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WIPA 1965 The International Stamp Exhibibition
The stamp on this Austrian FDC depicts a scene from East Vienna, and is part of a set of five stamps commemorating WIPA 1965 The International Stamp Exhibibition held in Vienna in 1965.Thank you Merja.
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United States Bicentennial - George Washington 5.7.1976
The United States Bicentennial was a series of celebrations and observances during the mid-1970s that paid tribute to historical events leading up to the creation of the United States of America as an...
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40th Anniversary of the adoption by the United Nations General Assembly of...
The Postal Administration of Cyprus issued a commemorative stamp on the occasion of the 40th Anniversary of the adoption by the United Nations General Assembly of the Universal Declaration of Human...
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15th congress for astronauts in Warsaw 2.9.1964
The stamp on this FDC depicts the famous statue of The Mermaid of Warsaw and a star. Enchanting, wicked and often very funny, Poland's folk tales are one of the great treasures of Central Europe....
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Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein 5.9.1983
Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein (Franz Josef Maria Aloys Alfred Karl Johannes Heinrich Michael Georg Ignaz Benediktus Gerhardus Majella; 16 August 1906 – 13 November 1989) was the reigning...
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Day of the Stamp 27.9.1985
The stamp and the FDC depict a Monk returning to Savigni Abbey with a religious Rotulet (1122). A rotulet a document in the form of a small roll, especially one that forms part of a larger roll.Thank...
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Aland Nordic stamp 2016 tastefully illustrating buckthorn dessert 18.3.2016
Aland Nordic stamp 2016 tastefully illustrating buckthorn dessert composed by Aland masterchef Michael Bjorklund as a part of 3-course menu.Michael Bjorklund’s especially composed menu consists of an...
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Trees of Venda 3.8.1983
Gardenia Spatulifolia. The bushveld gardenia is a small, relatively slow-growing tree, ideal as a focus plant in summer rainfall gardens or on patios.Hyphaene Natalensis. Almost all parts of this very...
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Endangered Flowers and Plants 17.3.1988
(16c) Clivia Nobilis. Clivia nobilis (green-tip forest lily), is a species of flowering plant in the genus Clivia, of the family Amaryllidaceae, native to South Africa. It grows to about 38 cm (15 in)....
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Stamp reminder of witch hysteria 350 years ago 8.4.2016
Åland has the questionable honour of having started the great witch-hunt in the Swedish Kingdom 350 years ago. Between 1666 and 1670, a total of seven women were executed in Åland, convicted of...
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Orchids
The three stamps on thos FDC are part of a set of nine stamps issued by Poland in 1965 to highlight Orchids in Poland.Thank you Merja.
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Indegenous Trees and Forests 2.2.1983
(8c) Cussonia spicata. Cussonia spicata (known as spiked cabbage tree, lowveld cabbage tree or common cabbage tree) is a tree in the Araliaceae family, which is native to the moister regions of...
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The Transportation Series - Tugboat 12.7.1988
By helping larger ships with docking and sailing, the tiny but powerful tugboat helps keep traffic flowing smoothly and safely in the world's seaports. Before the Revolutionary War, rowboats manned by...
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Spacecraft 20.10.1966
The three stamps on this FDC are part of a 7 stamp set issued by Poland on 20.12.1966 on Cosmos Research. The stamps shown here depict French, Canadian and a Soviet satellite.
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Stamp Day - Pablo Picasso "Woman Reading" 27.3.1982
Czeslaw Slania's first stamp for France was a painting by Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), a semi-postal, issued for the benefit of "Journée du Timbre" or Stamp Day.Picasso's painting "Woman Reading" was...
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