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NOVEMBER—DECEMBER 2015 Issue # 430
Best Europa Stamps of 2015
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Jury Prize Public Prize
ESU Prize
WHAT'S IN THIS ISSUEARTICLES DEPARTMENTS
Best Europa Stamps of 2015 ……….. 2 Editor's Page...…..…...….………..….. 15
Desiderius Erasmus …………………….. 16 New Issues: EuroMed 2015 ……….…. 3
Lindau Post Route ………………………. 8 New Issues: EUROPA 2015 ……..….… 3
Poland Postal Stationery ……………….. 9 New Issues: EUROPA 2016 ……….….. 4
EUROPA 1958 (The Luster Chronicles) 10-14 New Issues: norden 2016 ……………… 4
FEATURES New Issues: sepac 2015 ……………… 3
ESU Best Europa Stamp Ballot Insert New Issues: General …………...…….. 4-6,16
ESU Dues Coupon for 2016 Insert New Issues: with Scott #s …...……… 7
ESU Europa Mini-Auction Insert
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Best Europa Stamps of 2015
PostEurop Jury Prize winner:
Russia
Eight experts of the philatelic world
were once again invited to judge
the year’s Europa stamps based on
their artistic judgment. This was the
fifth year that the so-called Philatel-
ic Jury was convened to render their
opinions. Results were announced
last September in Brussels’ Town
Hall.
This is the second year that Russia
won a prize. The previous winner
was the beautiful stamp issued for
the “Visit…” series in 2012. Runners-
up were Sweden (lower stamp) and
Latvia (the €1.71 value).
— information quoted from the Europa
blogspot
PostEurop Public Prize winner:
Turkey
This is the third time that Turkey
has won the on–line voting and
since 2011 they have always fin-
ished in the top 2. They won in 2011
and 2013 and finished second in
2012 and 2014.
The Best Europa stamp design com-
petition has been an annual event
since 2002. All official Europa stamp
issues are eligible to be entered
into the competition.
The result of this year’s competition
was announced during PostEurop's
Plenary Assembly held this October
in Limassol, Cyprus.
Best Europa Stamp Jury Prize Members (l to r): • Andrée Trommer, General Secretary of the Fédération Internationale de Philtélie (FIP), Luxembourg • Olaf Neumann, Designer, Germany • Stefan Klein, Designer, Germany • Botond Szebeny, PostEurop's Secretary General, Hungary • Guy Coutant, Pro Post, Belgium • Eric Contesse, Philatelist expert, timbredujura.blogspot.com, France • Arie Piet, Enschedé Printing, the Netherlands • Antonio Manuel Amaral, PostEurop's coordinator (not part of the jury) • Jürgen Haepers, Philatelist expert, europa-stamps.blogspot.com, Switzerland
The stamp, which was one of a two-
part set, was selected via the inter-
net; anyone who wished to could
vote through PostEurop's website.
More than 10,000 votes were regis-
tered this year. Second place went to
Hungary and third place to Finland.
At press time it
was not clear
which stamp
was judged in
either set.
Hungary has
also been consistently in the win-
ner’s circle, which shows the im-
portance of “getting out the vote.” — information from the Europa blogspot
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PALESTINIAN
AUTHORITY
1v
Issue date 9 July 2015
New Issues
Europa 2015 ~ Old Toys
UKRAINE 1v + 2 ss
Issue date 2 September 2015
This should drive the album makers crazy. One single stamp, plus a souvenir sheet which reproduces the stamp, but in a different color and denomination. Finally, a booklet that contains a different souvenir sheet with two stamps.
