European stamp

First European stamp, here Deutsche Bundespost 1956

50 years of the European brand

Presentation of the 2008 series in the Bundeskunsthalle Bonn , from left. to right: Frank Appel , Peer Steinbrück and James Rizzi

Europamarke is the collective term for the postage stamps that have been issued by European countries or their postal administrations since 1956 with a common motif or theme with a European reference .

history

1956 to 1959 under the sponsorship of the coal and steel union

The idea that European countries should annually issue postage stamps with common motifs arose in the 1950s. The stamps were intended to symbolize the common interests and goals of the nations that were involved.

The six founding members of the Coal and Steel Community ( Belgium , Federal Republic of Germany , France , Italy , Luxembourg and the Netherlands ) issued a total of 13 European brands on September 15, 1956.

Legend

• Image: An edited image of the brand mentioned. The ratio of the size of the stamps to each other is shown approximately to scale in this article.
• Description: A brief description of the motif and / or the reason for the issue. In the case of issued series or blocks , the descriptions that belong together are indented with a marker.
• Value: The face value of the individual stamp in pfennigs . A "+" means that it is an additional stamp (= postage value + donation).
• Issue Date: The date this stamp was first sold.
• Valid To: The date on which the validity ended.
• Edition: As far as known, the number of this edition offered for sale is given here.
• Design: As far as is known, it is stated here who designed this brand.
• Mi.-No .: This stamp is listed in the Michel catalog under the corresponding number.

European brands
image	description	Values in pennies	Issue date	Date of Expiry	Edition	draft	MiNr.
	European stamps 1956 The stamp shows the word Europe vertically in a steel frame in front of a European flag	10	September 15, 1956	December 31, 1958	68,000,000	Gonzague	241
	The stamp shows the word Europe vertically in a steel frame in front of a European flag	40	September 15, 1956	December 31, 1958	28,000,000	Gonzague	242
	European stamps 1957 stylized tree (blackish olive green and light turquoise blue)	10	September 16, 1957	December 31, 1959	60,000,000	Richard Blank	268
	stylized tree (violet ultramarine and light turquoise blue)	40	September 16, 1957	December 31, 1959	25,000,000	Richard Blank	269
	European stamps 1957 In 1957 the series was issued without a watermark . However, a few sheets were accidentally printed on watermarked paper, whereupon the Deutsche Bundespost had another 10 million reprinted with watermarks to prevent speculative developments.	10	August 1957	December 31, 1959	10,000,000	Richard Blank	294
	European stamps 1958 A capital "E" and a pigeon sitting on it, in green	10	September 13, 1958	December 31, 1960	100,000,000	André van der Vossen	295
	A capital "E" and a dove sitting on it, in blue	40	September 13, 1958	December 31, 1960	27,000,000	André van der Vossen	296
	European stamps 1959 European lettering in a 6-link chain, in green	10	September 19, 1959	December 31, 1961	90,000,000	Walter Brudi	320
	European lettering in a 6-link chain, in blue	40	September 19, 1959	December 31, 1961	25,000,000	Walter Brudi	321

1960 to 1992 under the sponsorship of the CEPT

Faroe Islands

At a conference of the post offices of Europe in Montreux , Switzerland in 1959, the postal administrations of 19 European countries founded an umbrella organization under the name CEPT . It was also decided to start the joint issue of special postage stamps under the name CEPT.

Until 1973, the European brands appeared with a common motif, after which only a common theme was defined for the brands, which was then implemented nationally. The selected topics of the joint editions mostly relate to European history and culture and represent both similarities and the cultural diversity of the European peoples. 1984 is an exception, in which on the occasion of the twenty-fifth anniversary again - and so far for the last time - brands with uniform motif appeared.

