New Issues 2013 (January - March)

This page collects only issues released during the year 2013, period January to March. 

As it is not such obvious as it looks to find this information, this list is probably not yet complete. In certain countries, joint issues are often announced on the day of the issue and sometimes it takes months before this information and the corresponding stamps reach us. Data on missing issues or supplementary information, particularly for countries, which are producing joint issues exceptionally, will be highly appreciated.

Most recent update of this section on November 8 , 2015.

2012 (January 2) - [T20130102]
France - Germany
50 Years of the signature of the Elysée-Treaty - Twin issue [T1].
Identical stamps. Young couple looks through goggles with glasses made out of flags from both countries; design from Tomy Ungerer. Multicolored.
One stamp per country - FDCs - mixed FDC - folder with mint stamps - mixed official FDC sheet

2013 (February 23) – [T20130223]
Italy - Malta
Birthday of the painter Mattia Preti, born in Taverna (Catanzaro, Italy) and died in Malta (1613-1699). Twin issue [T1].
Identical stamps. Self-portrait; the Maltese souvenir sheet contains a second stamp showing a painting from Mattia Preti. Multicolored
Date of issue corresponds to date of birth of the painter. In fact exact date for the anniversary should have been February 24, 2013, but this was a Sunday, so the stamps were released the day before. Initially these stamps were not announced as joint. But very quickly official mixed FDC covers appeared.
Italy, one stamp – Malta, souvenir sheet with two stamps – FDCs – mixed FDC

2013 (February 25) – [N20130225]
Aland (August 20) - Faeroe (February 25) - Gibraltar (September 14) - Greenland (June 11) - Guernsey (September) - Iceland (September 12) - Jersey (March 8) - Luxembourg (September 24) - Malta (June 20) - Monaco (June 5)
SEPAC series: Wildlife (all stamps are different and dates of issue are different as well). As only the topic is common, the SEPAC issue cannot be considered anymore as a joint issue [N].

2013 (March 4) - [D20130304]       
Denmark - Faeroe Islands
Danish Philosopher Søren Aabye Kierkegaard 200th anniversary. Territorial joint issue [TT].
Identical stamps. Portrait of the philosopher (1813-1855). Multicolored.
One stamp - FDCs

2012 (March 5) - [T20130305]       
Bulgaria - Russia
135 years of the Russian-Turkish war of 1877-1878. Twin issue [T1].
Identical souvenir sheets with one stamp. Excerpt of the painting from ND Dmitriev-Orenburg "General MD Skobelev at horse "(1883) displayed at the Irkutsk Regional Art Museum. On October 25, 2013, Bulgaria reissued this souvenir sheet with a new denomination, 0.65 instead of 1.40p, at the occasion of a philatelic exhibition. Multicolored.
Miniature sheets - FDCs - postal stationery (cover)

2013 (March 22) - [C20130322]
Austria (April 4) - Slovenia
Krain - Adelsberg cave post office – Concerted issue [C].
Identical souvenir sheets. Picture of the cave and location of the underground post office (not anymore in function). Multicolored.
One souvenir sheet - FDCs - mixed FDC - black imprint (Austria)