LIECHTENSTEIN 1v
Issue date 16 November 2015 Archaeological Finds in Liechten-stein: Jewelry
The competition for best 2015 sepac stamp is now open. Go to the following website: www.sepacstamps.eu/contest/stamp-competition-2015/ You can also take part in the draw for the year collections from all the SEPAC members issuing SEPAC stamps. The competition runs up to the end of 2015:
1st Prize: a year collection from eve-ry post participating in the 2015 SEPAC folder (worth approx. €600) + the 2015 SEPAC folder
2nd Prize: seven year collections selected by the prize winner + 2015 SEPAC folder
3rd Prize: three year collections se-lected by the prize winner + 2015 SEPAC folder As of this writing, (late October) Faroe Islands was way ahead with this design
sepac 2015 CULTURE
v = value(s) ms= mini-sheet ss = souvenir sheet
TUNISIA 1v
Issue date 9 July 2015
EuroMed 2015 ~ Boats
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Other New Issues
New Issues
Europa 2016 "Ecology in Europe - Think Green"
Norden 2016
“Nordic Food Culture”
v = value(s) ms= mini-sheet ss = souvenir sheet
GERMANY 1v
Issue date 1 October 2015 25th Anniversary of German Unifi-cation
On 3 October 1990 the German Democratic Republic (DDR) acceded to the Federal Republic of Germany. Since then, the Germans live reunit-ed in one country, and a major stumbling block to European unifi-cation was removed.
In the meantime, an "all-German" generation has grown up, who know the German division and the "wall" only from their parents' sto-ries
— information from Deutsche Post
MOLDOVA 1v
Issue date 30 July 2015 40th Anniversary of the Signing of the Helsinki Final Act
“Forty years ago in Helsinki, world leaders got together to sign a unique document that would revo-lutionize the concept of compre-hensive security. The Helsinki Final Act was a historic triumph of coop-eration over conflict, bridging the gap between East and West and setting the stage for the end of the Cold War. Today it remains the de-fining document that guides the work of the Organization for Secu-rity and Co-operation in Europe.”
— from the website of the OSCE
DENMARK ss
Issue date 31 March 2016
Denmark has the distinction of being the first to show their design for the 2016 Europa theme. If past is prologue, Belgium should be close behind.
DENMARK 2v
Issue date 4 January 2016
Again, Denmark is first from the
box. We can expect stamps from
the following countries:
Aland
Faroe Islands
Finland
Greenland
Iceland
Norway
Sweden
sepac 2016 “Seasons”
The theme for 2016 has been an-
nounced as “Seasons”, which
should provide some colorful offer-
ings. Guernsey has announced that
it will participate, and issue stamps
on 16 May.
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New Issues v = value(s) ms= mini-sheet
LIECHTENSTEIN 2v se-tenant
SLOVENIA 2v se-tenant Issue date 7 September 2015 “Alpine Habitat” Joint Issue
This joint Slovenia/Liechtenstein
issue focuses on the Alps as a habi-
tat. The two stamps show the Mal-
buntal in Liechtenstein and the Ve-
lika Planina plateau in Slovenia, and
were both printed on an 8-stamp
sheetlet.
With its well-preserved herders’
dwellings, the Velika Planina, which
is located a good hour drive by car
northwards from the Slovenian cap-
ital of Ljubljana, is a popular tourist
attraction. Ever since prehistoric
times, the plateau has been used by
sheepherders over the summer
months. The typical huts depicted
on the stamp are spread over the
mountain pasture in the form of
dispersed settlements. The oldest
among them have an oval layout.
The kitchen, where cheese is made
now as before, is always situated in
the middle.
In Malbuntal the alpine meadows
and mountain pastures are also still
used for agriculture. But the Alps
have long since been discovered by
holiday makers even here. Nature
lovers, hikers and winter sports en-
thusiasts enjoy spending their free
time in the picturesque mountain
area of Liechtenstein.
RUSSIA 2v
AZERBAIJAN 2v se-tenant Issue date 22 September 2015 “Modern Architecture” Joint Issue
“Modern Architecture” is a trend
characterized by usage of new ar-
chitectural methods, which meet
the modern social needs, aesthetic
demands at the industry develop-
ment level.
The Moscow Kremlin is a fortress in
the center of Moscow and the old-
est part of it, the main socio-
political, historical and artistic com-
plex of the city, the official resi-
dence of the President of the Rus-
sian Federation. Nowadays the main
sights of Moscow are not only the
old buildings in the city center, but
the skyscrapers that have been built
over the past 10-15 years.
