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1975 International Woman’s Year
The U.N. declared 1975 to be International Women’s Year in order to focus attention on the status of women in the world, to seek improvement in women’s human rights, and to encourage women’s political...
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The National Museum of Singapore is a national museum in Singapore and the oldest museum in Singapore. Its history dates back to 1849 when it was started as a section of a library at Singapore...
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St. Lawrence Seaway
U.S. 1959 4¢ St. Lawrence Seaway is the first stamp to be issued jointly between the United States and another country. The Post Office Department collaborated with Canada to release a stamp for the...
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U.S. 1975 10¢ Paul L. Dunbar stamp shows Paul Laurence Dunbar (June 27, 1872 – February 9, 1906), an American writer and poet. Dunbar was the son of an escaped slave. His writing greatly contributed...
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South African National Flag
It was only after the first post-Union Afrikaner government took office in 1925 that a bill was introduced in Parliament to introduce a national flag for the Union. This provoked violent controversy...
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Transkei Electric Supply
As I had mentioned in an earlier post on this blog, The Transkei (meaning the area beyond [the river] Kei), was officially the Republic of Transkei (Xhosa: iRiphabliki yeTranskei), was in Bantustan—an...
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Ernst Reuter
U.S. 1959 8¢ Ernst Reuter stamp shown on this cover is part of the “Champions of Liberty” series. This stamp shows Ernst Reuter, themayor of West Berlin during the early years of the Cold War. This...
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The Battle of Lexington and Concord
The US 1975 10¢ Lexington-Concord stamp was issued on 19.4.1975 at Lexington, MA to commemorate The Battle of Lexington and Concord. The stamp portrays a painting titled “Lexington & Concord” by...
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Transkei Health Services
These three stamps on this FDC describe the acute problem of blindness afflicting Transkei and other regions of South Africa in the areas where ethic native Africans lived. How far the then apartheid...
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Port St. Johns
Port St. Johns (or Port Saint Johns) in Transkei, is a town of about 5000 people on the Wild Coast in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It is situated at the mouth of the Umzimvubu River, 220...
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Thomas Masaryk
This U.S. 1960 4¢ Thomas Masaryk Champions of Liberty stamp was part of the Champions of Liberty Series, and was issued in honor of Czech patriot Thomas Masaryk. The stamp was issued in Washington, DC...
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Salem Poor
U.S. 1975 10¢ Salem Poor Contributors to the Cause Series stamp was issued at Cambridge, Massachusetts on 25.3.1975. It was the second stamp in the Contributors to the Cause Series and honours Salem...
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Jan Ernst Abraham Volschenk
Jan Ernst Abraham Volschenk (20 August 1853 Riversdale - 22 January 1936 Riversdale), was a South African painter, noted for his majestic landscapes of the Langeberg Range in the Western Cape...
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Heroes of Medicine
The four stamps on this first day cover were issued at Umtata in Transkei on 2.9.1985 to honour famous personalities associated with the world of Medicine.(12c) Andreas Vesalius (31 December 1514 – 15...
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1960 World Refugee Year
The United States 1960 4¢ World Refugee Year stamp was issued on 7.4.1960 at Washington, DC. Along with USA many other nations joined in issuing stamps to symbolize their participation in the United...
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1974 Europa CEPT - Cyprus
Europa stamps are special stamps issued by European postal administrations/ enterprises under the aegis of PostEurop in which Europe is the central theme. EUROPA stamps underlines cooperation in the...
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Here is another set of stamps issued by Transkei on 30.11.1978 to highlight the problems of disabled children.Thank you Merja.
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1985 Table Tennis World Championships
In 1985 Sweden was host to the World TT Championships again. The tournament was held at Göteborg from 28th March to the 7th April. The event was till then the biggest sports competition ever held in...
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Multi- stamp issue on 7.4.1960
These four stamps you see on the special cover, were part of a multi- stamp issue on 7.4.1960. The details of the topics on which these were issued are given below :(50c) World Refugee Year. Many...
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White House Conference on Aging
The White House Conference on Aging (WHCoA) is a once-a-decade conference sponsored by the Executive Office of the President of the United States which makes policy.recommendations to the president and...
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