New issues on 24 November 2022  

10 YEARS OF THE PRINCESS CHARLENE OF MONACO FOUNDATION

Launched on 14th December 2012, the primary objective of the Princess Charlene of Monaco Foundation is to save lives by fighting against drowning. Its missions are to raise public awareness about the dangers of water, teach children preventive measures, and teach them to swim. A number of “Learn to Swim” and “Water Safety” programmes have been implemented worldwide in order to fight against this scourge. The “Sport & Education” programme uses sport as a tool to contribute to the well-being and development of children.

Photo: © Princess Charlene of Monaco Foundation
Printing process: Offset
Size of the stamp: 30 x 40,85 mm vertical
Quantity of issue: 40 000 stamps
Sheet of 10 stamps with illuminations

THE MONACO EXPLORATIONS MISSION IN THE INDIAN OCEAN

The Monaco Explorations mission in the western Indian Ocean, scheduled for October and November 2022, is part of the commitment of the Principality and its Sovereign to safeguard and sustainably manage the Ocean. This is the first element of the “Monaco Explorations” project, approved in June 2021 as part of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development 2021-2030. Aboard the S.A. Agulhas II, 8 research projects were implemented, 20 nationalities represented and 170 people on board in total. Scientists, artists, divers and documentarians, communicators and mediators have combined their skills to carry out a multidisciplinary study on the route Mauritius, Reunion, Aldabra and the Seychelles, Saya de Malha, St-Brandon and again Mauritius. The focal point of the study, the submerged atoll of Saya de Malha, a vast underwater seagrass bed of 40,000 km² qualified as an "invisible island", is the subject of numerous challenges in terms of biodiversity and sustainable management of natural resources.

Design: Marie-Christine LEMAYEUR and Bernard ALUNNI
Printing process: Offset
Size of the stamp: 52 x 31 mm horizontal
Quantity of issue: 40 000 stamps
Sheet of 10 stamps with illuminations

JOINT ISSUE MONACO-FRENCH SOUTHERN AND ANTARCTIC LANDS

Ten years after their first joint philatelic issue, the Principality of Monaco and the French Southern and Antarctic Lands will unveil, during MonacoPhil 2022, the block of their second joint issue honoring the centenary of the death of Prince Albert I. A visionary explorer, Albert I initiated the main oceanographic campaigns of the 19th century and spent nearly thirty years traveling the seas of the globe making major scientific discoveries. He supported the second French expedition to Antarctica (1908-1910) led by Commander Charcot aboard his ship the Pourquoi pas?.

Design: Thierry MORDANT
Printing process: Offset
Size of the block: 112 x 87 mm horizontal
Size of the stamps: 52 x 31 mm and 30 x 40 mm
Quantity of issue: 35 000 blocks

A TRIBUTE TO HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II

The Office des Timbres pays tribute to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by issuing a block representing the Queen alongside H.S.H. Prince Albert II. A way of expressing our deep gratitude to Queen Elizabeth II who has largely contributed to the recognition of MonacoPhil as a major event for international philately, by exhibiting an exceptional piece from Her collections at each edition.

Photo: © Eric Mathon / Palais princier de Monaco
Printing process: Offset with metallic ink
Size of the block: 120 x 90 mm horizontal
Size of the stamp: 40 x 52 mm 
Quantity of issue: 35 000 blocks

MONACOPHIL 2022

A must-see event for philately, MonacoPhil 2022 will take place from November 24 to 26 on the Terrasses de Fontvieille in Monaco. Alongside the commercial event, which will bring together around sixty international merchant and postal administration stands, the public will be able to admire “100 emblematic stamps and philatelic documents” from, among others, the collections of H.S.H. Prince Albert II and the Royal Philatelic Collection. In addition, two thematic exhibitions will be presented: one devoted to India, and the other to the postal history of the Great Army of Napoleon I. The block issued by the Office des Timbres refers to Napoleon's departure from the Island of Elba on February 26, 1815 and his chance meeting with the hereditary prince Honoré-Gabriel, future Honoré V, when he disembarked at Golfe-Juan on March 1, 1815.

Design and line-engraving: Martin MÖRCK
Printing process: Steel-engraving and offset
Size of the block: 120 x 90 mm horizontal
Size of the stamps: 30 x 40 mm 
Quantity of issue: 35 000 blocks

These issues will be on sale during MonacoPhil from 24 to 26 November 2022. They will also be on sale at the “Office des Timbres”, the “Musée des Timbres et des Monnaies”, the post offices and philatelic counters of the Principality, the Monaco stamp-dealers as well as the “Carré d’Encre” in Paris, France, except the three blocks which will be sold exclusively by the “Office des Timbres”, the “Musée des Timbres et des Monnaies” and in the sales network of the Principality. They will be included, with other values, in the 1st Part of the philatelic programme 2023 and offered to our subscribers and customers.