Albania Stamps Europa Cept 2010 new issues

Albanian Post issued this Friday 26 February  2011 the new issues of Albanian Europa Cept 2010 stamps.
The whole set is made of
Albania Europa Cept 2010 series two values
Albania Europa Cept 2010 souvenir sheet
Albania Europa Cept 2010 FDC set

click on the photo to buy this stamps

EUROPA stamps are special stamps issued by European postal administrations/ enterprises under the aegis of PostEurop in which Europe is the central theme.

EUROPA stamps underlines cooperation in the posts domain, taking into account promotion of philately. They also build awareness of the common roots, culture and history of Europe and its common goals. As such, EUROPA stamp issues are among the most collected and most popular stamps in the world.

Since the first issue in 1956, EUROPA stamps have been a tangible symbol of Europe’s desire for closer integration and cooperation. In 1993, PostEurop became responsible for issuing EUROPA stamps.

Initially stamps were a common design in all countries but since 1974 the designs have a common theme. The theme elected by Post Europe in 2009 was ‘Astronomy’. In 2010 the theme elected is “Children books” All stamps have Europa written on them

Source for text above Posteurop

 Source for chart below wikipedia

Year	Participating Countries	Topic
1974	23	Sculptures
1975	24	Paintings
1976	27	Handicrafts
1977	28	Landscapes
1978	30	Monuments
1979	31	Post & Telecommunications
1980	32	Famous people
1981	32	Folklore
1982	35	Historic Events
1983	35	Inventions
1984	35	25th Anniversary of CEPT
1985	35	European Music Year
1986	35	Nature conservation
1987	35	Modern architecture
1988	35	Transportation & communication
1989	35	Children’s games
1990	37	Post offices
1991	41	European aerospace
1992	42	Voyages of America
1993	46	Contemporary art
1994	49	Great discoveries
1995	49	Peace and freedom
1996	52	Famous women
1997	54	Tales and legends
1998	57	Festivals & National Celebrations
1999	57	Nature reserves and parks
2000	56	Common Design. Tower of 6 stars
2001	57	Water, treasure of nature
2002	58	The Circus
2003	58	Poster art
2004	59	Holidays
2005	59	Gastronomy
2006		Integration
2007		Scout Centenary
2008		Writing Letters
2009		Astronomy
2010		Children Books