New Issues 2014 (April - June)

This page collects only issues released during the year 2014, 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 February 20, 2017.

2014 (April 8) - [T20140408]
Laos - Thailand
Friendship bridge - 20th anniversary of relationship. Twin issue [T1].
Identical pair of se-tenant stamps. Friendship bridge – Nonkhai- Ventiane; A, Luang Pho Phra Sai Buddha image procession festival, Nonkhai, Thailand and Boun That Luang castle procession festival, Ventiane, Laos; B, Luang Pho Phra Sai Buddha of Wat Pho Chai and Luang Pho Ong Teu Buddha of Wat Ong Teu Mahawhihan; temples. Multicolored
Stamps – miniature sheets – - souvenir sheets (Laos - perforated and non-perforated) - FDCs – mixed FDCs

2014 (April 18) - [T20140418]
Belarus - Russia
70th anniversary of liberation from the German occupant. Twin issue [T1].
Identical miniature sheets. Soldiers, civilians, back from front. Multicolored.
Initially this joint issue was supposed to involve Ukraine. However Ukraine’s participation was cancelled as a consequence of the political events between Russia and Ukraine that started beginning of 2014. At a certain point Moldova was also thinking participating to this issue, but this was not finalized.
Souvenir sheets – FDCs – folder with mint miniature sheets and Russian FDCs (Russia)

2014 (April 19) - [T20140419]
Belgium – Portugal (April 21)
500th Birthday of Andreas Vesalius (December 31, 1514). Twin issue [T1].
Identical souvenir sheet with 5 different stamps. Anatomical designs. Multicolored.
Souvenir sheets – FDCs – mixed FDC

2014 (May 5) - [T20140505]
Brazil - Cape Verde - Portugal - Sao Tome and Principe ()
800th anniversary of the Portuguese language. Twin issue [T1].
Identical stamps, with slightly different backgrounds. World and flags, writing hand with pen. Multicolored.
There are 9 countries in the world with Portuguese as official language. On top of the 8 countries listed above, Macao which has also Chinese as other official language, did not participate to this joint issue.
(*) Portugal issued also on the same day a souvenir sheet representing the last will of King Alfonso II.
Stamps – FDCs – 1 souvenir sheet (Portugal)

2014 (May 9) - Europa CEPT – [N20140509]
Aland (May 8) - Albania (October 9) - Andorra (French) (May 23) - Andorra (Spanish) (April 23) - Armenia (May 24) - Austria (May 9) - Azerbaijan (February 17) - Azores (May 9) - Belarus (March 6) - Belgium (July 7) - Bosnia (Croatia) (April 5) - Bosnia Herzegovina (May 9) - Bosnia (Serbia) (April 25) - Bulgaria (April 29) - Croatia (May 9) - Czech Republic (April 30) - Cyprus (May 2) - Cyprus (Turkish) (May 23) - Denmark (March 15) - Estonia (May 8) - Faeroe (April 28) - Finland (May 5) - France (May 4) - Georgia (February 14, 2015) - Germany (May 8) - Gibraltar (May 2) - Great Britain (September 18) - Greece (May 19) - Greenland (January 20) - Guernsey (May 8) - Hungary (May 9) - Iceland (March 27) - Ireland (May 8) - Isle of Man (January 6) - Italy (May 9) - Jersey (March 25) - Kazakhstan (January 15, 2015) - Kosovo (May 8) - Latvia (April 11) - Liechtenstein (March 10) - Lithuania (May 3) - Luxembourg (May 8) - Macedonia (June 4) - Madeira (May 9) - Malta (May 9) - Moldova (March 22) - Monaco (May 7) - Montenegro (April 18) - Nagorno Karabakh (July 10) - Netherlands (April 22) - Poland (May 5) - Portugal (May 9) - Romania (May 5) - Russia (April 30) - San Marino (March 17) - Serbia (April 28) - Slovakia (May 5) - Slovenia (May 30) - Spain (April 23) - Sweden (May 8) - Switzerland (May 8) - Turkey (May 9) - Ukraine (July 25) - Vatican (May 20)
Topic: National music instruments

2014 (May 9) - [P20140509]
China (PRC) (May 10) – Taiwan
Letter. Parallel issue [P1].
Different stamps. Swan goose carrying a message, paintings. Multicolored.
This issue could be considered as the first joint issue between the People’ Republic of China and the Republic of China (Taiwan). In fact it has only in common the topic (day of the letter) with the goose as messenger. It is claimed by Taiwan as joint and dates are similar, but we haven’t seen so far claims from PRC, nor, of course, joint first day covers. We keep it however in the catalogue as a parallel [P1] issue.
Stamps – miniature sheet (Taiwan) - FDCs – 7-color proof on the miniature sheet (Taiwan)

2014 (May 21) - [P20140521]
Russia - Switzerland
200th anniversary of diplomatic relations. Parallel issue [P1].
Similar stamps. Clock towers; A, Zytglogge, medieval astronomical clock in Bern; B, Kasansky railway station clock tower, Moscow. Multicolored
Stamps – miniature sheets – FDCs – folder with mint stamps and Russian FDCs (FDC)

2014 (June 5) - [T20140605]
Israel - Thailand
60th anniversary of diplomatic relationship. Twin issue [T1].
Identical stamps. Pomegranate (Israel) and mangosteen fruit (Thailand) Garcinia mangostana, flags. Multicolored.
Stamps – stamps with tabs (Israel) – miniature sheets – FDCs – mixed FDC – Souvenir Leaf (Israel)

2014 (June 5) - [T20140605]
Italy - San Marino
75th anniversary of the convention linking both countries (friendship and good neighbourhood). Twin issue [T1].
Identical stamps. Porcupine and flags. Multicolored.
Stamps – miniature sheet (San Marino) - FDCs

2014 (June 6) - [T20140610]
Mexico - Portugal
Relationship - 150th anniversary of diplomatic relationship. Twin issue [T1].
Identical stamps. Flags of both countries. Multicolored.
Stamps - FDCs

2014 (May 30) - [C20140610]
Belgium (June 10) – Slovenia
Year of crystallography. Twin issue [C1].
Identical souvenir sheets with 2 stamps. Stamps are transparent self-adhesive. Two forms of water crystals. Multicolored.
Souvenir sheets – FDCs – mixed FDCs (with stamps only)

2014 (June 11) - [D20140611]
Denmark - Faeroe - Greenland
Prince Henrik's 80th birthday. Territorial issue [DT].
Identical stamps. Portrait of the Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark (Henri Marie Jean André de labored de Monpezat, born June 11, 1934). Black and white, name of the country in blue.
Stamps - FDCs

2014 (June 25) - [N20140625]
El Salvador – Sovereign Military Order of Malta (SMOM)
40th anniversary of the foundation of the SMOM association in El Salvador. Non approved issue [NR/T1].
Identical stamps. Buildings. Multicolored.
Stamps - FDCs