Slovenia stamps year 2014 Europa CEPT folk musical instruments FDC

Slovenia stamps year 2014 Europa CEPT folk musical instruments FDC

📮 Slovenia – Europa CEPT 2014: Folk Musical Instruments

• Country: Slovenia
• Year of Issue: 2014
• Series: EUROPA CEPT — annual European thematic issues issued by participating postal administrations.
• Theme: Folk/Musical Instruments — part of the “Musical Instruments” Europa motif for 2014.

📅 Issue Details

• Date of Issue: 30 May 2014.
• Designer: Arnold Vuga+.
• Motifs:
  • Haloze flute (žvegla) — a traditional wooden folk flute from the Haloze region.
  • Rattle (klepetalo) — a traditional Slovenian folk instrument.
• Format: Two values in a Europa issue, each printed in small sheetlets of 8 stamps with a label/vignette.
• Face Values:
  • € 0.64
  • € 0.97
• Perforation / Printing: 4-colour offset, comb 13 ¼ × 13 ¼.
• Printings: Each design had an issue of 80 000 stamps per value.

📫 FDC (First Day Cover)

• There is an official First Day Cover for this issue, canceled on the first day of sale (date of issue) — a collectible item for thematic/europa collectors.
• The FDC typically includes the pair of Europa CEPT stamps affixed and an appropriate commemorative postmark from the official first-day town (often 2286 Podlehnik for this issue).