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Christmas stamps from Cyprus - Panagia tou Araka Church
The 1973 Christmas stamp issue shown on this First Day Cover postmarked 26.11.1973, featured the ancient Araka Church, and the other stamps portrayed paintings/frescoes that are displayed inside the...
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1975 Health Stamp Issue
The 1975 Health Stamp Issue incorporated the theme of children and animals. The animals depicted in the designs are typical of those New Zealand children might grow up with in rural areas.The proceeds...
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For a better Environment
This Israeli FDC with the stamp, postmarked on 22.8.1993, which very graphicallydescibes what man has to do For a better Environment. Namely, importance of taking care of the pollution levels on sea,...
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Wrangel Island
Ever heard of Wrangel Island? I didn't too till Galya sent me this FDC. It is an island in the Arctic Ocean, between the Chukchi Sea and East Siberian Sea. Wrangel Island liesastride the 180° meridian....
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The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI)
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) is a charity that saves lives at sea around the coasts of Great Britain, Ireland, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man, as well as on selected inland...
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75th Anniversary of TARBUT - HEBREW EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION
On the stamp affixed to the FDC commemorating the 75th Anniversary of TARBUT, namely, the Hebrew EducationaL and Cultural Organisation, are photographs of students in the chemistry laboratory of the...
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Moomins
Finnish post issued a stampsheet commemorating the favorite Moomins, central characters in a series of books and a comic strip by Swedish-Finn illustrator and writer Tove Jansson. They are a family of...
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1100 Years of Iceland's history
In geological terms, Iceland is a young island. It started to form about 20 million years ago from a series of volcanic eruptions on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. The Iceland hotspot is likely partly...
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Jamestown Settlement
This triangular stamp was issued in commemoration of the 400th Anniversary of the establishment of the Jamestown Settlement, a name used by the Commonwealth of Virginia's portion of the historical...
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100 Years of Hebrew Magazines for Children
Towards the end of the last century Itamar Ben Avi, the son of Eliezer Ben Yehuda, edited a further attempt at publishing a children's newspaper called S'fat Aver (The Hebrew language), which was...
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Nuuksio national park
The series featuring Finnish national parks continues with a sheet of ten stamps dedicated to Nuuksio national park. Nuuksio is the southernmost inland national park in Finland. It can be accessed by...
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First World Congress of The Jewish Youth
On July 2nd 1958 Israel issued a special commemorative stamp to mark the First World Jewish Youth Convention, which took place in Jerusalem between 28 July -1August 1958. The stamp was designed by...
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Cyprus Merchant Marine
Fom its geographical position which is at the crossroads of three continents, and its proximity to the Suez canal, it is obvious that these circumstances have promoted merchant shipping as an important...
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Saul Adler
This FDC given to me by Merja commemoratesSaul Adler FRS (born 17 May 1895; died - 25 January 1966), who was an Israeli expert on Parasitology. Adler was born in 1895 in Kerelits (Karelichy), then in...
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Finnish Crazy Sports
Finnish Posti issued a booklet of 6 funny stamps depicting the crazy sports typical for Finns: carrying a lady, playing swamp soccer, sitting in the ant nest, boot throwing, playing air guitar, and...
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100 Years of The Universal Postal Union
The world postal service is part of the daily life of people everywhere. Its proper running is essential to the life of the international community. Although not widely known to the public at large,...
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European Unification
Merja gave me this very interesting FDC. Israel is a neighbouring and associated state of the European Union. The relations between the two are framed in the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP), the...
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Giulio (Yoel) Racah & Aharon Katzir
Giulio (Yoel) Racah (February 9, 1909 – August 28, 1965) was an Italian –Israeli physicist and mathematician.Born in Florence, Italy, he took his degree from the University there in 1930, and later...
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EUROPA 2013 - Van of the Postman
Modern times meet history on the Mail Delivery Vehicles stamp sheet. Well, "Van of the Postman", that is the theme of the EUROPA stamps in 2013. "The first-class stamps designed for Finland by Susanna...
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Iceland - 100th Anniversary of the Universal Postal Union
Iceland also issued these stamps and first day cover to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the Universal Postal Union. Details about the UPU are in my post dated 3rd June 2013, where I have shown the...
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