Children’s story books are the theme of the 2010 Europa issues. This year it appears that maps are contained in the stamps of two issuing countries. Originally issued in 1956, the Europa issues are currently issued by each postal authority under the guidance of PostEurop. The second issue containing a map is from the Stamp Issuing Office of the Principality of Monaco.
 Monaco 2010-05-05 Monaco has submitted two stamps for the 2010 Europa issue and each of them contain a small generalized map. The first stamp in the May 5, 2010 issue is a 0,70€ denomination, entitled “Open Book” and depicts a young boy reading a book, with a larger picture showing a an open book with a map of Europe “springing” from the pages. The second stamp, a 0,56€ denomination entitled “Children and the World” show a group of children talking and reading various books with a very generalized globe in the background of the stamp.
 Monaco 20100424 mini-sheet On May 24, 2010, the Stamp Issuing Office of the Principality of Monaco issued a 4,00€ mini-sheet showing a map of the former fiefs of the House of Grimaldi with four 1,00€ stamps showing castles set around the map. Information on the web site describes the history surrounding the sheet. Until the French Revolution, the Princes of Monaco were in possession of substantial fiefs in the French territory. The enjoyment of these Lordships originate, on the one hand, from the Treaty of Peronne, signed in 1641 with France and, on the other, from the alliance of the Sovereign House with two large French families: the Goyon-Matignon family and the Aumont-Mazarin family. In 1777, the son of Honoré III, Prince of Monaco, married Louise d’Aumont, descendant of the niece of the Cardinal of Mazarin and heiress, in particular, of the earldoms of Ferrette, Thann and Rosemont and of the barony of Altkirch. The map is detailed, show what appear to be present day roads and cities. The location of each castle is shown by an arrow to the city on the map. The coat of arms of Monaco is shown in the upper right corner of the sheet.
 Croatia 2010-04-29 Single On April 29, 2010, Croatia Post (Hrvatska posta) issued what appears to be two map stamps marking the opening of the Expo 2010 in Shanghai China and Croatia’s participation in the Expo. The theme of Croatia pavilion at Expo 2010 is “Diversity of Cities, Diversities of Life.” This theme is also echoed in the two stamps. The first, a 10 kn (kuna) single adhesive depicts a block plan of the Old City of Dubrovnik in the background. In the foreground, the words “Expo Shanghai” in English characters along with the Chinese kanji for “Shanghai” and the denomination of the stamp are shown. The second stamp is part of a mini-sheet. The design and denomination of the stamp is the same as the first issue, the back ground of the mini-sheet is red and various lines in the background portray the subway network of the Shanghai Metro.
 Croatia 2010-04-29 mini-sheet [can anyone confirm if these are indeed, two separate issues? –admin]
 Liechtenstein 2010-06-07 (forthcoming) Liechtenstein Post will issue a new stamp to commemorate the Principality’s 50th year of participation in Interpol. The June 7th, 2010 planned issue has a denomination of CHF 1.90 and is a part of a three stamp set marking various 50th anniversaries in Liechtenstein. The very interesting issue shows a shadow of a world map overprinted with a fingerprint. This is drawn on a cream colored background which is in the shape of a case folder. The year and month of issue is depicted as part of the case number on the file. The design is is very unique and matches the Interpol theme very well. Each of the 188 Interpol Member States maintains a National Central Police Bureau (NCB) for the processing of police information. The Liechtenstein NCB referred to as “Interpol Vaduz” is affiliated with the National Police Agency in Vaduz and receives about 400 requests for cooperation on various cases from Interpol headquarters each year. This will be an issue not to be missed by fellow cartophilatelists.
 Belgium 2010-01-18 Belgium Post issued a mini-sheet on January 18, 2010 commemorating the life and work of Paul Otlet. This uniquely designed mini-sheet contains a single € 4.60 stamp, showing Otlet in front of a large globe. In the foreground are a stack of books. To the left on the mini-sheet is an inscription roughly translated “Mundaneum to the Internet” and what seems to be a card-catalog of a library reaching to the ceiling. Near the top of the card-catalog a series of wires or chains appear to be popping out of some of the drawers and being attached at various positions on the globe.
 Thailand 2009-12-05 While not the first map stamp issue of 2010, Thailand Post’s Theos issue of December 5, 2009 is sure to be high on the list of important cartophilatelic issues of the previous year. The 3.00 Bath stamp was issued to mark the launch of Thailand’s first Earth Observation Satellite (EOS), on October 1st, 2008. The platform has two cameras, a panchromatic and multi-spectral with resolutions of 2m and 15m respectively. The multi-spectral sensor has 4 bands (B,G,R,NIR). The platform is very versatile supplying imagery for natural resources management, agriculture and vegetation monitoring. The 2m data is suitable for cartographic applications, land use monitoring, and security applications. The satellite was built by EADS Astrium and is operated by Thailand’s Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA). You can even track the satellite and others using this link. [ two years ago i had the honor of visiting GISTDA and one of their ground station facilities. it was very fascinating to learn about the infrastructure and the researchers of GISTDA were very excited about the upcoming launch of THEOS. THEOS is one of many EOS that monitor the planet daily, providing massive amounts of data for scientific research. ]
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