#EUROPA Stamps 2012: Visit
Europa 2012 stamps from Serbia
Every year, the European postal companies issue stamps on a common theme. This year's theme is "Visit" - in this case, "Visit Serbia". On 30 May 2012, Serbia issued two Europa stamps featuring the country's picturesque areas of cultural and historic importance.
Europa 2012 – Visit stamps by Luxembourg
What is it that attracts foreign tourists to Luxembourg? Studies have revealed that among the points made when one chooses one cultural destination over another, three elements prevail: cultural heritage, contemporary art, and design. The "Europa" stamps, created for 2012 by the artist Linda Bos, trace precisely these three pillars of cultural tourism. The artist conceived the two stamps in such a
Russian Post is winner of the EUROPA 2012 Jury Prize Competition
Russian Post's EUROPA Stamp entry was named the winner of the 2012 PostEurop EUROPA Jury Prize Competition which was held at the famous Parc Floral de Paris in conjunction with the Planet Timbres exhibition, where an expert jury met and voted through closed ballot. PostEurop held their second EUROPA Jury Competition at the beautiful Parc Floral de Paris this spring. Seven philately experts were in
Europa 2012 stamps from Germany
The stamp entitled "Summer Holidays" is the contribution of Germany to the international stamp series, which is initiated each year by the Association of European postal organizations. The theme of this stamp is addressed to a time of summer holidays in Germany called "Hundstagsferien" ("dog-day holiday"). It lasts from 24 of July up to 24 of August. Its name doesn't come from some sweaty dogs in
Europa 2012 - Visit the Faroe Islands
It may seem peculiar for the untrained eye, that the Faroes, situated in the midst of the unforgiving North Atlantic Ocean, in fact is a very attractive tourist destination. No tropical beaches, no mass produced hotels for charter tourists and no water parks or other tourist-traps, which are so common at traditional tourist destinations. However there are many valid reasons to visit the Faroes. Un
Europe 2012 - Visit Austria
The theme announced by "Posteurop", the association of European postal operators, for 2012 is "Visit". Austrian Post came up with something really special for this theme: a miniature sheet featuring four popular attractions and, as the stamp's main theme, the Ferris Wheel at Prater amusement part.
