2331) "Tales from Slovakian Folklore", Slovakia: EUROPA - 2022: "Stories and Myths" Theme: Slovenská pošta, a. s. (Slovak Post) has issued a set of two EUROPA Stamps depicting the Legends/Myths: Date of Stamp set issue: 02.05.2022:
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 Slovenská pošta, a. s. (Slovak Post):
PostEurop stamp theme for 2022 is "Stories and Myths".
The EUROPA Stamps issued by Slovenská pošta, a. s. (Slovak Post) feature Slovakian legends:
Slovenská pošta, a. s. (Slovak Post) has issued on 02.05.2022, EUROPA stamps depicting a Legend from Slovakian folklore .
The Legend/Myths - Background:
A number of the motifs of traditional folk tales and legends have been preserved thanks to the efforts made by members of Ľudovít Štúr’s generation to collect folklore.
The first to publish a selection of them was Ján Francisci-Rimavský in his book Slovenskje povesťi (Slovak Legends) in 1845.
According to the notions of the Romantic collectors of the 19th century, folk legends and tales supposedly carried the features of a “national spirit”.
Although Štúr’s adherents denied that the tales had any historical factual value, nevertheless, they projected onto them their belief in the future of the Slovak nation...
The EUROPA - 2022 Stamps:
The First Day Cover (FDC) bears an image of the drawing of a character from the Slovakian folklore while the postmark shows a stylised drawing of a dragon in the forest.
The special Postmark on the EUROPA - 2022 stamp issued shows the design in the centre. The Cancellation is of Bratislava Post Office and the date of Cancellation is - "02.05.2022".
Technical Data:
Stamp Release date: 02.05.2022
Designer: Martin Kellenberger
Printer: Tiskárna Hradištko, s.r.o.
Process: UTL
Size: 26.50 mm x 44.10 mm
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Santosh Khanna has commented:
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DeleteRajan Trikha has commented:
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