Samoa postage stamps year 2006 Europa CEPT

Samoa postage stamps year 2006 Europa CEPT MNH MSS set

It’s always interesting when a country outside a specific region issues stamps for that region’s anniversaries! You are referring to the commemorative set issued by Samoa to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of EUROPA (CEPT) stamps.

Even though Samoa is a Polynesian island nation and not a member of PostEurop, they released this set specifically to appeal to topical collectors—especially those who collect “Europa” issues or “Stamps on Stamps.”

Here are the catalog and release details for this specific issue:

• Release Year: Issued in late 2005 / early 2006 to commemorate the 1956–2006 anniversary.
• Scott Catalog Numbers: Samoa #1075, #1076, #1077, and #1078.
• Design: The stamps depict the classic Europa CEPT interlocking logo, a globe, European stars, and reproductions of vintage Europa stamps from various European member nations.
• Format & Face Value: The issue consists of a set of 4 stamps, which were also printed in miniature sheets/sheetlets. Known denominations include 60 sene (Sc #1075) and 4 tala (Sc #1077). The combined face value for the complete set of 4 is 17.60 WST (Samoan Tala).