2023 - Sobrescrito circulado com registo no valor de 7,06 € com minifolha da emissão Nato Tiger Meet, Terras de Barroso património agrícola mundial e Industria Conserveira Portuguesa
This Sunday, May 2, CTT presented a philatelic issue about the Nato Tiger Meet 2021, an international military meeting that takes place for the fourth time in Portugal and that this year will complete its 57th edition, since its beginning in 1961 .
The event will take place at Base Area Nº 11, in Beja, at 11:00 am, this Sunday, May 2nd.
Portugal has been part of this meeting since 1978, where it debuted in Belgium with its Fiat G91, type of aircraft represented on two of the stamps; then it evolved into the Alpha Jet A and F-16 AM aircraft, both of which are also represented in this philatelic issue. To mark the Nato Tiger Meet 2021, which takes place in Beja, this issue presents the most significant paintings of the Tiger aircraft of Squadron 301, Jaguares, in successive participations depicting its evolution and the artistic experiences adopted, including the project for the current year.
This meeting, initially promoted in the Cold War period, arose due to insufficient operational training within NATO, “making it essential to promote and consolidate cooperation between its air forces, to create mutual knowledge and a privileged and close relationship between the combat crews, creating a multiplier effect on the combined response capacity ”, as stated by the author of this brochure, António Carlos Mimoso e Carvalho, Lieutenant General Pilot Aviator and Commander of Squadron 301, Jaguares, between 1985-1988.
According to the author of this brochure, “this meeting creates opportunities for combined training, sharing of operational knowledge and, at the same time, it is characterized by a unique social and integrating component between crew members, mechanics and other support personnel. As a tradition, aircraft paintings from the various participating nations seek to translate the Tiger Spirit underlying the event. Its meaning is blurred between a demonstration of the warrior genesis of the predecessor flight squadrons and the search for a representation of the big cats, as a symbol of strength, power and proficiency in combat. ”.
This philatelic issue consists of a special sheet with six stamps, worth 4.55 € each sheet and a circulation of 100,000 copies. The design of the stamps was in charge of Hélder Soares from Atelier Design & etc and the illustrations by Paulo Alegria. The first day's obliterations will be made at Restauradores stores in Lisbon, Municipality II in Porto, Zarco in Funchal, Antero de Quental in Ponta Delgada and CTT store in Beja.
