Spain 2.1.1992 - 500 Years since the capitulation of Granada
This cover and the wonderful postmarks on it commemorate 500 Years since the capitulation of Granada.The Treaty of Granada was signed and ratified on November 25, 1491 between Boabdil, the sultan of...
View ArticleSingapore 8.11.2013 - Fashion - Singapore France Joint Stamp Issue
Singapore has grown from strength to strength and it is brimming with resources. The nation has become a prosperous economic crossroads, bolstered by its rapid technical industrialization and its...
View ArticleAustralia 27.9.1976 - National Stamp Week
An 18c stamp and a miniature sheet of four 18c stamps were issued at all Australian post offices and philatelic sales centres on the opening day of National Stamp Week, 27th September, 1976.This was...
View ArticleSpain 24.2.1982 – World Cup Football 1982 in Spain
Spain’s performance at the World Cup this year has been dubbed “the great disappointment” by the Spanish media. The defending champions were humiliated right from the onset of the tournament, losing...
View ArticleSingapore 16.10.2013 - Vanishing Trades – Definitives
SingPost released a new collection of stamps on 16.10.2013, to commemorate vanishing trades, which were brought to local shores decades ago by immigrants from Malaysia, India and Sri Lanka. Many of...
View ArticleAustralia 5.4.1967 - 150th Anniversary of Banking in Australia
This 4c stamp on the cover commemorates the 150thAnniversary of Banking in Australiaon 5th April 1967. I do have a soft corner for the postmark as it is on my birthday J.The first bank to be...
View ArticleAustralia 20.1.1982 - Australia Day 1982
The stamp on this cover commemorates Australia Day 1982. It depicts the Three Great Waves of Migration.The settlement of Australia was in three great waves, the first was the Aborigine, during the...
View ArticleSingapore 12.9.2013 - Singapore-Vietnam Joint Stamp Issue – 40th Anniversary...
In celebration of the 40th Anniversary of Diplomatic relations between Singapore and Viet Nam, a joint stamp issue on birds was launched. This is the second joint stamp issue between the two...
View ArticleAustralia 25.8.1976 - Scenic Australia
These are three of the set of six pretty stamps issued in 1976 highlighting important scenes in Australia.(85c) Uluru, also known as Ayers Rock and officially gazetted as Uluru / Ayers Rock, is a large...
View ArticleAustralia 3.8.1983 - The Sentimental Bloke - Australian Folklore
The lovely stamps on this cover honour the popular Australian poet CJ Dennis who wrote The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke, a verse novel by novelist and poet C. J. Dennis. The work was first published in...
View ArticleSingapore 13.10.2013 - Singapore’s Globalisation Journey
For the first time, Singapore’s story of trade and internationalization is featured on stamps. Trade has always been the backbone of Singapore’s economy, and through the years, International Enterprise...
View ArticleFrance 16.10.1976 – 25th Anniversary of the Council of Europe
France commemorated the 25th Anniversary of the Council of Europe in 1976 with a set of four impressive stamps. This FDC displays the 100f stamp depicting the Council Flag. The European flag is the...
View ArticleAustralia 21.7.1986 - Click Go the Shears - Australian Folklore
"Click Go the Shears" is a traditional Australian folk song. The song details a day's work for a sheep shearer in the days before machine shears. The enduring popularity of this song reflects the...
View ArticleSingapore 23.8.2013 - Singapore World Stamp Exhibition 2015
SINGAPORE 2015 will be the 3rd World Stamp Exhibition to be held in Singapore from 14th to the 19th August 2015. It is to be held in conjunction with Singapore's 50th Year of Independence, with the...
View ArticleDenmark 18.11.1976 – Glass Blowing - Danish Socialist Realism
The stamp on this FDC is one of a set of four stamps on Glass Blowing in Denmark. Four different stages of the glass production at Holmegaard Glassworks. Design by Helle Jessen, and engraved by Cz....
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