MONACO

MONACO.

Definitive stamps.
Monte Carlo Port.
Stamp issued in 1943.
Face value: 15 Monegasque francs.
Design: Jean Antonin Delzers (1873-1943).
Engraving: Tournay.
Printing: Recess.
Print: 589,230 copies.
Size: 41 x 26 mm.

Catalogs
- Michel No. 243.
- Scott No. 174B.
- StampWorld No. 243.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 268.
- Unificato No. 262.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 262.

The old port of Monte Carlo or Port de Fontvieille, also known by the historical name of Port Hercule, is located in a small natural bay to the south of the Rock of Monaco. Between the mid-20th century and the beginning of the 21st century, it was expanded with land reclaimed from the sea and equipped with a semi-floating concrete breakwater.

CROATIA

 

CROATIA / HRVATSKA.

Bridges and Viaducts.
Krk Bridge.
Second stamp in a set of 2, issued on 29.04.2015.
Face value: 7.60 Croatian kuna.
Design: Dean Roksandić.
Photo: Mario Romulić.
Printed by Agencija za komercijalnu djelatnost.
Printing: Offset lithography.
Print: 30,000 copies.
Size: 48.28 x 24.14 mm.

Catalogs
- AFA No. 1298.
- Croatian Post No. 1001.
- Michel No. 1180.
- Scott No. 952b.
- StampWorld No. 1168.

Krk Bridge (Croatian: Krčki most) is a 1,430 m (4,692 ft) long bridge connecting the Croatian island of Krk to the mainland, in the Adriatic Sea. The bridge was designed by Ilija Stojadinović in cooperation with Vukan Njagulj and Bojan Možina, and built by Mostogradnja Belgrade and Hidroelektra Zagreb between 1976 and 1980. It was opened in July 1980 and originally named Tito's Bridge (Croatian: Titov most) in honor of Yugoslav president Josip Broz Tito, who had died three months earlier. The bridge was tolled since its opening until July 19, 2020. Structurally, the bridge consists of two reinforced concrete arch spans, which rest on the islet of Sveti Marko.

Thanks to Dragan Buškulić for his contribution (https://worldofstamp2.wordpress.com/).

FAROE ISLANDS

FAROE ISLANDS / FØROYAR.

Eysturoy Island.
Leirvík.
Third stamp in a set of 3, issued on 13.02.2006.
Face value: 20 Faroese króna.
Design: J. A. Arge.
Printed by Österreichische Staatsdruckerei, Wien.
Printing: Offset lithography.
Size: 35 x 35 mm.

Catalogs
- AFA No. 551.
- Michel No. 559.
- Scott No. 469.
- StampWorld No. 541.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 508.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 555.

Leirvík is a town on the east coast of Eysturoy Island, on the shores of the Leirvíksfjørður strait. It was an important regional ferry harbor until April 2006, when the 6.2 km (3.85 mi) long Nordoy tunnel to Klaksvík was opened. In 2022, the town had a population of 1,048. Archaeological excavations show that Leirvík was settled by the Vikings in the 9th century. The local economy is based on a shipyard and, above all, on fishing. Also visible on the stamp is the 612 m (2,008 ft) Sigatindur mountain.

NORWAY

NORWAY / NORGE - NOREG.

Lighthouses.
Medfjordbåen Lighthouse.
Second stamp in a set issued on 15.06.2012.
No face value (A Innland).
Design: Benjamin Stenmarck.
Printed by Joh. Enschedé Stamps, Haarlem, Netherlands.
Printing: Offset lithography.
Print: 6,751,422 copies.
Size: 21 x 35 mm.

Catalogs
- AFA No. 1786.
- Michel No. 1789.
- Norgeskatalogen No. 1822.
- Scott No. 1682.
- StampWorld No. 1792.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 1822.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 1735.

Medfjordbåen is a lighthouse located on an underwater reef, in the middle of the waters of the Oslo Fjord (in Norwegian, Oslofjorden), southwest of the city of Moss. Its coordinates are 59°20.1300′N 10°34.3000′E. It belongs to the municipality of Tønsberg, in the county of Vestfold og Telemark. It has a height of 21.10 m (69.20 ft).

GERMANY

GERMANY / DEUTSCHLAND.

Centenary of Möhne Reservoir.
The Möhne Dam.
Stamp issued on 04.04.2013.
Face value: 90 Euro cents.
Design: Gerda M. Neumann and Horst F. Neumann.
Printed by Giesecke+Devrient, München.
Printing: Offset lithography.
Size: 44.2 x 26.2 mm.

