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. 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

An early unrealized trans-Atlantic joint 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 Date of issue
1988  United States Bicentenary of Australia Koala and eagle January 26, 1988
1988  United Kingdom Bicentenary of Australia June 21, 1988
1988  New Zealand Bicentenary of Australia Koala and kiwi June 21, 1988
1995  China Koala and panda September 1, 1995
1996  Indonesia Indonesian and Australian cuscus March 22, 1996
1996  Germany Baron Ferdinand von Mueller October 9, 1996
1996  Christmas Island Willem de Vlamingh November 1, 1996
1998  Canada Maritime links January 15, 1998
1998  Singapore Native orchids of Australian & Singapore August 6, 1998
1999  Ireland Polly Woodside March 19, 1999
2000  Greece Sydney Olympic Games September 15, 2000
2001  Hong Kong Dragon boat racing June 25, 2001
2001  Sweden Daniel Solander Swedish botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on HMS Endeavour[1]August 16, 2001
2002  France Bicentenary of encounter between
Nicolas Baudin and Matthew Flinders
April 4, 2002
2002  Thailand 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations Waterlilies August 6, 2002
2005  United Kingdom UNESCO World Heritage Sites April 21, 2005
2011  South Korea 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations]] Musical instruments: haegeum, didgeridoo October 31, 2011

Belgium

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

Year Postal administration Topic Note
1991  Portugal Europalia '91 Princess Isabel and Philip le Bon
1991  Finland Alfred William Finch (1854–1930) Painting The English Coast near Dover
1993  Hungary Missale Romanus
1994  France,   Switzerland Georges Simenon [1]
1995  Ireland 250th anniversary of the Battle of Fontenoy [1]
1996  Luxembourg Théo van Rysselberghe
1997  Italy Queen Paola of Belgium
1998  France René Magritte
1998  Poland Mniszech Palace
2002  Croatia Lace
2004  France Centenary of Edgar Pierre Jacobs' birth
creator of comic Blake and Mortimer
2005  Turkey Carpets and tapestry; relationship between both countries.
2006  Denmark CoBrA (Copenhagen - Brussels - Amsterdam) artist group (1948–1951); paintings.
2006  Singapore Reassignment of commercial warehouses.
2007  Czech Republic Stoclet Palace
2007  Luxembourg Luxembourg: 2007 European culture capital.
2008  New Zealand New Zealand: 90th anniversary of the end of World War One.
2012  Monaco Art by Jan Brueghel
Cabaret on the Banks of the River
Souvenir sheet

Brazil

Year Postal administration Topic Note Date of issue
2000  Portugal Discovery of Brazil, 500th anniversary| Block of 4 April 11, 2000
2000  China Masks and puppets October 9, 2000
2001  South Africa World Conference Against Racism August 30, 2001
2002  Argentina
 France
 Germany
 Italy
 Uruguay
2002 World Cup Soccer Tournament April 22, 2002
2005  Cuba Dances August 16, 2005
2007  Uruguay Giuseppe Garibaldi, Italian leader July 4, 2007
2008  Portugal Arrival of Portuguese Royal Family, 200th anniversary January 22, 2008
2008  Japan Japanese immigration to Brazil June 18, 2008
2009  South Korea Bridges October 30, 2009
2010  Syria Historical and tourist sites June 28, 2010
2011  Serbia Writers Ivo Andric of Yugoslavia (Nobel Prize winner)
Rachel de Queiroz of Brazil
October 26, 2011
2012  Mexico Traditional foods of Brazil and Mexico June 1, 2012

Bulgaria

Bulgarian Posts of the Republic of Bulgaria have released the following joint issues:

Year Postal administration Topic Note Date of issue
2009  Italy Diplomatic relations, 130th anniversary Souvenir sheet October 22, 2009
2009  Serbia Nature conservation: Balkan area birds. Twin issue - Two identical stamps.
Eurasian woodcock (Scolopax rusticola)
Rufous-tailed rock thrush (Monticola saxatilis). Multicolored
2013   Vatican City
 Czech Republic
 Slovakia
Mission of Sts. Cyril and Methodius
to Slavic Lands 1150th anniversary
Souvenir sheet
2013  Russia 135th anniversary of the
Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878)
Souvenir sheet
2014  Russia Diplomatic relations, 135th anniversary

Canada

Canada Post has released the following joint issues. The United States Postal Service has been Canada Post's most prolific philatelic partner.

Year Postal administration Topic Note Date of issue
1959  United States Opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway June 26, 1959
1976  United States United States Bicentennial June 1, 1976
1977  United States 50th anniversary Peace Bridge

United States' stamp design has a markedly different design than the Canadian issue
August 4, 1977
1984  France 350th anniversary of Jacques Cartier's landing in New France April 20, 1984
1984  United States 25th anniversary of the St. Lawrence Seaway June 26, 1984
1990  China Norman Bethune (1890–1939), surgeon March 2, 1990
1999  Australia Maritime links Sailing ship - Marco Polo March 19, 1999
2004  Greenland
 Norway
150th birthday of Otto Sverdrup Single stamp and souvenir sheet March 24, 2004
2004  France 400th anniversary of first French settlement in Acadia at Saint Croix Island, Maine Pierre Dugua, Sieur de MontsJune 26, 2004
2005  Ireland Biosphere reserves Killarney National Park &
Waterton Lakes National Park featuring the Saskatoon berry
April 22, 2005
2005  China Diplomatic relations, 35th anniversaryWild cats October 13, 2005
2006  United States Quadricentennial of Champlain's voyages Both countries' stamps also appear on a single souvenir sheet May 28, 2006
2007  Denmark
 Finland
 Greenland
 Iceland
 Norway
 Sweden
 United States
International Polar Year 2007–2008 February 12, 2007
2008  France 400th anniversary of the founding of Quebec City May 16, 2008
2008  Japan Publication of Anne of Green Gables
written by Lucy Maud Montgomery
Japan issue is sheet of 10
Canada is souvenir sheet of 2 and 2 self-adhesive singles
June 20, 2008
2010  Israel Friendship with Israel, 60th anniversary April 14, 2010
2010  Sweden Sea mammals Souvenir sheet May 13, 2010
2012  Guernsey War of 1812 June 15, 2012

Chile

Year Postal administration Topic Note
1997  Japan Diplomatic relations centenary
2002  Poland Ignacy Domeyko (1802–89), mineralogist
2006  Estonia Antarctic wildlife Se-tenant pair
2010  Ireland John Mackenna (1771–1814), Bernardo O'Higgins (1778–1842) Irishmen involved in Chilean independence