One of the most majestic and mys-
terious monuments of Baku is the
Maiden Tower (Giz Galasi). It rises in
the southeastern part of the for-
tress, and has been considered as a
symbol of the city. Flame Towers is
the highest building in Azerbaijan,
located in Baku. Postage stamps depict:
1. Moscow River embankment with
the Moscow Kremlin walls on the
background;
2. Maiden's Tower with Flame Towers
in Baku on the background. — from Russia Post
SWITZERLAND 2v
ALAND 2v
Issue date 3 September 2015
“Costume Jewelry” Joint Issue
The stamps depict costume jewelry
from the two countries and have a
rhomboid shape. The transparent
foil stamping produces a 3D effect
that makes the brooch motifs stand
out. — from Swiss Post
ITALY 2v
SAN MARINO 2v se-tenant
Issue date 23 October 2015
“Techno Science Park San Marino-
Italy” Joint Issue
Publicizing the joint Technology
Park, dedicated to cooperation in
the field of scientific and technolog-
ical research and innovation.
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New Issues
EuroBasket 2015
MONTENEGRO 1v CROATIA 1v issued in ms of 9 stamps + 1 label (shown)
Issue date 22 May 2015 Issue date 4 September 2015
FIBA (International Basketball Federation) EuroBasket 2015 was the 39th annual edition of the EuroBasket championship that is organized by FIBA Europe. It took place in four different countries (Croatia, France, Germany, and Latvia), making it the first EuroBasket held in more than one country. It started on 5 Septem-ber and ended on 20 September 2015.
The top two teams (Spain and Lithuania) qualified to the 2016 Summer Olympics. The next five teams (France, Serbia, Greece, Italy and the Czech Republic) advanced to the World Olympic Qualifying Tour-nament.
Spain won their third title by defeating Lithuania 80–63 in the final. France won bronze at home soil against Serbia. — information from Wikipedia
HUNGARY 1v
Issue date 4 June 2015 EuroBasket Women 2015 The 35th edition of the continental tournament in women's basketball, sanctioned by the FIBA Europe, was co-held in Hungary (that hosted the championship for the fifth time after 1950, 1964, 1983 and 1997) and Romania (that hosted it for the second time after 1966) from 11–28 June 2015.
Serbia won their first title by defeating France 76–68 in the final.
The design features a basketball shoe and a high-heel shoe, referring to the diversity of sportswomen, and the national flags of the host nations.
— information from Magyar Posta and Wikipedia
NIGER 2ss
Issue date 20 July 2015
European Soccer 2016 The 2016 Union of Euro-pean Football Associa-tions (UEFA) European Championship, com-monly referred to as Euro 2016, will be the 15th edition of the UEFA European Championship, the quadrennial interna-tional men's football championship of Europe. It is scheduled to be held in France from 10 June to 10 July 2016. For the first time, the European Championship final tournament will be contest-ed by 24 teams vs. 16 previously.
