New Issues 2013 (April - June)

This page collects only issues released during the year 2013, period April to June. 

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 December 11, 2014.

2013 (April 1) - [T20130401]
Peru - South Korea
50th anniversary of diplomatic relations – Twin issue [T1]
Identical stamps se-tenant stamps. Seongsan Ilchulbong (Korea) and Machu Picchu (Peru). Multicolored.
2 se-tenant stamps – FDCs

2013 (April 5) – [C20130405]
Italy - Vatican (June 12)
1700th anniversary of the edict of Milan – Concerted issue [C1]
Identical souvenir sheet. Emperor Constantine donation, St Petrus and St Paulus, fresco from the Santi Quattro Coronati Basilika (1246). The Vatican State issued also 3 supplementary stamps in the same style (fresco): Emperor Constantine The Great (280-337) and Pope Sylvester I (270-335). Multicolored.
The Vatican stamp was postponed to June 12, 2013, as a consequence of the recent change of Pope. Miniature sheets are identical and Vatican issued also three supplementary different stamps.
Souvenir sheets - FDCs

2013 (April 6) - [T20130406]
Indonesia - Mexico
60th anniversary of diplomatic relations – Twin issue [T1]
Identical stamps. Animals: A, Clouded Leopard (Neofelis diardi borneensis); B, Mexican Jaguar (Panthera onca). Multicolored.
2 se-tenant stamps – FDCs

2013 (April 11) – [N20130411]
United Nations (Geneva – New-York – Vienna)
World Cultural Heritage: China. 6 stamps, identical for each office, showing A, the Potala Palace; B, Huangshan mountains; C, the caves of Mogao, Gansu; D, the Great Wall; E, the Emporor Palace, Beijing; F, the Mausoleum of the first Qin emperors, terracotta army. Multicolored.

2013 (April 24) – [T20130424]
Azerbaijan - Belarus
Diplomatic relations: Folk dances – Twin issue [T1]
Identical stamps. A, Terekeme, Azerbaijan folk dance; B, Kritchatchok, Belarussian folk dance. Multicolored.
2 souvenir sheets with two stamps – (Azerbaijan also non perforated souvenir sheet) - FDCs

2013 (May 2) - [T20130502]
Argentina - Italy - Vatican
New Pope Francis – Twin issue [T1]
Identical stamps. Portraits of Pope Franciscus, Jorge Mario Bergoglio (1936- ). Multicolored.
1 to 4 stamps (total 9 stamps) – FDCs – mixed folder

2013 (May 6) - [T20130506]
Azerbaijan - Russia
Recipients of the Order of St. Andrew - Heydar Aliyev (1923-2003) – Twin issue [T1]
Identical stamps. Portrait of Heydar Aliyev, former president of Azerbaijan. Multicolored.
1 stamp – (Azerbaijan also as non-perforated) - FDCs

2013 (May 9) - Europa CEPT - [N20130509]
Aland (May 6) – Andorra (French) (May 17) - Andorra (Spanish) (April 23) - Austria (May 6) - Azerbaijan (February 25) - Azores (May 9) - Belarus (April 29) - Belgium (February 9) - Bosnia Herzegovina (May 9) - Bosnia (Serbia) (April 10) - Bulgaria (April 29) - Croatia (April 5) - Czech Republic (May 2) - Cyprus (May 2) - Cyprus (Turkish) (May 6) - Denmark (March 4) - Estonia (May 2) - Faeroe (April 29) - Finland (May 6) - France (May 19) - Germany (May 2) - Gibraltar (June 20) - Great Britain (August 13 and September 19) - Greece (May 9) - Greenland (January 11) - Guernsey (May 8) - Hungary (May 3) - Iceland (May 2) - Ireland (May 2) - Isle of Man (July 4) - Italy (May 9) - Jersey (March 19) - Kazakhstan (April 25) - Kosovo (May 2) - Latvia (April 19) - Liechtenstein (March 4) - Lithuania (April 27) - Luxembourg (May 2) - Macedonia (April 22) - Madeira (May 9) - Malta (May 9) - Moldavia (April 30) - Monaco (May 10) - Montenegro (April 19) - Mountainous Karabakh (July 19) - Netherlands (April 22) - Norway (June 10) - Poland (May 6) - Portugal (May 9) - Romania (April 30) - Russia (March 26) - San Marino (April 3) - Serbia (July 12) - Slovakia (May 9) - Slovenia (March 29) - Spain (April 23) - Sweden (March 13) - Switzerland (May 7) - Turkey (May 9) - Ukraine (May 29) - Vatican (May 2)
Topic: Van of the postman

