Below you will find articles about Europe. Or click here to view stamps with the subject Europe in the catalog.
Japan's first European trading partners were the Portuguese, who reached Japan in 1543. However, the Dutch became Japan's sole European trading partner for nearly 250 years, starting in 1609 and continuing until Japan reopened its doors to the West. From 1633,...
Here's an interesting article PostBeeld's owner Rob Smit added to PostBeeld's Dutch website Postzegelblog: I'm often asked what I consider the most beautiful stamp. I'm not sure if I actually find it the most beautiful, but I certainly find the...
"National Archaeological Discoveries" is the theme for EUROPA stamps this year. Here we have some fine examples: Jersey 2025 The British Channel Island of Jersey has this stamp sheet. Illustrations by British artist Hannah George, who used a combination of...
PostBeeld's owner, Rob Smit, has a great collection of all sorts of things related to philately and its history. This article doesn't feature actual stamps but focuses on something that has previously appeared in Rob's series of stories "The History...
In 2005, the Portuguese Paulo Magalhäes (a lover of sending and receiving postcards) developed a website that provides participants with random addresses to send a postcard to other postcrossers anywhere in the world. The card recipient registers the card delivery...
Collectors of butterfly stamps consider the issue seen here to be the world’s first butterfly topical postage stamp. In 1891, the Kingdom of Hawaii issued a 2¢ dull violet Queen Liliuokalani stamp. Liliuokalani (1838-1917) was the only Hawaiian queen to...
In 2025, to commemorate the 350th anniversary of the home of modern British astronomy - London's Royal Observatory Greenwich - Great Britain's Royal Mail has produced some very fine items. Great Britain 2025 The Miniature Sheet seen here has four...
"Smurfing together for a better world" - that's the title given to this great stamp sheet issued this year by Belgium's bpost. Belgium 2025 The Belgian writer and artist Pierre Culliford(1928-1992), also known professionally as Peyo, was the creator of...
If one of your favourite topics is parachuting here we have a small selection of stamps which might be of interest. The items in the article do not include stamps featuring paragliding, of which there are also many. Bulgaria 1960...
In 1938 Poland issued a stamp to commemorate what turned out to be a failed attempt to break the record for reaching Earth's stratosphere in a manned balloon flight. Poland 1938 The balloon "Gwiazda Polski" (Star of Poland) was going to...
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