Finland issued stamp on Pertti Kurikan on 28th April 2015.Finland’s Eurovision Song Contest entry Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät will be challenging discriminatory attitudes towards people with disabilities as they get on stage in the first Eurovision semi-final in Vienna, Austria, to perform their barnstorming hit song Aina mun pitää. Many are predicting that the band will […]
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Merkið (The Symbol) – 75th Anniversary of The Faroese National Flag Blue as the sky, red as blood, white as waterfall, surf and winter’s sounds. Merkið – The Student Flag In the era of national awakening in the Faroe Islands, which started at the famous Christmas meeting in 1888, the need for a unifying symbol […]
The stamp is a letter. Today, due to electronic technology, the travelling of the message has been shortened and there are significantly fewer paper letters. But the stamp on them is more and more getting on importance. It is almost as the stamp could be affixed and the signature of the sender added and […]
Definitives 2015 The 2015 Definitive additional value stamps are a continuation of the 2014 Definitives. They have been printed using a special easy peel self adhesive paper that ensures ease of peeling and aafixing of the stamps onto envelopes. An additional one pound stamp has been produced in tribute and to replicate the original ‘Penny […]
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Postal Museum Inaugurated
By Laiqh A. Khan Bengaluru:Bells, shining badges, spears, weighing scales and a host of other paraphernalia associated with the postman of yore were unveiled recently at the Postal Museum, situated in the Postal Training Centre (PTC) here.Set up in an area spread across 1,250 sq ft, the museum was thrown open to the public on […]
Europa stamps are special stamps issued by European postal administrations/ enterprises under the aegis of PostEurop in which Europe is the central theme.EUROPA stamps underlines cooperation in the posts domain, taking into account promotion of philately. They also build awareness of the common roots, culture and history of Europe and its common goals.As such, EUROPA stamp […]
The U.S. Postal Service dedicated two engraved stamps recently for couples planning to step up to the altar — the elegant 1-ounce Vintage Rose Forever stamp and the 2-ounce Vintage Tulip stamp. The stamps were dedicated at the American Philatelic Society Ameristamp Expo show.The stamps are the latest additions to the popular Weddings series. The […]
Halden’s history is an exciting one. The town was named Frederikshald in 1665 after the Danish king, Frederik III. Just like Kristiania, which in 1925 changed its name back to Oslo, Frederikshald took back its old name, Halden, in 1928. But the fortress, which so many people have visited, is still called Fredriksten, and it […]
LIHULA and KIRBLA The fashion of flowery skirts developed at the end of the 19th century. It was triggered by the decoration of carpets with flowery embroidery that was called “roosimine”. The rose embroidery carpets spread also to other places but rose embroidery skirts were only made in Lihula and in the neighbouring parish of […]
Shrine of the Book Israel’s largest cultural institution and one of the leading museums worldwide, the Israel Museum marks it’s 50th anniversary in May 2015.It is a major cultural attraction for Israelis and tourists alike.The Shrine of the Book houses the Dead Sea Scrolls, the most ancient biblical manuscrips in the world. The Shrine,which also was opened […]