2026EUROPA - 70 Years PostEurop - Sheetlets

In 2026 the 70th anniversary of the EUROPA stamps will be celebrated, a philatelic initiative launched in 1956 to strengthen relations between European countries and promote unity. The first issue 70 years ago was produced by 6 countries: Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands — the founding nations of what would later grow into the European Union. Today, more than 50 postal organisations in Europe issue EUROPA stamps each year around a joint theme. Since 2002 these issues have included a design competition: the EUROPA Stamp Best Design Competition, organised by PostEurop, the body in which all European national postal operators cooperate.