— information from Wikipedia
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NEW ISSUES WITH
Scott CATALOG NUMBERS
From Linn’s <— September & October —>
Special Editions
= position in proposed new HB outline (ref. EN# 404-12)
COUNTRY SCOTT # DATE OF ISSUE DESCRIPTION *
Albania 2953 9-Oct-14 Europa 2014, se-tenant pair in s/s. Booklet: 2953c 1 Albania 2962 8-Dec-14 Candidate for Admission to European Union EN 426-6 2a Andorra (Spanish) 410 23-Apr-15 Europa 2015 1 Azerbaijan 1071-2 19-Nov-14 Venues for European Games, s/s of 3 each EN 426-6 3c Azerbaijan 1075 19-Dec-14 Folk Art, joint issue with Romania EN 426-4 3b Azerbaijan 1077-8 6-Mar-15 Europa 2015, 1078a: booklet pane of 4 each 1 Azerbaijan 1082 7-Apr-15 30th Anniversary Marmara Group EN 428-3 3b Azerbaijan 1083-7 23-Apr-15 European Games, s/s each w/4 stamps EN 428-10 3c Belgium 2750 13-Apr-15 Europa 2015, s/s of 2 1 Belgium 2764 1-Jun-15 Battle of Waterloo, s/s of 5 including Napoleon 4c Croatia 944 31-Mar-15 Lace, joint issue with Spain 4037 EN 427-7 3b Croatia 953-4 7-May-15 Europa 2015 1 Cyprus 1232 2-Apr-15 Orphanages: joint issue with Armenia 3b Cyprus 1237-8 5-May-a5 Europa 2015, 1238a booklet of 4 each 1 Czech Republic 3631 18-Feb-15 Pizen, European Capital of Culture EN 426-4 3a Estonia 785-6 6-May-15 Europa 2015 1 Germany 2845 7-May-15 Europa 2015 1 Hungary 4352 8-May-15 Europa 2015, se-tenant pair 1 Hungary 4352 4-Jun-15 European Women’s Basketball Championships EN 430-6 3c Iceland 1373 30-Apr-15 Games of Small European States EN 428-1 3c Iceland 1376-7 30-Apr-15 Europa 2015 1 Iceland 1378-8 30-Apr-15 Europa 2015, self-adhesive in booklets 1 Kazakhstan 741 15-Jan-15 Europa 2014, se-tenant pair in s/s with 4 pairs 1 Lithuania 1038 2-Jan-15 Introduction of the Euro EN 426-5 2a Luxembourg 1402-3 5-May-15 Europa 2015 1 Luxembourg 1408-9 1-Jul-15 Presidency of the Council of Europe EN 428-3 2a Malta 1539-40 9-May-15 Europa 2015 1 Russia 7598 16-Jan-15 Europa 2015 1 Spain 4042 23-Apr-15 Europa 2015 1 Vatican City 1591-2 19-May-15 Europa 2015 1
The following are borderline “Cinderellas” (aka “junque”) Solomon Islands 1371 30-Aug-13 Airbus A320, s/s of 4 3b Solomon Islands 1438 22-Nov-13 Concorde, s/s of 4 3b Solomon Islands 1663 20-Nov-14 Concorde, s/s of 4 3b Solomon Islands 1679 20-Nov-14 Concorde, s/s 3b Solomon Islands 1687 28-Nov-14 Concorde, s/s of 4 3b
NOVEMBER—DECEMBER 2015 430-8
Catch Up —- The Lindau Post Route
AUSTRIA 1v
GERMANY 1v and postal stationery
LIECHTENSTEIN 1v
SWITZERLAND 1v
Joint Issues Issue dates (all 2014): 27 September (Austria) 4 September (Switzerland) 1 September (Liechtenstein and Germany) Called “Lindau Messenger”, the ser-
vice operated between the Bavarian
town of Lindau on Lake Constance
and Milan, Italy, also passing
through Austria, Liechtenstein and
Switzerland. The Lindau Messenger
transported goods, money and let-
ters. The service ended in the early
19th century.
Today the firm Coaching in Bavaria,
founded by Andreas Nemitz in
1973, offers horse-drawn excursions
following the route. The website
Coaching in Bavaria provides a his-
tory of the original courier service:
“The ‘Lindau Messenger’ was the
name given to the many personages
who served as a courier between the
Free Imperial Town of Lindau/Lake
Constance and the City of Milan/
Italy on behalf of the Chambers of
Commerce in both towns between
1322 and 1824, a span of more than
500 years.
“In those times it took the courier
5½ days (in good weather) to cross
the Alps, rivers, and lakes on his
weekly route from Lindau to Milan
and back.
“In winter and summer the Lindau
Messenger did his tour with mail,
goods, and passengers. It was a dan-
gerous route through avalanches of
snow or rock, rain, snow, loose rocks,
narrow bridges crossing deep gorges.
Even nowadays, the road and the
landscape still give more than a
glimpse of the hazards of those
times ….”
The €0.60 German stamp pictures a
coach with four horses. Passengers
are shown inside and riding on the
top. Their luggage is in the back.
The commemorative is part of Ger-
many’s Stamp Day series, and the
inscription Tag der Briefmarken
(Stamp Day) appears near the bot-
tom of the stamp.
