Achievements in International Telecommunications 13.10.1975
These two stamps and the Cover from Cyprus commemorate the achievements in International telecommunications in the field of Submarine Cable Links and International Subscriber Dialing which made World...
View ArticleEsquelbecq Castle 17.6.1978
Esquelbecq Castle, locally known as Château d'Esquelbecq or Kasteel Ekelsbeke (in Dutch), lies in the village with the same name, south of the town of Dunkerque in the Nord department in the...
View Article50th Anniversary of the Åland Sea Rescue Society 30.10.2015
Åland stamp celebrates 50 years of Åland Sea Rescue SocietyIn 2015, the Åland Sea Rescue Society has served seafarers for 50 years. Åland Post commemorated the anniversary with a dramatic stamp issue...
View Article4th Anniversary on Rights of the Child (UNCRC) 3.5.1963
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) inunciated in 1959 is a comprehensive charter on the rights of children, setting minimum standards that governments should meet in...
View ArticleMarriage of HRH Prince Charles to Lady Diana Spencer 29.7.1981
Thank you Dear Merja for this nice FDC.
View ArticleChristmas Stamps7.10.1981
Old Master - 14cThis stamp features the old master, 'Madonna suckling the Child', by Marco d'Oggiono, the original of which is in the Mackelvie Collection in the Auckland City Art Gallery.St John's...
View ArticleAotearoa 16.3.1966
Aotearoa, originally used in reference to the North Island of New Zealand, is now the most widely known and accepted Māori name for the entire country. It is often pronounced Utera by English speakers,...
View ArticleRoses in Australia 19.5.1982
Stamps 27c :- Marjorie Atherton, 40c :- Imp, 65c :-Minnie Watson and 75c :- Satellite.These stamps were also withdrawn in 1982.Stamps were designed by Betty Conabere. Mrs. Elizabeth Conabere was a...
View ArticleStamp Day 2015
This nice sheetlet of stamps featuring The Ford Model TT was given to me by my Dear Friend Ella. The stamps were issued by the Tornio Postal Department in Finland to commemorate Stamp Day 2015. If you...
View ArticleRoad Safety 24.2.1968
This French stamp and FDC were issued to highlight the importance of Road Safety in France.Thank you Merja.
View ArticleThe Green Catbird 17.11.1980
The green catbird (Ailuroedus crassirostris) is a species of bowerbird found in subtropical forests along the east coast of Australia, from southeastern Queensland to southern New South Wales. It is...
View ArticleHvalvik Village 7.6.1982
The stamp on this FDC is one of a set of three stamps issued by The Faroe Islands in 1982 featuring the landscapes of three Villages. This one portrays the village called Hvalvík, which is located in a...
View Article50th Anniversary of the World Wildlife Fund
The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is an international non-governmental organization founded on April 29, 1961, working in the field of the biodiversity conservation, and the reduction of humanity's...
View ArticleHealth Stamps 7.8.1968
Sports were again the topic of the annual Health stamp issue in 1968, and since it was Olympic Games year, two Olympic sports were chosen.One stamp depicted a boy in an athletics event and the other a...
View ArticleThe Pew ends from the St. Olav Church in Kirkjubøur 6.10.1980
Kirkjubøur is the southernmost village on Streymoy, Faroe Islands and the country's most important historical site with the ruins of the Magnus Cathedral from around 1300, the Saint Olav's Church from...
View ArticleAnniversaries and Events 27.10.1983
(15c) 35th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.The safekeeping of those rights derived from that same human nature has always been a high ideal nearly always unattainable. The...
View ArticleSESCAL 2002 - Ming Dynasty Pottery 4.10.2002
This lovely stamp which is one of four issued by Taiwan to commemorate SESCAL 2002, the 58th annual Stamp Exhibition of Southern California, sponsored by the Federated Philatelic Clubs of Southern...
View ArticleGeneral Charles De Gaulle 4.8.1969
Thank you Merja for this miniature sheet issued by The Yemeni Arab Republic in 1969 honouring General Charles De Gaulle, President of France.
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