Catalogs
- AFA No. 3842.
- Michel No. 3000.
- Scott No. 2730.
- StampWorld No. 2771.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 3843.
- Unificato No. 2832.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 2821.

The Möhne Reservoir is an artificial lake in North Rhine-Westphalia German State, some 45 km (28 mi) east of Dortmund. The lake is formed by the damming of two rivers, Möhne and Heve, and with its four basins stores as much as 135 million cubic meters of water. The 650 m (2,132.5 ft) dam was built between 1908 and 1913, and when it opened it was the longest in Europe. This water complex was conceived to help control flooding, regulate water levels in the Ruhr River, and generate hydroelectric power. The dam was bombed by RAF during Operation Chastise on the night of May 16/17, 1943: a 77m by 22m breach was opened and the ensuing massive flood wave killed more than 1,570 people. Lake Möhne is designated as a European bird sanctuary in the Natura 2000 system of protected areas of the European Union.

TURKEY

TURKEY / TÜRKİYE.

Definitive stamps.
Zonguldak Harbour.
Seventh stamp in a set of 11, issued on 3.1960.
Face value: 25 Turkish kuruş.
Printing: Offset lithography.

Print: 20,000,000 copies.
Size: 30 x 25 mm.

Catalogs
- Michel No. 1702A.
- Scott No. 1447.
- StampWorld No. 1737.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 1858.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 1435.

Zonguldak is a city and the capital of Zonguldak Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. It was established in 1849 as a port town for the nearby coal mines in Ereğli and the coal trade remains its main economic activity. According to the 2012 census, Zonguldak has a population of 109,080. The city is the terminus of a railway line with the terminating station Zonguldak Railway Station built in 1937. The coal mines in and around Zonguldak were first operated by the French. The city's port played an important role in relations with the USSR during the Turkish War of Independence.

ICELAND

ICELAND / ÍSLAND.

Tourism.
Hekla Volcano.
Second stamp in a set of 2, issued on 28.06.1935.
Face value: 1 Icelandic króna.
Design: Johannes Britze (1895-1966).
Printed by Posts and Telegraph Office, Copenhagen.
Printing: Recess.
Print: 1,000,000 copies.
Size: 24 x 21 mm.

Catalogs
- AFA No. 182.
- Michel No. 182.
- Scott No. 194.
- StampWorld No. 182.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 215.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 159.

Hekla is a stratovolcano in the south of Iceland with a height of 1491 m (4,892 ft). It is one of Iceland's most active volcanoes; over 20 eruptions have occurred in and around the volcano since 874. After the eruption of 1104, stories, probably spread deliberately through Europe by Cistercian monks, told that Hekla was the gateway to Hell.

SWEDEN

SWEDEN / SVERIGE.

Landscapes of the Stockholm archipelago.
Långviksskär Nature Reserve.
Second stamp in a set of 4, issued on 13.05.2004.
No face value (INRIKES BREV)
Design: J. Wikström.
Printed by Kungliga Postens Frimärkstryckeri.
Printing: Offset lithography.
Size: 38 x 27 mm.

- AFA No. 2337.
- Facit No. 2426.
- Michel No. 2407.
- Scott No. 2484b.
- StampWorld No. 2409.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 2332.
- Unificato No. 2389.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 2389.

The Stockholm Archipelago, in the Baltic Sea, east of the Swedish capital, is made up of some 300 islands and islets that are part of the Värmdö Minicipality. It is a large nature reserve protected since 1983, with an area of 28 hectares. The reserve includes the island of Långviksskär and the surrounding archipelago, with the natural harbors of Hallskär and Söderö.

GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC

GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC / DEUTSCHE DEMOKRATISCHE REPUBLIK.

500th anniversary of the birth of Thomas Müntzer.
Map with the most representative locations in the life of Müntzer.
Minisheet issued on 21.03.1989.
Face value: 110 East German pfennig.
Design: Gerhard Schmidt.
Printed by Deutsche Wertpapierdruckerei (VEB), Leipzig.
Printing: Offset lithography.
Print: 2,100,000 copies.
Size: 86 x 66 mm.

Catalogs
- Michel No. BL97.
- Scott No. 2736.
- StampWorld No. 2979.
- Stanley Gibbons No. MSE2938.
- Unificato No. BF97.
- Yvert et Tellier No. BF96.

