Clematis Gold: C.Sarah Elizabeth The first plant to feature in ‘Clematis Gold’ series is called Sarah Elizabeth. this unique and beautiful clematis is dedicated to the memory of Sarah Elizabeth Groves, whose life was tragically cut short when she was murdered whilst back packing, on board a house boat on Dal Lake, Srinagar, Kashmir, on […]
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Partisans of Lithuania The postage stamps depicts 4 partisans from 8 who have signed the Lithuanian Partisans Declaration of February 16, 1949. They are Petras Bartkus-Žadgaila, Adolfas Ramanauskas-Vanagas, Bronius Liesys-Naktis and Leonardas Vilhelmas Grigonis-Užpalis. Issue Date:17.02.2021 Designer:A. Ratkeviciene Printer:“Baltijas Banknote SIA”, Latvia. Process:Offset Size:30×37,5 mm Birute Marija Alseikaite-Gimbutiene B. M. Alseikaitė-Gimbutienė was most famous for […]
Jainism Philately Group was founded on 15th Feb. 2011 at New Delhi during the International Exhibition INDIPEX-2011 with 50 members from all over the country as well as US and Canada. Mr Sudhir Jain was elected as first national chairman of this organisation.Our membership has now increased to nearly three hundred.These group is formed by […]
Chien Shiung Wu, a trailblazing Chinese American nuclear physicist whose myriad accomplishments earned her the nickname “the First Lady of Physics. Wu made enormous contributions to our understanding of radioactivity and the structure of the universe. Wu was born in China in 1912 and moved to the United States at the age of 24. She […]
Letipea lighthouse is located on the Letipea cape near the town of Kunda and marks the Letipea Peninsula, stretching out from the northern shore to assist navigation at sea. The first wooden lighthouse was built by the merchant Šerbin, but this operated only from 1815-1816. In 1936, a 16-metre-high reinforced concrete standard lighthouse with a […]
Graf and Stift SP 8 Pullman The SP 8 is a luxurious 7930s car made by the Austrian car makers Graf &Stint. Only 30 of the top-of-the-range SP 8 model were built between 1930 and 1936. It was based on the SP 5 to SP 7 series with their 6-cylinder engine. However, the six-litre straight-eight engine […]
The stamps released on “150 years since the first celebration of Romanians from everywhere”, an event which took place at the Putna Monastery, in 1871. 150 years ago, Bukovina was a part of Austro-Hungary, being annexed by it in 1775. Romanian population in Bukovina was struggling to preserve its ethnic identity and cultivated the ideal […]
Camille Saint-Saens Camille Saint-Saens, who was born in Paris in 1835, at the height of the Romantic era, and died in Algiers in 1921, has remained a classic composer against all odds. A child prodigy, he gave his first concert at the age of 11. He enrolled in the Conservatoire de Paris in 1848, where […]
Afghanistan has issued commemorative postage stamps bearing the image of slain Japanese doctor Tetsu Nakamura.The stamp was unveiled at a ceremony in the capital of Kabul on 15th January 2021.Valued at 300 Afghanis, or about 400 yen, the stamp features a photograph of Nakamura and words applauding his humanitarian aid efforts in the country. Nakamura […]
65 Years of EOKA Liberation Struggle The year 2020 marked the 65th anniversary of 1st of April 1955, the day the EOKA struggle began. A milestone for Cyprus history, because it proved the mental strength of Cypriot Hellenism and its strong faith in the demand for Enosis (Union) with Greece. A milestone in world history, because […]