EUROPA 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 European Commission’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 EUROPE - NGO’s and industry from 3-6 June in the 14 Years of Montecatini - Terme 23 EU’s Charlemagne 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 BELGIUM - 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. No other information given at this time. continued on page 4... EUROPA NEWS JULY-AUGUST 2008 386-4 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. No other information given at this time. continued on page 5... EUROPA NEWS JULY-AUGUST 2008 386-5 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. BULGARIA - 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..