Ireland year 1985 EUROPA Stamps – European Music Composers MNH

Ireland year 1985 EUROPA Stamps – European Music Composers MNH

The 1985 EUROPA stamp issue from Ireland was dedicated to the theme of European Music Year: Composers.

Here are the details for this commemorative set:

• Country: Ireland (Éire)
• Year of Issue: 1985
• Theme: EUROPA / European Music Year: Composers (specifically Irish Composers)
• Date of Issue: May 16, 1985
• Set Composition: The set consists of two commemorative stamps.

Featured Irish Composers

The two stamps feature portraits of notable Irish composers:

1. Sir John Villiers Stanford
2. Turlough Carolan (the blind harpist and composer)

Catalogue Information

In the widely used Scott Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue, this set is listed with the following numbers:

• Scott #616 – #617 (for the set of two stamps)

Note: Some retailers also associate other composers (like Handel, Scarlatti, and Bach) with the 1985 European Music Year theme. While the overall theme was global, Ireland’s official EUROPA issue for 1985 exclusively featured the two noted Irish Composers, Stanford and Carolan.