Thomas Müntzer (1489 or 1490 – May 27, 1525) was a German preacher and theologian of the early Reformation whose opposition to both Martin Luther and the Roman Catholic Church led to his open defiance of late-feudal authority in central Germany. He became a leader of the German peasant and plebeian uprising of 1525 commonly known as the German Peasants' War. He was captured after the Battle of Frankenhausen, tortured and executed.

AUSTRIA

AUSTRIA / ÖSTERREICH.

Scenic Beauties in Austria.
Weißsee (Salzburg).
Stamp issued on 09.05.2000.
Face value: 7 Austrian schilling.
Design: Peter Sinawehl (b. 1948).
Engraving: Gerhart Schmirl (b. 1942).
Printing: Photogravure and recess.
Print: 2,800,000 copies.
Size: 43 x 36 mm.

Catalogs
- AFA No. 2203.
- ANK No. 2345.
- Michel No. 2310.
- Scott No. 1813.
- StampWorld No. 2359.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 2557.
- Unificato No. 2143.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 2136.

The Weißsee (also spelled Weisssee) is a reservoir in the state of Salzburg. It is located in the Stubache catchment area, on the border of the Granatspitz and Glockner groups, in the Alps, in the municipality of Uttendorf, at 2,250 m (7,382 ft) above sea level. Its function is to store water and its storage volume is 15.7 million m³ (554 ft³). In 1929 the Enzingerboden and Tauernmoossee power stations were established on the site, and in 1941 the Schneiderau power station. Between 1950 and 1952, the Weißsee was enlarged by the construction of a 39 m (128 ft) high gravity dam with a 235 m (771 ft) long straight crown. In 1951 the area was opened to tourism thanks to the installation of a cable car and ski slopes began to be built. The Rudolfshütte mountain hotel on the northeast side of the lake, opened in 1958 on the site of the Austrian Alpine Club until 1952, is also visible on the stamp.

BULGARIA

BULGARIA / БЪЛГАРИЯ.

Landscapes.
Vrattsata (Вратцата) or Vratsa Pass.
First stamp in a set of 6, issued on 26.10.1964.
Face value: 1 Bulgarian stotinka.
Printing: Photogravure.
Print: 10,000,000 copies.
Size: 22 x 33 mm.

Catalogs
- Michel No. 1470.
- Scott No. 1372.
- StampWorld No. 1482.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 1481.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 1285.

The Vrattsata Pass is a narrow passage amidst the tall cliffs formed by the Leva River, in the Vrachanski Balkan, which is part of the Balkan Mountains. It is located between the towns of Vratsa (393 m, or 1,289 ft, above sea level) and Zgorigrad (465 m, or 1,525 ft), in northwestern Bulgaria. In the Middle Ages, it was called Vratitsa and remains of the fortress of the same name (10th - 12th centuries) are preserved in it. The sheer cliffs of Vrattsata are the highest on the Balkan Peninsula (over 400 m, or 1,312 ft) and are the most popular climbing spot in Bulgaria. The third category road III-1002 runs through the pass. It was declared a natural monument in 1964, with an area of 2 hectares, and is part of the Vrachanski Balkan Nature Park.

ESTONIA

ESTONIA / EESTI.

Estonian Lighthouses.
Laidunina Lighthouse.
Stamp issued on 20.02.2002.
Face value: 4.40 Estonian kroon.
Design: Roman Matkiewicz (b. Tallinn, 27.02.1966).
Printed by AS Vaba Maa, Tallinn.
Printing: Offset lithography.
Print: 311,080 copies.
Size: 33 x 27.5 mm.

Catalogs
- AFA No. 458.
- Michel No. 429.
- Scott No. 434.
- StampWorld No. 465.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 418.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 414.

Laidunina Lighthouse (Estonian: Laidunina tuletorn) is located in Kahtlalaid Peninsula, Laimjala Parish, on the island of Saaremaa. It was built in 1907 of red brick with a gallery and a one-story hexagonal stone base. The height of the tower is 24 m (78.7 ft) from the foot and 27 m (88.6 ft) from sea level. The lantern was removed, with the lighthouse being deactivated in 1924. The lighting equipment was transferred to Kübassaare Lighthouse. Later the tower was used as a day signal. Since 2004 it is no longer used as a navigation signal. The lighthouse was recognized as an architectonic monument of Estonia in 2005.

GERMANY

GERMANY / DEUTSCHLAND.

