Europa 2010 'Children's books'

Europa 2010 'Children's books'

Commemorating the International Children's Day, 1st June we have prepared a selection of stamps already issued or to be issued in the year 2010 under the topic PostEurop's EUROPA 2010 - Children's books.

We offer below a list of the stamps in order of their release:

Greenland

Date of issue: 18 January 2010

Sweden

Date of issue: 28 January 2010

Jersey

Date of issue: 09 February 2010

Isle of Man

Date of issue: 18 February 2010

Belgium

Date of issue: 15 March 2010

Azerbaijan

Date of issue: 16 March 2010

San Marino

Date of issue: 17 March 2010

Belarus

Date of issue: 30 March 2010

Bosnia and Herzegovina (Croat post)

Date of issue: 05 April 2010

Bosnia and Herzegovina (Serb post)

Date of issue: 09 April 2010

Latvia

Date of issue: 09 April 2010

Aland

Date of issue: 19 April 2010

Montenegro

Date of issue: 22 April 2010

Bulgaria

Date of issue: 23 April 2010

Faroe Islands

Date of issue: 26 April 2010

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Date of issue: 26 April 2010

Ukraine

Date of issue: 30 April 2010

Moldova

Date of issue: 30 April 2010

Finland

Date of issue: 04 May 2010

Slovakia

Date of issue: 04 May 2010

Guernsey

Date of issue: 04 May 2010

Malta

Date of issue: 04 May 2010

Russia

Date of issue: 05 May 2010

Czech Republic

Date of issue: 05 May 2010

Cyprus

Date of issue: 05 May 2010

Serbia

Date of issue: 05 May 2010

Macedonia

Date of issue: 05 May 2010

Monaco

Date of issue: 05 May 2010

Poland

Date of issue: 05 May 2010

Iceland

Date of issue: 06 May 2010

Ireland

Date of issue: 06 May 2010

Switzerland

Date of issue: 06 May 2010

Estonia

Date of issue: 06 May 2010

Germany

Date of issue: 06 May 2010

Spain

Date of issue: 06 May 2010

Andorra (Spanish post)

Date of issue: 06 May 2010

Kazakhstan

Date of issue: 06 May 2010

Romania

Date of issue: 06 May 2010

Andorra (French post)

Date of issue: 07 May 2010

Hungary

Date of issue: 07 May 2010

Italy

Date of issue: 07 May 2010

Croatia

Date of issue: 07 May 2010

Portugal

Date of issue: 07 May 2010

Portugal (Azores)

Date of issue: 07 May 2010

Portugal (Madeira)

Date of issue: 07 May 2010

Lithuania

Date of issue: 08 May 2010

Turkey

Date of issue: 09 May 2010

France

Date of issue: 09 May 2010

Gibraltar

Date of issue: 15 May 2010

Greece

Date of issue: 26 May 2010

Slovenia

Date of issue: 28 May 2010

Denmark

Date of issue: 01 June 2010

Austria

Date of issue: 11 June 2010

Luxembourg

Date of issue: 16 June 2010

Vatican

Date of issue: 22 June 2010

Liechtenstein

Date of issue: 06 September 2010

Great Britain

Date of issue: 12 October 2010

Norway

Date of issue: 15 November 2010

Europa 2010 – Danmark

A new stamp to be issued in the Europa 2010 series by Danmark.

Title: Europa 2010 – Danmark
Date of Issue: 1 June 2010
Country: Danmark
Denominations: 5.50 & 8.50 DKK

Centenary of Girl Scouting

The year 2010 is the 100th anniversary of the founding of the girl scouting movement, and Chunghwa Post is issuing a set of two stamps in commemoration on the theme: Girls worldwide say, “Together we can change the world”.

1. The NT$5-denominated stamp: The stamp features a design ingeniously implying a combination of two hands and two doves. The two open palms suggest the idea of devotion and sharing, and the dove symbolizes peace. Devotion, sharing and peace are fundamental Girl Scout values. Girl Scouts aim to actively contribute service to the community so as to make the world a better place.

2. The NT$25-denominated stamp: It features a dove holding multi-colored ribbons in its mouth to convey a joyous atmosphere. The ribbons form two interlinked hearts to represent the joining of hearts and minds. The design has connotations of love, cooperation and peace.

To add to the fun of stamp collecting, the stamps will be printed in the shape of a rhombus. Both the stamps feature the emblems of WAGGGS and the Girl Scouts of Taiwan in the expectation that the Girl Scouts will respect its rules, act with sincerity, and faithfully fulfill their duties, helping others whenever the opportunity presents itself and holding true to their organizational spirit of working to achieve a more beautiful future.

Title: Centenary of Girl Scouting
Date of Issue: 1 June 2010
Country: Taiwan
Denominations: NT$5, NT$25

Unique Columbian cover leads rare stamp auction

It will go up for sale alongside fine pieces from the British Commonwealth and Rest of the World:- Next week, Cherrystone Auctions is offering a wide range of rare stamps - a staggering 1,266 in total - from the United States, British Commonwealth and around the world.

The New York auction house is offering the sale based around two significant collections: an excellent selection of World Classics offered by an unnamed gentleman, and the Commonwealth stamps from Dr Maurice Kendal's estate.

The American section includes a particularly fresh, unused example of the familiar 1847 10c Black. Bearing George Washington's image, this classic piece is on offer with an estimate of $15,000.

From the other side of the world, and a century later, some very fine inverted overprints from Carpatho-Ukraine are on offer: a '40-on-5f' red (one of only 17 known) and a '60-on-4f' dark brown (one of 15) have never been hinged and are offered at $4,000 and $4,500.

Carpatho-Ukrainian stamp overprint (40 on 5f red)

Perhaps the greatest strength of the sale, however, at least for the first day, is in the selection of Columbian covers.

The ten pieces on offer range in value between an expected $9,500 and $29,000. The highest price is for a cover bound for Medellin, with the 10c orange yellow, horizontal pair, tied by the blue oval "Santa Marta Franca" cancel.

Columbian Cover with rare stamp pair ($29,000) (Click to enlarge)

The piece is the only known 10c First Issue pair on cover, and has therefore been at the centre of some well-known collections, including those of Neuberger and Hubbard.