2445) "Ancient Cities of the Mediterranean & Maritime Archaeology" featuring the "ship Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes", Spain: "EUROMED" theme for 2022: A Stamp of 3.00 Euro brought out by Espana Correos (Spanish Post) : Date of Stamp issue: 11.07.2022:
The Postal Union for the Mediterranean (PUMed), created in Rome on 15.03.2011, by 14 Postal Administrations from the Mediterranean Region under the aegis of the Universal Postal Union (UPU), now has 23 members.
Over time, other postal operators have joined: Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Mauritania, Morocco, Syrian Arab Republic and Tunisia, from the Permanent Arab Commission; Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Cyprus, France, Greece, Italy, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain and Turkey, belonging to PostEurop.
The objective behind this concept was to develop a similar project of the lines of "EUROPA" Stamps, wherein a theme will be chosen and all member countries will submit their design. As such, the Euromed Postal stamp project is a joint commitment, consisting of the annual issue of a stamp on the same theme.
Each member will then be free to issue the design prepared by it. This for the exception of the first stamp issued in 2014, where all members were obliged to have the same design.
The themes chosen for the member countries, since 2014, so far, are as follows:
2014 - “The Mediterranean”
2015 - “Boats used in the Mediterranean”
2016 - “Fish in the Mediterranean”
2017 - “Trees in the Mediterranean”
2018 - “Houses in the Mediterranean”
2019 - “Costumes used in the Mediterranean”
2020 - "Traditional Gastronomy in the Mediterranean"
2021 - "Handicraft Jewelry in the Mediterranean"
2022 - "Ancient Cities of the Mediterranean"
A Stamp brought out by Espana Correos (Spanish Post) on the "EUROMED Project theme" for 2022, "Ancient Cities of the Mediterranean & Underwater Archaeology" featuring the ship Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes, destroyed by the British navy in 1804 near the coast of Cádiz signalling the start of the Naval Battle of Trafalgar:
A brief:
The Mediterranean Sea hides under its waters centuries of history of conquests and trade routes between the empires that dominated its shores.
The bottom of the sea holds many secrets about the history of mankind. Unveiling these mysteries hidden underwater can help us reconstruct and understand the past of ancient civilizations. Underwater archeology shows us its origin through the remains found in the ocean, turning these valuable wrecks into true time capsules.
One of the most famous cases of recent times is that of the ship Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes, destroyed by the British navy in 1804 near the coast of Cádiz. The sinking of it was key to the start of the Trafalgar battle that would ruin the Spanish empire. An American company found the remains of this mythical vessel and seized the remains of it. After a tough litigation, the Spanish State recovered them.
In addition to the emblematic site of Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes, studied internationally and where work is carried out at a depth of more than 1,000 meters, Spain and the Mediterranean Sea have unique places for the study of history under the sea.
The images that appear on the stamp belong to the National Museum of Underwater Archaeology. Cartagena (Murcia)
Every vestige recovered from the bottom of the sea has the same value for archaeologists: that of historical knowledge.
The Stamp issue:
"EUROMED" Stamp issues - 2021 - "Handicraft Jewellery in the Mediterranean":
Rajan Trikha has commented:
ReplyDelete"Very colourful n artistic 👍"
This series has some outstanding stamps and designs, Trikha sahab.
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