Integration through the eyes of Young people – EUROPA 2006 – Germany
The theme for EUROPA 2006 was Integration through the eyes of young people.
Date of Issue 04 May 2006
55c- Circuit of Linked people (Antiracimism/Immigrants)
FDC cancelled at Berlin is listed
Integration through the eyes of Young people – EUROPA 2006 – Malta
The theme for EUROPA 2006 was Integration through the eyes of Young people.
Date of Issue 09 May 2006
16c- Circuit of Linked people (Antiracimism/Immigrants)
Europa 2005- Gastronomy – Stamps of Malta
The theme for 2005 EUROPA stamps was Gastronomy. Malta issued stamps on this theme on 09 May 2005.
16 c – Cayenne Pepper, Baked Stuffed Courgettes and Stuffed eggplant
Europa Stamps -France-1994
The theme for 1991 EUROPA stamps was Discoveries. France issued two stamps on this theme. 49 Countries participated in the stamp issue programme and issued 85 stamps. New countries to issue stamps on EUROPA theme were Aland, Greenland, Estonia and Latvia.
2.80 Fr – Discovery of AIDS Virus. Nobel Prize awarded to Dr Luc Montagnier at Pasteur Institute Paris for the discovery of AIDS virus.
3.70 Fr – Discovery of De Broglie Wave (1924). The theory about subatomic particles having wave properties was given by Louis De Broglie in 1924. De Broglie (1892-1987) was a French physicist best known for wave theory and quantum theory. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1929.
Discovery of AIDS Virus – Stamps of France 1994.
The AIDS virus was discovered in 1983 by different research groups who gave this virus different names. The groups under Dr Gallo, Dr Luc Montagnier at Pasteur Institute Paris and Dr Jay Levy at the University of San Francisco California identified the AIDS virus. Dr Luc Montagnier was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine for 2008 for this discovery along with two other scientists.
France issued a stamp with label on Discovery of AIDS virus on 01 Dec 1994 on World Day to combat AIDS. The 2.80 Fr stamp with a label is listed. It was also part of EUROPA issue of 1994.
EUROPA Postage Stamps – Introduction-Stamps of 1956
The EUROPA Postage Stamp ( also Known as CEPT till 1992) is n annual Joint Issue of Stamps with a common design or theme among the member countries of European Communities (1956-59), The European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations (CEPT) from 1962 to 1990 and Posteurop Association since 1993.
Apart from promoting Philately, this theme builds awareness of the common roots, culture & history of Europe and its common goals. Europa stamp issues are therefore one of the most collected and most popular themes.
The First EUROPA stamps were issued in 1956.
1956 – The First stamps were issued by Postal Administrations of Six founding members of European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) with a common design -a tower made up of letters of word EUROPA and surrounded by construction scaffolding. The designer was Frenchman Daniel Gonzague. The six countries to issue stamps were Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg and Netherlands.
Belgium – 4f – 15 Sep 1956- Building Europe
France -15 f – 15 Sep 1956- Building Europe
Germany -10 & 40 Pf – 15 Sep 1956- Building Europe
First Stamps on EUROPA -1956
The First EUROPA stamps were issued in 1956.
1956 – The First stamps were issued by Postal Administrations of Six founding members of European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) with a common design -a tower made up of letters of word EUROPA and surrounded by construction scaffolding. The designer was Frenchman Daniel Gonzague. The six countries to issue stamps were Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg and Netherlands.
Italy – Lira 25 & 60 – 15 Sep 1956- Building Europe
Luxembourg – 4f – 15 Sep 1956- Building Europe
The Netherlands – 10c & 25 c – 15 Sep 1956- Building Europe
