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The Moscow Metro - 70th Anniversary 25.4.2005
The Moscow Metro is a rapid transit system serving Moscow, Russia and the neighbouring Moscow Oblast towns of Krasnogorsk and Reutov. Opened in 1935 with one 11-kilometre (6.8 mi) line and 13 stations,...
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Bicentenary of the Unification of Lorraine and Barrois with France
The County of Bar, from 1354 the Duchy of Bar, was a principality of the Holy Roman Empire comprising the pays de Barrois and centred on the city of Bar-le-Duc. Part of the county—the so-called Barrois...
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EUROPA81 - Bailiwick of Guernsey - Folklore 22.5.1981
12pence stamp is about Sailors paying respect to 'Le Petit Bonhomme Andriou' (rock resembling head of a man)Jerbourg Point or the Jerbourg Peninsula is the southeastern point of the Bailiwick of...
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Saint John of the Cross - 400 Death Anniversary 6.6.1991
Saint John of the Cross, O.C.D. (1542 – 14 December 1591), was a major figure of the Counter-Reformation, a Spanish mystic, a Roman Catholic saint, a Carmelite friar and a priest who was born at...
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Piet Mondriaan - 50th Death Anniversary 1.2.1994
The three stamps on this cover were issued to commemorate the 50th Death Anniversary of the Dutch Artist Piet Mondriaan.Pieter Cornelis "Piet" Mondriaan, after 1906 Mondrian (March 7, 1872 – February...
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General Louis Charles Antoine Desaix 23.3.1968
Louis Charles Antoine Desaix (17 August 1768 – 14 June 1800) was a French general and military leader. According to the usage of the time, he took the name Louis Charles Antoine Desaix de Veygoux.The...
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900th Centenary of Abd-al-Rahman III the Emir and Caliph of Córdoba 9.6.1991
Abd-al-Rahman III was the Emir and Caliph of Córdoba of the Ummayad dynasty in al-Andalus. He ascended the throne in his early 20s, and reigned for half a century as the most powerful prince of...
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Children and the Media.
The stamps on this miniature sheet on the FDC were issued on Childrens Day by the Netherlands in 1993. The theme was Children and the Media.
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5th Conference for World Cooperation - teaching living languages by...
5th Conference for World Cooperation with the theme of teaching living languages by audio-visual means: Audio-visual Institute, Royan.The Centre Audiovisuel de Royan pour l’Etude des Langues (CAREL,...
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1981 International Year of Disabled Persons (IYDP) 25.3.1981
The year 1981 was proclaimed the International Year of Disabled Persons (IYDP)by the United Nations. It called for a plan of action with an emphasis on equalization of opportunities, rehabilitation and...
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Netherlands 1993 Stamp Day
Netherlands 1993 Stamp Day. 2 stamp set depicts an animated Carrier Pigeon (Dove) with Letter and Radio Dish Aerial.
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Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin - “Arearea” 21.9.1968
Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin (7 June 1848 – 8 May 1903) was a French Post-Impressionist artist who was not well appreciated until after his death. Gauguin is now recognized for his experimental use of...
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Australian Sporting Personalities 18.2.1981
Jockey, Darby Munro - 22c Darby Munro was one of Australia's greatest jockeys. He was only fourteen years of age when he first rode a winner. He was known widely as 'The Demon' because of his...
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Agriculture and Wines in Exports from Spain 30.9.1981
These two stamps on the FDC were issued to highlight the importance of Agriculture and Wines in Exports from Spain.Thank you Merja.
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World Environment Day 4.6.1993
World Environment Day (WED) is celebrated every year on 5 June to raise global awareness to take positive environmental action to protect nature and the planet Earth. It is run by the United Nations...
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Twenty Years of almost Continuous Activity at the South Pole 19.10.1968
Although the existence of a southern continent had been hypothesized as early as the writings of Ptolemy in the 1st century AD, the South Pole was not reached until 1911. On 14 May 1948, the polar...
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800th Anniversary of the Founding of the town called Vitoria in Spain 4.9.1981
The stamp on the FDC depicts King Sancius VI of Navarre with City Charter, 12th Century Miniature.In 1181, Sancho the Wise, King Sancius VI King of Navarre founded the town ofNova Victoria as a...
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