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.

Contents

Continental joint issues

Australia

France

Ireland

Pakistan

United States

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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	Country	Topic	Note
1988		Bicentenary of Australia
1996		Indonesian & Australian Cuscus
2001		Daniel Solander	Swedish Botanist accompanied Capt. Cook on HMS Endeavour [1]
2001		Dragon Boat racing
2002		Bicentenary of encounter between Nicolas Baudin and Matthew Flinders
2002		50th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations	Waterlilies
2005		UNESCO World Heritage Sites

France

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

Year	Country	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	[2]
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	United Nations	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	United Nations	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	French Southern and Antarctic Lands Mayotte Saint Pierre and Miquelon Wallis and Futuna	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''

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		James Hoban Commemoration	White House Architect [3]
1984		John McCormack	Tenor [4]
1989	West Germany	Irish Franconian	St Kilian, St Colman and St Totnan [5]
1995		250th Anniversary of the Battle of Fontenoy	[6]
1997		150th Anniversary of the San Patricio Saint Patrick's Battalion	[7]
1999		Irish Immigration Commemoration	150th anniversary of the Irish Famine [8]
1999		Polly Woodside	Three-masted, iron-hulled barque launched in Belfast in 1885 [9]
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

Pakistan

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

Year	Country	Topic	Note
1965	Iran Turkey	1st Anniversary RCD	Hands holding Book, and Flags of Pakistan, Turkey & Iran
1969	Iran Turkey	5th Anniversary RCD	Mughal Miniature (Pakistan), Safavi Miniature (Iran), Ottaman Miniature (Turkey)
1970	Iran Turkey	6th Anniversary RCD	Saiful Malook lake (Pakistan), Seeyo-se-Pol Bridge (Iran), View from Fethiye (Turkey)
1971	Iran Turkey	7th Anniversary RCD	Badshahi Mosque (Pakistan), Chahar Bagh School (Iran), Selimiya Mosque (Turkey)
1972	Iran Turkey	8th Anniversary RCD	Paintings; Fisherman (Turkey), Persian Woman (Iran), Young Man (Pakistan)
1973	Iran Turkey	9th Anniversary RCD	Statue of Man (Iran), Main Street Moenjodaro (Pakistan), Mausoleum of Antiochus (Turkey)
1974	Iran Turkey	10th Anniversary RCD	Handicrafts carpets from all three countries
1975	Iran Turkey	11th Anniversary RCD	Handicrafts; Camel skin vase (Pakistan), Tiles (Iran), Porcelain vase (Turkey)
1976	Iran Turkey	12th Anniversary RCD	Portraits; Quaid-i-Azam (Pakistan), Raza Shah (Iran), Kamal Ataturk (Turkey)
1977	Iran Turkey	13th Anniversary RCD	Human face vase (Turkey), Toy bullock cart (Pakistan), Buff earth ware (Iran)
1978	Iran Turkey	14th Anniversary RCD	Roses
1979	Iran Turkey	15th Anniversary RCD	Paintings
1990		IPECC	Historical places and people
1994		IPECC	Handicrafts pottery
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	[10]
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 [11]
1981		Sesquicentennial of James Hoban's Death	USA issued two denominations
1982		Bicentennial of Diplomatic Recognition	The Netherlands issued two denominations [12]
1983		Bicentennial of Treaty of Amity and Commerce	[13]
1983		Tricentennial of German Emigration	[14]
1983		Bicentennial of Treaty of Paris	stamp designs are dissimilar [15]
1984		100th Birthday of John McCormack
1984		25th Anniversary of the St. Lawrence Seaway
1986		Stamp Collecting	booklet pane of four stamps [16]
1986		Sesquicentennial of Francis Vigo's Death	postal card
1986		Centennial of the Statue of Liberty	[17]
1987		Bicentennial of Friendship
1988		Bicentennial of Australia
1988		Settlement of New Sweden	Sweden issued booklet pane with additional stamps [18] [19]
1989		Bicentennial of the French Revolution	stamp designs dissimilar; France issued three stamps plus label [20]
1990		Establishment of Free Association	Micronesia issued three stamps
1990		Establishment of Free Association
1990		Sea Creatures	block of four
1991		Septuacentennial of Switzerland	[21]
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) [22]
1992		Space Exploration	block of four
1993		Grace Kelly	[23]
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	[24]
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

External links

★ Joint Issues Pakistan & Worldwide

★ Australian Post Office

★ International Philatelic Society of Joint Stamp Issues Collectors