Hörnum Lighthouse.
Second stamp in a set of 2, issued on 12.07.2007.
Face value: 55 Euro cents.
Design: Johannes Graf (b. 1960).
Printed by Bagel Security-Print GmbH & Co. KG, Düsseldorf.
Printing: Offset lithography.
Print: 8,320,000 copies.
Size: 35 x 35 mm.

Catalogs
- AFA No. 3514.
- Michel No. 2613.
- Scott No. 2448.
- StampWorld No. 2453.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 3487.
- Unificato No. 2445.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 2438.

Hörnum (Söl’ring Frisian: Hörnem; Danish: Hørnum) is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein State. It is located on the southern headland of the island of Sylt. According to the census of December 31, 2020, its population was 917 people. The 33.5 meter high lighthouse, built in 1907, was also used as a school between 1918 and 1930. In both the first and second world wars Hörnum was considered a strategic location: in 1914 the first military barracks were built , and in the mid-1930s the Luftwaffe established a naval air station in the town, causing the population to increase markedly. In the 1970s, the development of tourism began and the military use of the island was terminated.

SWITZERLAND

SWITZERLAND / SCHWEITZ - SUISSE - SVIZZERA - SVIZRA.

Bridges.
Railroad viaduct Koblenz-Felsenau.
Third stamp in a set of 4, issued on 10.09.1991.
Face value: 80 cents of Swiss franc.
Design: Pierre Baur.
Printed by Courvoisier.
Printing: Photogravure.
Print: 14,565,000 copies.
Size: 37 x 27 mm.

Catalogs
- AFA No. 1434.
- Michel No. 1452.
- Scott No. 895.
- StampWorld No. 1446.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 1233.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 1380.
- Zumstein No. 816.

The Railroad viaduct Koblenz-Felsenau or Koblenz-Aare Railway Bridge (German: Aarebrücke Koblenz) over the Aare River, between the stations of Koblenz and Felsenau, in the canton of Aargau, very close to its mouth in the Rhine and the border with Germany, it was built between 1891 and 1892 by the Schweizerische Nordostbahn as part of the Rhine Valley Railway, for the Stein-Koblenz line. It is a 236 m (774 ft) long single track bridge designed by engineer Robert Moser. Since 1994, only freight trains have run through it.

CYPRUS

CYPRUS / ΚΥΠΡΟΣ – KIBRIS

Scenes and landscapes.
Sunrise at Protaras coast.
Eleventh stamp in a set of 15, issued on 18.03.1985.
Face value: 25 Cypriot cents.
Printing: Offset lithography.
Print: 1,000,000 copies.
Size: 27 x 37 mm.

Catalogs
- Michel No. 636.
- Scott No. 650.
- StampWorld No. 648.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 658
- Yvert et Tellier No. 632.

Protaras (Greek: Πρωταράς) is a predominantly tourist resort which comes under the administrative jurisdiction of Paralimni Municipality in Famagusta District, eastern Cyprus. Protaras has clear sky-blue waters and sandy beaches, the most well-known of which is Fig Tree Bay. In 2011 the population of the town was 20,230 people. In ancient times, where Protaras is now located, stood the old city-state of Leukolla.

Thanks to Dragan Buškulić for his contribution (https://worldofstamp2.wordpress.com/).

ICELAND

ICELAND / ÍSLAND.

EUROPA C.E.P.T. issues.
Skaftafell National Park.
First stamp in a set of 2, issued on 05.05.1986.
Face value: 10 Icelandic króna.
Printing: Photogravure.
Print: 1,000,000 copies.
Size: 36 x 26 mm.

Catalogs
- AFA No. 647.
- Michel No. 648.
- Scott No. 622.
- StampWorld No. 649.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 677.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 601.

Skaftafell National Park, founded on September 15, 1967, and enlarged twice afterwards, was situated between Kirkjubæjarklaustur and Höfn in the south of Iceland. On 7 June 2008, it became a part of the larger Vatnajökull National Park. Before its inclusion into the new park, it measured about 4,807 km² (2,884 mi²), making it Iceland's second largest national park. It contains the valley Morsárdalur, the mountain Kristínartindar and the glacier Skaftafellsjökull (a spur of the Vatnajökull ice cap). The scenery around Skaftafell is full of stark contrasts. The various glacial tongues are flanked by jagged mountains, with the glacier-topped peak of Hvannadalshnjúkur rising highest.

TURKEY

TURKEY / TÜRKİYE.