2013 (May 10) - [T20130510]
Australia - Israel
The involvement of the 4th Light Cavalry in the Battle of Beersheba (1917) – Twin issue [T1]
Identical stamps. A, Australian Light Horseman. statue in the Park of the Australian Soldier at Beersheba, Israel; B, Battle of Beersheba, October 31, 1917, (considered as a the last great mounted charge in military history), contemporary images of Australian Light Horsemen. Multicolored.
2 stamps – FDCs – mixed FDC – mixed maxi cards - folders

2013 (May 31) - [T20130531]
Slovakia - South Korea
National costumes: 20th anniversary of diplomatic relations. Twin issue [T1].
Identical stamps. A, Dancers from the Lucnica ensemble; B, Pansori song. Multicolored.
2 stamps - FDCs

2013 (June 5) - [T20130605]
Germany (June 6) - South Korea
130th anniversary of diplomatic relations: Cultural history; traditional gardens. Twin issue [T1].
Identical stamps. A, Hyangwonjeong Pavilion in the Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul, built in 1873 by Gojong (1852-1919); B, Bayreuth's Hermitage with the Sun Temple, built between 1749 and 1753 by Wilhelmina von Prussia (1709-1758). Multicolored.
2 stamps – FDCs – mixed FDC - ETB

2013 (June 7) - [T20130607]
Italy - San Marino
550th anniversary of the definition of the borders between both countries. Twin issue [T1].
Identical souvenir sheets with 4 stamps. Papal bull and map of the area. Multicolored.
Souvenir sheet with 4 stamps - FDCs

2013 (June 7)
San Marino – SMOM - [N20130607]
Church of San Giovanni Battista (St John the Baptist) in San Marino, patron of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, formerly Oratorio Valloni. Twin issue [NR/T1].
Identical stamps. A, facade of the church; B, high altar with a portrait of St John the Baptist. Multicolored.
Souvenir sheet with two stamps - FDCs

2013 (June 11) - [T20130611]
Azerbaijan - Belarus
20th anniversary of diplomatic relationship – Twin issue [T1]
Identical stamps. Coat of arms. Multicolored and gold foil on the Belarus souvenir sheet.
Souvenir sheet with one stamp – (also non-perforated for Azerbaijan) - FDCs

2013 (June 11) - [P20130611]
Greenland - Israel
Endangered species - From the Arctic to the desert. Parallel issue [P1].
Different souvenir sheets with one stamp issue; same topic. Dorkas gazelle (Gazella dorkas); white bear (). Multicolored.
Souvenir sheets with one stamp - FDCs

2013 (June 12) - [T20130612a]
Brazil – Czech Republic
50th anniversary of the 1962 final soccer world championship in Santiago de Chile. Twin issue [T1].
Identical stamps; Czech Republic issued a postal card with the same stamp as imprint. Final phase of the soccer game. Multicolored.
These stamps are commemorating the 50th anniversary of the final game, but in reality this game took place one year earlier. The two countries needed a common topic with stamps that are also in relation with the 2014 world championship hosted by Brazil. The Czech postal card represents the portraits of the two major players in this game, namely Joseph Masopust and Edson Arantes do Nascimento, better known as Pele, and the 1962 game was won by Brazil with a score of 3:1.
Postal card (Czech Republic) – 2 se tenant stamps (Brazil) - FDCs

2013 (June 12) - [T20130612b]
Bulgaria - Czech Republic - Slovakia - Vatican
1150th Anniversary of the arrival of St. Cyril and Methodius to Great Moravia – Twin issue [T1].
Identical souvenir sheets with one stamp. Christ with two angels, and apostles Cyril and Methodius; mosaic from the Saint Clement church in Rome, Italy. Multicolored.
Souvenir sheets with one stamp – black print (Bulgaria) – brown-red print (Bulgaria) - FDCs

The stamps issued by Russia and Belarus on May 24, 2013 and Ukraine on May 22, 2013 with a similar topic, are not part of this joint issue and are not considered as a different joint issue.

2013 (June 15) -  [T20130615]
Azerbaijan - Hungary
National costumes: 20th anniversary of diplomatic relations. Twin issue [T1].
Identical stamps. Embroidery: A, detail of a horse blanket, Hungary; B, detail of a cross-stitch embroidery, both 19th century, Azerbaijan. Multicolored.
Souvenir sheets with 2 stamps – (Azerbaijan also as non-perforated) - FDCs