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Oregano
Cyprus post issued an aromatic stamp featuring oregano on 2nd May 2013. Oregano – or “rouvanos” – is a member of the Lamiaceae family. It is an aromatic bush or semi-bush growing up to 100cm tall with...
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Charles Fuhrmann and Wolf Spritzer the Jewellers of the Netherlands Antilles
As of 2010, the Netherlands Antilles no longer exist; it was formerly a constituent state of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The term is still used to describe the various islands in the Caribbean that...
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Enzo Sereni
Enzo Sereni (17 April 1905–18 November 1944) was an Italian Zionist, co-founder of kibbutz Givat Brenner, scholar, advocate of Jewish-Arab co-existence and a resistance fighter who was parachuted into...
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The Jewish Legion for Palestine
The remarkable episode of the Jewish Legion in World War I, within the framework of the British Army, is a milestone in the history of Zionism. For the first time, a military unit was created with...
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Easter Stamps - Cyprus
Cyprus Post issued A set of 3 stamps for Easter this year on 3.4.2013 with different values entitled:Christ's Entry Into Jerusalem, The Crucifixion & The Resurrection.ely FDC.Thank you Dear Merja...
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150th Anniversary of the Bank of Netherland Antilles
The three stamps on this cover were issued by the Nederlandse Antillen Post to commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the Bank of Netherland Antilles on 7th February 1978. The blue stamp (15c) depicts a...
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40th Anniversary of Israel's Independence
Israel's Independence Day (Yom Ha'atzmaut in Hebrew) commemorates the declaration of independence of Israel in 1948, celebrating the declaration of the state of Israel by David Ben-Gurion in Tel Aviv...
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ISRAEL - 40TH ANNIVERSARY STAMP EXHIBITION
Further to my post yesterday(6th July 2013), ie regarding the 40th Israeli Independence Day this FDC with the special Sovenir sheet on it is about the Memorial Day Stamp Exhibition and the Memorial Day...
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White And Yellow Water Lily
Two artistically beautiful stamps appear in June. Photographer and florist Tiina Tahvanainen has featured a white and a yellow water lily. These two stamps and the cover were released with the pretty...
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THE 1982 MAP STAMP - New Zealand
THE 1982 MAP STAMP: THE VALUE OF SEVEN DOTSIn April 1982 the cost of posting a standard letter within New Zealand rose from 20 to 24 cents. This necessitated the issuing of a new stamp, and so the 24...
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PALMAH
This stamp and cover was issued on 18.2.1992 to commemorate the Israeli PALMAH movement. Now, what was the Palmah? A brief description of the Palmah is given below.I n May 1941, the Palmah, striking...
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Ayalon94 Hot Air Ballooning Championship.
On October 15, 1793 the first pilot in the world, Pilatre De Rozier, took to the air in France in a hot-air balloon, built by the brothers Joseph and Etienne Montgolfier. A huge cloth sack in the form...
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Florida - The 27th State of the United States
The U.S. Postal Service commemorates the 500th anniversary of the naming of Florida with the release of the La Florida (Forever®) stamps that celebrate the state's floral abundance. During the Easter...
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1970 EUROPA CEPT - Yugoslavia
The 1970 theme for EUROPA CEPT stamps was the "Sun composed of 24 interwoven fibres. 1 for each 1970 CEPT member". Designed by Irish Artist Louis Le Brocquy.Thank you Dear Maria for this FDC.
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100 years of Dutch Criminal Code & Three Centuries of the Normal Amsterdam...
This First Day Cover commemorates two things on 21st January 1986. 100 years of Dutch Criminal Code & Three Centuries of the Normal Amsterdam Level The stamp on the left(50c) is regarding the 100...
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1986 EUROPA CEPT - Iceland - Preservation of Nature
In accordance with the Europa theme for 1986 "Preservation of Nature", Iceland issued these two lovely stamps shown on the FDC, very kindly given to me by my friend Merja.Skaftafell is a preservation...
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Edgar Rice Burroughs and Tarzan
Who doesn't know Tarzan? I think everybody does. Tarzan has been and still is my favourite. He is so magnificent and he is so Real!!!In 1912, Edgar Rice Burroughs published his first story, “Under the...
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The Council of Europe
The Council of Europe is an international organisation promoting co-operation between all countries of Europe in the areas of legal standards, human rights, democratic development, the rule of law and...
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Kupat Holim - Israel's leading health service organization
Clalit, also Klalit ( General Health Services) is one of Israel's leading health service organizations. Widely known as Kupat Holim Clalit, it was established in 1911 as a mutual aid society. When the...
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HAVIVAH REIK
HAVIVAH REIK (1914-1944) was one of the four members of the Hagana who were parachuted over Slovakia during World War II.Havivah was born to working-class parents who lived in a small village near the...
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