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An association of philatelists interested in all philatelic manifestations
of the Europa ideal of political, economic, and social integration of Europe

An affiliate of the American Philatelic Society and the American Topical Association

The next ESU meeting will be at ROPEX/NTSS, 17-19 May, Rochester NY.
We will be in Armory Room 2 at 12 noon Saturday (the 18th)
All the officers plan to be there! Please join us!



Click here to enter the Members Only ESU site: Members Only
You will be asked for a User ID and a password.
Your UserID is your email address. Your password is assigned by the webmaster.
If you need one (or forgot it) send an email to the webmaster.
Just send your name and ask for a password. You will get one straightaway.

Want to become a member? Scroll down for info and JOIN the ESU

Newsletter #415 May-Jun 2013 is on its way to you. Look for the complete issue in the Members Section. This issue includes a new Auction!
Click on the image below to preview the first page.
EN#415

The Europa 1956 Monograph has been posted in the Members Section;
the 1957 Monograph will begin with the Jul-Aug issue!

Click a link below to sample back issues of the Europa News:
EN#407    EN#411



Useful Links:

Europa Organizations
Click on the logo to activate link:

(successor to the CEPT for issuing Europa stamps)

The main portal to the European Union website

The Council of Europe

The European Parliament

Consilium: Council of the EU

The Nordic Council

Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe

The NATO portal

Europalia International Arts Festival

Joy of Europe annual children's celebration

The Glossary section in the members area has many more useful links.


Europa Dealers

The following dealers have been cited by ESU members as a good resource.
Names preceded by a * are also ESU members

* Richard Dick (ESU member #10 and still going strong)

* Henry Gitner a long time supporter of the ESU

* Glenn Roehrig (BidStart id "glennr"; also see Glenn on delcampe as "glennr3", and eBay as "glennr2"

* Alain Thibert (eBay id "poledi")


Other Links

Europa-Stamps - the definitive weblog
Europa-related new issues from World Stamp News
Euro-Phila - a Europa blog from the Czech Republic  
Top of the World The Nordic Countries postal site
SEPAC stamps Small European Postal Administrations Cooperation
Flags of the EU et al.

APS Affiliate MemberAPS  American Philatelic Society
ATA Affiliate MemberATA  American Topical Association

 United Nations Philatelists - the title says it all
 JSIS  Joint Stamp Issues Society
 Old World Archaeological Society

FSU - stamps of the former Soviet Union
Philatelic Translator - comprehensive dictionary of philatelic terms (in multiple languages)

Articles of Interest

One Way to Organize a Europa Collection - a suggested approach to grouping Europa and Europa-related material

Europa-related Cinderella Issues - what is a 'cinderella' anyway? What are the Europa ones?

Beginning Exhibitors Brochure - How to organize a stamp exhibit





    What is Europa / CEPT?    
EUROPA stamps are special stamps issued by European postal administrations / enterprises under the aegis of PostEurop which have Europe as their central theme. EUROPA stamps should underline cooperation in the domain of posts, particularly as regards the promotion of philately. They also contribute to making the public aware 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.   ...from the Post Europ web site.
What is the Europa Study Unit?
A stamp club for all who are interested in the philatelic manifestations of the Europa ideal of political, economic, and social integration of Europe. Europa collectors may limit themselves to just the annual 'themed' issues for Europa, but an expanded collection will also include forerunners (such as advocates of unity, previous attempts at unity, sporting events, etc.) and current issues that commemorate organizations and events that relate to the unification of Europe.

We are an affiliate of the American Philatelic Society (APS) and the American Topical Association (ATA). You do not need to join either organization to become a member of the ESU.

How Can I Become Part of This Group?
JOIN     RENEW
The following services are available to Europa Study Unit members:
  • Bi-monthly color newsletter (EUROPA NEWS) filled with new issue information, articles, member Q&A, and much more
  • Three auctions of "Europa" material per year, plus occasional "mini-auctions"
  • Access to the ESU's Europa Handbook, THE reference list for Europa material. Available in hardcopy and CD-ROM.
  • Access to ESU Monographs - in-depth treatises on particular Europa-related topics.
  • Free buy or sell advertisements in the EUROPA NEWS
  • Question and answer facility, via EUROPA NEWS and this website
  • Annual supplement to the Europa Handbook, listing the past year's common design/theme issues
  • Full access to the Members portion of the web site, with back issues of EUROPA NEWS, Auctions, Checklists, and more.

Items of Interest


See EN#414 for the first stamp recognizing this event.

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        Deputy Webmaster Jasson Cwiekalo