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New Stamps from Isle of Man

50 Year’s of The Curraghs Wildlife Park This park is one of the Island’s most popular attractions and to recognise the Park’s impressive work in animal husbandry and education that is so vital to the preservation of rare species and the awareness of future generations. The images throughout the issue are the work of the […]

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India Post is Issuing Stamp on Samrat Ashoka

India Post is soon issuing a commemorative postage stamp on Great Emperor Ashoka. King Asoka, the third monarch of the Indian Mauryan dynasty, has come to be regarded as one of the most exemplary rulers in world history. The British historian H.G. Wells has written: “Amidst the tens of thousands of names of monarchs that crowd […]

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Macau Issued Stamps on World Heritage Sites

Macao has issued stamps on 10th July 2015 to celebrates 10th anniversary of Historic Centre of Macao as World Heritage. The heritage sites featured on the 10th anniversary stamps are Senado Square, Sam Kai Vui Kun (Kuan Tai Temple), the Cathedral, Holy House of Mercy and Lou Kau Mansion. The stamps shows vivid and energetic […]

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Singapore Issued Third Set of Stamps on SG50

The set consists of six themes; United as One People, A Smart Singapore, Hear us Roar, Realising our Aspirations, Our Heritage, Our Culture, Our Future and Harmonious at Heart. The first stamp set, Our Journey Together (48 years of independence), was released in 2013 and featured defining moments of Singapore’s past.The second stamp set, I […]

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New Polish Stamp on Korycinski Cheese

Korycinski is a hard yellow cheese made from cow’s milk, named after the town of Korycin in Poland and considered to be the oldest polish yellow cheese.Koryciński, also known as “swojski” (homemade), is a hard yellow cheese made from cow’s milk, named after the town of Korycin in Poland, and made in the Podlaskie Voivodeship […]

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Argentina Issued Stamps on Dr. René Gerónimo

Argentina has released a special stamp in the honor of  prominent surgeon Dr. René Gerónimo Favaloro was the foremost surgeon who successfully conducted coronary heart surgery based on a new technique he developed at Cleveland Clinic, US.Born and brought up in La Plata, Argentina, Dr. Favaloro was inspired by Professor Mainetti of La Plata University […]

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Jersey Issued Second Set of Stamps on World War I

The second part released on 4th August 2015 commemorating the events of World War I focusses on change. ‘The Great War’ 1914-1918 was the first conflict to embrace the need for dramatic change in order to achieve the upper hand.The stamps feature the development of mechanization, communication, camouflage and deception, uniform, observation and the tactics […]

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Canada Issued Stamps on Franklin Expedition

Canada has released two stamps on 6th August 2015 to commemorate John Franklin’s search for  Northwest Passage and the discovery in September 2014 of the sunken remains of his expedition’s flagship HMS Erebus. “The mystery of Franklin’s expedition has long captured the imaginations of Canadians”, said Canada’s Minister of Justice Peter MacKay. “These stamps reflect Canadians’ pride in the […]

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Commemorative Stamp on A.P.J.Abdul Kalam soon

As a tribute to the former President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, the Department of Posts will release commemorative stamps on his birth anniversary on October 15.Members of the South India Philatelists Association had recently submitted a request to the Department of Posts to bring out a set of four stamps on Mr. Kalam. Association secretary Roland […]

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Portugal Issued Stamps on Mediterranean Diet

The Mediterranean Diet is a food concept that, within the history chronology, is as much timeless as it is accurate. Its classification as “Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity” by UNESCO confirms not only the existence of a specific food regime, but also a historic trace born within the Mediterranean. This is the legacy that the […]