2329) "Eglė žalčių karalienė (Eglė the Queen of Serpents) & "Paparčio žiedas" (the Fern Flower), Lithuania: EUROPA - 2022: "Stories and Myths" Theme: Lietuvos paštas (Lithuanian Post) has issued a set of two EUROPA Stamps depicting the Legends/Myths: Date of Stamp set issue: 29.04.2022:
About Europa 2022 - Stamps:
EUROPA Stamps are special stamps issued by European postal administrations.
They bear the official EUROPA logo, a PostEurop registered trademark under the aegis of PostEurop in which Europe is the central theme.
EUROPA stamp issues are among the most collected and most popular stamps in the world and have been issued for over 60 years.
Every year a new theme is assigned by PostEurop and all participating countries issue stamps with their own interpretation of the theme. The theme for 2022 is "Stories and Myths".
More about EUROPA Postage Stamps:
EUROPA Postage stamps (also known as Europa - CEPT - European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations - until 1992) are special stamps issued by European Postal Administrations/Enterprises and bears the official EUROPA logo, a PostEurop registered trademark under the aegis of PostEurop in which Europe is the central theme.
EUROPA stamps underline cooperation in the posts domain, aimed at 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.
Since the first issue in 1956, EUROPA stamps have been a tangible symbol of Europe's desire for closer integration and co-operation.
In 1993, PostEurop became responsible for issuing EUROPA stamps.
When CEPT decided to focus more on telecommunications in 1993, PostEurop took over the management of the Europa issues. The CEPT logo was replaced by a new logo created by PostEurop i.e. the word "EUROPA" leaning towards the right hand side.
Each year, PostEurop's "Stamps & Philately Group" selects the EUROPA stamp theme:
1993 - Contemporary Art
1994 - Great Discoveries
1995 - Peace and Freedom
1996 - Famous women
1997 - Tales and legends
1998 - Festivals and National Celebrations
1999 - Nature Reserves and Parks
2000 - Common Design. Tower of 6 stars
2001 - Water - Treasure of Nature
2002 - The Circus
2003 - Poster Art
2004 - Holidays
2005 - Gastronomy
2006 - Integration through the eyes of Young People
2007 - Scout Centenary
2008 - Writing Letters
2009 - Astronomy
2010 - Children Books
2011 - Forests - International Year of Forests
2012 - Visit …. (for instance "Visit Finland" etc.)
2013 - Van of the Postman - Postal vehicles
2014 - Musical instruments - National musical instruments
2015 - Old Toys
2016 - Ecology in Europe - "Think Green". Common Design
2017 - Castles
2018 - Bridges
2019 - National Birds
2020 - Ancient Postal Routes
2021 - Endangered National Wildlife
2022 - Stories & Myths.
About Europa 2022 - "Stories and Myths" Stamp issued by Lietuvos paštas (Lithuanian Post):
PostEurop stamp theme for 2022 is "Stories and Myths".
The EUROPA Stamps issued by Lietuvos paštas (Lithuanian Post) feature the Legend of Eglė žalčių karalienė - (Eglė the Queen of Serpents) and Paparčio žiedas - The fern flower:
Lietuvos paštas (Lithuanian Post) has issued on 29.04.2022, EUROPA stamps depicting the Legends of "Eglė žalčių karalienė" - (Eglė the Queen of Serpents) and "Paparčio žiedas" - The fern flower.
The Legends - Background:
Lietuvos paštas (Lithuanian Post) has presented Egle žalčių karalienė - Eglė the Queen of Serpents - in one of its EUROPA Stamps in 2022.
Eglė the Queen of Serpents is one of the best-known Lithuanian folk tales/fairy tales with many references to the Baltic mythology.
Paparčio žiedas - The Fern Flower - has been presented by Lithuanian Post in its second EUROPA Stamp.
In the Lithuanian tradition, the fern flower is supposed to appear only on the night of 23 to 24 June during the celebration of the summer solstice.
The two stamps have also been issued as 10-stamp sheetlets containing the two stamp variants of 0.95 Euro each.
The special Cancellation Stamp is of Vilnius Post Office and the cancellation date is - 29.04.2022".
Technical Data:
Stamp Release date: 29.04.2022
Designer: G. Gruzdaitytė
Printer: Baltijas Banknote, SA, Latvia
Process: Offset
Size: 30.00 mm x 37.50 mm
Values: €0.95 (x 2 Stamps)
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