Europa 1992 - Gibraltar PNC

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Date of Issue: February 06, 1992
Scott: 611a, 613a

Today I would like to share my first PNC (Philately and Numistaic Cover) in my collection.

The stamps as part of Europa theme, were issued on February 06, 1992 and this official stamp and coin  cover (PNC) was issued by Gibraltar on August 03, 1992 with a £2 coin depicting Christopher Columbus and his flag ship Santa Maria to commemorate 500th anniversary of discovery of the Americas.

24p - Columbus and Santa Maria

24p - map and Nina

34p - map of Columbus' many voyages and Pinta

34p - map and sailor - Rodrigo de Triana

Few interesting words from the information printed on the card - ".....the fleet weighed anchor on the 3 August 1492 arriving at the Canaries on the 10 August. It was not until the 6 September that the 3 caravels set sail from the Canaries into the unknown - The NEPLUS ULTRA.

Despite various false alarms probably through the eagerness by mariners to claim the reward for sighting land it was not until 2 o'clock in the morning of 12 October that land was clearly sighted by Rodrigo de Triana (honored on the fourth stamp, see FDC), a sailor on board the Pinta about 6 miles away.

The land sighted turned out to be an island called Guanahani by its inhabitants and renamed San Salvador by Columbus. The island is now knows as Watling Island in the Bahamas...."

The coin on the cover shows Columbus and his flag ship "Santa Maria."

Europa CEPT 1992 - Faroe Islands

Date of Issue: April 06, 1992
Scott #: 238

This souvenir sheet was issued by Faroe Islands and also was a joint issue with Iceland to commemorate 500 years of discovery of Americas by Columbus.

The stamp above shows the North Atlantic and the Viking ship in which Leif Erikson first landed in the Americas. The stamp below shows one of the ships of Columbus and the central Atlantic region.

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Europa 1992 - Poland - 500th Anniv. of discovery of America

Date of Issue: May 05, 1992
Scott #: 3085a

Designer: J. Wysocki

Polish Post issued a se-tenant pair of stamps to commemorate 500th Anniversary of discovery of Americas by Christopher Columbus.

The pair of stamps show Christopher Columbus and his flagship 'Santa Maria' and the chart showing Atlantic ocean, Africa, and America.

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Europa 1992 - Jersey

Date of Issue: April 14, 1992
Scott #: 593 - 595

22p - John Bertram (1796-1882)
28p - Sir George Carteret (1610-1680)
39p - Sir Walter Ralegh (1554-1618)

This FDC with set of three stamps are issued by Jersey Post to commemorate 500 years of Discovery of Americas by Columbus.

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Europa 1992 - Ireland

Date of Issue: May 14, 1992
Scott #: 864, 865

Ireland issued two stamps on Europa 1992 to commemorate 500th anniversary of discovery of America by Columbus.

The first stamp shows all the three ships on his voyage, Santa Maria, Nina, and Pinta. Second stamp shows Columbus landing in the New World.

Europa 1992 - Isle of Man

Date of Issue: April 16, 1992
Scott #: 506a, 508a

Isle of Man issued four stamps in two pairs on series "Pilgrims' voyage to America" to commemorate 500th Anniversary of discovery of America by Columbus.

The first pair of stamps show Pilgrims in longboats and Speedwell, Delfhaven, Holland.

The second pair of stamps show the ship Mayflower; and Speedwell, Dartmouth, England.

Europa 1992

In 1992, 41 countries issued a total of 90 stamps in order to celebrate the 500 years of the discovery of the Americas by Columbus and it was the last year in which the CEPT logo was in use on Europa stamps.