People's Republic of China

Year Postal administration Topic Note Date of issue
1990  Canada Norman Bethune (1890–1939), surgeon
1994  United States CranesWhooping crane and black-necked crane
1995  Australia WildlifeKoalas and pandas
1996  South Korea China/Korea submarine fiber-optic cable system
1996  San Marino
1996  Singapore Waterfronts Singapore waterfront
Panmen, Suzhoa, China
1997  Sweden Pheasants Chinese copper pheasant
common pheasant
1997  New Zealand Roses China rose
New Zealand monthly rose
1998  Germany World culture and natural heritage: Würzburg Palace and Puning Temple Two values with unique images
1998  France The Louvre, France
Hall of Heavenly Peace, Imperial Palace, China
1998   Switzerland Chillon Castle, Lake Geneva
Bridge 24, Slender West Lake, Yangzhou
1999  North Korea Mount Lu, Mount Kumgang
1999  Russia Red deer Se-tenant pair
2000  Cuba Beaches Coconuts Bay, China
Varadero Beach, Cuba
2001  Belgium Ancient Chinese receptacles
2001  Egypt Ancient gold masksMask of San Xing Dui
Funerary mask of Tutankhamun
2001  Portugal Sailing shipsChinese junk
Portuguese caravel
2002  Malaysia Flowers
2002  Hong Kong
 Macau
2002 World Cup Soccer TournamentDifferent designs. A souvenir sheet exists with stamps of the three countries
2002  Slovakia ArchitectureBojnice Castle, Slovakia
Handan Congtai Pavilion, China
2002  South Korea Martial arts Se-tenant pair
2003  Iran Buildings Bell tower, China
Mosque, Iran
2003  Hungary Book printing Ritual of Zhou, China
Hungarian illuminated chronicle
2003  Hong Kong
 Macau
Launch of 1st manned Chinese spacecraft
2004  Singapore Suzhou Industrial Park, 10th anniversary
2004  Greece 2004 Summer Olympics, Athens
2004  Romania Chinese and Romanian handicraftsDrum with tigers and birds, China
Cucuteni pottery jar, Romania
2004  Spain Buildings Jinmao Tower, China
Park Guell, Spain
2005  Liechtenstein Painting of flower arrangements
2006  Netherlands Farm technology
2006  Poland Silver and gold objects
2007  Hong Kong Return of Hong Kong to China, 10th anniversary
2007  Mexico Mountains Mount Gongga, China
Popocatepetl, Mexico
2008  India Temples White Horse Temple, China
Maha Bodhi Temple, India
June 6, 2008
2009  Macau Return of Macau to China, 10th anniversary
2011  Denmark Armillary spheres
2012  Israel Diplomatic relations, 20th anniversary
2013  Turkey Bridges

Croatia

Year Postal administration Topic Note
1998   Vatican City Christmas
1998  Slovakia Cardinal Juraj Haulik (1788–1869) Archbishop of Zagreb
2002  Belgium Lace
2003  Hungary St. Laszlo his royal robes Issued June 13, 2003
2008  Slovenia Stone buildings
2011   Vatican City Rudjer Boskovich (1711–1787), astronomer Also depicts dome of St Peters Basilica
2012  San Marino 20 years of diplomatic relations Souvenir sheet of 2

Cyprus

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

Year Postal administration Topic Note Date of issue
1996  Russia Orthodox Christian religion Block of 4 stamps[2]
1999  Greece 4000 years of Hellenism Block of 4 stamps[3]
2004  Czech Republic
 Estonia
 Latvia
 Lithuania
 Hungary
 Malta
 Poland
 Slovakia
 Slovenia
Admission to the European Union Single stamp
2006  India Folk dances Nati dance of Himachal Pradesh, India
Folk Dance of Cyprus[4]
April 12, 2006
2008  Malta Adoption of euro Miniature sheet[5]

Czech Republic

Česká pošta of the Czech Republic has released the following joint issues.

Year Postal administration Topic Note
1993  Slovakia Arrival of St Cyril and St Methodius, 1130th anniversary
1993  Slovakia
 Sweden
Painting The Baroque Chair by Nemes
2005  Israel Jewish monuments in Prague
1997  Germany
 Hungary
 Poland
  Vatican City
St Adalbert
1993  Slovakia Arrival of Sts. Cyril and Methodius, 1130th anniversary
2004  Cyprus
 Estonia
 Latvia
 Lithuania
 Hungary
 Malta
 Poland
 Slovakia
 Slovenia
Admission to the European Union Single stamp
2005  France Battle of Austerlitz 1805–2005
2007  Belgium Stoclet Palace
2008  Slovakia Karel Plicka Miniature sheet[6]
2007  Slovenia Johann Gerstner, violinist
2011  Luxembourg Marriage of John of Luxembourg and Elizabeth of Bohemia 700th anniversary
2011  Hungary
 Poland
 Slovakia
Visegrad Group - 20th anniversary
2013  Bulgaria
 Slovakia
  Vatican City
Mission of Sts. Cyril and Methodius to Slavic Lands 1150th anniversarySouvenir sheet

Denmark

Post Danmark has collaborated a number of times with other postal administration to release joint issues.[7]

Year Postal administration Topic Note
1963  Greenland 50th anniversary of the Bohr model
1967  Greenland Wedding of Margrethe II of Denmark and Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark
1968  Greenland Children's charity Semi-postal
1969  Finland
 Iceland
 Norway
 Sweden
100 years of postal cooperation of the Nordic countries
1973  Finland
 Iceland
 Norway
 Sweden
Nordic House in Iceland
1973  Greenland Volcano outbreak of Heimaey Semi-postal
1977  Finland
 Iceland
 Norway
 Sweden
Nature conservation
1985  West Germany 30th anniversary of the Bonn–Copenhagen Declarations
1985  Greenland 25th anniversary of Ingrid of Sweden's arrival to Denmark
1985  Sweden 900th anniversary of Canute IV of Denmark's gift to the Diocese of Lund
1988  France Danish–French Cultural Year Hommage à Léon Degand, Robert Jacobsen
1992  Greenland 25th wedding anniversary of Margrethe II of Denmark and Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark
1993  Russia 500 years of diplomatic relations
1995  Sweden 450th birthday of Tycho Brahe
2000  Sweden Inauguration of the Oresund Bridge
2002  Faroe Islands
 Greenland
Centennial of the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea
2003  Greenland Centennial for Danish exploration in Greenland
2004  Faroe Islands
 Greenland
Wedding of Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark and Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark
2005  Malta 200th birthday of Hans Christian Andersen
2005  Germany 50th anniversary of the Bonn-Copenhagen Declarations
2006  Belgium Paintings of the avant-garde movement COBRA
2012  China Armillary Spheres By Tycho Brahe and Guo Shoujing
2013  Faroe Islands Danish theologian and philosopher, Søren Aabye Kierkegaard[8]

Ecuador

Year Postal administration Topic Note Date of issue
2010  Venezuela Manuela Sáenz (1797–1856) Mistress of Simón Bolivar May 24, 2010

Estonia

The Estonian Post Office has collaborated a number of times with other postal administration to release joint issues.[7]

