Joint issue
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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.
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[edit] Continental joint issues
- America series
- 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.
| Year | Topic |
|---|---|
| 2001 | Water Resources |
| 2005 | Gastronomy |
[edit] Australia
The Australian Post Office has collaborated several times with the postal administration of another country to release a joint issue.
| Year | Country | Topic | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 |  United States |
Bicentenary of Australia | |
| 1996 |  Indonesia |
Indonesian & Australian Cuscus | |
| 2001 |  Sweden |
Daniel Solander | Swedish Botanist accompanied Capt. Cook on HMS Endeavour [1] |
| 2001 |  Hong Kong |
Dragon Boat racing | |
| 2002 |  France |
Bicentenary of encounter between Nicolas Baudin and Matthew Flinders |
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| 2002 |  Thailand |
50th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations | Waterlilies |
| 2005 |  United Kingdom |
UNESCO World Heritage Sites |
[edit] Ireland
The Irish Post Office has collaborated several times with the postal administration of another country to release a joint issue.
| Year | Country | Topic | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | United States |
James Hoban Commemoration | White House Architect [2] |
| 1984 | United States |
John McCormack | Tenor [3] |
| 1989 |  West Germany |
Irish Franconian Apostles | St Kilian, St Colman and St Totnan [4] |
| 1995 |  Belgium |
250th Anniversary of the Battle of Fontenoy | [5] |
| 1997 |  Mexico |
150th Anniversary of the San Patricio Saint Patrick's Battalion |
[6] |
| 1999 | United States |
Irish Immigration Commemoration | 150th anniversary of the Irish Famine [7] |
| 1999 |  Australia |
Polly Woodside | Three-masted, iron-hulled barque launched in Belfast in 1885 [8] |
| 2004 | Sweden |
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 |
[edit] 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 |  Canada |
Opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway | |
| 1960 | Mexico |
Sesquicentennial of Mexican Independence | |
| 1965 |  Spain |
Quadricentennial of the Settlement of Florida | [9] |
| 1975 |  USSR |
Apollo-Soyuz Test Project | two setenant stamps |
| 1976 | Canada |
United States Bicentennial | |
| 1977 | Canada |
50th Anniversary Peace Bridge | stamp designs are dissimilar |
| 1980 |  Italy |
250th Birthday of Philip Mazzei | stamp designs are dissimilar [10] |
| 1981 |  Ireland |
Sesquicentennial of James Hoban's Death | USA issued two denominations |
| 1982 |  The Netherlands |
Bicentennial of Diplomatic Recognition | The Netherlands issued two denominations [11] |
| 1983 | Sweden |
Bicentennial of Treaty of Amity and Commerce | [12] |
| 1983 | West Germany |
Tricentennial of German Emigration | [13] |
| 1983 | France |
Bicentennial of Treaty of Paris | stamp designs are dissimilar [14] |
| 1984 | Ireland |
100th Birthday of John McCormack | |
| 1984 | Canada |
25th Anniversary of the St. Lawrence Seaway | |
| 1986 | Sweden |
Stamp Collecting | booklet pane of four stamps [15] |
| 1986 | Italy |
Sesquicentennial of Francis Vigo's Death | postal card |
| 1986 | France |
Centennial of the Statue of Liberty | [16] |
| 1987 |  Morocco |
Bicentennial of Friendship | |
| 1988 | Australia |
Bicentennial of Australia | |
| 1988 |  Finland Sweden |
Settlement of New Sweden | Sweden issued booklet pane with additional stamps [17] [18] |
| 1989 | France |
Bicentennial of the French Revolution | stamp designs dissimilar; France issued three stamps plus label [19] |
| 1990 |  Micronesia |
Establishment of Free Association | Micronesia issued three stamps |
| 1990 |  Marshall Islands |
Establishment of Free Association | |
| 1990 | USSR |
Sea Creatures | block of four |
| 1991 |  Switzerland |
Septuacentennial of Switzerland | [20] |
| 1991 | USSR |
10th Anniversary of William Saroyan's Death | |
| 1992 | Italy Portugal Spain |
Quincentennial of Columbus' Voyages | six souvenir sheets (five with three stamps, one with a single stamp) [21] |
| 1992 |  Russia |
Space Exploration | block of four |
| 1993 |  Monaco |
Grace Kelly | [22] |
| 1994 |  China |
Cranes | USA: setenant pair; China: two single stamps |
| 1995 |  Palau |
Marine Life / First Anniversary of Independence | |
| 1996 | Mexico |
Endangered Species | stamp designs dissimilar - USA: block of 15; Mexico: block of 25 |
| 1996 |  Israel |
Hanukkah | |
| 1998 | Mexico |
Cinco de Mayo | USA issued two denominations |
| 1998 | Ireland |
Sesquicentennial of Irish Emigration | |
| 2001 | Sweden |
Centennial of the Nobel Prize | [23] |
| 2005 | Sweden |
100th Birthday of Greta Garbo | |
| 2006 | United Kingdom |
Animals in Children's literature | 8 stamps issued by each country, 2 share the same character/design |
| 2006 | Canada |
Quadricentennial of Champlain's Voyages | both countries' stamps also appear on a single souvenir sheet |
| 2007 | Canada Denmark Finland Greenland Iceland Norway Sweden |
International Polar Year 2007-2008 | booklet of souvenir sheets |