Legend

• Image: An edited image of the brand mentioned. The ratio of the size of the stamps to each other is shown approximately to scale in this article.
• Description: A brief description of the motif and / or the reason for the issue. In the case of issued series or blocks , the descriptions that belong together are indented with a marker.
• Value: The face value of the individual stamp in pfennigs . A "+" means that it is an additional stamp (= postage value + donation).
• Issue Date: The date this stamp was first sold.
• Valid To: The date on which the validity ended.
• Edition: As far as known, the number of this edition offered for sale is given here.
• Design: As far as is known, it is stated here who designed this brand.
• Mi.-No .: This stamp is listed in the Michel catalog under the corresponding number.

European brands
image	description	Values in pennies	Issue date	Date of Expiry	Edition	draft	MiNr.
	European stamps 1960 19- spoke wagon wheel	10	September 19, 1960	December 31, 1962	100,000,000	Rahikainen	337
	19-spoke wagon wheel	20th	September 19, 1960	December 31, 1962	30,000,000	Rahikainen	338
	19-spoke wagon wheel	40	September 19, 1960	December 31, 1962	20,000,000	Rahikainen	339
	European stamps 1961 19 pigeons arranged in a large pigeon	10	September 18, 1961	December 31, 1963	99.090.500	Kurpershoek	367
	19 pigeons arranged in a large pigeon	40	September 18, 1961	December 31, 1963	20,000,000	Kurpershoek	368
	European stamps 1962 Stylized tree with 19 leaves	10	17th September 1962	December 31, 1964	85,000,000	Lex Weyer	383
	Stylized tree with 19 leaves	40	17th September 1962	December 31, 1964	20,000,000	Lex Weyer	384
	European stamps 1963 Letters CEPT in ornament	15th	September 14, 1963	December 31, 1965	30,000,000	Spar	406
	Letters CEPT in ornament	20th	September 14, 1963	December 31, 1965	110,000,000	Spar	407
	European stamps 1964 stylized flower with CEPT	15th	September 14, 1964	December 31, 1966	30,000,000	Georges Bétemps	445
	stylized flower with CEPT	20th	September 14, 1964	December 31, 1966	70,000,000	Georges Bétemps	446
	European stamps 1965 stylized branch with CEPT as ovary	15th	September 27, 1965	December 31, 1967	30,000,000	Karlsson	483
	stylized branch with CEPT as ovary	20th	September 27, 1965	December 31, 1967	70,000,000	Karlsson	484
	European stamps 1966 stylized sailboat with CEPT	20th	September 24, 1966	December 31, 1968	30,000,000	Josef and Gregor Bender	519
	stylized sailboat with CEPT	30th	September 24, 1966	December 31, 1968	70,000,000	Josef and Gregor Bender	520
	European stamps 1967 Gears with CEPT	20th	May 2, 1967	December 31, 1969	30,000,000	Bonnevalle	533
	Gears with CEPT	30th	May 2, 1967	December 31, 1969	85,000,000	Bonnevalle	534
	European stamps 1968 Cruciform keys with CEPT emblem in the key grip	20th	April 29, 1968	December 31, 1970	50,000,000	Schwarzenbach	559
	Cruciform key with CEPT emblem in the key handle	30th	April 29, 1968	December 31, 1970	70,000,000	Schwarzenbach	560

Legend

• Image: An edited image of the brand mentioned. The ratio of the size of the stamps to each other is shown approximately to scale in this article.
• Description: A brief description of the motif and / or the reason for the issue. In the case of issued series or blocks , the descriptions that belong together are indented with a marker.
• Value: The face value of the individual stamp in pfennigs . A "+" means that it is an additional stamp (= postage value + donation).
• Issue Date: The date this stamp was first sold.
• Edition: As far as known, the number of this edition offered for sale is given here.
• Design: As far as is known, it is stated here who designed this brand.
• Mi.-No .: This stamp is listed in the Michel catalog under the corresponding number.