Year Postal administration Topic Note
1992  Latvia
 Lithuania
 Sweden
Mare Balticum. Nature conservation of the Baltic Sea
1993  Finland Valentines Day
1995  Latvia
 Lithuania
Via Baltica
1997  Latvia
 Lithuania
Old ships of the Baltic Sea
1999  Latvia
 Lithuania
10th anniversary of the Baltic Way
2000  Russia Fish of Lake Peipsi-Pihkva
2001  Latvia
 Lithuania
Nature of the Baltic Sea coast
2003  Ukraine Old trade routes from the Baltic Sea along the Dnieper River
2004  Cyprus
 Czech Republic
 Latvia
 Lithuania
 Hungary
 Malta
 Poland
 Slovakia
 Slovenia
Admission to the European Union
2005  Kazakhstan Hunting dogs
2006  Chile Estonian-Chilean friendship, Antarctica
2008  Latvia
 Lithuania
The highest orders of the Baltic states
2012  Latvia
 Lithuania
Railway bridges

Finland

Posti has collaborated a number of times with other postal administration to release joint issues.[7]

Year Postal administration Topic Note Date of issue
1967  Sweden Pioneer works of Finnish immigrants to Sweden June 16
1969  Denmark
 Iceland
 Norway
 Sweden
100 years of postal cooperation of the Nordic countries February 28
1973  Denmark
 Iceland
 Norway
 Sweden
Nordic House in Iceland June 26
1977  Denmark
 Iceland
 Norway
 Sweden
Nature conservation February 2
1985  Soviet Union 150 years of the national epic Kalevala February 28
1988  Sweden
 United States
350th anniversary of the founding of New Sweden March 29
1991  Belgium Alfred William Finch (1854–1930) 2 stamps, ceramic vase, Iris,
painting The English Coast near Dover
September 7
1993  Estonia Friendship February 8
1993  Russia 750th anniversary of Vyborg May 6
1994  Sweden Finland-Sweden track and field meet August 26
1995  Russia Endangered species Block of 4 March 1
1999  Åland Islands Primula veris - the symbol of Åland April 28
1999  Italy Christmas November 5
2006  Sweden Suomenlinna May 4
2007  Hong Kong Woodwork Souvenir sheet of 2 November 2
2008  Greenland 125th anniversary of the first passing of the great ice barrier by Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld October 20
2010  Japan Christmas November 5

France

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

Year Postal administration Topic Note Date of issue
1983  United States Bicentennial of Treaty of Paris Stamp designs are dissimilar September 2, 1983
1984  Canada 350th anniversary of Jacques Cartier's landing in New France April 20, 1984
1986  United States Centennial of the Statue of Liberty [1] July 4, 1986
1986  Finland Lapland expedition, 250th anniversaryProved earth's poles are flattened September 5, 1986
1988  Germany France-Germany Cooperative Treaty, 25th anniversary Conrad Adenauer and Charles de Gaulle January 15, 1988
1988  Denmark French-Danish Cultural Exchange Program
Sculpture by Robert Jacobsen
Homage to Leon Degand September 22, 1988
1988   Switzerland Painting by Jean Tinguely Méta-mécanique November 25, 1988
1989  United States Bicentennial of the French Revolution Stamp designs dissimilar; France issued three stamps plus label March–July, 1989
1992  Greece 1992 Summer Olympics, Barcelona April 3, 1992
1994  Sweden France Sweden cultural relations Booklet pane of 6 stamps March 18, 1994
1994  United Kingdom Opening of the Channel Tunnel Two se-tenant pairs May 3, 1994
1994  Belgium
  Switzerland
Georges Simenon (1903–1989) Writer October 15, 1994
1996  Monaco
 Italy
RAMOGE agreement between France, Italy and Monaco, 20th anniversary May 14, 1996
1998  Belgium Painting by René Magritte The Return April 18, 1998
1998  China The Louvre, France
Hall of Heavenly Peace, Imperial Palace, China
September 12, 1998
1999  Poland Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849), composer October 17, 1999
2000  New Zealand Birds Kiwi and falcon November 4, 2000
2002  Australia Bicentenary of encounter between Nicolas Baudin and Matthew Flinders April 4, 2002
2003  India Fine arts A peacock from 19th-century Indian jewellery crafted in the Meenakari tradition and a rooster from the 15th-century French work Heures à l'usage de Rome December 1, 2003
2004  United Kingdom Centenary of Entente Cordiale British and French art April 6, 2004
2004  Italy
 United Nations
World Day of Road Safety 3 UN issues (New York, Geneva, Vienna) April 7, 2004
2004  Belgium Centenary of Edgar Pierre Jacobs' birth
creator of the comic Blake and Mortimer
May 15, 2004
2004  Canada 400th anniversary of first French settlement in Acadia at Saint Croix Island, Maine Pierre Dugua, Sieur de Monts June 26, 2004
2005  Czech Republic Battle of Austerlitz 1805–2005 May 4, 2005
2005   Vatican City Louvre and Vatican Museums Based on a painting and a sketch by Raphael November 10, 2005
2006  United Nations UNESCO World Heritage Sites French towns: Provins, Mont Saint-Michel, Paris: Banks of the Seine,
Roman aqueduct over the Gardon, Carcassonne &and Château de Chambord
June 17, 2006
2006  Argentina Music and dance; anniversary of Argentinean tango artist Carlos Gardel Stylized dancers and bandoneón player June 21, 2006
2006  Romania French-speaking countries summit in Bucharest Constantin Brâncuși sculptures; Sleeping Muse and The Sleep September 25, 2006
2007  Armenia Year of Armenia in France May 22, 2007
2007  French Southern and Antarctic Lands
 French Polynesia
 Mayotte
 New Caledonia
 Saint Pierre and Miquelon
 Wallis and Futuna
Bicentennial of the Cour des Comptes
(French Government Accountability Office)
Palais Cambon building, national flag, dates 18072007March 17, 2007
2008  Canada 400th anniversary of the founding of Quebec City May 16, 2008
2008  Brazil Relationship between France and Brazil Mer de Glace in the Alps and Serra do Araca in Amazonia.July 13, 2008
2008  Vietnam Bonifacio in France and Halong Bay in Vietnam. October 15, 2008
2008  Israel Commemorating first flight between France and Israel November 6, 2008
2009   Switzerland René de Saint-Marceaux (1845–1915),
sculptor of UPU Monument
October 9, 2009
2009  Venezuela Francisco de Miranda (1750–1816)
revolutionary in France and Venezuela
November 6, 2009
2010  Monaco Paris Institute of Human Paleontology, centennial June 1, 2010
2012  Hong Kong Art (paintings, sculpture) May 3, 2012
2012  United States Miles Davis and Edith Piaf Se-tenant pair; French issue is of two denominations June 12, 1012
2012  Andorra French admin. King Henry IV (1553–1610) co-prince of Andorra November 8, 2012
2013  Germany Elysee Treaty, 50th anniversary January 2, 2013
2013  Vietnam Alexandre Yersin September 23, 2013

French Southern and Antarctic Territories

Year Postal administration Topic Note
2007  French Polynesia
 France
 Mayotte
 New Caledonia
 Saint Pierre and Miquelon
 Wallis and Futuna
Bicentennial of the Cour des Comptes
(French Government Accountability Office)
Palais Cambon building, national flag, dates 18072007
2011  Mayotte Ship Marion Dufresne 1 stamp

Federal Republic of Germany

Deutsche Post, and its predecessor Deutsche Bundespost prior to German reunification in 1990, collaborates with the postal administrations of other countries to release joint issues on a regular basis.

