Albania, 50 Different Stamps

Sample the Culture of Albania with 50 Postage Stamps

Even today, visitors to Albania discover a citizenry that combines sunny Mediterranean charm with stoic Soviet authority.  This unique mix is evident when one enjoys Albania’s postage stamps.  Send for this packet and you’ll be able to “visit” Albania whenever you wish, just by opening the pages of your stamp album.

Selections will vary, but the one I looked through included stamps featuring:

• Soviet Voskhod 2 space mission – pictures cosmonaut Pavel Belyayev who commanded the mission in which Alexei Leonov conducted the first-ever spacewalk
• 1922 Bridge of Vezirit – over 100 years old!
• 1923 view of the town of Korçë, from the Geographic Scenes issue
• 1974 Winter Sports and Recreation at Dajt
• Vitus Bering with map of Alaska and eastern Russian coasts – part of a Europa set honoring the 500^th anniversary of the discovery of America
• 25^th anniversary of Albania’s liberation – depicts the painting Steel Mill by Çlirim Ceka.
• Protesters Women by Lec Shkreli, from the National Paintings issue

Albanian stamps often celebrate national heritage, folklore, architecture, and the natural beauty of mountains, rivers, and coastlines along the Adriatic and Ionian seas. Issued by a smaller postal administration, they offer stamps that feel both purposeful and personal. Together, these 50 different stamps form a compelling snapshot of Albania’s culture and identity—an engaging addition to your worldwide stamp collection.