European brands
image	description	Values in pennies	Issue date	Edition Federal, Berlin	draft	Mi. -No . Bund, Berlin
	European stamps 1969 Name stamp Europe and CEPT in the form of a temple	20th	April 28, 1969	50,000,000	Gasbarra, Belli	583
	Name stamp Europe and CEPT in the form of a temple	30th	April 28, 1969	71,500,000	Gasbarra, Belli	584
	European stamps 1970 Wattle as a symbol of the sun	20th	May 4th 1970	50,000,000	Le Brocquy	620
	Wattle as a symbol of the sun	30th	May 4th 1970	95,000,000	Le Brocquy	621
	European stamps 1971 symbolic chain	20th	3rd May 1971	50,000,000	Haflidasone	675
	symbolic chain	30th	3rd May 1971	71,600,000	Haflidasone	676
	European stamps 1972 dancing color dots	25th	May 2, 1972	50,000,000	Huovins	716
	dancing color dots	30th	May 2, 1972	51,200,000	Huovins	717
	European stamps 1973 stylized post horn	30th	April 30, 1973	50,000,000	Leif Frimann Anisdahl	768
	stylized post horn	40	April 30, 1973	73,450,000	Leif Frimann Anisdahl	769
	European stamps 1974, sculptures Wilhelm Lehmbruck , Young Man Ascending	30th	April 17, 1974	50,000,000	Bruno K. Wiese	804
	Wilhelm Lehmbruck, kneeling	40	April 17, 1974	68,200,000	Bruno K. Wiese	805
	European stamps 1975, painting Oskar Schlemmer , Concentric Group	40	April 15, 1975	50,000,000	Bruno K. Wiese	840
	Oskar Schlemmer, Bauhaus stairs	50	April 15, 1975	68,900,000	Bruno K. Wiese	841
	European brands 1976, handicrafts - models from approx. 1765 from the porcelain factory in Ludwigsburg Street vendor with jewelry and copperplate engravings	40	May 13, 1976	49,550,000	Bruno K. Wiese	890
	Street vendor with copperplate engravings	50	May 13, 1976	98,650,000	Bruno K. Wiese	891
	European stamps 1977, landscapes Motorway section in the Rhön ( Sinntalbrücke )	40	17th May 1977	49,950,000	Heinz Schillinger	934
	Rhine landscape with Siebengebirge	50	17th May 1977	126,100,000	Heinz Schillinger	935
	European stamps 1978, architectural monuments Old Town Hall Bamberg	40	May 22, 1978	51,500,000	Otto Rohse	969
	Old Town Hall Regensburg	50	May 22, 1978	140,050,000	Otto Rohse	970
	Old Town Hall Esslingen	70	May 22, 1978	31,300,000	Otto Rohse	971
	Europamarken 1979, history of the postal and telecommunications system Telegraph office around 1863	50	17th May 1979	51,300,000	Elisabeth von Janota-Bzowski	1011
	Post office counter around 1854	60	17th May 1979	122,800,000	Elisabeth von Janota-Bzowski	1012
	Europe stamps 1980, important personalities Albertus Magnus	50	May 8, 1980	120,450,000	Elisabeth von Janota-Bzowski	1049
	Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz	60	May 8, 1980	136,050,000	Elisabeth von Janota-Bzowski	1050
	European stamps 1981, folklore Traditional costume from the Black Forest	50	May 7th 1981	116,541,000	Elisabeth von Janota-Bzowski	1096
	Traditional costume from Friesland	60	May 7th 1981	156,541,000	Elisabeth von Janota-Bzowski	1097
	Europamarken 1982, historical events 150 years of the Hambach Festival	50	May 5th 1982	102,126,000	Karl Oskar bubble	1130
	25 years of the Treaty of Rome	60	May 5th 1982	144,436,000	Karl Oskar bubble	1131
	Europa stamps 1983, Great Works of the Human Spirit Modern letterpress - type “A”, invention of letterpress printing by Johannes Gutenberg	60	May 5th 1983	80,151,000	Ernst Jünger	1175
	Hertzian dipole (oscillation circle), discovery of electromagnetic waves by Heinrich Hertz	80	May 5th 1983	110,351,000	Ernst Jünger	1176
	Europamarken 1984, 25 years of the European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations (CEPT) bridge	60	May 8, 1984	81,960,000	Larrivière	1210
	bridge	80	May 8, 1984	105,260,000	Larrivière	1211
	European stamps 1985, European Year of Music 300th birthday of Georg Friedrich Händel , (1685–1759)	60	May 7, 1985	66,100,000	Karl Hans Walter	1248
	300th birthday of Johann Sebastian Bach , (1685–1750)	80	May 7, 1985	107,450,000	Karl Hans Walter	1249
	Europamarken 1986, nature and environmental protection mouth	60	May 5, 1986	63,550,000	Hans Günter Schmitz	1278
	nose	80	May 5, 1986	107,350,000	Hans Günter Schmitz	1279
	Europamarken 1987, modern architecture German Pavilion Barcelona from 1929	60	May 5th 1987	74,840,000	Bruno K. Wiese	1321
	Köhlbrand Bridge from 1974, connects the port area on Hamburg's Elbe island Wilhelmsburg with the federal motorway 7	80	May 5th 1987	98,036,000	Bruno K. Wiese	1322
	Europamarken 1988, means of transport and communication Airbus A320	60	May 5, 1988	73,550,000	Ernst Jünger	1367
	Schematic representation of the connections of ISDN	80	May 5, 1988	71,350,000	Ernst Jünger	1368
	European brands 1989, children's games Kite flying	60	May 5th 1989	76,270,000	Erna de Vries	1417
	Puppet theater	100	May 5th 1989	79,280,000	Erna de Vries	1418
	Europamarken 1990, Postal facilities Palais Thurn und Taxis in Frankfurt am Main	60	May 3, 1990	63,400,000	Konrad Przewieslik	1461
	Postgiroamt in Frankfurt am Main	100	May 3, 1990	71,310,000	Konrad Przewieslik	1462
	European stamps 1991, European space travel European earth observation satellite ERS-1	60	May 2, 1991	unknown	Fritz Lüdtke	1526
	German communications satellite Copernicus	100	May 2, 1991	unknown	Fritz Lüdtke	1527
	European stamps 1992, 500th anniversary of the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus Florentine woodcut from 1493: Columbus' fleet lands on the coast of America	60	May 7, 1992	58,835,000	Erna de Vries	1608
	Woodcut by Jacques le Moyne de Morgues from 1564: René Goulaine de Laudonnière and Chief Athore	100	May 7, 1992	50,215,000	Erna de Vries	1609

