The Stamp Issuing Office of the Principality of Monaco will issue on the 21st February 2011, the following stamp issues:

1,40€ – H.R.S. PRINCE ALBERT II’S VISIT TO IRELAND

 In April 2011, H.R.S. Prince Albert II will travel to Ireland for a state visit 50 years after the princely couple Prince Rainier III and Princess Grace, who had Irish origins, were received in Ireland by Irish President Eamon de Valera.

published January 26th, 2011

0,53€ – INTERNATIONAL DOG SHOW

Organised by the Dog Club of Monaco under the presidency of H.S.H. Princess Antoinette, the forthcoming edition of the International Dog Show will take place from April 22 to 23, 2011. The event will be dedicated to two breeds, the “Labrador retriever and Golden retriever”.

published January 22nd, 2011

0,53€ – 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MISSION ENFANCE ASSOCIATION

The Mission Enfance association was founded in Monaco in 1991 as a “field operator” specialising in educational aid and assistance to children in need. Some 30,000 children around the world benefit from its humanitarian actions each year. Placed under the Honorary Presidency of H.S.H. Prince Albert II, Mission Enfance benefits from the financial support of the Princely Government.

published January 13th, 2011

The Stamp Issuing Office of the Principality of Monaco will issue on the 20th January 2011 the following stamp issues:

0,87€ – 50 YEARS IN MONACO FOR IAEA 

The Environment Laboratories of the International Atomic Energy Agency, with their marine laboratory, the only one in the United Nations system, will celebrate in 2011 the 50th anniversary of their activities in Monaco. The Laboratories study environmental processes, fate of contaminants in ecosystems, atmosphere-ocean interaction, and the response of atmospheric, hydrological and marine system to climate change.

published January 8th, 2011

CENTENARY OF THE BIRTH OF FANGIO

Born in 1911 in Balcarce (Argentina), Juan Manuel Fangio became an apprentice mechanic at the age of 16. A few years later he began his racing career. Five times world champion (1951, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957), the “Maestro” is considered one of the greatest Formula One drivers in history.

• Design: Thierry MORDANT
• Line-engraving: Yves BEAUJARD
• Printing process: 3 colours steel-engraving
• Size of the stamp: 52 x 31 mm horizontal
  Sheet of 8 stamps with illuminations

INDIANAPOLIS 500-MILE CENTENARY

The Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, one of America’s (read more)

published January 3rd, 2011

The Stamp Issuing Office of the Principality of Monaco will issue on January 12, 2011 the following racing car stamps:

0,95€ – CENTENARY OF THE BIRTH OF FANGIO

Born in 1911 in Balcarce (Argentina), Juan Manuel Fangio became an apprentice mechanic at the age of 16. A few years later he began his racing career. Five times world champion (1951, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957), the “Maestro” is considered one of the greatest Formula One drivers in history.

published December 15th, 2010

The Stamp Issuing Office of the Principality of Monaco will release on 4th January 2011 the following stamp issues:

0,53€ – CENTENARY OF THE CONSTITUTION OF MONACO

In 1911 Prince Albert Ier granted Monaco a Constitution. The text defined the democratic organisational principals concerning the administrative powers and established fundamental freedom and rights.

The Constitution also instituted the Supreme Court, considered the oldest surviving constitutional court in the world. A revised Constitution was adopted in 1962 and then modified in 2002.

Design: CREAPHIL

Printing process: Heliogravure

Size of the stamp: 40 x 30 mm horizontal 

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published December 2nd, 2010

New issue on 20th December 2010

Organised and presided over by H.S.H. Princess Stéphanie, the Monte-Carlo International Circus Festival has become the most prestigious circus festival in the world. The 35^th International Festival will run from January 20 to 30, 2011 and will host a selection of the world’s best performers.

Technical Details:

Design: Patrick MOYA

Printing process: Heliogravure

Size of the stamp: 30 x 40 mm vertical

Sheet of 10 stamps with illuminations 

published November 18th, 2010

SEPAC stands for Small European Postal Administration Cooperation

The Sepac group is an active group of philatelic professionals that get together on annual basis to discuss innovative ways to further promote philately and of course attract new collectors, especially younger ones to the hobby of stamp collecting.

At present the SEPAC group as it is known worldwide, has 14 active members that pariticpate in their conferences and exciting joint stamp issue releases, the third joint issue which is due to be issued in September 2011!

The member countries are Aland, Faroe Islands, Gibraltar, Greenland, Guernsey, Iceland, Isle of Man, Jersey, Liechenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco San Marino and recently added is Vatican.  

The history of SEPAC dates back to 1994, when philatelic agent Mr Paolo de Rosa initiated an annual conference for the small postal administrations, which he represented, in order to discuss various (read more)

published October 6th, 2010

Monaco Post has will issue three new stamps on the 17th September. These stamps commemoate local events and anniversaries. All three stamps are designed in the usual elegance expected ofMonaco Post

50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MONACO SCIENTIFIC CENTER

The Monaco Scientific Center (C.S.M.) is an independent public establishment founded by Prince Rainier III on 23 May 1960 in order to provide the Principality with the means to carry out scientific research activities. It is essentially dedicated to marine biology. Since 1990, it has specialized in studying the function of coralline ecosystems (tropical and Mediterranean) with regard to global climatic changes. The C.S.M. is considered to be one of the main centers in the world carrying out research into (read more)

published August 25th, 2010

New issue on August 23, 2010

A project for the first international mail flight with electric propulsion will be made in 2010 from the Principality. A century ago, Monaco was the starting point of the first aircraft flying over the Mediterranean Sea and the Alps with the support of Prince Albert Ier.

published August 13th, 2010