La Poste Issues Two Map Stamps In One Day!

La Poste (France Post) issued two map stamps on November 9, 2009.

France 2009-11-01 EuroMed Postal Conference

The first issue marks the 2nd Euromed Postal Conference, that is scheduled to take place in Alexandria Egypt. However, it seems that the Egypt Post has issued a press release which appears to say the conference […]

Gibraltar Darwin Issue Features Map

The Royal Gibraltar Post will issue on November 2, 2009, a set of 4 stamps and one mini-sheet to commemorate the 200th anniversary of birth of Charles Darwin. The mini-sheet

Gibraltar 2009-11-02 (tentative)

contains what appears to be a section of a world map showing the pacific area of Darwin’s voyage around the […]

Liechtenstein marks 75 years of LPHV

Liechtenstein 2009-09-07

Liechtenstein Post released a new issue on September 7th, 2009 to mark the 75th anniversary of the Liechtenstein Philatelic Association (LPHV). The stamp features a unique design incorporating the Liechtenstein coat of arms which appeared in the famous 1934 Vaduz mini-sheet. The Vaduz (sc 115) mini-sheet was issued for the 1st […]

Poste Italiane Issues Patron Saints of Europe

Poste Italiane recently issued a mini-sheet with a joined pair of € 0.60 and € 0.65 stamps depicting a map of Europe overlaid with a cross. The October 7, 2009 issue commemorates the Christian roots of Europe and is dedicated to the patron saints of Europe. The names of the patron saints shown are, Ss. […]

New Zealand “Tiki Tour” Sheet with Map

New Zealand Post released a new sheet of 50c stamps depicting scenic spots around New Zealand. The August 5, 2009 new issue uses the theme of a “Tiki Tour” or round-about journey, “A Tiki tour is all about enjoying the journey as much as the destination, and checking out as many ‘choice’ national icons as […]

Denmark Old Maps Issue for ICHC Meeting (Update)

Post Danmark has issued on July 15, 2009, a set of four (4) map stamps depicting old maps of Denmark to mark the 23rd biennial International Conference on the History of Cartography (ICHC) which was held in Copenhagen from July 12 to July 17, 2009. We had earlier reported on the planned issue of this […]