1993 until today under the sponsorship of PostEurop

With the liberalization of the postal market in Europe, there was a separation between the state authorities responsible for regulating the postal system and the commercial postal companies , which in 1992 also resulted in the establishment of a separate European organization of postal companies ( PostEurop ).

With the assumption of sponsorship for the European brands by PostEurop, the abbreviation CEPT is no longer printed on the European brands, which are now printed with "Europe". In 1993 PostEurop had members from 26 countries - today there are 48.

PostEurop has held an annual competition for the design of the best EUROPA brand since 2002. EUROPA stamps are intended to emphasize cooperation in the field of postal services and particularly in relation to the promotion of philately . They also help to make the public aware of the common roots, the culture and history of Europe and the common goals.

Examples

Exemplary representation of the brand motif “Children build a star tower” from 2000, the design comes from the French artist Jean-Paul Cousin.

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  Faroe Islands, first edition: May 9, 2000

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  Lithuania, first edition: May 9, 2000

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  Russia, first edition: May 9, 2000

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Sympathy or follow-up issues

In addition to the CEPT or joint issues, there are also so-called sympathy or follow-up issues from postal administrations or postal companies that are not affiliated with the carrier associations.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Homepage of PostEurop
2. ↑ Since the German Wikipedia does not yet contain an article on Jean-Paul Cousin, a link to the French Wikipedia is provided here. Jean-Paul Cousin

literature

• MICHEL - CEPT catalog 2009 , Schwaneberger Verlag GmbH, Unterschleißheim, 2008, ISBN 978-3-87858-879-5 .
• European stamps Community issues. In: Archive for German Postal History , Issue 1/1979, ISSN  0003-8989 , pp. 58–65.

Web links

Commons : Europa stamps  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Homepage of the CEPT (Conference européenne des administrations des postes et télecommunications)
• PostEurop homepage