Definitive stamps.
Euphrates Bridge, Birecik.
Fifth stamp in a set of 11, issued on 1959.
Face value: 20 Turkish kuruş.
Printing: Offset lithography.
Print: 20,000,000 copies.
Size: 30 x 25 mm.

Catalogs
- Michel No. 1701C.
- Scott No. 1446.
- StampWorld No. 1736.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 1857.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 1434.

Birecik is a city and a district in Şanlıurfa Province, on the Euphrates River. The population of the city, according to the 2012 census, was 48,706 people. Construction of the bridge seen on the stamp began in August 1951 and was completed in March 1956. It is a five-arch bridge, 695 m (2,280 ft) long and 11 m (36 ft) wide. The C.400 state highway crosses the Euphrates through it.

GREECE

GREECE / ЕΛΛΑΣ.

Edessa Waterfalls (Καταρράκτες Έδεσσας).
Second stamp in a set of 3, issued on 04.07.1988.
Face value: 60 Greek drachma.
Printing: Offset lithography.
Print: 700,000 copies.

Catalogs
- Karamitsos No. 1801.
- Michel No. 1693A.
- Scott No. 1629.
- StampWorld No. 1675.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 1792A.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 1676A.

The Edessa or Edessis Waterfalls (Greek: Καταρράκτες Έδεσσας) are located in Edessa city (Central Macedonia), inside the Waterfall Geopark. The falls are a natural phenomenon that arose after a strong earthquake that struck the surrounding area in the 14th century. Since then, many changes have taken place in their morphology due to earthquakes of smaller scale. The main source of these waterfalls is the wetland of Agra-Nissiou, from which flows the main river, Edessaios. At the end of the 19th century several factories were built on the rock of the city as waterfalls could be used to produce electricity. Altogether, five large textile factories and several labs and tanneries were erected. The waterfalls are an interesting tourist attraction.

LUXEMBOURG

LUXEMBOURG / LËTZEBUERG.

Opening of the Moselle River Canal System. Lock at the Gréewemaacher-Wellen Dam.
Stamp issued on 26.05.1964.
Face value: 3 Luxembourgish francs.
Design: Robert Cami (1900-1975).
Printed by Imprimerie des Timbres-Poste et des Valeurs Fiduciaires, Paris.
Printing: Recess.
Print: 1,200,000 copies.
Size: 40 x 26.1 mm.

Catalogs
- AFA No. 692.
- Michel No. 696.
- Scott No. 410.
- StampWorld No. 697.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 743.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 647.

The principle of the channeling of the Moselle was definitively acquired when on October 27, 1956 the plenipotentiaries of the three riparian States, France, Germany and Luxembourg, signed the international convention on the development of the river. The Contracting States have decided to develop the Moselle between Koblenz (Germany) and Thionville (France) to make these 270 km (168 mi) of waterways accessible to boats of 1,500 tons. On May 26, 1964, the canalized Moselle was officially opened to navigation.

The Gréewemaacher-Wellen Dam (French: Barrage-écluse de Grevenmacher) is situated at kilometer 212.85 of the canal between the Luxembourg town of Gréewemaacher and the German town of Wellen. The lock for large ships is 170 m (558 ft) long and 12 m (39.3 ft) wide, with a drop height of 6.25 m (20.5 ft).

Thanks to Dragan Buškulić for his contribution (https://worldofstamp2.wordpress.com/).

GERMANY

GERMANY / DEUTCHLAND.

Arngast Lighthouse.
First stamp in a set of 2, issued on 07.07.2011.
Face value: 55 Euro cents.
Design: Johannes Graf (b. 1960).
Printed by Bagel Security-Print GmbH & Co. KG, Düsseldorf.
Printing: Offset lithography.
Print: 6,825,000 copies.
Size: 35 x 35 mm.

Catalogs
- AFA No. 3740.
- Michel No. 2878.
- Scott No. 2629.
- StampWorld No. 2670.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 3726.
- Unificato No. 2710.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 2703.

The 36.27 m (119 ft) tall Arngast Lighthouse, built between 1909 and 1910, is located in Jade Bight in the southern part of the North Sea. The tower stands on a sandbar, about 4.5 km (2.8 mi) southeast of the city of Wilhelmshaven. Originally, the beacon was powered by two 12 hp diesel engines. Since 1966, an approximately 6 km (3.73 mi) long submarine cable has supplied the station with power from Dangast. Since 1968, the lighthouse has been controlled centrally via a remote control system. In 2003 the lighthouse was entered in the register of cultural and architectural monuments.