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Intellectual Personalities 4.2.2015
The next lot of 12 stamps on Intellectual Personalities were issued on 4.2.2015.
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Intellectual Personalities 4.2.2015
Kyriakos Hadjioannou. He was born in Achna in 1909 and died in 1997. He was a teacher, writer, researcher and folklorist. He studied at the School of Philosophy at the University of Athens. He...
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Intellectual Personalities 4.2.2015
(1.00) Georgios S. Frangoudes. He was born in Limassol in 1869 and died in Athens in 1939. An inspired visionary, determined to contribute to the people of Cyprus and Greece, he established the...
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Melkonian school in Nicosia 2.4.2015
Symbolically, the pair of stamps with identical designs, depict the Melkonian school in Nicosia that originated as an orphanage in 1926 to shelter some 500 young survivors of the massacres. The Cyprus...
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Cyprus Sweets 2.4.2015
Preserves have always played in integral part in traditional Cyprus hospitality. The preservation of fruit and vegetables with sugar, as the main preserving agent has always been part of home economics...
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60th Anniversary of the EOKA Cyprus Liberation Struggle 1955 - 1959.
This minisheet on the FDC commemorates the 60th Anniversary of the EOKA Cyprus Liberation Struggle 1955 - 1959.EOKA was a Greek Cypriot nationalist guerrilla organisation that fought a campaign for the...
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Dutch Stock Exchange Floor 13.6.1994
My friend Rene from Holland sent me this FDC with a commemorating the Dutch Stock Exchange Floor, shown a screen with the Initials KPN which meant offering of Shares in Royal PTT. Netherlands Under the...
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The 1994 FEI World Equestrian Games & Dutch Signages 14.6.1994
The two stamps on the FDC were a part of a joint issue on 14 June 1994. My friend Rene sent me this FDC from Holland.The stamp on the right on the FDC commemorates The 1994 FEI World Equestrian Games...
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Singapore's Festivals 2014
Singapore’s rich and vibrant multicultural heritage is best reflected in the many colourful festivals celebrated throughout the year. SingPost continues its tradition of issuing the Festivals stamp set...
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Controversial Carl Larsson painting on Åland SEPAC stamp 10.4.2015
On 10 April, the 2015 Sepac stamp on a culture theme will be issued. Åland Post shows one of painter Carl Larsson’s most controversial and known paintings, Midvinterblot (‘Blót’). The painting in the...
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Åland postal franking labels present beach treasures 2.2.2015
On 2 February 2015, a new 3-year series of postal labels from Åland Post Stamps is launched. The theme is Beach finds and the first motif in the series features a bird feather.Surrounded by the sea,...
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Åland sailing belles sail again – on stamps
On 2nd February 2015, Åland Post Stamps launches a six-year stamp series featuring Åland sailing ships. The new series covers the golden age of Åland sailing ship history from the mid-1800s until World...
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Hard to catch Peach-leaved bellflower 10.4.2015
On 10th April 2015, Peach-leaved bellflower appears on an Åland stamp. Wild life photographer Andy Horner shot the photo of this adorable meadow flower which is much easier to spot than to photograph....
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20th Anniversary of Swissair's North Atlantic Flight 2.5.1967
This cover commemorates the 20th Anniversary of Swissair's North Atlantic Flight. This cover was on the Jamaica-Geneva run on 2nd May 1967.Thank you Merja.
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Famous Visitors
The four stamps on this FDC were issued by Liechtenstein on 6.12.1982 to commemorate famous visitors to that country. These personalities were:-(40ct) Maximilian I (22 March 1459 – 12 January 1519),...
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Bicentenary of the Birth of Hans Christian Andersen 14.12.2005
This lovely stamp of R$0.55 was issued by Brazil on 14.12.2005 to commemorate the Bicentenary of the Birth of Hans Christian Anderson.Born in Denmark in 1805, Hans Christian Andersen is remembered for...
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25th Anniversary of Swiss Air flights over the North Atlantic 2.5.1972
This First Day Cover was issued to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of Swiss Air flights over the North Atlantic.The stamp on this cover was issued by Switzerland in the Pro Aero series in 1972. The...
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Apollo 17
Apollo 17 was the final mission of the United States' Apollo program, the enterprise that landed the first humans on the Moon. Launched at 12:33 am Eastern Standard Time (EST) on December 7, 1972, with...
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Moss
This 50ct stamp is one of a set of four stamps issued by Liechtenstein on 7.9.1981 on the subject of Lichen or Moss.Thank you Merja.
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