The same design appears on the
imprinted stamp on a German post-
al stationery envelope issued 27
September.
The carriage is represented by a
wheel on the left side of the 1.40fr
stamp from Liechtenstein. A boat,
which the courier needed to cross
lakes, is pictured at the top of the
design; a packhorse is shown on the
right.
The names
of the
stops on
the route
are also
written
across the
design.
The labels
on the full
sheet show
eight stops
on the
route.
Numbers in the selvage symbolize
the altitude of the locations, with
the highest at Splugen Pass, at
2,133 meters (6,900 feet) above sea
level. Hans Peter Gassner designed
the stamp from Liechtenstein.
A map of the route is shown on the
right side of the 1.40-franc stamp
from Switzerland. The design also
shows a coach pulled by five horses
with the driver, groom and passen-
gers riding on top.
A detailed 16th-century map by
Aegidius Tschudi will be featured on
the €0.90 Austrian stamp.
— information from Linn’s Stamp
News & Insights, and Philatelie
Liechtenstein
NOVEMBER—DECEMBER 2015 430-9
EUROPA-related Postal Stationery of Poland — Dana Roper
Postal Stationery is an area often
overlooked by Europa collectors in
the US and elsewhere. But some well
chosen pieces can add interest to
any collection. In a previous issue, we
rounded up some nice items from
Estonia. Here are some issues from
Poland, which your editor came
across on the poczta-polska website
as he was trolling for new issues.
Young Philatelists meeting in Opole 2002 (1 postal card) Michel P1316
Polish Year in Austria 2003 (1 postal card) Michel P1333 (If there is a corresponding item from Austria I could not find it. --Ed.)
Ukrainian Year in Poland 2006 (1 postal card) (My Michel catalog only goes to 2005. —Ed)
Polish Year in Germany 2005/6 (1 postal card)
Polish Solidarity with Czech Re-public and Slovakia 2006 (1 postal card)
25th Anniversary of the Nobel Peace Prize award to Lech Walesa, 2008 (1 postal card) His Solidarity movement was instru-mental in liberating Poland from the USSR.
10th Anniversary of Polish Acces-sion to NATO 2008 (1 postal card)
600th Anniversary of the Polish - Lithuanian Union in Horodle 2013 (1 postal card)
European Philatelic Exhibition in Lublin Euro - Cuprum 2001 (2 postal cards) Michel P1298-99. See also Scott# 3599-3602, 3v+ss
Editor’s Note: The aforementioned website has an option to add items to a shopping cart and order. When I tried that, however, I found (after a few emails) that orders outside Po-land could only be purchased by di-rect wire transfer to the Polish Post Office. No checks, no PayPal, not even cash. After another exchange of emails I realized that there really was no other option. That would have set me back >$40 for $9 worth of postal cards.
NOVEMBER—DECEMBER 2015 430-10
The 1958 EUROPA Stamps — a Monograph by Steve Luster (Part 2)
France issued two Europa stamps with the same design in 1958. They were denominated 20f and 35f. The 20f stamp was printed in red and the 35f stamp was printed in blue. The stamps were designed by André van der Vossen and engraved by Pierre Gandon. Both stamps depict the 1958 common design. The stamps were recess printed on un-watermarked paper, perforated 13 x 13 by the Atelier de Fabrication de Timbre-Post, Paris in sheets of 50 stamps. 19, 805,000 of the 20f stamp and 9,210,000 of the 35f stamp were printed. The D’Urso Catalogue assigned the number 35 to the 20f stamp and the number 36 to the 35f stamp. In addition to the complete set of 2 stamps, the D’Urso Catalogue lists blocks of 4 stamps, the stamps in imperforate condition (D’Urso 35/36A), a deluxe proof with the set of stamps in their issued colors (35/36B), a collective deluxe proof with the complete set of stamps in their issued colors (35/36C), an imperforate deluxe sheetlet in their issued colors (35/36D), a perforated deluxe sheet in their issued colors (35/36E), the sheetlet on cover 35/36F). D’Urso lists a number of varieties for the stamps. For the 20f value a color plate proof and an artist’s die proof both in monochrome (35G), color plate proofs in various colors (35H), the color plate proofs also come in various color combinations (35I), offset printing on the back of the stamp (35K), a white spot under the letter “E”, but which letter “E” is not