SEPAC 2021 Postage Stamp Issues


 * Åland
 * Faroe Islands
 * Gibraltar
 * Greenland
 * Guernsey
 * Jersey
 * Liechtenstein
 * Malta

Åland
SEPAC - Historical Maps

25 March 2021

On 25 March 2021, Åland Post issued a stamp in the 2021 SEPAC Series on the theme Historical Maps issued by the Small European Postal Administrations.

The Åland contribution shows a Nautical Chart from 1747 of Rödhamn, a group of islets located off Mariehamn, close to a major waterway. For centuries, Rödhamn has served as a sheltered harbour for seafarers.

Faroe Islands
Sepac 2021: The Faroes on Historical Maps II

26 April 2021

On 26 April 2021, Posta Faroe Islands issued a Minisheet on the theme Historical Maps issued by the Small European Postal Administrations.

The stamp features the map called: "Gemeine beschreibung aller Mittnächtigen Länder / Schweden / Gothen / Nordwegien / Deñmarck / rc". Publication year 1578. The map was printed without change in German reprints of the book and in Latin editions with a title in that language, Septentrionales regiones.

The German scholar Sebastian Münster (1488-1552) was most important geographer of the sixteenth century. His Cosmographia, published in 1544, spread geographical knowledge wide over Europe. It was issued in nearly 40 editions and 6 languages. He published each known continent on a separate map. He died May 1552 in Basel of the Black Death.

Gibraltar
SEPAC Historic Maps

September 8 2021

The Gibraltar Philatelic Bureau Ltd. on behalf of Royal Gibraltar Post Office issued a set of five stamps on SEPAC's theme on Historical Maps.

Some exquisite examples of the historical cartography on display at the Gibraltar National Archives have been featured as stamps. These beautifully detailed maps display the city and fortifications of Gibraltar whilst also giving us an insight into the 13th and the 14th Great Siege of Gibraltar.

Greenland
Sepac 2021: Historical Maps

8 June 2021

Post Greenland issued its contribution to the SEPAC (Small European Postal Administrations Cooperations) Joint Issue entitled "Historical Maps" created by illustrator and graphic artist Nuka K. Godtfredsen.

In his work designing the stamp, Godtfredsen was inspired by an historical map of Greenland with Gustav Holm's and G.C. Amdrup's shipping routes 1884-85 and 1900, as well as maps of the coast northeast of Tasiilaq according to the diagrams for Holm, Amdrup and Kruuse prepared by W. Thalbitzer.

Guernsey
SEPAC: Old Maps

1 September 2021

On 1 September 2021, Guernsey Post’s Philatelic Bureau issued a set of six stamps depicting sections of an old map of "Garnsey" (Guernsey) illustrated by John Speed, one of the most famous British cartographers of the 17th century, whose visually stunning county and country maps are highly collectable and sought after around the world.

The £ 1.00 stamp bears the SEPAC logo.

Jersey
Historic Jersey Maps

17 February 2021

Six Historic Maps documenting Jersey’s cartographic history are featured on a set of stamps issued by Jersey Post on 17 February 2021.

The stamps have been created as part of a joint issue with SEPAC (Small European Postal Administrations Cooperations) entitled "Ancient Maps". The 70p stamp bears the SEPAC logo.

Known for its dangerous waters and interesting topography, people have been mapping Jersey for the past millennia. The six stamps depict a selection of maps, ranging from a very early map of Jersey produced by John Norden in 1595, to a tourist road map produced by Harry Clark in 1930.

Liechtenstein
SEPAC - Historical Maps

7 June 2021

Liechtensteinische Post issued its contribution to 2021's SEPAC stamps featuring the "Map of the Upper Rhine Valley" special stamp.

Every year, the association, which comprises thirteen small European postal operators, issues a stamp on a common theme. In 2021 the theme is Historical Maps.

The history of cartography extends across all ages, cultural spheres and reproduction and printing methods. Today it is thought that maps first started to appear at an early period in human history. With growing geographical knowledge of ever larger parts of the world, the spread of printing and the emergence of an educated middle class, the need arose in the early part of the modern era to produce maps of all regions of the earth in a standardised format.

Malta
SEPAC - Historical Maps of Malta

28 May 2021

MaltaPost participated in the SEPAC 2021 stamp issue, themed "Historical Maps" with a set of four stamps.

The Malta issue features a set of four stamps reproducing historical maps of the Maltese Islands by different cartographers.