National Philatelic Exhibition (NABRA), Bern from August 27 to September 5, 1965
The souvenir sheet on the first day cover was issued for the National Philatelic Exhibition (NABRA), held in Bern from August 27 to September 5, 1965. This is the companion issue to the regular...
View Article50th Anniversary of the Order of Grimaldi 3.5.2004
The embossed stamp on this FDC was issued in 2004 to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Order of Grimaldi.
View ArticleEvents & Anniversaries 21.2.1966
The three commemorative Swiss stamps, shown in the upper part of the image above, were issued on February 21, 1966.The 10 C. denomination stamp was issued to publicize the International Congress for...
View ArticleMonaco Cathedral Choir 100th Anniversary 5.4.2004
Monaco 2004 Cathedral Choir 100th Anniversary 1 value depicting Cathedral Building, Choirboy and Emblem - Founded in 1974 as a part of Monaco Cathedral Choir, and placed under the High Patronage H.S.H....
View ArticleCurrent Affairs 15.11.1967
(10c) 50th Anniversary Cogwheel & Swiss Week badge.(20c) Hour glass under a stylised sun. 50th anniv. of the Foundation for the Aged.
View ArticleAuxiliary Saints 1.3.2004
Devotion to the fourteen "Auxiliary Saints" began in Rhineland, now part of Germany, at the time of the Black Death.The Fourteen Holy Helpers are a group of saints venerated together in Roman...
View ArticleDaily life - A Century in Stamps 28.9.2002
Daily life - A Century in Stamps - "At School" (Paris, 1965)One of a set of five stamps.Thank you Merja.
View ArticleSailing Ships 2.2.2017
The stamp depicting the barque Mariehamn is part of the sailing ship series that includes the stamps featuring the schooner Leo, the barquentine Lemland, the brig Altai, the barque Pehr Brahe and the...
View ArticleThe 38th International Geneva Motor Show 14.3.1968
The special postmark on this FDC commemorates The International Geneva Motor Show is an annual auto show held in March in the Swiss city of Geneva. The show is hosted at the Geneva Palexpo, a...
View ArticleJoint French-Czech stamp commemorating the 200th anniversary of the battle of...
This joint French-Czech stamp is devoted to the 200th anniversary of one the most important battles of Napoleon Wars, to the great Napoleon's victory at Slavkov-Austerlitz (South Moravia, Czech...
View ArticleEmile Zola 1840-1902 - Novelist and critic 5.10.2002
Émile Édouard Charles Antoine Zola (2 April 1840 – 29 September 1902) was a French novelist, playwright, journalist, the best-known practitioner of the literary school of naturalism, and an important...
View ArticlePioneers of Philately - Sir Rowland Hill 5.12.1968
The stamp on the FDC is one of a set of 8 stamps, commemorating Pioneers of Philately and very appropriately the first stamp is that of Sir Rowland Hill, KCB, FRS (3 December 1795 – 27 August 1879)....
View ArticleGeorges Perec 21.9.2002
Georges Perec (March 7, 1936 – March 3, 1982) was a French novelist, filmmaker, documentalist, and essayist. He was a member of the Oulipo group. His father died as a soldier early in the Second World...
View ArticleVigée-Le Brun, Self-Portrait 12.10.2002
There is an oft-quoted saying mis-attributed to Marie-Antoinette, Queen of France, during a famine suffered by her subjects: If they have no bread, “then let them eat cake.” In fact, this statement...
View Article50th anniv of the Pro Infirmis Foundation 26.2.1970
“Pro Infirmis” is the largest Swiss organization active in the field of disability. The stamp on the FDC depicts the badge or emblem of this organisation.
View ArticleChoreographic Art 13.9.2002
Choreography is the art or practice of designing sequences of movements of physical bodies (or their depictions) in which motion, form, or both are specified.Choreography may also refer to the design...
View ArticleNeufchâteau Vosges 12.10.2002
Neufchâteau is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France.Inhabitants are called Néocastriens.The Church of St. Nicolas, (shown on the stamp and cover). Church of Saint...
View ArticleBeach Finds – Floats 2.2.2017
This motif is the third of a 3-year series featuring beach finds. The 2017 label shows cork floats.Thank you Ella.
View ArticleEUROPA Wattling symbolising the sun - Switzerland 4.5.1970
Wattle is a lightweight construction material made by weaving thin branches (either whole, or more usually split) or slats between upright stakes to form a woven lattice. It has commonly been used to...
View ArticleOur Lady of La Salette 15.8.2002
Our Lady of La Salette is a Marian apparition reported by two children, Maximin Giraud and Mélanie Calvat to have occurred at La Salette-Fallavaux, France, in 1846.On 19 September 1851, Pope Pius IX...
View ArticleEuropean Capitals - Rome 7.11.2002
The Colosseum or Coliseum, also known as the Flavian Amphitheatre, is an oval amphitheatre in the centre of the city of Rome, Italy. Built of concrete and sand, it is the largest amphitheatre ever...
View ArticleSingapore - Japan Joint Issue 29.11.2016
Singapore Post Limited (SingPost) and Japan Post Co., Ltd. (Japan Post) released a joint stamp issue by Singapore and Japan to commemorate 50 years of strong and warm bilateral relations between the...
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