Year Postal administration Topic Note
1969  Venezuela 200th birthday of Alexander von Humboldt
1973  France 10th anniversary of Franco-German Cooperation Treaty
1983  United States 300th anniversary of German emigration to America
1985  Denmark 30th anniversary of the Bonn-Copenhagen Accord
1988  France 25th anniversary of Franco-German Cooperation Treaty
1989  Ireland Franconian apostles
1990  Austria
 Berlin
 East Germany
 Belgium
500th anniversary of European Postal Services
1990  Greece Heinrich Schliemann
1993  Poland 750th anniversary of the Battle of Liegnitz
1993  Czech Republic
 Slovakia
600th anniversary of the death of Johannes von Nepomuk
1993  Austria
  Switzerland
Lake Constance Region
1993  Poland 750th anniversary of the death of Hedwig Heidrich
1995  Ireland
 Italy
 San Marino
  Vatican City
100th anniversary of radio
1995  Sweden 100th anniversary of Alfred Nobel’s testament
1996  Japan 200th birthday of Philipp von Siebold
1996  Australia 100th anniversary of the death of Ferdinand von Mueller
1997  Czech Republic
 Hungary
 Poland
  Vatican City
1000th anniversary of the death of Adalbert, Bishop of Prague
1997  France
 Luxembourg
European Region SaarLorLux
1998  China World culture and natural heritage: Würzburg Palace and Puning Temple two values with unique images
1999  South Korea 250th birthday of Johann von Goethe
2000  Spain Christmas Two values
2001  Spain Christmas Two values with unique images, joint souvenir sheet
2002  Argentina
 Brazil
 France
 Italy
 Uruguay
FIFA World Cup champions of the 20th century Se-tenant pairs
2003  Austria 100th anniversary of the Salzach Bridge
2004  Russia German-Russian youth interaction in the 21st century Joint booklet
2005  Denmark 50th anniversary of the Bonn-Copenhagen Accord
2005   Vatican City 20th World Youth Day in Cologne
2005  Israel 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations
2006  Netherlands 400th birthday of Rembrandt The Netherlands issued a sheetlet of five se-tenant stamps and label
2006  Sweden 650th anniversary of the Hanseatic League Sweden issued a block of four se-tenant stamps
2007  Sweden 100th birthday of Astrid Lindgren Sweden issued a souvenir sheet
2007  Latvia UNESCO World Heritage Sites: Wismar, Stralsund and Riga Latvia issued two unique stamps
2008   Switzerland Rhine River Bridge at Bad Säckingen
2008   Vatican City Christmas Two unique stamps
2009  United Nations UNESCO World Heritage Sites: Luther memorials in Eisleben and Wittenberg
2009  Austria
 Hungary
20th anniversary of the opening of the Hungarian-Austrian Border
2010  Argentina Argentina: Country of Honor at the Frankfurt Book Fair
2011  Japan UNESCO World Heritage Sites: Regensburg Cathedral and Yakushi-ji Temple in Nara
2011  Romania Biertan/Birthälm Church
2012  Poland UNESCO World Heritage Site - Muskauer Park
2013  France Elysee Treaty, 50th anniversary
2013  South Korea Diplomatic relations with Germany Se-tenant pair

Greece

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

Year Postal administration Topic Note
1999  Cyprus 4000 years of Hellenism Block of 4 stamps
1999  Japan Centenary of relations between Greece and Japan 1 stamp
2000  Australia Sydney Olympic Games 2 stamps
2004  China Athens 2004: From Athens to Beijing 2 stamps
2007  Spain Joint issue Greece-Spain: Asclepios 1 miniature sheet
2007  Armenia Joint issue Greece-Armenia 2 stamps

Greenland

Post Greenland has collaborated a number of times with other postal administration to release joint issues.[7]

Year Postal administration Topic Note
1963  Denmark 50th anniversary of the Bohr model
1967  Denmark Wedding of Margrethe II of Denmark and Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark
1968  Denmark Children's charity Semi-postal
1973  Denmark Volcano outbreak of Heimaey Semi-postal
1985  Denmark 25th anniversary of Ingrid of Sweden's arrival in Denmark
1992  Denmark 25th wedding anniversary of Margrethe II of Denmark and Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark
2002  Denmark
 Faroe Islands
Centennial of the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea
2003  Denmark Centennial for Danish exploration in Greenland
2004  Canada
 Norway
150th birthday of Otto Sverdrup
2004  Denmark
 Faroe Islands
Wedding of Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark and Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark
2007  Faroe Islands
 Iceland
10th anniversary of the West Nordic Council
2007  France Birth centennial of Paul-Émile Victor, French polar explorer
2008  Finland 125th anniversary of the first passing of the great ice barrier by Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld

Hong Kong

Year Postal administration Topic Note
1999  Singapore Tourism
2001  Australia Dragon boat races
2002  China
 Macau
2002 World Cup Soccer Tournament Different designs. A souvenir sheet exists with stamps of the three countries
2002  Canada Corals
2003  Sweden Waterfowl
2004  China
 Macau
Launch of the first manned Chinese spacecraft
2004  New Zealand Rugby sevens
2006  Portugal Fishing villages
2006  Austria Fireworks
2007  China Return of Hong Kong to China, 10th anniversary
2007  Finland Woodwork Souvenir sheet of 2
2008  South Korea Masks
2009  Brazil Soccer
2012  Romania Handicrafts
2012  France Art (paintings, sculpture)

Hungary

Magyar Posta has collaborated a number of times with other postal administration to release joint issues.

