This year’s design for the engraved stamp in the “Railways” series is the legendary “Rote Blitz”, an engine on the Graz-Koflach railway (GKB) from the 7950s.In 1855 approval was given for a “locomotive railway” from Küflach to Graz for the purpose of transporting coal from western Styria. The “Graz- Kuflacher Eisenbahn- und Bergbau-Gesellschaft” (Graz-Küflach Railway […]
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75 Years of the American Issue Greenland has issued stamps on 5th May 2020 to marks the 75th Jubilee of the popular American Issue . The stamp issue takes the form of an attractive souvenir sheet, reproducing the original artwork of the 1945 American Issue. It includes the three original images for the 10 and 15 […]
Royal Mail has released 12 stamps to mark the 60th anniversary of the world’s longest running TV continuing drama, Coronation Street.Eight stamps in the set are inspired by some of Coronation Street’s most loved duos over the years: Ena Sharples and Elsie Tanner; Stan and Hilda Ogden; Vera and Jack Duckworth; Deirdre and Ken Barlow; Rita […]
Daphne moths are colourful, day-flying species with wingspans between 18 and 26 millimetres, characterised by constantly vibrating their neatly patterned wings when they are active on sunny days. They are often seen sunbathing on bare surfaces, feeding on nectar or carefully laying their eggs on the right plant during periods of bright sunshine. Date of […]
Microscopic Art Artist Martin Oeggerli explores unknown worlds in his work and enables people to see things in ways they have never experienced before. Two of his images of the microscopic world now adorn a pair of particularly beautiful stamps. Issue Date:07.05.2020 Designer:Martin Oeggerli, Münchenstein (supported by the School of Life Sciences FHNW, Muttenz and […]
The Primary functions of Odisha State Archives are collection, Preservation, management, publication and educational use of records. These functions are performed according to the requirement of the administrative as well as research scholars and also it plays a significant role for promotion of State’s historical research. Promotion of States Historical Research: 232 research scholars were availed […]
100 Years of Geneva Airport Geneva International Airport was officially inaugurated in 1922 with the first international air route of Geneva–Dubendorf–Nuremberg. But its history began in 1920, when the Canton of Geneva decided to acquire a suitable plot of land between Cointrin and Meyrin. The airport’s importance increased rapidly. The wooden hangars were soon replaced […]
By William F. Sharpe Most collectors are familiar with perforation gauges to measure the distance between stamp perforations. The Scott Multi-Gauge, for example, is accurate enough to measure perforations at least to the nearest tenth perf size. Perf size is defined as the number of holes or teeth within a length or width of 2 […]
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Philately:Few Tips before Buying Stamps
rint colour should be fresh, not faded. There should be no marks or scratches. The gum should have a smooth colour. There should be no tone spots _ marks of a brown, rusty appearance _ on either side of the stamp. Hinge remnants, where the stamp has torn away rather than letting go of the […]
By Dr. Pradeep Jain John Baptist Lucius Noel Post card with his autograph and details about the film 1924 Mount Everest. This expedition was led by Gen C G BRUCE, C.B. It was posted from base camp. John Baptist Lucius Noel was an English mountaineer and filmmaker best known for his film of the 1924 […]