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Philippines – Finland Joint Stamp Issue

Philippines issued joint stamps with Finland to commemorate 60 Years of diplomatic relations between both the countries.The stamps showing the Philippine tamaraw and Finland’s brown bear. While the P40 design shows front and side views of the tamaraw, the P10 design shows the front and side views of the brown bear.

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IOM Issued New Stamps on Queen Elizabeth II

This set of eight stamps portrays some of the most important ceremonial occasions in Her Majesty the Queen’s reign. Issue Date: 18.06.2015 Designer: The Fresh Group Printer: BDT Process: Offset Lithography Colours: 4 Colours Values: 44p x 2, 77p x 2, 93p x 2, £1.24 x 2

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Aland Issued Stamp on 150 Year’s of Julius Sundblom

Issue Date: 22.06.2015 Process: Offset  Colours: 4 Colours Values: EUR 1.20

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Singapore: World Stamp Exhibition Stamps

To commemorate the nation’s 50th birthday, as well as Singapore hosting the World Stamp Exhibition, SingPost will launch its first augmented reality stamps.The SG50 special collector’s sheets are best enjoyed using an app called “MARC”. A person would just need to do scan the stamp with the app and a video montage would appear.Said SingPost’s […]

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Canada Issued Fabric Stamp on National Flag

Canada is celebrating Canada Day by highlighting its first stamp made from fabric, depicting a flapping Canadian flag.Canada Post created the large, nine by 14 centimetre stamp as the Maple Leaf flag marked its 50th anniversary earlier this year. Made from rayon, the stamp features a three-dimensional image of the Canadian flag and provides $5 […]

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Special Cover on Inaugural Run of Chennai Metro

A special carried cover was released on 29th June 2015 to commemorate the metro train in Chennai.Back of cover is showing technical details like number of stations and speed of the train etc.

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Monaco Issued Stamps on Legendary f1 Drivers :Michele Alboreto

An Italian racing driver born in 1956 in Milan, Michele Alboreto competed in 194 Formula 1 Grand Prix races between 1981 and 1994. In 1985, with Ferrari, he finished second in the world behind Alain Prost. In 1995, he switched to sports prototypes. He was killed in 2001 on the German Lausitz circuit while training […]

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Zeppelin Mail : Unique Theme in Stamp Collection

Zeppelin mail was  mail carried on zeppelins  , the German Airships   that saw civilian use from 1908 to 1939. Almost every zeppelin flight carried mail, sometimes in large quantities; the covers  usually received special postmarks  , and a number of nations issued  postage stamps specifically intended for use on mail carried by the zeppelins. The first zeppelin to […]

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USPS :Penguins Stamp Issue

The stamp depicts majestic emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri).Largest of the penguin species, the emperor stands over three feet tall and can weigh more than 80 pounds. Emperor penguins rely on a layer of fat and a waterproof coat of short, stiff feathers to protect them from the subzero temperatures, powerful winds, and icy waters in […]

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Austria Issued Stamp on Young People for a Healthy Diet

This stamp, the result of this year’s “Young people for a healthy diet” competition, has a nominal value Euro 0.68 with a surcharge of 20 cent to be used for the youth work of the Federation of Austrian Philately Associations. This includes a large number of activities such as school projects in which children are […]