Year Postal administration Topic Note
1993  Belgium Matthias Rex
1994  Poland Józef Zachariasz Bem, general
1997  Poland
 Czech Republic
 Germany
  Vatican City
St. Adalbert
2000  Israel Dohány Street Synagogue, Budapest
2001  Slovakia Mária Valéria Bridge
2002  Turkey
2003  Croatia Robe of King Ladislaus, 11th century Issued June 13, 2003
2003  China Book printing Ritual of Zhou, China
Hungarian illuminated chronicle
2004  Cyprus
 Czech Republic
 Latvia
 Lithuania
 Malta
 Poland
 Slovakia
 Slovenia
 Estonia
Admission to the European Union
2004  Austria
 Israel
Theodor Herzl
2005  Romania George Enescu and Béla Bartók
2009  Austria
 Germany
2009  Japan
2010  Iran
2011  Poland
 Czech Republic
 Slovakia
V4 (Visegrád Group), 20 years
2012  Sweden The 100th anniversary of the birth of Raoul Wallenberg
2012  Slovenia Folk treasures of the Mura area and the Slovene Raba region

Iceland

Íslandspóstur has collaborated a number of times with other postal administration to release joint issues.[7]

Year Postal administration Topic Note Date of issue
1969  Denmark
 Finland
 Norway
 Sweden
100 years of postal cooperation of the Nordic countries February 28
1973  Denmark
 Finland
 Norway
 Sweden
Nordic House in Iceland June 26
1977  Denmark
 Finland
 Norway
 Sweden
Nature conservation February 2
1992  Faroe Islands 500 years anniversary of the discovery of America April 6
1994  Faroe Islands
 Ireland
Discoveries and innovations April 18
1995  Luxembourg 40th anniversary of flight connections between Iceland and Luxembourg September 18
2000   Vatican City 1000 years of Christianity in Iceland February 4
2007  Faroe Islands
 Greenland
10th anniversary of the West Nordic Council February 15
2011  Malta Friendship with Malta September 15

India

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

Year Postal administration Topic Note Date of issue
1990  Soviet Union Indo-Soviet friendship issue Paintings on -
Indian elephant and maharaja on a throne, India
Red Square, Moscow, Russia
August 16, 1990
1995  South Africa India-South Africa cooperation issue 2 stamps of Mahatma Gandhi October 2, 1995
2002  Japan 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations, Japan issued as part of series 'Japan and South Asia in 21st Century' Japanese stamp design has a markedly different design than the Indian issue. India issued two stamps depicting the classical dances Kathakali of India and Kabuki of Japan, while Japan issued a single stamp of the Taj Mahal April 26, 2002
2003  France Fine Arts A peacock from 19th-century Indian jewellery crafted in the Meenakari tradition
A rooster from the 15th-century French work - Heures a l'usage de Rome
November 29, 2003
2003  South Korea 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations Jantar Mantar, Jaipur, India
Cheomseongdae, Gyeongju, South Korea
December 10, 2003
2004  Iran Poets Indian mystic poet and saint Kabir
Iranian poet Hafez
August 16, 2004
2006  Cyprus Folk Dances Nati Dance of Himachal Pradesh, India
Folk Dance of Cyprus
April 12, 2006
2006  Mongolia 50 years of diplomatic relations Ancient art: horse -
20th-century bronze replica of the equestrian deity Rao Dev from Bastar, Madhya Pradesh, India
A Bronze Age sculpture of a horse from Mörön, Khövsgöl Aimag, Mongolia
September 11, 2006
2008  China Temples Maha Bodhi Temple, India
White Horse Temple, China
July 11, 2008
2009  Philippines 60 years of diplomatic relations Gangetic dolphin
Butanding
November 16, 2009
2010  Mexico 60 years of diplomatic relations Folk Dances -
Kalbelia, India
Jarabe Tapatío, Mexico
December 15, 2010
2012  Israel 20 years of diplomatic relations Festival of Lights -
Diwali, India
Israel, Hanukkah
November 5, 2012
2013  Peru 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations Taj Mahal, India
Machu Picchu, Peru
March 19, 2013 (However, India is yet to release its set of stamps.)
2014  Slovenia 25th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Universal Children’s Day, India, Slovenia November 28, 2014
2015  France 50 years of space co-operation. Satellites Megha-Tropiques and SARAL April 10, 2015

Iran

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

Year Postal administration Topic Note Date of issue
2004  India Poets Indian mystic poet and saint Kabir
Iranian poet Hafez
August 16, 2004

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 Date of issue
1981  United States James Hoban Commemoration White House Architect[1] September 29, 1981
1984  United States John McCormack Tenor[1] June 6, 1984
1989 West Germany West Germany Irish Franconian Apostles St. Kilian, St. Colman and St. Totnan[1] June 15, 1989
1995  Belgium 250th anniversary of the Battle of Fontenoy [1] May 15, 1995
1995  Germany
 Italy
 San Marino
  Vatican City
100th anniversary of Radio June 8, 1995
1997  Mexico 150th anniversary of the San Patricio
Saint Patrick's Battalion
[1] September 12, 1997
1999  United States Irish Immigration Commemoration 150th anniversary of the Irish Famine[1] February 26, 1999
1999  Australia Polly Woodside Three-masted, iron-hulled barque launched in Belfast in 1885[1] March 19, 1999
2004  Sweden Nobel Prize in Literature William Butler Yeats, George Bernard Shaw,
Samuel Beckett and Seamus Heaney
October 1, 2004
2005 Canada Canada Biosphere Reserves Killarney National Park &
Waterton Lakes National Park featuring the Saskatoon berry
April 22, 2005
2008 Spain Spain Popular dancing[9] Irish dancer & flamenco dancer November 7, 2008
2010  Chile John Mackenna (1771–1814), Bernardo O'Higgins (1778–1842) Irishmen Involved in Chilean Independence October 28, 2010

Israel

Israel Post has collaborated a number of times with other postal administration to release a joint issue.[10]

Year Postal administration Topic Note Date of issue
1993  Poland 50th anniversary of Warsaw Ghetto Uprising[11]
1996  United States Hanukkah Hanukkah stamp
1997  Czech Republic Jewish Monuments in Prague
1997  Russia Alexander Pushkin's "Eugene Onegin" Translated by Abraham Shlonsky
1999  Belgium Painting by James Ensor "My Favorite Room"
1999  Slovenia Ceramic Urns Located in Museum of Jewish Culture, Bratislava, Slovenia
2000  Hungary Dohany Synagogue, Budapest
2004  Italy Centennial of the Great Synagogue of Rome
2004  Austria
 Hungary
Centennial of death of Theodor Herzl
2005  Germany 40 years of diplomatic relations
2008 United NationsUnited Nations International Holocaust Remembrance Day Includes stamps for New York, Vienna and Geneva
2008  France Commemorating first flight between France and Israel
2009  Poland Berek Joselewicz, Polish Freedom Fighter Souvenir sheet - painting by Juliusz Kossak
2009  Romania Yiddish theatre - Iași, Romania
2010  Canada Friendship, 60th anniversary
2012  India 20 years of diplomatic relations Festival of Lights -
Diwali, India
Israel, Hanukkah
November 5, 2012
2012  China Diplomatic relations, 20th anniversary
2012    Nepal Dead Sea, Mt. Everest, flags of Israel and Nepal
2014  Malta Knights Hospitaller halls

