that ries, 1900-2000. See figure 40. occasion. See figure 35. the cover was returned to its sender.

Figure 37. Cover franked with 1966 Italian Europa stamps that was returned to sender. Figure 40. Niger souvenir sheet showing a high- speed train in the Channel Tunnel. EUROPA 1994, BELGIAN IMPERFS - Figure 38 is Belgium’s complete set of HAGUE CONGRESS, 20TH ANNI- 1994 Europa stamps in imperforate con- VERSARY - A special cancel was used dition. Not shown are the large numer- in Strasbourg, France to commemorate als in black that always appear on Bel- the 20th anniversary of the Great Con- Figure 35. Cover and cancel from Amberg, Ger- gium’s imperforate stamps. gress of Europe. That congress was held many, marking the 50th anniversary of Europa. in the Knight’s Hall in the Hague, Neth- erlands in May 1948. See figure 41. SPORT, EUROPEAN FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS OF 2008 - I do not know what the item is at figure 36 ex- cept to note that it is commemorating the 2008 European Football (soccer) Cham- pionships. It may be an envelope and order form for the various commemora- tive philatelic products being offered for sale by the Deutsche Post. Figure 38. Complete set of Belgium’s 1994 Eu- ropa stamps in imperforate condition.

COUNCIL OF EUROPE, 35TH AN- NIVERSARY - The German city of Stuttgart commemorated with a special Figure 41. French (Strasbourg) cancel commemo- cancel, the 35th anniversary of the Coun- rating the 20th anniversary of the Hague Congress. cil of Europe. See figure 39. ROCKET FLIGHTS - Figure 42 on the next page shows a cover that were flown by a Dutch rocket club. The label on the left side of the cover is “cancelled” in part, with the words “Europa 2.” I can only surmise that Europe 2 was the name Figure 36. Unknown philatelic item for the 2008 European Football Championships. of the rocket.

Figure 39. 35th anniversary of the Council of Europe commemorated with a special cancel.

continued on page 17... EUROPA NEWS JULY-AUGUST 2008 386-17 continued from page 16... EUROPA BRIEFS (continued) Union to determine the future of Ger- DISTINGUISHED AMERICAN DIP- LOMATS - One of the diplomats shown many and portions of Europe following World War II. Later in 1945, he also on the U.S. sheet at figure 45 in the next served as interpreter at the Potsdam Con- column, had a lot to do with the concept ference, where Stalin, Churchill, and of European Unity. Charles E. Bohlen - President Truman discussed the future of A renowned expert on the Soviet Union, Charles E. Bohlen (1904-1974) helped to Europe and cooperation in the Pacific. shape U.S. foreign policy during World Figure 42. Cover flown on the Europa 2 by a War II and the Cold War. He was pre- Dutch rocket club. sent at key negotiations with the Soviets during World War II, he served as am- ALLIANCE FOR GLORY… - The bassador to Moscow during the 1950s, souvenir card at figure 43, was put to- and he was an adviser to every U.S. gether in France using both Europa president from 1943 through 1968. The stamps and stamps depicting airplanes portrait of Bohlen is an undated photo- manufactured by a European consortium graph from the U.S. Department of State. (e.g., the SST). An inscription at the The photograph appeared on the dust Figure 43. U.S. stamp depicting diplomat Charles bottom of the card translates as “an alli- jacket of Bohlen's 1969 book, The E. Bohlen. ance for prosperity and the glory of all Transformation of American Foreign Policy. As one of the architects of U.S. Europeans.” THE DAY OF EUROPE - The Stras- foreign policy after World War II, Boh- bourg, France cancel at figure 44 com- len helped to develop the Marshall Plan memorates Europa Day 1967. to rebuild Europe. Remembered for his understanding of the role of ideology in Soviet policy, he was a key advisor to several Secretaries of State, and he served as ambassador to the Soviet Un- ion from 1953 to 1957. He also served as ambassador to the Philippines from 1957 to 1959 and to France from 1962 to 1968. Prior to his retirement in 1969, he advised President Kennedy and Presi- dent Johnson on U.S.-Soviet relations. Figure 43. French souvenir card showing one way Born in Clayton, NY, Bohlen traveled that cooperation pays off for Europeans. frequently to Europe with his family as a MARSHALL PLAN TRAIN - The child. After graduating from Harvard card at figure 44 was cancelled aboard University in 1927, he entered the For- Figure 44. Commemorative cancel for Europa Day 1967. the Marshall Plan Train at the German eign Service in 1929 and selected Rus- town of Emmendingen on June 3, 1951. sian and Soviet affairs as his specialty. 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE The date and city name tell us that the He was selected to join the staff of the TREATY OF ROME - The cancel at train was on its second German voyage first U.S. embassy to the Soviet Union in figure 45 from Strasbourg, France com- with Emmengengen being the 6th stop. 1934, and he was serving as the Soviet memorates both Europa Day 1977 and The cancel is listed in the D’Urso Cata- expert at the U.S. embassy in Tokyo the 20th anniversary of the signing of the logue as number G10/55 with a rarity when the United States entered World Treaty of Rome. factor of 6/7. War II. Bohlen witnessed history being made at many of the most important summit conferences of World War II. He served as interpreter for President Frank- lin D. Roosevelt in 1943 at the Teheran Conference, where Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill planned the final phase of the war against Nazi Germany, and again as both interpreter and adviser in 1945 at the Yalta Conference. The Yalta Confer- ence was a wartime meeting between the Figure 45. Commemorative cancel for Europa Day heads of government of the United 1977 and the Treaty of Rome. Figure 44. Marshall Plan Train cancel from Em- States, United Kingdom and the Soviet mendingen, Germany. continued on page 18... EUROPA NEWS JULY-AUGUST 2008 386-18

