Sports Stamps 3.6.1980
(50c) World Team Olympiad was an international bridge tournament for national teams, held once every four years. Each country of the World Bridge Federation was a member had the right to register one...
View ArticleFrance – Vatican Joint Issue 10.11.2005
Drawings by Raphael, both preserved in the Louvre Museum in Paris: "St. Catherine of Alexandria"and "Young Draped Man".
View ArticleThe Bialowieza Forest 26.11.2005
The Bialowieza Forest in Poland, located between the Baltic Sea and the Black Sea, is one of the largest forests in Europe. It is one of the last and largest remaining parts of the immense primeval...
View Article175th Anniversary of the Postage stamp 3.9.2015
Before 1st May 1840, posting a letter was a very complicated and expensive affair. It could cost the equivalent of a days wage, and it was charged by how many sheets of paper were used and how far it...
View ArticleCorals in US waters 26.8.1980
This se-tenant issue of four stamps features corals found in waters of the United States, its territories, and its possessions. The stamps were issued in Charlotte Amalie, the capital of the U.S....
View Article60th Anniversary of the Marianne of Dulac 11.11.2005
The " Marianne de Dulac " or " Marianne de Londres " was a series of stamps in common use , designed at the request of General de Gaulle by the British government in 1942. In March 1994, the Stamp...
View ArticleCentenary of the 1905 French law on the Separation of the Churches and the...
The 1905 French law on the Separation of the Churches and State was passed by the Chamber of Deputies on 9 December 1905. Enacted during the Third Republic, it established state secularism in France....
View ArticleLarvotto Marine Reserve - Fan Mussel 29.4.2010
Larvotto Marine Reserve is a coastal reserve in front of the beaches. It has a diverse wildlife with hundreds of plants and water animals. It is a perfect spot for people who love underwater adventures...
View ArticleTraffic and Transport stamps 26.8.1980
(50c) Road transport: trucks.(60c) Railway transport: Silo wagon type UCES.(80c) Water transport: Inland vessel.
View ArticleRed Cross - Hans Memling 10.11.2005
Hans Memling (c. 1430 – 11 August 1494) was a German painter who moved to Flanders and worked in the tradition of Early Netherlandish painting. He spent some time in the Brussels workshop of Rogier van...
View ArticleThe 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Mother Teresa, 1910-1997
Mother Teresa MC, known in the Catholic Church as Saint Teresa of Calcutta (born Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu; Albanian: 26 August 1910 – 5 September 1997), was an Albanian-Indian Roman Catholic nun and...
View ArticleEUROPA 1980 – Famous People - Netherlands 23.9.1980
Queen Wilhelmina (1880-1962). Wilhelmina Helena Pauline Maria (31 August 1880 – 28 November 1962) was Queen of the Kingdom of the Netherlands from 1890 until her abdication in 1948. Wilhelmina was the...
View ArticleVictor Baltard 19.9.2005
Victor Baltard (9 June 1805 – 13 January 1874) was a French architect famed for work in Paris including designing Les Halles market Depicted on the stamp) and the Saint-Augustin church.His most popular...
View ArticleThe Council of Europe 18.9.2005
The Council of Europe is an international organisation focused on protecting human rights, democracy, rule of law in Europe and promoting European culture. Founded in 1949, it has 47 member states,...
View ArticleMercantour National Park - Martagon 29.4.2010
Mercantour National Park is one of the ten national parks of France. Since it was created in 1979, the Mercantour Park has proven popular, with 800,000 visitors every year enjoying the 600 km of marked...
View ArticleVrije Universiteit Amsterdam &Seal 14.10.1980
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam is a university in Amsterdam, Netherlands, founded in 1880. VU is one of two large, publicly funded research universities in the city, the other being the University of...
View Article25th Anniversary of Special Olympics 3.6.2005
Special Olympics is a global organization that serves athletes with intellectual disabilities working with hundreds of thousands of volunteers and coaches each year. Since the establishment of Special...
View ArticleMonte-Carlo Bay Hotel and Resort 7.10.2005
A contemporary style with the charming colours of the Riviera The Monte Carlo Bay Hotel & Resort offers a beautiful view of the blue azure of the Mediterranean.
View ArticleThe Fiefs of The Family of Grimaldi’s 23.4.2010
The Sovereign Prince or Princess of Monaco is the reigning monarch and head of state of the Principality of Monaco. All princes or princesses have officially taken the name of the House of Grimaldi,...
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