Joint issue

A joint issue is the release of stamps or postal stationery by two or more countries to commemorate the same topic, event or person of relevance to both countries. Joint issues typically have the same first day of issue and their design is often similar or identical, except for the identification of country and value.

Continental joint issues

• Europa postage stamps : Between 1956 and 1973 the postal authorities of several European nations issued stamps with a common design but since 1974 a common topic is used on stamps issued each year. These are not true joint issues, because they do not share the same designs or dates of issue.

Australia

The Australian Post Office has collaborated several times with the postal administration of another country to release a joint issue.

Year	Postal Administration	Topic	Note
1988		Bicentenary of Australia	Koala and Eagle
1988		Bicentenary of Australia
1988		Bicentenary of Australia	Koala and Kiwi
1995		Koala and Panda
1996		Indonesian & Australian Cuscus
1996		Baron Ferdinand von Mueller
1996		Willem de Vlamingh
1999		Maritime Links
1999		Polly Woodside
1998		Native Orchids of Australian & Singapore
2000		Sydney Olympic Games
2001		Dragon Boat racing
2001		Daniel Solander	Swedish Botanist accompanied Capt. Cook on HMS Endeavour
2002		Bicentenary of encounter between Nicolas Baudin and Matthew Flinders
2002		50th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations	Waterlilies
2005		UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Belgium

The Belgium Post Office has collaborated several times with the postal administration of another country to release a joint issue.

Year	Postal Administration	Topic	Note
1991		Alfred William Finch
1993		Missale Romanus
1994	,	Georges Simenon
1995		250th Anniversary of the Battle of Fontenoy
1996		Théo van Rysselberghe
1997		Queen Paola of Belgium
1998		René Magritte
1998		Mniszech Palace
2004		Centenary of Edgar Pierre Jacobs' birth creator of cartoon heroes Blake and Mortimer
2005		Carpets and tapestry. Relationship between both countries.
2006		CoBrA (Copenhagen - Brussels - Amsterdam) artist group (1948-1951); paintings.
2006		Reassignment of commercial warehouses.
2007		Stoclet Palace
2007		Luxembourg: 2007 European Culture capital.

Cyprus

The Cyprus Postal Services of the Republic of Cyprus has released the following joint issues.

Year	Postal Administration	Topic	Note
1996		Orthodox Christian Religion	block of 4 stamps
1999		4000 Years of Hellenism	block of 4 stamps
2006		Folk Dances	Miniature sheet
2008		Adoption of Euro	Miniature sheet

France

The French Post Office has collaborated with the postal administration of other countries to release several joint issues.

Year	Postal Administration	Topic	Note
1983		Bicentennial of Treaty of Paris	stamp designs are dissimilar
1984		350th anniversary of Jacques Cartier's landing in New France
1986		Centennial of the Statue of Liberty
1989		Bicentennial of the French Revolution	stamp designs dissimilar; France issued three stamps plus label
2002		Bicentenary of encounter between Nicolas Baudin and Matthew Flinders
2003		Birds
2004		Centenary of Entente cordiale	British and French art
2004		World day of Road safety
2004		Centenary of Edgar Pierre Jacobs' birth creator of cartoon heroes Blake and Mortimer
2004		400th anniversary of first French settlement in Acadia at Saint Croix Island, Maine	Pierre Dugua, Sieur de Monts
2005		Battle of Austerlitz 1805-2005
2005		Louvre & Vatican museums	Based on a painting and a sketch by Raphael
2006		UNESCO World Heritage Sites	French towns: Provins, Mont Saint-Michel, Paris: Banks of the Seine, Roman aqueduct over the Gardon, Carcassonne & Château de Chambord
2006		Music and dance; anniversary of Argentinean tango artist Carlos Gardel	Stylized dancers and bandoneón player
2006		French-speaking countries summit in Bucharest	Constantin Brâncuşi sculptures; Sleeping Muse & The Sleep
2007		Year of Armenia in France
2007		Bicentennial of the Cour des Comptes (French Government Accountability Office)	Palais Cambon building, national flag, dates 1807–2007
2008		400th anniversary of the founding of Quebec City	Scheduled issue

Greece

Hellenic Post (ELTA) begun releasing joint issues with other countries in 1999.

Year	Postal Administration	Topic	Note
1999		4000 Years of Hellenism	block of 4 stamps
1999		Centenary of relations between Greece and Japan	1 stamp
2000		Sydney Olympic Games	2 stamps
2004		Athens 2004: From Athens to Beijing	2 stamps
2007		Joint Issue Greece-Spain: Asclepios	1 Miniature sheet
2007		Joint Issue Greece-Armenia	2 stamps

Ireland

The Irish Post Office has collaborated several times with the postal administration of another country to release a joint issue.

Year	Postal Administration	Topic	Note
1981		James Hoban Commemoration	White House Architect
1984		John McCormack	Tenor
1989	West Germany	Irish Franconian apostle	St Kilian, St Colman and St Totnan
1995		250th Anniversary of the Battle of Fontenoy
1997		150th Anniversary of the San Patricio Saint Patrick's Battalion
1999		Irish Immigration Commemoration	150th anniversary of the Irish Famine
1999		Polly Woodside	Three-masted, iron-hulled barque launched in Belfast in 1885
2004		Nobel Prize in Literature	William Butler Yeats, George Bernard Shaw, Samuel Beckett and Seamus Heaney
2005	Canada	Biosphere Reserves	Killarney National Park & Waterton Lakes National Park featuring the Saskatoon berry

Israel

Israel Post has collaborated a number of times with other postal administration to release a joint issue.

