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Spring Flowers
t would not be spring without a flower stamp. This year's stamp depicts a viola. Illustrated by Leena Airikkala, the 1st class Bunch of Violas stamp will be published in a sheet of ten stamps. The...
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Farmhouses
The grass roofs are probably the first things you notice, and these have been a feature of the houses since the islands were first settled. In the Viking Age farmhouses had curved stone walls and the...
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Saint Josef Planken and Saint Maria Bendern
These stamps by Liechtenstein honour Saint Josef Planken and Saint Maria Bendern of Gamprin.Thank you Merja.
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Island Olympics
The third Island Games ("Island Olympics") of the IGA were held 1989 in the Faroe Islands, 5-13 July. A set of four postal stamps shows the most popular Faroese sports. Artist was Olivur við Neyst. Ste...
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Linnansaari National Park
The fifth and final stamp of the stamp set representing Finnish national parks was also issued on 5th May. The stamp depicts the Linnansaari National Park which was established in 1956 and protects the...
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1970 Health Stamps
Association football (soccer) and netball were chosen as the sports to be represented on the 1970 Health issue.The proceeds of the 'Health' value of health stamps were donated to the Children's Health...
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Costa Rica and Liechtenstein Joint Issue
This first day cover has similar looking stamps from Cost Rica and Liechtenstein. They were issued to mark the cultural cooperation between the two countries.Thank you Merja.
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1992 Barcelona Summer Olympic
These two Spanish covers with stamps heralding the 1992 Barcelona Summer Olympic Gameswere actually issued in 1990. Both the covers and the stamps depict judo and weightlifting.The 1992 Summer Olympic...
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2014 EUROPA - Finland - national musical instruments
The accordion and kantele can be 'heard' in the May stamps released by Finland.The 2014 EUROPA stamps released on May 5 represent national musical instruments. Sanna Mander, a new name among stamp...
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Centenary of Overland Telegraph line in Australia.
This First Day Cover and the stamp on it commemorate the Centenary of Overland Telegraph line in Australia.The Australian Overland Telegraph Line was a 3200 km telegraph line that connected Darwin with...
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50th Anniversary of the Pro Aero North Pole flight to Anchorage
Switzerland 1988, "Pro Aero" stamp showing a Junkers JU-52 and Matterhorn north face in 1938. The cover which was carried by a Zurich – Anchorage DC – 10 flight on 19.5.1988, marks the 50th Anniversary...
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1986 EUROPA - Switzerland - Nature Conservation
The set of two Swiss stamps on these two FDCs were issued as per the theme of EUROPA CEPT stamps in 1986, name "Nature Conservation".Thank you Maria.
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Zero tolerance charity stamp
Joakim Saul is the Åland artist behind the Zero tolerance charity stamp. At 37, he has already done most and worked with some of the largest customers in the world of advertising. When asked to create...
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Tenth International Congress of Accountants
A 7c stamp was issued on 16th October, 1972, to mark the Tenth International Congress of Accountants which was opened in Sydney on that date.The stamp design shows a grouping of numerals and portions...
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Seaweeds
These four stamps issued on 18.2.1988 at Coffee Bay in Transkei depict the different types of seaweeds found in the coastal regions of the state.Thank you Maria.
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1990 EUROPA - Post Offices - Switzerland
The EUROPA CEPT theme for 1990 was "Post Offices". Switzerland issued these two stamps featuring the historic buildings housing the Post Offices at Lucerne and Geneva.Thank you Maria.
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Åland 9.6.2014 - Robert Gabriel Helenius
Robert Gabriel Helenius (born January 2, 1984, in Stockholm), nicknamed The Nordic Nightmare, is a Finnish professional boxer.He lives a life of sharp contrasts. Robert Helenius swings between his...
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Legacy
This stamp was issued to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Australian Legacy Welfare Organisation on 5th September, 1973. Legacy is an independent organisation founded in 1923 by a small group of...
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1988 EUROPA CEPT – Liechtenstein – Transport and Communications
The EUROPA CEPT theme for postage stamps in Europe in 1988 was ”Transport and Communications”. Liechtenstein issued these two stamps and the cover to portray this theme on 7.3.1988. The stamp on the...
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