EUROPA 2016 - Think Green - Finland 6.5.2016
Thank you Ella for this nice EUROPA FDC.The theme of the 2016 EUROPA stamps is environmentalism in Europe-“Think Green”. The bicycle image of Cypriot Doxia Sergidou, the winner of a design contest...
View ArticleHans Nielsen Hauge 27.4.1971
Hans Nielsen Hauge (April 3, 1771 – March 29, 1824) was a noted revivalist Norwegian lay minister who spoke up against the Church establishment in Norway. Hauge is considered an influential personality...
View ArticleGlowworms 3.3.2016
This lovely set of New Zealand Gloworm FDC and minisheet were sent to me very kindly by my niece Madhavi. The stamps actually glow in the dark.
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While you are waiting for the next post on this blog, you might as well visit the following blogs:-http://mystampsandfdcs.blogspot.in/ &http://gunsinstamps.blogspot.in
View ArticleCampaign against Hunger 21.3.1963
These two stamps on the FDC were issued in the Campaign against Hunger. The first one depicts a woman during the harvest season And, the second depicts Demetra, Goddess of wheatIn ancient Greek...
View ArticleEUROPA C.E.P.T - Bridge - 25th anniversary 28.4.1984
France 1984 European Post and Telecommunications Conference 25th Anniversary 2 value set depicting Bridge and River.
View ArticleRochefort-Martrou Transporter Bridge 20.7.1968
Rochefort-Martrou Transporter Bridge is a transporter bridge built between 1898 and 1900 . It is located in Rochefort, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France. Crossing the Charente River, it has a...
View ArticleVictory at La Marne 12-13.9.1964
To all the armies... When the fate of a country depends on a battle, it is important to remember to never look back; all the efforts have to be used to attack and force back the enemy. A troop that...
View ArticlePaul-Pierre Roux 6.7.1968
Paul-Pierre Roux, called Saint-Pol-Roux (15 January 1861, quartier de Saint-Henry, Marseille - 18 October 1940, Brest) was a French Symbolist poet.Saint-Pol-Roux is the archetypal "forgotten poet". It...
View Article50th Anniversary of the first Airmail flight in France on 17th August 1918...
This FDC and the stamp on it were issued by France to commemorate the 50thAnniversary of the first Airmail flight in France on 17th August 1918 from St. Nazaire to Paris via Le Mans.
View ArticleLilla Åland – a beloved furniture classic 27.5.2016
27 May sees the issue of an Åland stamp featuring a design classic, the chair Lilla Åland. Swedish furnituredesigner Carl Malmsten found inspiration for this Windsor-style chair during a visit to...
View ArticleGabriel Urbain Fauré 25.6.1966
Gabriel Urbain Fauré (12 May 1845 – 4 November 1924) was a French composer, organist, pianist and teacher. He was one of the foremost French composers of his generation, and his musical style...
View ArticlePhilexfrance 82 International Stamp Exhibition 14.6.1982
Philexfrance From 11 to 21 June 1982 at the CNIT La Défense.French Special Issue: Souvenir Sheet Marianne de Cocteau. Marianne of Cocteau was taken up in a larger format and a more unified color...
View Article30th anniversary of the Association of Free French 19.6.1976
30th anniversary of the Association of Free French
View ArticleHippolyte Adolphe Taine 9.7.1966
Hippolyte Adolphe Taine (21 April 1828 – 5 March 1893) was a French critic and historian. He was the chief theoretical influence of French naturalism, a major proponent of sociological positivism and...
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