identified (35L) and a white spot over the numbers “35” (35M - which I think is in error as the 35f value is D’Urso number 36 and not 35. This would make the number 36-something). For the 35f value the following varieties are listed. Color plate proofs in various colors (36G), color plate proofs in various bi-colors (36H), offset printing on the back of the stamp (36I), no color line within the letter “E” (which letter “E” is not explained - 36L), no color line within the letter “E” on cover (36LA), The color line within the letter “E” is almost completely missing (36M). First day covers were also produced for this issue. They are known with the following cancels: “Paris” (D’Urso number T22 (35/36N); “Strasbourg” (type IX 35/36O); and “Bruxelles Ex-po” (35/36OO). Finally, maximum cards were prepared for this issue (35/36P). According to D’Urso one of four different cancels are on these cards. I believe the number should be 5 cancels. One dated April 28, 1959 “Conseil de l’Europe” (35/36Q); a machine cancel “Strasbourg Siège du Conseil de l’Europe” (35/36R) and the three cancels shown below. Souvenir booklets were also prepared by a par-ty unknown. Each contains the complete set in blocks of four stamps. The stamps were canceled in either Paris or Strasbourg on their first day of issue (35/36S and 35/36T).
The Luster monographs continue this issue with the 1958 Europa stamps of France.
France has always offered a treasure trove of varieties to collect, and Steve delves into them with gusto.
NOVEMBER—DECEMBER 2015 430-11
The 1958 EUROPA Stamps — a Monograph by Steve Luster (cont’d)
The printing process, especially when doing die engraving, can be fairly complex. A number of strikes of the die in different phases of its production, are made. Various colors and color combinations are tried out. Imperforate sheets of stamps in trial colors were prepared as well as imperforate sheets in the selected, issued colors. Here are some examples of France’s 1958 Europa stamps in various stag-es of production.
Signed, color artist’s sunk die proof (left) and imperforate monochrome color plate proofs in different colors
(35/36H)
Imperforate sunk deluxe proofs of the 20 F and 35 F stamps in their issued colors (left and center - 35/36C) and a perforated, compound deluxe sheet (right - 35/36E)
Examples of a color plate proof in the issued color (left - 35G) and deluxe proofs in the issued colors
(center and right 35/36B)
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The 1958 EUROPA Stamps — a Monograph by Steve Luster (cont’d)
Here is yet another example of the different philatelic products produced by the French. The products include some that were made by the master engraver during the die production process. Yet others were officially produced as souvenirs to be given to important people. Finally, some were pro-duced for the archives.
Compound, imperforate deluxe sheet in the issued colors (35/36D).
One of the last stages of stamp production is to prepare full imperforate sheets. Below are examples taken from various parts of an imperforate sheet.
Imperforate stamps from various parts of an imperforate sheet (35/36A)
NOVEMBER—DECEMBER 2015 430-13
The 1958 EUROPA Stamps — a Monograph by Steve Luster (cont’d)
One of the seldom seen booklets is illustrated below. According to the D’Urso Catalogue, this is a “souvenir booklet containing the complete set of stamps in blocks of 4, canceled in Strasbourg on the first day of issue”. The same booklet exists with a “Paris” cancel. According to an internet seller, the booklet was engraved by Jacques Combet a French master engraver (35/36T). Examples of the offset on back variety on the 20f value and a color variety can be seen below. The offset illustration is from the D’Urso Catalogue.
The stamp on the left is illustrated for comparison purposes. The stamp in the center has the design in reverse. This is typically caused when a still-wet sheet comes out of the printing press and another sheet is placed on top of it. If many sheets are added to the stack, then it is possible to get the ink to offset on the back of the upper sheet (35K). The stamp on the right is ultramarine in color. This dif-fers from the normal dark blue color. This variety is not listed in the D’Urso Catalogue.