continued from page 17... EUROPA BRIEFS (continued) ITALIAN WEEK - The town of Bad EUROPA STAMP ALBUM - I saw the COUNCIL OF EUROPE, 30TH AN- Godesberg, Germany celebrates Italian item at figure 48 on EBay, but know NIVERSARY - Figure 50 is a maxi- Week there with a special cancel. The little about it. It is written in Italian and mum card from . It is franked festivities ran from May 30th to June appears to be the cover of a Europa with a stamp commemorating the 30th 9th, 1969. See figure 46. stamp album. Perhaps it was produced anniversary of Austria’s admission to the by the Bolaffi Company? Also, the con- Council of Europe. The stamp is can- text of the word “Europa” might trans- celled on February 28, 1986, the 30th late as Europe rather than the Europa anniversary date. The stamp and cancel stamps we know. Does anyone have an are on a card showing Austria and the idea. Council of Europe symbol. The circle of 12 gold stars. All 3 together make a perfect maximum card.

Figure 46. Special cancel commemorating Italian Week in Bad Godesberg, Germany.

WEB SITES - Check out these two web sites for Europa material. No endorse- ment is given by me or the Europa Study Unit, but you might find philatelic items for sale. http://www.europa- stamps.blogspot.com/ and http:// stores.ebay.com/ isabeldelatourstampshop Figure 50. Maximum card from Austria on that Figure 48. Cover of a Europa stamp album? country’s 30th anniversary of admission to the EUROPA 1961, LABEL FROM THO- Council of Europe. MOND - The cover at figure 47 is NATO, MOLDOVA ASSECCION - franked with 22¢ in Netherlands postage. The set of 2 stamps and the sheets shown EUROPA 2008, TRANSNISTRIA - Those stamps and a label from the Prin- at figure 49 were issued by Moldova The imperforate stamps shown at figure cipality of Thomond, with a value of 1’6, upon that country’s admission to NATO. 51 are from Transnistria. The 2 stamps overprinted “Europa/1961, are tied with The lower margin on the sheets is in- were shown in a previous issue without the Netherlands cancel. The Thomond scribed (translated) as “Partnership for the country recognition. label did nothing to aid the carriage of Peace.” the letter, but it was nice of someone in the Dutch postal system to let the cover go through as it is, thus creating an inter- esting sidelight for us Europa stamp col- lectors.

Figure 51. Set of 2 Europa 2008 stamps (denominated & B), from Transnistria. EUROPEAN UNION, ROMANIAN POSTAL STATIONERY - At figure Figure 47. Dutch cover bearing a tied Principality 52 on the next page are two examples of of Thomond label. Romanian postal stationery. Each item has a cachet and indicia related to Roma- Figure 49. Moldova stamps issued for her acces- nia’s membership in the European Un- sion to NATO. Interesting selvedge on the sheets. ion.

