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Voting has just started to choose the most beautiful EUROPA stamp of the year!
This year, the stamps focus on endangered national wildlife from each country, which is a really important topic to bring awareness to. Deforestation and other human activities threaten animals, fungus and plants, and according to the IUCN Red List, over 20% of species in Europe at the moment are at risk of extinction. That’s a staggering and saddening percentage. 😔 So in 2021, each country picked an endangered species to highlight, and depicted it in its own style. Here’s a small sample:

There’s fauna of all sizes and shapes, illustrated mostly in traditional philatelic style. This makes it hard to pick the best one, as we suspect people will inevitably vote for the cutest animals, instead of other, less photogenic ones…
What do postcrossers think? Which stamp gets your vote for best EUROPA stamp of 2021 in this year’s competition? And what do you think of your own country’s entry? We’re always super curious to hear your philatelic opinions, so go cast your vote and let us know which one you picked on the comments below!

Tags: europa-stamps, philately
142 comments so far
Good luck💜
3rd place - Ukraine has outline of falling tree causing loss of habitat for predators. I like the stamp, but had to read the text to figure out what it was saying.
2nd place - Greece shows red deer vocalizing, probably because of sadness.
1st place - Poland stamp hits the target dead center. The beautiful cat is disappearing because of human action.
I fear that the next generations will see some of these animals only in photos.
Norway has released two stamps with endangered animals; the Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula Arctica) and Great Yellow Bumblebee (bombus distinguendus). I'm disappointed because only one of them is shown in the competition! You can see both here, on the website of the Norwegian postal service: https://www.posten.no/frimerker-til-samling/arkiv-frimerkeprogram-2021/23-april-2021-truga-dyreartar
There's so many other lovely stamps as well! And the German stamps with the two bugs is cool!
For me the two most beautiful Europa 2021 CEPT stamps, and the most representative for the fight against the disappearance of animal species are the two stamps issued by the Principality of Andorra: Andorran Spanish & Andorran French administrations: the Pyrenean Desman shrew & Bearded Vulture (vulnerable and endangered species).
I wish I can get all complete collections (I already have the Portugal series), because endangerous species are one of my stamp thematic collection.
We all should be aware of the unique value of each one of those (and so much more) species, for our planet...! So many endangered fauna and flora because of the "human species"...
My choice is Faroe islands! I would vote for Norway and Spain too if I could :)
I hope all Postcrossers who will soon receive mail from me will be happy about this stamp.
I also have the German editions from previous years to swap.
What I like best this year is the Belarus edition.
I voted for the Bosnia-Herzegovina mouse stamp, so cute!
First, because all of the animals are precious.
Second, because all of the stamps are beautiful.
Postal greeting to anyone passing by 👋
But I voted for Poland. The problem is very interesting and clear.
The worse I find it that these animals all belong to the endangered species...
Finally, I voted for Ukraine. There I like the style, the presentation very well.
Torn between Poland, Austria and Ukraine I voted for Ukraine. The stamp and the meaning behind makes me quiver....
The stamp shows the Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus).
I've just had the "form over quota" message when I tried to vote too 😔
I'll try to vote again later.
But there are many other very good motives this year, it is hard to pick the _one_.
But I vote for Poland finally.
unfortunately no stamps from my country, italy
The birds are exotic.
Love it ...
I wish no species of animal or plant was endangered! :-(
I really like the other stamps too. Maybe one of them will find it’s way to me on a postcard. Keeping my fingers crossed.
From the bee to the Capercaillie, from the monk seal to the Persian panther, the choice is vast.
It is the stamp of Norway that I chose, the puffin.
Let's vote and above all let's work each in our own way so that Nature does not become a thing of the past.
I want vote to the Republic of Albania!
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