NOVEMBER—DECEMBER 2015 430-14
The 1958 EUROPA Stamps — a Monograph by Steve Luster (cont’d)
Partial sheet of 25 stamps of the 20 F value of France’s 1958 Europa set:
Lower right margin partial sheet of 25 stamps, from a complete sheet of 50 stamps.
The plate number “109” can be seen in the selvedge at the bottom of the second stamp.
This is the third excerpt from Steve’s monograph. The next installment will resume the discussion of the stamps of France,, starting with the many varieties of first day covers that exist.. ■
NOVEMBER—DECEMBER 2015 430-15
BULLETIN OF THE EUROPA STUDY UNIT,
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The sepac Joint Folders are
probably the best way to collect
sepac stamps, since many countries
persist in issuing large sets with just
one sepac stamp in them. Alex
Cwiekalo is a sepac collector, and
asked me to let everyone know that
the folders are all available from
Malta Post. The website is at maltaphilately.com/en/products/phi/sef
Meeting this month’s printing
deadline was tight as my wife and I
did a good bit of travelling over the
last few weeks. Many thanks to Alex
for doing his usual thorough job of
editing and nit-picking my efforts
on very short notice. ■
Help wanted! Auction manager
Don Smith says that he could use
glassine envelopes, from very small
to FDC-size. Used, even with writ-
ing on them, is okay. He is getting
low, especially the very small one-
stamp size. The good news in there
is that Don has plenty to keep him
busy. The even better news is that
he is still willing to do it! Thanks
again, Don!!
One other note on auctions: one of
our members asked for the prices
realized from a recent auction. To
save space in the EN, I have been
posting prices realized from the
auctions on our website, but not in
the printed copy. I may have a half-
page opening up to include this
info (see next column). ■
The new EN mailing format has
gotten mostly positive reaction. I’m
referring of course to Tonny’s use of
separate mailers to hold the Europa
News and keep it in better shape. It
seems to be working: our overseas
readers are especially thankful. The
downside is that it costs a little
more and is more work for Tonny.
A compromise might be that we
only use the mailers for outside the
US. Let us know your thoughts.
Tonny pointed out to me that if we
stay with this format for everyone,
then it frees up the bottom half of
the last page for more Europa ma-
terial. ■
ROMEO is an acronym I discov-
ered recently. It stands for Retired
Old Men Eating Out, and is usually
a regular get-together of retirees in
a favorite restaurant. It’s a stretch,
but perhaps it applies to a tradition
that Don Smith and I have started.
BALPEX is an annual World Series of
Philately stamp show held in Hunt
Valley MD the first weekend of or
after Labor Day. Don motors in
from Johnstown, I come up from
the DC suburbs, and we talk stamps
and have a nice dinner at a local
eatery. It’s a high point of our phila-
telic year and we’d love to have
company. BALPEX 2016 will be held
2-4 September. If you are planning
to come, let us know. Maybe we
could schedule an ESU meeting as
well. ■
Editor’s Page
SAN MARINO 3v
Issue date 19 November 2015
OK, this doesn’t have anything to do with Europa, but I was fascinated by the topic. The stamps promote the UN’s World Toilet Day to publicize the need for proper sanitation. The designs were as bizarre as the topic — kids sharing a toilet is one thing, but wear-ing a top-hat to the loo? To poo? Who knew? Would you? ■
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Europa Proponent — Desiderius Erasmus
On 17 August 2015, NETHERLANDS issued a full stamp sheet to pro-
mote the tradition of Letter Writing. Two of the stamps on this sheet fea-
ture Desiderius Erasmus, who has been widely considered to be an early
proponent of a Europa idea.
PostNL describes the
issue as follows:
“The ten stamps focus
on the rich tradition of
writing letters to our
country by portraying
famous Dutch with ex-
cerpts from their let-
ters. Portrayed are Desiderius Erasmus, Rembrandt van Rijn, Christiaan
Huygens, Vincent van Gogh and Leo Vroman.”
A Prestige Booklet was also issued, depicting Erasmus
on the cover. “This handy prestige booklet contains all
the stamps in the series Writing Letters, supplemented
by extensive background information about the subject,
design and specifications.”