New Caledonia: XIV Pacific Games

New Caledonia 2011-03-18

On March 18, 2011, New Caledonia’s Office of Posts and Telecommunications issued a single 110F denominated stamp to mark the [then upcoming] XIV Pacific Games that took place from August 27 – September 10, 2011 in Nouméa. New Caledonia was the official organizing host nation for the 14th gathering of […]

New Caledonia: Ouvéa Atoll, UNESCO World Heritage Site

New Caledonia 2011-08-08

On August 8, 2011 New Caledonia’s Office of Posts and Telecommu- nications issued a single 75F denominated stamp with a map of the Ouvéa Atoll, part of New Caledonia’s UNESCO World Heritage Site. The stamp depicts a sea turtle on a sandy beach, with vegetation and a bird […]

France: 50th Anniversary of the Council of Europe’s Social Charter

France 2011-09-09

On September 9, 2011 LaPoste issued a single, 0,89 € stamp marking the 50th anniversary of the Council of Europe’s “Social Charter.” The European Social Charter is a Council of Europe treaty which guarantees social and economic human rights. It was adopted in 1961 and revised in 1996. The Council of […]

Netherlands Issues Sheets Marking Historic Relations with South Africa

Netherlands 2011-07-25

On July 25, 2011 PostNL plans to issue three new sheets to commemorate historic relations between the Netherlands and South Africa. The sheets contain six, 1 wereld (approx. 95c) denominated stamps of the same design. On each of the sheets, the stamps are placed differently. On each sheet, the margin designs […]

Estonia: Lighthouse and Map Series New Issue

Estonia 2011-06-02

On June 2, 2011, Estonian Post released another in the series of lighthouse and map stamps. The single €0.35 denomination stamp depicts the Vergi Lighthouse as situated on the Northern coast of Estonia and the Gulf of Finland. Some information from the Estonian Post web site provides the following description. In […]

Europa 2011 (IYoF) Issues 1: Montenegro

Montenegro 2011-04-21

Montenegro Post has issued what appears to be two stamps in their 2011 Europa issue that depict maps. The 2011 Europa issue commemorates the UN’s International Year of the Forest. The map in each issue shows the the European countries (Europa issuing countries?) cut from a leaf. One issue contains two […]