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New Stamps Released from Guernsey

250th Anniversary of Beethoven The Stamp features the Beethoven monument which was unveiled on 12 August 1845, in honour of the 75th anniversary of the composer’s birth. Issue Date:21.07.2020 Designer:The Potting Shed Printer:Southern Colour Print Process:Offset Lithography Size:40mm deep x 30mm wide 100th Anniversary of Rupert Bear Originally created by artist and illustrator Mary Tourtel, […]

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Croatia Issued Stamp on Bljesak and Oluja Operations

On the morning of May 1, 1995, Croatian military and police forces launched a lightning operation to liberate the previously occupied areas of western Slavonia. The operation began with an attack by Croatian forces on the southern and central part of the West Slavonian occupied territory from the direction of Novska and Nova Gradiška with […]

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New Stamps Released from Cyprus

Europa 2020:Ancient Postal Routes During three centuries (1571-1878) of Ottoman occupation of Cyprus the town of Larnaka was the centre of commerce and the abode of the consular corps. Correspondence was minimal and any mail was hand carried by a ship’s captain.The first ottoman post office opened in Lefkosia in 1871, and the first  postal […]