european stamps

[leela]

i recently received some dutch euro stamps. they have 'nederlands 2005' written on them. can i use them for an sase for other european union countries as well(eg. belgium)? i had a doubt as the country name is written on the stamp...

[TheCollector]

Hi Leela

Great question

Although you can use Euro coins and notes in any "Euro Accepting" country (see map below), you can only use Euro stamps in the country of origin

Here's a bit more info: http://europa.eu.int/abc/travel/money/index_en.htm

Hope this helps!

Ian

The RED areas of Europe have the Euro as their currency, the BLUE areas do not.

[leela]

therefore i can use my euro stamps only in an sase to the netherlands.....thanks ian!