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continued from page 18... EUROPA BRIEFS (continued)

Figure 53. Nice franking with Europa stamps on Figure 52b. Marshall Plan train cancel from an inland German cover. Tübingen, Germany, ther 68th overall stop counting both the first and second train voyages in Germany. EUROPA 1994 & 1996, YUGOSLA- VIA IMPERFS - Figures 54 & 55 are MARSHALL PLAN, NETHER- imperforate sets of Yugoslavian Europa LANDS POSTAL STATIONERY?? - stamps from 1994 and 1996. The 1994 The item at figure 52c appears to be a stamps are left sheet margin examples. piece of Netherlands postal stationery. If They are se-tenant with the central label you look at the back of the item, you can found on the sheets of stamps. The 1996 see a price of 1 Gulden for the envelope. set depicts airplanes and they are top Figure 52. Romanian postal stationery related to The front of the envelope has a cachet sheet margin copies, with the word the European Union. depicting Marshall and the envelope as “Europa” from the selvedge. franked with the complete set of 2 CONFERENCE ON SECURITY & stamps issued by the Netherlands to COOPERATION IN EUROPE, RO- commemorate the 50th anniversary of MANIAN POSTAL STATIONERY - the Marshall Plan. The odd shape of the The item of postal stationery at figure illustrations is due to the scans taken of 52a was issued by Romania to com- them by the EBay seller. memorate a Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe. The date of the specific conference was not given.

Figure 54. Yugoslavian imperforate 1994 “Famous Women” Europa stamps with labels.

Figure 52a. Romanian postal stationery related to the European Conference on Security and Coop- eration. MARSHALL PLAN TRAIN CAN- Figure 52c. Netherlands envelope, likely postal CEL - The postal card at figure 52b in stationery, with Marshall Plan cachet and franking. the next column was seen on EBay. The card was cancelled aboard the Marshall EUROPA 1961, INTERESTING Plan Train. The cancellation date of GERMAN COVER - Those of you who April 12, 1951 and the city Tübingen, know me, know that I like to see Europa establish that the card was cancelled on stamps on covers, doing what they were the middle day of its three-day stop in in intended to do...e.g., carry the mail. Fig- that city. The cancel is listed in the ure 53 is such a cover. It is from Ger- D’Urso Catalogue as number G10/68 many and it is franked with 4 copies of Figure 55. Yugoslavian imperforate 1996 “Transportation” Europa stamps. and it is assigned a rarity factor of 6/7. one of that country’s 1961 Europa stamps. concluded on page 20... EUROPA NEWS JULY-AUGUST 2008 386-20

continued from page 19... EUROPA BRIEFS (concluded) EUROPA BLÜHT AUF (Europe blos- EUROPEAN UNION, 19TH CON- soms forth) - Figure 56 is a special can- GRESS - The cover at figure 61 bears cel that was used from May 2-31, 1958. two strikes of a cancel commemorating The mark was applied at the Frankfurt the 19th Congress of the European Un- (Main 1 post office and it bears the let- ion. The Congress was held at Bonn- ters “mb” in the lower part of the circle. Bad Godesberg from September 11-13, The cancel is dated May 31, 1958, the 1971. The cancel is dated September 13, last day of use. The cancel was used at 1971, which was the last day of the Con- these post offices: Bonn 1; Düsseldorf gress. The cancel is listed in the 1974 1; Frankfurt (Main) 1; Hamburg 1; Ham- supplement to the D’Urso Europa Cata- burg-Altona 1; München BPA 1 (x, ad, logue as number 147 and it is assigned a dg); and, Stuttgart 9 (X, bm, bo, p, ab). rarity factor of 3. The D’Urso Europa Catalogue lists this cancel as number B5 and assigns it a Figure 58. Scott #334 produced for 1970 Europa rarity factor of 6. stamp show in Naples, Italy.

EUROPA 2008, BOSNIA & HERZE- GOVINA - The 2008 Europa stamps from Bosnia & Herzegovina at figure 59 are imperforate.

