Napoleon I The Block of stamps issued on the occasion of the bicentenary of the death (1769 -1821)of Napoleon 1st a stamp with a portrait of young Napoleon and a stamp with Napoleon at Saint Helena looking out to sea “ Issue Date:19.04.2021 Designer:Sophie Beaujard Illustrator:Sophie Beaujard Process:Mixte Groupe Bel Flag bearer of a formidable human, […]
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Microorganisms Issue Date:15.03.2021 Designer:Wim Vandersleyen Printer:Stamps Production Belgium Process:Offset Jellyfish in the North Sea Issue Date:15.03.2021 Designer:Sven Bellanger Printer:Stamps Production Belgium Process:Offset No To Bullying Sheetlet cut in the form of an open laptop, with a keyboard comprising various emojis. Issue Date:15.03.2021 Designer:Kris Maes Printer:Kris Maes Process:Offset Places of Mechelen Nightly view over de Grand-Place […]
The new “Stamps from the monarchy“ series opens with the stamps which were issued in 1899 as a result of the changeover to the new currency and were therefore the first to be issued with denominations in Heller and Kronen. In 1892 the currency for Austria-Hungary changed from the silver-coated Gulden to a gold- standard […]
Clematis Gold: C.Sarah Elizabeth The first plant to feature in ‘Clematis Gold’ series is called Sarah Elizabeth. this unique and beautiful clematis is dedicated to the memory of Sarah Elizabeth Groves, whose life was tragically cut short when she was murdered whilst back packing, on board a house boat on Dal Lake, Srinagar, Kashmir, on […]
Partisans of Lithuania The postage stamps depicts 4 partisans from 8 who have signed the Lithuanian Partisans Declaration of February 16, 1949. They are Petras Bartkus-Žadgaila, Adolfas Ramanauskas-Vanagas, Bronius Liesys-Naktis and Leonardas Vilhelmas Grigonis-Užpalis. Issue Date:17.02.2021 Designer:A. Ratkeviciene Printer:“Baltijas Banknote SIA”, Latvia. Process:Offset Size:30×37,5 mm Birute Marija Alseikaite-Gimbutiene B. M. Alseikaitė-Gimbutienė was most famous for […]
The stamps released on “150 years since the first celebration of Romanians from everywhere”, an event which took place at the Putna Monastery, in 1871. 150 years ago, Bukovina was a part of Austro-Hungary, being annexed by it in 1775. Romanian population in Bukovina was struggling to preserve its ethnic identity and cultivated the ideal […]
Camille Saint-Saens Camille Saint-Saens, who was born in Paris in 1835, at the height of the Romantic era, and died in Algiers in 1921, has remained a classic composer against all odds. A child prodigy, he gave his first concert at the age of 11. He enrolled in the Conservatoire de Paris in 1848, where […]
Covid-19 Stamp and Maxim Card Issue Date:30.12.2020 Designer:Maxim Cerevcov Printer:“Nova Imprim” (Chișinău, Moldova). Process:Offset Lithography Size:46.00 х 27.50 mm Year of Ox According to the traditional Chinese calendar, the coming new year will be the Year of the White Metal Ox. It will begin on February 12, 2021 and last until January 30, 2022. The […]
250th Anniversary of Beethoven The Stamp features the Beethoven monument which was unveiled on 12 August 1845, in honour of the 75th anniversary of the composer’s birth. Issue Date:21.07.2020 Designer:The Potting Shed Printer:Southern Colour Print Process:Offset Lithography Size:40mm deep x 30mm wide 100th Anniversary of Rupert Bear Originally created by artist and illustrator Mary Tourtel, […]
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 […]