Europa 2020:Ancient Postal Routes During three centuries (1571-1878) of Ottoman occupation of Cyprus the town of Larnaka was the centre of commerce and the abode of the consular corps. Correspondence was minimal and any mail was hand carried by a ship’s captain.The first ottoman post office opened in Lefkosia in 1871, and the first postal […]
Category: Commemorative Stamps
International Pride Day The famous rainbow flag originated in San Francisco. It was designed by Gilbert Baker, an artist and gay rights activist at the end of the 1970s. The original design had eight colours: pink, red, orange, yellow, green, turquoise, blue and purple. There are various ideas about the meaning of the colours in […]
Sea Life Issue Date:01.07.2020 Printer:Joh. Enschede Security Printers Flowers Issue Date:01.07.2020 Printer:Joh. Enschede Security Printers Butterflies Issue Date:01.07.2020 Printer:Joh. Enschede Security Printers Birds Issue Date:01.07.2020 Printer:Joh. Enschede Security Printers
Australia issued stamps on famous TV cartoon series Bluey. The stamps created by Joe Brumm, Bluey and produced by the Emmy award-winning Ludo Studio for ABC KIDS .
Date of Release:19th May 2020
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]