Figure 59. Imperforate Europa 2008 stamps from Figure 56. Special cancel, “Europe blossoms Bosnia & Herzegovina. forth” on cover franked with Europa stamps. STAMP SHOW, EUROPA STUDY Figure 61. Cancel from the 19th Congress of the STAMP SHOW, NAPLES 1973 - The UNIT - The souvenir sheet at figure 60 European Union. item at figure 57 was produced from an was prepared by the Europa Study Unit early souvenir sheet (see figure 58 in the to commemorate its 2nd exhibition. It EUROPA FLAG, AWARDED TO next column). As noted in the Scott was held in New York City on April 16, RHEINFELDEN - The special cancel Catalogue after Rwanda #334, “Copies 1963. The sheet shows a Europa com- on the cover at figure 62 recognizes that of No. 334 were trimmed to 65 x 58mm mon design, a map of Europe, the NATO the Flag of Europe was awarded to the and overprinted in silver or gold logo and honors the 15th anniversary of German city of Rheinfelden on Septem- “NAPLES 1973” on the stamp… and the the Organization for European Economic ber 28?, 1971. The cancel was used in inscription “Salon Philateli- Cooperation (OEEC). Rheinfelden during the month of Sep- que….Timbre-Poste Europa.” Accord- tember 1971. The cancel is listed in the ing to Scott’s, the overprint was applied 1974 supplement to the D’Urso Europa in October, 1973. Of note, the overprint Catalogue as number 148 and it is as- appears to have been applied in black signed a rarity factor of 3. ink, not silver or gold as stated in the Scott Catalogue.

Figure 62. Cancel commemorating the award of Figure 60. Europa Study Unit unofficial souvenir the Flag of Europe to the German city of Rheinfel- sheet for the Unit’s 2nd stamp show. den.

Figure 57. Rwanda souvenir sheet for the 1973 Europa stamp show, held in Naples Italy, created from remainders of Scott #334. EUROPA NEWS JULY-AUGUST 2008 386-21

NORDEN ISSUES

The following information was found on the Jay Smith & Associates web site, http://www.jaysmith.com. Reprinted here with grateful appreciation to Jay Smith.

“Starting in 1956, the Scandinavian countries have issued "Norden" stamps to commemorate their cooperation in postal operations. The Norden stamp issues have come to encompass all eight current Scandinavian/Nordic stamp- issuing entities. "Norden" stamps are issued only every few years, currently every other year. At first, the stamps all had a common design, but now they are different designs, but they share a com- mon theme. For 2004, 2006, and 2008, the "Norden" countries have issued stamps on the theme of Nordic Mythol- ogy. For 2008, the specific theme is Nor- dic Mythology.”

Each of the 8 countries has issued a sou- venir sheet; two of the countries also have matching regular sheet stamps is- sues. The eight souvenir sheets are avail- able in a wonderful pack / folder (and of course individually too), titled "Top of the World of Stamps". All these are in stock, along with first day covers, maxi- mum cards where issued, and official packs from Denmark and Norway. Many consider the subject to be highly interest- ing and the stamps beautiful.”

LIGHTHOUSE SUPPLEMENT PRICES

Lighthouse Publications Inc. has just TYPE ISSUE # PRICE TYPE ISSUE # PRICE published its price list for the 2007 sup- plements. The tables in the next two Joint N71/07 $66.95 Joint N71/SF07 $114.95 columns give the Lighthouse supplement prices for both their regular and hinge- Sympathy N71B/07 $35.95 Sympathy N71B/SF07 $68.95 less albums. Lighthouse can be reached at 274 Washington Ave., Hackensack, Mini Sheets - - Mini Sheets N71K/SF07 $399.00 NJ 07601, or at (888) 269-1513, or [email protected]. Mini Sympathy - - Mini Sympathy N71KN/SF07 $169.95 EUROPA NEWS JULY-AUGUST 2008 386-22

