Date of Release:19th May 2020
Author: PhilaMirror
Vietnam has issued a commemorative stamp on 130th Birth Anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh’s and 50th anniversary of Ho Chi Minh Museum. VNA/VNS Photo Thong Nhat. The stamp features a portrait of President Ho in the centre. On the right of the portrait is the image of Ho Chi Minh Museum in Hanoi with […]
The Royal Academy of Portuguese History, which celebrates its third centenary this year, was founded on 8 December 1720 as a response to the calls of various scholars for King João V to become the institution’s patron and protector. Emerging in a climate favourable to the arts and letters, subjects that were widely discussed and […]
Stamps commemorate one of the United Stateâs most culturally rich periods, the Harlem Renaissance. The sheath of 55-cent forever stamps brandish stylized portraits of key Harlem figures Nella Larsen, Alaine Locke, Arturo Alfonso Schomburg, and Anne Spencer.Spanning the 1920s, the movement brought to the fore a generation of literary, musical, and artistic minds, and this […]
Birth Centenary of Leyla Badirbeyli Leyla Badirbeyli left a bright mark on the history of Azerbaijani art. For many years, she has served as a source of inspiration for young artists. Her internal spirit made her an outstanding actress and dancer.When she was a child, she often visited an all-girls club with her mother, where […]
The Jayamangali Blackbuck Reserve is located next to Maidenahalli, which is a small village in the Madhugiri Taluk. This reserve is the only notified protected area in the entire district of Tumkur. The area of the reserve is 798 acres with the largest population of blackbucks. Apart from blackbucks, the area consists of Acacia and […]
Europa 2020 The stamps will feature a postillion on horseback, a resting horse and a stagecoach. Until the advent of the railways, this was the way mail was transported throughout Europe for centuries. Issue Date:11.05.2020 Designer:studio26, Arnhem Printer:Koninklijke Joh. Enschedé B.V., Haarlem Process:Offset Colours:black, PMS 072 blue, PMS 871 gold and phosphorus Size:Stamp Size: 36 […]
As early as 1930, drawings for a technical solution similar to today’s chairlift were submitted to the Budapest decision-makers by the engineer István Hantos Jr, and in 1933 documents for a cable car from Zugliget to János Hill to enable people to get to the green hills above Budapest faster in order to go on […]
By Sudhir Jain For the first time an International Philatelic Exhibition INDIPEX-73 was organized in India from 14th to 23rd Nov. 1973. To propagate this exhibition, one stamp was issued on 8th Jan. 1973 and three stamps were issued on inauguration day of the exhibition i.e. 14th Nov.1973. F.D.C. exhibited here is of first stamp issued […]
Butterflies : My Own Stamp Date of Release:9th June 2020 Summer Flowers:Epilobium Hirsutum Relatively few plants bloom in Israel in the summer due to the lack of rain during this arid season. It is therefore not surprising that most of the species that do bloom are found in damp habitats such as pools, riverbanks and […]