Year	Postal Administration	Topic	Note
1993		50th anniversary of Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
1996		Hanukkah	Hanukkah stamp
2000		Dohany Synagogue, Budapest
2001		Shota Rustaveli
2004		Centennial of death of Theodor Herzl
2004		Centennial of the Great Synagogue of Rome
2005		40 Years of diplomatic relations
2008	United Nations	International Holocaust Remembrance Day

Pakistan

Pakistan Post has collaborated with other countries to release several joint issues.

Year	Postal Administration	Topic	Note
1965		1st Anniversary RCD	Hands holding Book, and Flags of Pakistan, Turkey & Iran
1969		5th Anniversary RCD	Mughal Miniature (Pakistan), Safavi Miniature (Iran), Ottaman Miniature (Turkey)
1970		6th Anniversary RCD	Saiful Malook lake (Pakistan), Seeyo-se-Pol Bridge (Iran), View from Fethiye (Turkey)
1971		7th Anniversary RCD	Badshahi Mosque (Pakistan), Chahar Bagh School (Iran), Selimiya Mosque (Turkey)
1972		8th Anniversary RCD	Paintings; Fisherman (Turkey), Persian Woman (Iran), Young Man (Pakistan)
1973		9th Anniversary RCD	Statue of Man (Iran), Main Street Moenjodaro (Pakistan), Mausoleum of Antiochus (Turkey)
1974		10th Anniversary RCD	Handicrafts carpets from all three countries
1975		11th Anniversary RCD	Handicrafts; Camel skin vase (Pakistan), Tiles (Iran), Porcelain vase (Turkey)
1976		12th Anniversary RCD	Portraits; Quaid-i-Azam (Pakistan), Raza Shah (Iran), Kamal Ataturk (Turkey)
1977		13th Anniversary RCD	Human face vase (Turkey), Toy bullock cart (Pakistan), Buff earth ware (Iran)
1978		14th Anniversary RCD	Roses
1979		15th Anniversary RCD	Paintings
1990		IPECC	Historical places and people
1994		IPECC	Handicrafts pottery
2002		10th anniversary of diplomatic relations	Flags
2004		50th Anniversary of first ascent of K-2

United States

The United States Postal Service collaborates with the postal administration of another country to release a joint issue on a sporadic basis. With five joint issues each, Canada and Sweden are the most prolific philatelic partners of the United States.

Year	Postal Administration	Topic	Note
1959		Opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway
1960		Sesquicentennial of Mexican Independence
1965		Quadricentennial of the Settlement of Florida
1975		Apollo-Soyuz Test Project	two setenant stamps
1976		United States Bicentennial
1977		50th Anniversary Peace Bridge	stamp designs are dissimilar
1980		250th Birthday of Philip Mazzei	stamp designs are dissimilar
1981		Sesquicentennial of James Hoban's Death	USA issued two denominations
1982		Bicentennial of Diplomatic Recognition	The Netherlands issued two denominations
1983		Bicentennial of Treaty of Amity and Commerce
1983		Tricentennial of German Emigration
1983		Bicentennial of Treaty of Paris	stamp designs are dissimilar
1984		100th Birthday of John McCormack
1984		25th Anniversary of the St. Lawrence Seaway
1986		Stamp Collecting	booklet pane of four stamps
1986		Sesquicentennial of Francis Vigo's Death	postal card
1986		Centennial of the Statue of Liberty
1987		Bicentennial of Friendship
1988		Bicentennial of Australia
1988		Settlement of New Sweden	Sweden issued booklet pane with additional stamps
1989		Bicentennial of the French Revolution	stamp designs dissimilar; France issued three stamps plus label
1990		Establishment of Free Association	Micronesia issued three stamps
1990		Establishment of Free Association
1990		Sea Creatures	block of four
1991		Septuacentennial of Switzerland
1991		10th Anniversary of William Saroyan's Death
1992		Quincentennial of Columbus' Voyages	six souvenir sheets (five with three stamps, one with a single stamp)
1992		Space Exploration	block of four
1993		Grace Kelly
1994		Cranes	USA: setenant pair; China: two single stamps
1995		Marine Life / First Anniversary of Independence
1996		Endangered Species	stamp designs dissimilar - USA: block of 15; Mexico: block of 25
1996		Hanukkah	Hanukkah stamp
1998		Cinco de Mayo	USA issued two values - Mexico issued one stamp; see Holiday stamp
1998		Sesquicentennial of Irish Emigration
2001		Centennial of the Nobel Prize
2005		100th Birthday of Greta Garbo
2006		Animals in Children's literature	8 stamps issued by each country, 2 share the same character/design
2006		Quadricentennial of Champlain's Voyages	both countries' stamps also appear on a single souvenir sheet
2007		International Polar Year 2007-2008	booklet of souvenir sheets

References

External links

• Joint Issues Pakistan & Worldwide
• Australian Post Office
• International Philatelic Society of Joint Stamp Issues Collectors