POSTMARKS

NEW ISSUES FROM JUNE/JULY 2008 SCOTT STAMP MONTHLY COUNTRY SCOTT # DATE OF ISSUE DESCRIPTION

Austria 2131 17-Jan-08 European Soccer Championships (sheet of 8) Austria 2132-3 22-Jan-08 European Soccer Championships Austria 2135-6 4-Feb-08 European Soccer Championships Austria 2138 19-Feb-08 European Soccer Championships Austria 2139 21-Feb-08 European Soccer Championships Cyprus 1088 1-Jan-08 Adoption of Euro, sheet of 2, joint with Germany B999 13-Mar-08 European Soccer Championships Great Britain 2539 5-Feb-08 Europa 2008 Italy 2833 22-Sep-07 European Women’s Basketball Championships Liechtenstein 1405 3-Mar-08 Europa 2008 Montenegro 157-9 20-Apr-07 Europa 2007 (159 a souvenir sheet of 2) Montenegro 168 20-Oct-07 Joy of Europe Nevis 1518-9 13-Aug-07 Concorde Norway 1529-30 8-Feb-08 Europa 2008 Poland 3875-9 24-Oct-07 Capitals of Europe Romania 4941-2 3-May-07 Europa 2007 4942a “ " Souvenir sheet with 4941 UL 4942b “ " Souvenir sheet with 4942 UL Romania 4961-7 11-Jun-07 Sibiu, European Capital of Culture (4967 a s/s) Romania 4993 3-Sep-07 Casa Luxemburg, joint with Luxembourg 1222 St. Kitts 696-9 26-Nov-07 Concorde St. Vincent-Grenadines 405-6 1-May-07 Concorde Serbia 403 28-Sep-07 Joy of Europe Serbia 412-4 14-Nov-07 Danube (414 a s/s), joint with Romania Sierra Leone 2883-4 15-Mar-07 Concorde Sierra Leone 2870c 21-Dec-06 Giotto probe Slovenia 741 1-Jan-08 Presidency of European Union Switzerland 1298 4-Mar-08 European Soccer Championships Tanzania 2507d 24-Oct-07 Eurocopter 680-1 28-Apr-07 Europa 2007 EUROPA NEWS JULY-AUGUST 2008 386-23

14 YEARS OF EUROPA MONTECATINI LABELS I ran across these labels on EBay. The 1964-1969 1970-1973 history of them is that they were pro- duced for a number of years to honor the The Italian national thematic stamp show stamp show “Europa in Montecatini (a is held in Montecatini Terme (baths). I small Italian city). I have arranged them had the honor to judge that show there here by year of issue starting with the several years ago. Believe me, the city first label offered for sale on EBay, is a wonderful place to visit. Many of through the last one offered. the buildings are spas that date back to the 19th and early 20th centuries. Just 1960-1963 visiting the spas alone is worth the trip.

FINAL ACCOUNTING - AUCTION SCENES OF STAVANGER, NORWAY RECEIPTS:

Sale of Members' Material $735.50 Postage from Buyers 19.97 Sale of Unit Material 13.80 Donations 2.40

TOTAL RECEIPTS: $771.45

EXPENDITURES:

To Sellers for Material $621.31 Postage to Buyers 22.42 Additional Postage 3.78 Miscellaneous 1.20

TOTAL EXPENDITURES $648.71

PROFIT $122.74

Material was donated by: Boeskool in the amount of $13.80.

Report submitted by Unit Auction Manager Don Smith. EUROPA NEWS JULY-AUGUST 2008 386-24

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AUCTION #112 - LOTS EUROPA NEWS JULY-AUGUST 2008 386-26

AUCTION #112 - LOTS EUROPA NEWS JULY-AUGUST 2008 386-27 EUROPA AUCTION #112 - LOTS, RULES & BID SHEET

AUCTION RULES

1. Only Europa Study Unit members may bid in the auction. 2. Abbreviations: * = Mint, ** = Mint-Never Hinged, o = Used, blk = Block, FDC = First Day Cover, S/S = Souvenir Sheet, CTO = Cancelled to Order, MB = Minimum Bid, CU = Cacheted-Unaddressed, CA = Cacheted-Addressed, UU = Uncacheted-Unaddressed, UA = Uncacheted-Addressed, C/E = Council of Europe, cplt = Complete, Est Ret = Estimated Retail. 3. Numbers are from Scott Catalogues except where noted. Cancels are from the 1971 D’Urso Catalogue or its 1974 supplement. 4. The Europa Study Unit does not guarantee the genuineness of any material in the auction. 5. Lots will be sold to the highest bidder at a slight advance over the second highest bid. Bidders can bid freely and limit their total purchases to any amount they indicate on the bid sheet. No “Buy” bids will be accepted. 6. Payment from successful bidders must be made within 7 days of receipt of notice. Postal expenses are paid by the purchaser. Lots will be sent to a successful

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