Georg Ots (1920-1975) was one of the most prominent Estonian opera singers of all time, whose work has delighted many generations. By nature, Ots had been given a voice with a particularly beautiful timbre, musicality and natural charm. For three decades, Ots sang himself into the hearts of the audience through a variety of roles. […]
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Alexandru Ioan Cuza was born on March 20th, 1820, in Barlad, in a family of Moldavian dignitaries (“dregator” in Romanian). He held several positions in the Moldavian administration – chairman of the Covurlui Court (1849-1851 and 1855-1856), director of the Ministry of Interior (1851), burgrave (“parcalab” in Romanian) of Galati (1856). After the adoption of the […]
The First Circumnavigation Voyage, started by Ferdinand Magellan and completed by Sebastian Elcano, represents the rst truly global view of the world. A singular adventure that, having been de ned by Stefan Zweig as “the most glorious odyssey in the history of mankind”, had geographical, cultural, scienti c and socio-economic repercussions. Issue Date:18.03.2020 Designer:Atelier Folk […]
When World War II broke out, Norway declared itself neutral, but on 9 April 1940, German troops attacked the country. King Haakon and the Government refused to surrender. Within two months, the Germans had occupied the entire country, and on 7 June, King Haakon and Crown Prince Olav were forced to flee Norway and go […]
100 Year’s of Politehnica University Timisoara The postage stamps issue, that contains a stamp and a perforated souvenir sheet, is dedicated to the anniversary of the Politehnica University Timișoara, which celebrates, this year, a century since its establishment and marks the Centenary of the first higher education institution in the west of the country. On […]
Parrots In te reo Māori, the indigenous language of Aotearoa New Zealand, kākāriki is the term used to describe the small parakeets found on the mainland and surrounding islands. All species and subspecies of New Zealand parakeet share the characteristic of green plumage, and kākāriki also serves as the word for this colour.The stamps depicts […]
India Post has issued a set of 12 postage stamps on master healers of AYUSH on 30th August 2019. A mix sheet also issued having 2 stamps each of the set.AYUSH consists of alternate medical systems of India AyurvedaYogaUnaniSiddha and Homeopathy.In India The Ministry of AYUSH was formed on 9th November 2014 to ensure the […]
Kuruc, a German shepherd, was a narcotic detection dog working for the Customs and Finance Guard. His name is associated with the discovery of several major drugs hauls. Mancs, a mantrailing German shepherd, was a rescue dog and a member of the Miskolc-based Spider Rescue Team. He saved the lives of several hundred people during missions […]
India Post is issuing a set of postage stamps on master healers of AYUSH on 21st June 2019.AYUSH consists of alternate medical systems of India AyurvedaYogaUnaniSiddha and Homeopathy.In India The Ministry of AYUSH was formed on 9th November 2014 to ensure the optimal development and propagation of AYUSH systems of health care. Earlier it was […]
By Mukul Bhowmik On 10 th August 2018 , Bhutan post has issued a 4 value 3 D SS to mark the entry of Bhutan in Space with the launch of its first satellite a nano–satellite or cube satellite { cube sat] called Bhutan 1. The satellite was sent in to space at 3.41 PM BST aboard a space X Dragon space craft on […]