Commentary: EUROPA Stamps Competition 2020
2020 EUROPA Stamps Competition The EUROPA Stamps Competition is a competition held annually to determine the best design among fifty stamps bearing the "EUROPA" logo and corresponding to a prespecified theme. It is organized by PostEurop , an agency headquartered in Brussels with roots stretching back to the 1950s. Voting traditionally begins on May 9th, Europe Day , and lasts four months. The first EUROPA competition, which was won by a Maltese stamp, was held in 2002. Last year, a panel of judges chose a Slovenian stamp as the winner while online voters went with an Armenian one. The theme of 2020's competition is "Ancient Postal Routes." Predictably, almost all the stamps feature historic maps and/or historic mail couriers. On the one hand, the fact that Israel is not a member of PostEurop means this blog does not have a proverbial horse in the race and is not biased in favor of or against any of the participating stamps. On the other hand, the fact ...