Italy

Year Postal administration Topic Note Date of issue
1992  United States Discovery of America, 500th anniversary April 24, 1992
1992  Portugal
 Spain
 United States
Voyages of Christopher Columbus 6 souvenir sheets May 22, 1992
1994  San Marino Basilica of St. Mark, 900th anniversary| October 8, 1994
1995  Germany
 Ireland
 San Marino
  Vatican City
100th anniversary of Radio June 8, 1995
1995  Brazil
 Portugal
St Anthony of Padua June 13, 1995
1996  San Marino Marco Polo's return from China 700th anniversary China '96 Philatelic Exhibition March 22, 1996
1996  France
 Monaco
RAMOGE agreement between France, Italy and Monaco, 20th anniversary May 14, 1996
1997  Belgium Queen Paola of Belgium, 60th birthday May 23, 1997
1997  Canada John Cabot's voyage to Canada, 500th anniversary June 24, 1997
1998  Venezuela Christopher Columbus Landing in Venezuela
Exploration of Amerigo Vespucci
August 12, 1998
1998  San Marino
  Vatican City
Italia '98 Intl. Philatelic Exhibition Pictured: John Paul II October 23, 1998
1999  Finland Christmas November 5, 1999
2002  Argentina
 Brazil
 France
 Germany
 Uruguay
FIFA World Cup Champions of the 20th century Se-tenant pairs November 29, 2002
2003  Belgium Europalia Italia Festival, Belgium September 13, 2003
2004  France
 United Nations
World day of Road safety 3 UN issues (New York, Geneva, Vienna) April 7, 2004
2004  Thailand Rome Bangkok Foundation Souvenir sheet April 21, 2004
2004  Israel Centennial of the Great Synagogue of Rome May 20, 2004
2004  Pakistan 50th anniversary of first ascent of K-2 Stamp designs are different July 31, 2004
2005   Vatican City Ramification of Modifications to Concordat, Set of 2 June 9, 2005
2006  San Marino Two Republics Philatelic Exhibition April 5, 2006
2009  San Marino
  Vatican City
Italian Language Day October 21, 2009
2009  Bulgaria Diplomatic relations, 130th anniversarySouvenir sheet October 22, 2009
2011  Russia Russian-Italian Year of Culture December 10, 2011
2011  San Marino Anita Garibaldi and Giuseppe Garibaldi
First Tower of San Marino
Souvenir sheet June 4, 2011
2012   Vatican City Battle of the Milvian Bridge, 1700th anniversary Souvenir sheet September 13, 2012

Japan

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

Year Postal administration Topic Note Date of issue
1960  United States Centennial of Treaty of Amity and Commerce
2002  India 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations, part of series 'Japan and South Asia in 21st Century' Japanese stamp design has a markedly different design than the Indian issue. India issued two stamps depicting the classical dances Kathakali of India and Kabuki of Japan, while Japan issued a single stamp of the Taj Mahal April 12, 2002
2015  United States Gifts of Friendship Stamp panes featuring U.S. designs (cherry blossoms and the Lincoln Memorial, and dogwood blossoms and the U.S. Capitol) and Japanese designs (the National Diet Building framed with cherry blossoms, and the clock tower outside the National Diet Building behind a foreground of white dogwoods). The U.S. pane shows the two U.S. designs at upper left and the two Japanese designs and at bottom left, with eight additional stamps (four of each of the U.S. designs) on the right. The Japanese pane shows the two Japanese designs at upper left and the two U.S. designs at bottom left, with six additional stamps on the right in three designs (two of each) depicting flowering tree blossoms. April 10, 2015

Latvia

Latvijas Pasts has collaborated a number of times with other postal administration to release a joint issue.[7]

Year Postal administration Topic Images Note
1992  Estonia
 Lithuania
 Sweden
Mare Balticum. Nature conservation of the Baltic Sea
2x 4 stamps booklet
1995  Estonia
 Lithuania
Via Baltica
1997  Estonia
 Lithuania
Old ships of the Baltic Sea
1999  Estonia
 Lithuania
10th anniversary of the Baltic Way
2001  Estonia
 Lithuania
Nature of the Baltic Sea coast
1 stamp, 3 stamp s/s
2004  Cyprus
 Czech Republic
 Estonia
 Hungary
 Lithuania
 Malta
 Poland
 Slovakia
 Slovenia
Admission to the European Union
2006  Kazakhstan Costume jewelry
2007  Germany World Heritage Sites - Riga, Stralsund and Wismar
2008  Estonia
 Lithuania
The highest orders of the Baltic states
2012  Estonia
 Lithuania
Railway bridges

Lithuania

Lithuania Post has collaborated a number of times with other postal administration to release a joint issue.[7]

Year Postal administration Topic Images Note
1992  Estonia
 Latvia
 Sweden
Birds of the Baltic Shores
1995  Estonia
 Latvia
Via Baltica Highway Project
1997  Estonia
 Latvia
Old Ships of the Baltic Sea
1999  Estonia
 Latvia
10th anniversary of the Baltic Way
2001  Estonia
 Latvia
Baltic Coast Landscapes
2004  Cyprus
 Czech Republic
 Estonia
 Hungary
 Latvia
 Malta
 Poland
 Slovakia
 Slovenia
Admission to the European Union Different Designs
2007  Belarus Birds Horizontal Pair
2008  Estonia
 Latvia
Highest Orders of the Baltic States
2012  Estonia
 Latvia
Railway bridges

Malta

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

Year Postal administration Topic Note Date of issue
2004  Cyprus
 Czech Republic
 Estonia
 Hungary
 Latvia
 Lithuania
 Poland
 Slovakia
 Slovenia
Admission to the European Union set of 2 (1 with common design) May 1, 2004
2005  Denmark 200th birth anniversary of Hans Christian Andersen set of 4 March 3, 2005
2007   Vatican City Christmas 2007 set of 3 November 20, 2007
2008  Cyprus Adoption of Euro 1 miniature sheet of 2 stamps January 1, 2008
2010  Gibraltar 100 ton gun 1 miniature sheet of 4 stamps February 19, 2010
2011  Iceland Fishing villages 1 miniature sheet of 1 stamp September 15, 2011
2013  Curaçao Harbours 1 miniature sheet of 1 stamp August 20, 2013
2014  Israel Knights Hospitaller halls Single stamp January 28, 2014
2014  Cyprus
 Egypt
 Greece
 Jordan
 Lebanon
 Libya
 Morocco
 Palestine
 Slovenia
 Syria
Postal Union for the Mediterranean Single stamp
This has been described as an omnibus issue
June 9, 2014

Mayotte

Year Postal administration Topic Note
2007  French Southern and Antarctic Lands
 French Polynesia
 France
 New Caledonia
 Saint Pierre and Miquelon
 Wallis and Futuna
Bicentennial of the Cour des Comptes
(French Government Accountability Office)
Palais Cambon building,
national flag, dates 18072007
2011  French Southern and Antarctic Lands Ship Marion Dufresne 1 stamp

Mexico

Correos de México, the national postal service of Mexico, has collaborated a number of times with the postal administration of other countries to release a joint issue.

