Europa 2025 “National Archaeological Discoveries” Stamps: Issue Dates and Formats

Europa 2025 brings together a wide-ranging stamp programme under the theme “National Archaeological Discoveries.” The checklist spans single stamps, pairs, larger sets and souvenir-sheets, with issues scheduled from February through August 2025 and one Albania entry dated October 2026. For collectors building a country-by-country record, the key details are the stated issue dates, formats and face values.

The programme’s formats vary considerably. Some postal administrations list one stamp, while others present two-stamp combinations or souvenir-sheets containing one, two or four stamps. Several entries are described by postal value categories rather than a fixed price, including Europe, national, international and tariff values. Those distinctions make the list useful as a planning reference, though collectors should retain each administration’s original denomination wording when cataloguing an issue.

Early releases: February through April

San Marino opens the listed schedule on 11.02.2025 with one stamp valued at 2.45 €. Liechtenstein follows on 01.04.2025, issuing two stamps at 1.90 CHF each. On 05.04.2025, Bosnia and Herzegovina (Croat post) is listed with two stamps at 3.50 BAM each, plus one souvenir-sheet described as “2x 3.50 BAM.” Belgium’s 07.04.2025 issue is one souvenir-sheet of two stamps, each carrying a Europe 3rd class value.

The April calendar continues with the Isle of Man on 08.04.2025: one stamp valued at 2.26 GBP, drawn from a set of six. Moldova follows on 11.04.2025 with two stamps, 5.- and 12.- MDL. On 24.04.2025, Bosnia and Herzegovina (Serb post) lists two stamps at 3.30 BAM each and a souvenir-sheet noted as “2x 3.30 BAM.” Norway issues two stamps at Europe 20 g value that day, while Sweden lists one souvenir-sheet carrying two stamps at 44.- SEK each.

Several more releases arrive in the final week of April. Lithuania’s 25.04.2025 entry comprises two stamps at 2.10 € each. Poland lists one 4.90 PLN stamp for 28.04.2025. Armenia and Romania both have 29.04.2025 dates: Armenia’s issue is one stamp at 400.- AMD, while Romania’s is two stamps valued at 5.- and 25.- RON. Slovakia closes the month on 30.04.2025 with one 2.40 € stamp.

May brings the largest cluster

The first May releases are Austria and Guernsey, both dated 01.05.2025. Austria lists one stamp at 1.20 €. Guernsey’s entry includes two stamps, valued at 1.37 and 1.47 GBP, from a set of six. On 05.05.2025, Azerbaijan is listed with two souvenir-sheets at 1.50 AZN each. Jersey’s same-day entry comprises two stamps at 1.20 and 3.- GBP from a six-stamp set, plus a souvenir-sheet containing two stamps with those same values.

Luxembourg and Serbia follow on 06.05.2025. Luxembourg lists two stamps with L50G and E50G values; Serbia lists two stamps at 60.- and 120.- RSD. The 07.05.2025 group covers four postal administrations: Czech Rep. has one stamp at E value, Finland two stamps at national value, Greece two stamps at 2.- and 3.- €, and North Macedonia two stamps at 100.- and 184.- MKD.

Eight entries are dated 08.05.2025. Cyprus (Turkish post) lists two stamps at 5.50 and 38.- TRY. Germany has one souvenir-sheet of one stamp at 0.95 €. Gibraltar lists two stamps at 1.96 and 3.16 GBP, along with a two-stamp souvenir-sheet bearing those values. Ireland’s two stamps carry N and W values, and Switzerland lists two stamps at 1.20 CHF each.

The 09.05.2025 date is the busiest point in the schedule, with issues spanning many formats and value systems. Åland lists one stamp at Europa value; Andorra (Spanish post) one at 1.85 €; and the Azores one at 1.21 € plus a souvenir-sheet at 3.51 €. Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Cyprus each list two stamps, valued respectively at 3.20 BAM, 1.70 € and 0.64 € per stamp. Estonia lists two 2.60 € stamps from a set of four, while France and Monaco each list one 2.10 € stamp.

Other 09.05.2025 entries include Georgia, with one souvenir-sheet of four stamps at 4.- GEL each, and Hungary, with one four-stamp souvenir-sheet at 1020.- HUF per stamp. Italy lists two stamps at B zona 1 value. Kosovo has two stamps at 1.- and 2.- €, plus one souvenir-sheet at 2.- €. Latvia lists one 3.77 € stamp; Madeira one 1.21 € stamp and a 3.51 € souvenir-sheet; and Malta two stamps at 1.91 and 2.- €.

Portugal’s entry pairs one 1.21 € stamp with a souvenir-sheet at 3.51 €. Slovenia lists two stamps at 1.79 and 2.06 €, Spain one stamp at Tarifa B value, and Turkey one at 35.- TRY. The Netherlands lists one stamp at international 1 value, while Montenegro lists one 2.- € stamp and a souvenir-sheet containing one stamp at 2.- €. This mix of fixed denominations and postal categories is a reminder to preserve the source wording in collection notes.

Andorra (French post) is dated 11.05.2025, with one stamp at 2.10 €. Bulgaria’s 16.05.2025 issue comprises two stamps at 1.50 and 3.20 BGN, plus a souvenir-sheet of two stamps carrying those values. Faroe Is. and Greenland are both dated 26.05.2025: Faroe Is. lists stamps at 25.- and 35.- DKK, and Greenland at 25.- and 28.- DKK. The Vatican follows on 27.05.2025 with three stamps at 0.10, 0.15 and 1.30 €. Denmark closes May on 28.05.2025 with a souvenir-sheet of two stamps at 50.- DKK each.

Later dates and catalogue notes

Two later 2025 entries appear in the list. Kazakhstan is dated 17.06.2025 and has one souvenir-sheet of two stamps at 1'800.- KZT each. Ukraine is listed for 15.08.2025 with one stamp at A value. Albania appears separately with a 05.10.2026 date: four stamps at 90.-, 150.-, 200.- and 250.- ALL, plus one souvenir-sheet at 450.- ALL. Since that date falls in 2026, it stands apart from the 2025 release schedule and is marked “NEW” in the source listing.

The source records no 2025 issue from Belarus, Great-Britain or Russia. It also invites collectors to share information about Europa 2025 releases. For checklist use, keep the issue date, issuing postal administration, number of stamps, sheet format and denomination together; that makes it easier to distinguish similar theme entries and to update the record as further details emerge.