During the Korean War, Lt Col James Power Carne led 700 men of the Gloucestershire Regiment against more than 10,000 Chinese in the Battle of Imjin River in 1951.He was eventually captured and spent 19 months in solitary confinement, and was later awarded the Victoria Cross.He is depicted on one of 10 stamps issued to […]
Month: July 2015
By Parthita Jain “Mirror,Mirror On The Wall..Who is The Fairest One of All?” We all recognise these enchanted words. They were said by the evil Queen in the fairytale Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.Although the fairytale was written by the Brothers Grimm, it was actually brought to life when it was adapted and made […]
Kite-flying, one of Filipinos’ favorite hobbies, is celebrated in the second quarter topical stamps issued by the Philippine Postal Corp. PHLPost said the stamps feature the “Saranggola,” which are usually made of bamboo sticks and plastic bags. According to PHLPost, this series of stamps will have 10 designs, with the kites “in upward position flying […]
Canada Post issued five stamps celebrating extraordinary Canadian locations whose rugged grandeur and cultural impact have earned global recognition as UNESCO World Heritage sites.Included is Canada’s newest UNESCO World Heritage site, the Red Bay Basque Whaling Station, located along the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador’s Strait of Belle Isle. There, in the 16th century, European […]
50th Anniversary of the First Spacewalks On July 2nd, 2015 Kyrgyz Express Post (KEP) is issuing the souvenir sheet “50th Anniversary of the First “Spacewalks”.In 1965 the first ever extravehicular activity was performed. The first ever heroes to perform this activity were the Soviet pilot-cosmonaut Alexey Leonov and the American astronaut Edward White. The KEP […]
Karnataka circle of India Post has released a special cover on Rotary Bangalore Down North on 27th June 2015.
Aleksander Warma (Varma) * 22.06.1890 in the Viinistu village, Kõnnu rural municipality, Harju County † 23.12.1970 in Stockholm Prime Minister in duties of the President 30.03.1963-23.12.1970 1924-1926, assistant to the jurisconsult of the Ministry of Defence, later codificator. In 1926-1927 Director of the legal bureau of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 1927-1931 later Director of […]
Issue Date:7 January 2015,Width:45 mm,Height:35 mm,Perforation 13.5 by 13.5,Printer:Talleres de Valores Fiscales del Ministerio de Hacienda
Date of Issue:4 January 2015,Width:42 mm,Height:30mm,Perforation:14,Printer:Security Printing Works Government Press
Estonia: European U23 Championships in Track and Field Athletics One of the major track and field events in Europe in 2015 – the tenth U23 championships – will bring to the historical Kadriorg stadium in Tallinn in the period from 9 to12 July about a thousand track and field athletes of up to 23 years […]