Year Postal administration Topic Note Date of issue
2010  India 60 years of diplomatic relations Folk dances -
Kalbelia, India
Jarabe Tapatío, Mexico
December 15, 2010

Monaco

Year Postal administration Topic Note
1993  United States Princess Grace Actress Grace Kelly
1996  France
 Italy
RAMOGE agreement between France, Italy and Monaco, 20th anniversary
2010  France Human Paleontology Institute-Paris, Centennial
2012  French Southern and Antarctic Lands Prince of Monaco Islands Souvenir sheet
2012  Belgium Art by Jan Breughel
Cabaret on the Banks of the River
Souvenir sheet

Mongolia

Mongol Post, the national postal service of Mongolia, has collaborated with some postal administration of other countries to release a joint issue.

Year Postal administration Topic Note Date of issue
2006  India 50 years of diplomatic relations Ancient art: horse 20th-century bronze replica of the equestrian deity Rao Dev from Bastar, Madhya Pradesh, India
A Bronze Age sculpture of a horse from Mörön, Khövsgöl Aimag, Mongolia
September 11, 2006

Norway

Posten Norge has collaborated a number of times with other postal administration to release joint issues.[7]

Year Postal administration Topic Note Date
1969  Denmark
 Finland
 Iceland
 Sweden
100 years of postal cooperation of the Nordic countries February 28
1973  Denmark
 Finland
 Iceland
 Sweden
Nordic House in Iceland June 26
1977  Denmark
 Finland
 Iceland
 Sweden
Nature conservation February 2
1987  Somalia Red Cross Rehabilitation Centre in Mogadishu May 8
2004  Canada
 Greenland
150th birthday of Otto Sverdrup March 26

Pakistan

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

Year Postal administration 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), Ottoman 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), Kemal Atatürk (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  Indonesia IPECC Historical places and people
1994  Indonesia IPECC Handicrafts pottery
2002  Kyrgyzstan 10th anniversary of diplomatic relations Flags
2004  Italy 50th anniversary of first ascent of K-2

Peru

Serpost, the national postal service of Peru, has collaborated with some postal administration of other countries to release a joint issue.

Year Postal administration Topic Note Date of issue
2013  India 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations Taj Mahal, India
Machu Picchu, Peru
March 19, 2013 (However, India is yet to release its set of stamps.)

Philippines

Philippine Postal Corporation, the national postal service of the Philippines, has collaborated with some postal administration of other countries to release a joint issue.

Year Postal administration Topic Note Date of issue
2009  India 60 years of diplomatic relations Gangetic dolphin
Butanding
November 16, 2009

Poland

Year Postal administration Topic Note
1998  Belgium Mniszech Palace (Belgian Embassy in Warsaw)
1998  Sweden Sigismund III Vasa (1566–1632) King of Sweden and Poland
1999  France Frédéric Chopin composer 150th death anniversary
1999  Ukraine nature conservation cooperation Se-tenant pair
2000   Vatican City Pope John Paul II, 80th birthday
2002  Chile Ignacy Domeyko (1802–89), mineralogist
2002   Vatican City Pontificate of John Paul II, 25th anniversary Sheet of 25 plus silver foil self-adhesive
2004  Czech Republic
 Cyprus
 Estonia
 Latvia
 Lithuania
 Hungary
 Malta
 Slovakia
 Slovenia
Admission to the European Union Single stamp
2012  Germany UNESCO World Heritage Site - Muskauer Park

Russia

Russian Post has collaborated a number of times with other postal administration to release a joint issue.[12]

Year Postal administration Topic Note
1992  United States Space Exploration
1992  Sweden Christmas. Russian icons
1993  Finland Septcentennial of Vyborg
1993  Denmark 500 years of diplomatic relations
1994  Belarus
 Ukraine
50th anniversary of the liberation of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine
1995  Finland Nature conservation
1996  Cyprus Art and culture of the Eastern Orthodox Church
1997  Israel International Pushkin Year - Translation of Eugene Onegin in Hebrew by Abraham Shlonsky
1999  People's Republic of China Red deer
1999   Switzerland Bicentennial of Suvorov's Italian and Swiss expedition
2000  Belarus
 Ukraine
Bimillennial of Christianity
2000  Estonia Fish of the Lake Peipsi-Pihkva - zander, European smelt
2001  Armenia Bicentennial of Ivan Lazarev's death - the founder of Lazarev Institute of Oriental Languages
2002  Kazakhstan Rare birds - demoiselle crane, great black-headed gull.
2003  Belgium 150th anniversary of Russian-Belgian diplomatic relations
2003  Iran Nature conservation of the Caspian Sea
2004  Germany Russian-German intercultural learning of the youth in the 21st century
2005  Belarus Fauna
2005  North Korea Animals of the Far East
2013  Algeria The 50th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic relations[8]
2013  Azerbaijan Pres. Heydar Aliyev (1923–2003), Order of St, Andrew the Apostle
2013  Bulgaria 135th anniversary of the
Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878) Souvenir sheet
2014  Bulgaria Diplomatic relations, 135th anniversary

Slovenia

Pošta Slovenije has collaborated a number of times with other postal administration to release a joint issue.

Year Postal administration Topic Note
2004  Cyprus
 Czech Republic
 Latvia
 Lithuania
 Malta
 Poland
 Slovakia
 Hungary
 Estonia
Admission to the European Union
2008  Croatia Stone buildings
2012  Hungary Folk treasures of the Mura area and the Slovene Raba region
2013  Austria Postojna Cave, the First Underground Post Office[8]
2014  India 25th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

South Africa

South African Post Office has collaborated with some postal administration of other countries to release a joint issue.

Year Postal administration Topic Note Date of issue
1995  India India-South Africa cooperation issue 2 stamps of Mahatma Gandhi October 2, 1995

Republic of Korea

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

Year Postal administration Topic Note Date of issue
2003  India 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations Jantar Mantar, Jaipur, India
Cheomseongdae, Gyeongju, South Korea
December 10, 2003

Sweden

Posten AB has collaborated a number of times with other postal administration to release a joint issue.[7]

