 France 2011-09-09 On September 9, 2011 LaPoste issued a single, 0,89 € stamp marking the 50th anniversary of the Council of Europe’s “Social Charter.” The European Social Charter is a Council of Europe treaty which guarantees social and economic human rights. It was adopted in 1961 and revised in 1996. The Council of Europe first met in 1961 and today has 47 member states and is home to over 800M citizens. The stamp features a sphere, viewed from space showing the member countries of the European Council covered in a background of member nation flags creating a map. There are silhouettes of people along the bottom of the stamp. [ Please let me know if there are any factual issues with this post. –web admin ]
 Netherlands 2011-07-25 On July 25, 2011 PostNL plans to issue three new sheets to commemorate historic relations between the Netherlands and South Africa. The sheets contain six, 1 wereld (approx. 95c) denominated stamps of the same design. On each of the sheets, the stamps are placed differently. On each sheet, the margin designs are also different. Maps related to South Africa are present in the lower margins of two of the sheets. The sheet on the left shows an old map of Capetown overlaid with the shape of the African continent. The sheet on the right depicts an image, cut in the shape of South Africa, of a street crossing sign with instructions in English and Afrikaans, which is very similar to Dutch. On all three of the sheets a small map of the Netherlands is visible on the top margin. [ Thanks to CPS Vice-President Mark Honig for this information! –web admin]
 Estonia 2011-06-02 On June 2, 2011, Estonian Post released another in the series of lighthouse and map stamps. The single €0.35 denomination stamp depicts the Vergi Lighthouse as situated on the Northern coast of Estonia and the Gulf of Finland. Some information from the Estonian Post web site provides the following description. In the late 19th and early 20th century Vergi was one of the largest fishing villages on the North Estonian coast. In the 1920s the Port of Vergi served as a wintering harbour for small ships in addition to the local shipbuilding industry. In 1924 an automatic light beacon attached to an iron lattice frame was put up on a large coastal reef adjoining the port. Similar beacons were erected on several other Estonian islands, such as Prangli and Muhu. In 1936 a reinforced concrete lighthouse ten meters high replaced the rusted iron beacon. During World War II there was no light in the Vergi lighthouse, however in 1945 the light was restarted. The Vergi Lighthouse is 75 years old in 2011 and is a white concrete tower with lantern room and balcony, 10 meters high from its base and the visibility of the light is about 14 kilometers. The previous issue in this series was the Suurupi Leading Light Lighthouses single, issued on April 22, 2010.
 Montenegro 2011-04-21 Montenegro Post has issued what appears to be two stamps in their 2011 Europa issue that depict maps. The 2011 Europa issue commemorates the UN’s International Year of the Forest. The map in each issue shows the the European countries (Europa issuing countries?) cut from a leaf. One issue contains two 0.90€ stamps in portrait orientation in a souvenir sheet. The first stamp shows the “EU” emblem formed out of leaves, with the second stamp shows the European countries, using the leaf cut-out described above, both on a green background. The second issue, also a 0.90€ denomination, depicts the European countries leaf cut-out map on a white background. (it has been difficult to find images of these stamps, better scans are welcomed. — web-admin)
 Montenegro 2011-04-21 Mini-sheet
 Bermuda 2011-05-19 On May 19, 2011 Bermuda Post issued a four stamp set commemorating the local nautical pilots. The Bermuda Post website describes the issue saying: “The graveyard of shipwrecks surrounding Bermuda is testament to the island’s treacherous encircling reefs and complicated channel systems. Local knowledge, navigation charts, lighthouses, signaling stations, beacons and buoys have aided in the safe passage of incoming and outgoing ships, but the experience of local pilots has been of paramount importance. Pilots are local coastal navigators who guide ships through the difficult approaches to Bermuda.” One map stamp is present in this set. The 0.35c denomination depicts a piloting crew bring their boat ashore in the top section of the stamp, along with an image of Heathers Chart in the bottom section. (the image shown here is of a promotional design and may not depict the actual issued stamp. an additional scan of the stamp is welcome. –web admin.)
On May 4, 2011, Cyprus Post issued a set of two stamps and one souvenir sheet depicting lighthouses on the island. Each stamp and the souvenir sheet have small locator maps showing the position of the lighthouse along the coast. The Society’s vice-president, Mr. Mark Honig estimates that there are about 100 lighthouse/map stamps and that the combination is rather popular. (perhaps there is an article in there somewhere for TNCP. any lighthouse / map collectors please step forward! –web admin)
 Cyprus 2011-05-04
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