Teresa Sánchez de Cepeda y Ahumada was born on March 28, 1515 in Castilian Ávila, the third of ten children. She was considered a cheerful, inquisitive and lively girl and was allowed to learn to read and write at her father’s wish. After the early death of her mother a convent of Augustinian nuns took […]
Month: April 2015
Royal Mail is marking April Fool’s Day by issuing a set of stamps featuring some of the nation’s most popular, and funniest, comedians.Photographs of the Two Ronnies, Norman Wisdom,Billy Conolly, Victoria Wood and Spike Milligan are among those on the 10 first class stamps, which focus on performers from the tradition of standup and sketch […]
In recognition of the artistic and cultural values shared by Spain and Croatia, the postal services of both countries will circulate a joint issue dedicated to bobbin lace. The Croatian stamp will show lace from Lepoglava, and the Spanish stamp lace from Seville, both from the early 20th century. One special feature of this issue is […]
The Queensland Bottle Tree (Brachychiton rupestris), $1.40, named for its distinctive swollen trunk, grows in Queensland’s Burnett region. At 23 metres tall and 9.5 metres in circumference, it is a particularly large example of its species, which is endemic to central Queensland and northern New South Wales. The beautiful, graceful Lemon-scented Gum (Corymbia citriodora), 70c, […]
By Anurakti Vajpeyi Today I received a postcard from Slovenia. It is a picture postcard of a famous badminton player ‘Maja Tvrdy’. Her father sent me this postcard through post crossing. I am very happy. I had also won a gold medal in badminton. I liked that postcard very much. Postcrossing is a very good […]