EUROPA 2020 Postage Stamp Issues




 * Faroe Islands
 * Germany
 * Gibraltar
 * Poland

Faroe Islands
Europa 2020

27 April 2020

Posta Faroe Islands issued their contribution to EUROPA 2020 - Ancient Postal Routes competition.

Postal routes in the Faroe Islands have always been difficult and challenging. Formidable mountains had to be climbed and deceptive straits crossed to deliver the mail - and sometimes things went very wrong.

The stamp illustrates two postmen in a heavy snowstorm in the mountains building a shelter out of stones to stay alive. It also shows a map with a red line indicating the route travelled by these two postmen.

The route - one of the most challenging postal routes on land - was Klaksvík - Viðareiði, requiring hardy mail carriers to vanquish one of the most inaccessible mountain areas in the Faroe Islands.

Germany
Europe Series: Historical Mail Routes

7 May 2020

Deutsche Post issued their contribution to EUROPA 2020 - Ancient Postal Routes competition.

The conveyance of messages through written documents has been attested since the invention of written characters. The term “post” is derived from the Latin "posita" (established) and describes courses on fixed routes at regular times.

The stamp shows an ancient postman riding quickly to reach the next fortified town before sunset. The modern design with cheerful and bright colours encourages to discover more details of different kinds of transportation, ancient landscapes and postal routes.

Gibraltar
Europa 2020 - Ancient Postal Routes

8 May 2020

The Gibraltar Philatelic Bureau Ltd on behalf of the Royal Gibraltar Post Office issued its contribution to the Europa 2020 Stamp Series.

The stamps depict two packet ships used to transport mail to and from Gibraltar in the 19th Century.

Poland
EUROPE. Former Postal Routes

29 April 2020

Polish Post issued a competition stamp which presents the most important communication and postal routes of the 16th century

The stamp design presents a fragment of a schematic map of Poland with marked main postal routes of the 16th century, along with images of foot and horse messengers.

The central part of the stamp shows the course of the Vistula River with the silhouettes of royal cities situated on its banks and the names of the cities: Kraków, Sandomierz, Warszawa, Toruń, Elbląg, Gdańsk.