2022-05-09 Mon

The Europa postage stamp, also known as Europa is an annual joint issue of stamps with a common design or theme by postal administrations of member countries of the European Communities.

EUROPA stamps underline cooperation in the posts domain, taking into account the promotion of philately. They also build awareness of the common roots, culture, and history of Europe and its common goals. As such, EUROPA stamp issues are among the most collected and most popular stamps in the world.

The first Europa issue was on 15 September 1956. In 2006, Ukraine Post won PostEurop’s online contest for the most beautiful Europa stamp of that year representing the theme of “Integration as seen by young people.”

6 Ukrainian hryvnia stamp shows the Earth floating in the vast universe that surrounds it. The human figures holding hands symbolize world integration for the common welfare of mankind in the future.

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