Year Postal administration Topic Date Note
1969  Denmark
 Finland
 Iceland
 Norway
100 years of postal cooperation of the Nordic countries
1973  Denmark
 Finland
 Iceland
 Norway
Nordic House in Iceland
1977  Denmark
 Finland
 Iceland
 Norway
Nature conservation
1983  United States Bicentennial of Treaty of Amity and Commerce
1985  Denmark 900th anniversary of Canute IV of Denmark's gift to the Diocese of Lund
1986  United States International Philatelic Exhibition STOCKHOLMIA '86
1988  Finland
 United States
350th anniversary of the founding of New Sweden
1992  Estonia
 Latvia
 Lithuania
Mare Balticum. nature conservation of the Baltic Sea
1992  Russia Christmas. Russian icons
1994  France Cultural relations of Sweden and France
1994  Finland 1994 Swedish-Finnish Country Games in Athletics
1995  Denmark 450th birthday of Tycho Brahe
1995  Germany Centennial of Alfred Nobel's will
1996  Czech Republic
 Slovakia
Paintings from Moderna Museet
1997  People's Republic of China Pheasents
1997   Switzerland Nobel Prize recipients
1998  Poland Sigismund III Vasa (1566–1632) King of Sweden and Poland
1999  Singapore Butterflies
1999  Belgium Belgian recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize
2000  Denmark Inauguration of the Oresund Bridge
2001  United States Centennial of the Nobel Prize March 22
2001  Australia Daniel Solander August 16
2002  New Zealand Handicraft May 2
2002  Thailand Royal palaces October 5
2003  Spain Spanish recipients of the Nobel Prize in Medicin March 20
2003  Hong Kong Waterfowl October 4
2004  Ireland Irish recipients of the Nobel Prize in Literature October 1
2005  Norway Centennial of the separation of Norway from Sweden.
Inauguration of the Svinesund Bridge
May 27
2005  United States Centennial birthday of Greta Garbo September 23
2006  Finland Suomenlinna May 4
2006  Germany 650 years of the Hanseatic League September 7
2007  Germany Centennial birthday of Astrid Lindgren November 8
2010  Canada Animals of the sea May 13
2010  Ireland The art of engraving August 26
2012  Hungary The 100th anniversary of the birth of Raoul Wallenberg
2015  United States Ingrid Bergman

Turkey

Year Postal administration Topic Date of issue
2008  Indonesia October 24, 2008
2010  Spain The alliance of civilizations October 18, 2010
2012  China Bridges November 26, 2012
2013  Romania 135th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Turkey-Romania October 10, 2013
2013  Palestine December 12, 2013
2014  Poland 600th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Turkey-Poland November 28, 2014
2015  Iran February 18, 2015

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 seven joint issues, Sweden is the most prolific philatelic partner of the United States.

Year Postal administration Topic Note
1959  Canada Opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway
1960  Mexico Sesquicentennial of Mexican Independence
1960  Japan Centennial of Treaty of Amity and Commerce
1965  Spain Quadricentennial of the Settlement of Florida [1]
1975  Soviet Union Apollo-Soyuz Test Project Two se-tenant stamps
1976  Canada United States Bicentennial
1977  Canada 50th anniversary Peace Bridge
United States stamp design is a radically different design from the Canadian issue
1980  Italy 250th birthday of Philip Mazzei Stamp designs are dissimilar[1]
1981  Ireland Sesquicentennial of James Hoban's Death US issued two denominations
1982  Netherlands Bicentennial of Diplomatic Recognition The Netherlands issued two denominations[1]
1983  Sweden Bicentennial of Treaty of Amity and Commerce [1]
1983  West Germany Tricentennial of German Emigration [1]
1983  France Bicentennial of Treaty of Paris Stamp designs are dissimilar[1]
1984  Ireland 100th birthday of John McCormack
1984  Canada 25th anniversary of the St. Lawrence Seaway Stamp designs are dissimilar[1]
1986  Sweden Stamp collecting Booklet pane of four stamps[1]
1986  Italy Sesquicentennial of Francis Vigo's death Postal card
1986  France Centennial of the Statue of Liberty [1]
1987  Morocco Bicentennial of Friendship
1988  Australia Bicentennial of Australia
1988  Finland
 Sweden
Settlement of New Sweden Sweden issued booklet pane with additional stamps[1]
1989  France Bicentennial of the French Revolution Stamp designs dissimilar; France issued three stamps plus label[1]
1990  Federated States of Micronesia Establishment of Free Association Micronesia issued three stamps
1990  Marshall Islands Establishment of Free Association US
1990  Soviet Union Sea creatures block of four
1991   Switzerland Septuacentennial of Switzerland [1]
1991  Soviet Union 10th anniversary of William Saroyan's Death US
1992  Italy
 Portugal
 Spain
Quincentennial of Columbus' Voyages Six souvenir sheets (five with three stamps, one with a single stamp)[1]
1992  Russia Space Exploration block of four
1993  Monaco Grace Kelly [1]
1994  China Cranes US: se-tenant pair; China: two single stamps
1995  Palau Marine life / First anniversary of Independence
1996  Mexico Endangered species Stamp designs dissimilar: block of 15; Mexico: block of 25
1996  Israel Hanukkah Hanukkah stamp
1998  Mexico Cinco de Mayo US issued two values - Mexico issued one stamp; see Holiday stamp
1999  Ireland Sesquicentennial of Irish Emigration
2001  Sweden Centennial of the Nobel Prize [1]
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
2012  France Miles Davis and Edith Piaf Se-tenant pair; French issue is of two denominations
2015  Japan Gifts of Friendship Stamp panes featuring U.S. designs (cherry blossoms and the Lincoln Memorial, and dogwood blossoms and the U.S. Capitol) and Japanese designs (the National Diet Building framed with cherry blossoms, and the clock tower outside the National Diet Building behind a foreground of white dogwoods). The U.S. pane shows the two U.S. designs at upper left and the two Japanese designs and at bottom left, with eight additional stamps (four of each of the U.S. designs) on the right. The Japanese pane shows the two Japanese designs at upper left and the two U.S. designs at bottom left, with six additional stamps on the right in three designs (two of each) depicting flowering tree blossoms.
2015  Sweden Ingrid Bergman The U.S. stamp, at the “Forever” domestic rate, is part of the “Legends of Hollywood” series. The Sweden Post issue features two designs, both at the international letter rate.[13]

Vatican City

Year Postal administration Topic Note
1995  Germany
 Ireland
 Italy
 San Marino
100th anniversary of Radio
1997  Germany
 Czech Republic
 Hungary
 Poland
St. Adalbert (956-997)
1998  Italy
 San Marino
Italia '98 (Stamp Expo) John Paul II pictured
1998  Croatia Christmas
2000  Iceland Christianity in Iceland, 1000th anniversary
2000  Poland Pope John Paul II, 80th birthday
2002  New Zealand Nativity Painting by Ambrogio di Baldese
2003  Poland Pontificate of John Paul II, 25th anniversary Sheet of 25 plus silver foil self-adhesive
2005  Germany 20th World Youth Day
2005  Italy Ramification of Modifications to Concordat, Set of 2
2005  France Louvre & Vatican museums Based on a painting and a sketch by Raphael
2005   Switzerland Swiss Guard, 500th anniversary Set of 2
2007  Singapore Diplomatic relations, 25th anniversary Set of 2
2007  Malta Christmas Set of 3
2008  Germany Christmas Set of 2
2008  Gibraltar Gibraltar shrine to Our Lady of Europe, 700th anniversary
2011  Croatia Rudjer Boskovich (1711–1787), Astronomer also depicts Dome of St Peters Basilica
2012  Italy Battle of the Milvian Bridge, 1700th anniversary Souvenir sheet
2013  Italy Edict of Milan 1700th anniversary3 stamps plus souvenir sheet
2013  Bulgaria
 Czech Republic
 Slovakia
Mission of Sts. Cyril and Methodius to Slavic Lands 1150th anniversarySouvenir sheet

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