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New Stamps Released from Guernsey

75th Liberation Day  75 years on, Liberation Day, which is celebrated annually on 9 May, is a chance for islanders to remember the days of occupation and celebrate their freedom with a wonderful parade and fireworks, and much more besides. Issue Date:02.05.2020 Designer:Two Degrees North Printer:Bpost Process:Offset Lithography Size:30mm deep x 45mm wide 250th Anniversary […]

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Royal Mail:End of the Second World War Stamp Issue

The 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War is being called the last opportunity for veterans to participate. The events of those years will soon pass from living memory into history. There will be national and international commemorations, and the year also sees the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the last […]

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Isle of Man Issued Stamps on Year of the Nurse and Midwife

The Year of the Nurse and Midwife is a celebration of health care workers around the globe and the vital role they play within communities. Issue Date:12.05.2020 Designer:DM Design Isle of Man Printer:Lowe Martin Process:Offset Lithography Colours:4 Colours Size:40 x 40mm

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Jersey Issued Stamps on End of World War

9th May is the Island of Jersey’s national day and in the years since the end of the war a pattern of official ceremonies has developed, 9th May 2020 is marks the 75th anniversary of the Liberation of Jersey.Six stamps portray key moments of a contemporary celebration of Liberation Day, focusing on how the event […]

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Aland Issued Stamp on Dunderdans Dance School

Behind the organization we find 32- year old Erica Dunder from Mariehamn. Having danced since childhood, she started and instructed her first dance group already as a teenager. In 2001, she founded the DunderDans dance school that now has more than 300 students between the ages of 7 and 30+. Erica wishes to offer girls […]

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Special Cover Released on Mohan Lal Bakliwal

Mohan Lal Bakliwal was a freedom fighter .He was elected for Loksabha in 1957.He was a trade union leader of INTUC and ex chairman of Durg municipality (Chhattisgarh).The government has named an over bridge in Durg on his name last year.

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Remembering Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on His Birth Centenary Year

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (1920-1975), the founding leader of Bangladesh and the country’s first Prime Minister. He is referred to as Sheikh Mujib or simply Mujib, the title ‘Bangabandhu’ meaning ‘friend of Bengal’. Before joining politics, Rahman studied law and political science in Kolkata and Dhaka, and agitated for Indian independence. In 1949, he joined […]

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Fight with Covid-19:Special Cover Released on Stay Home Stay Safe

Date of Release:26th May 2020,Bhubaneswar

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New Europa 2020 Stamps

Theme:Ancient Postal Routes Latvia Issue Date:08.05.2020 Designer:Ludis Danilāns Printer:Baltijas Banknote Latvija Croatia An example of excellent construction skills is the Majstorska Cesta road, going over Velebit and connecting Zadar and the region of Lika along the Obrovac – Podprag – Mali Alan – Sveti Rok route. It was built from 1825 to 1832 and it […]

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UNPA Issued Stamp on 40th Anniversary of Eradication of Smallpox

The World Health Organization commemorated the 40th anniversary of smallpox eradication in December 2019, recognizing the historic moment on 9 December 1979 when the end of smallpox was confirmed to have been eradicated. Five months later, in May 1980, the 33rd World Health Assembly issued its official declaration that ‘the world and all its peoples […]