Slovenia year 2013 stamps Europa CEPT, Postal Vehicles, Transport MNH

Slovenia year 2013 stamps Europa CEPT, Postal Vehicles, Transport MNH

The 2013 Europa CEPT theme was Postal Vehicles (sometimes referred to as “The Postman’s Van”), and Slovenia’s issue featured some historical postal transport.

Here are the key details about the Slovenian stamps from that issue:

🇸🇮 Slovenia 2013 Europa CEPT: Postal Vehicles

• Issue Date: The stamps were issued in 2013. One source indicates a date around March 29, 2013, for the release.
• Number of Stamps: Slovenia issued two stamps for this Europa series.
• Designs: The designs focused on historical Slovenian postal transport:
  1. Krpan Postal Wheel (Krpansko poštno kolo): This was the stamp that Slovenia submitted to the PostEurop competition. It depicts an early form of postal transport. The designer was Edi Berk.
  2. Stagecoach (Poštna kočija): The second stamp in the series featured a traditional postal stagecoach.
• Format: The stamps were issued in a small sheetlet (mini-sheet), usually with eight stamps and a central vignette (an unstamped image).
• Face Values (in EUR): Initial face values were approximately €0.64 and €0.92, although the exact values can vary based on the postal rates at the time of issue.

The “Krpan Postal Wheel” stamp was very successful, as a representative of Pošta Slovenije (Slovenian Post) was mentioned in 2019 for winning the online public voting for a different Europa stamp, indicating the strong tradition and quality of their designs in these annual competitions.typically consists of one or more stamps depicting different vehicles used for mail transport in Slovenia’s history.