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Royal Mail is Issuing Stamps on Bees

Six UK bee species chosen for the sheet stamps to give representation of all parts of the UK, different habitats and the different kinds of bee species that breed in the UK (two bumblebee species and four ‘solitary’ bees). The miniature sheet is devoted to the honey bee.The six individual stamps have been designed by […]

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The Netherlands Issued Stamps on Tour de France Route

The Netherlands issued special stamps on 4th July 2015 on Tour de France in the Netherlands .PostNL issued the Tour de France mail set specially for the start of the Tour. The set contains a stamp sheet with three new stamps and three matching postcards. The set features the route of the first two stages […]

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Jersey Issued Stamps and MS on Battle of Britain  and  Sir Winston Churchill

The six stamps in this issue commemorate 75 years since the Battle of Britain and depict some of the key factors that enabled Britain to survive. Together these factors helped to form a springboard for allied victory in World War Two.Hat-Trick Design, London, has designed the 40’s styled stamps in keeping with the stamps they […]

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Hungary Issued Stamps on Stamp Day

Tata (in Latin Dotis and in German Totis) lies on the river Által in northern Transdanubia, where the flat Kisalföld and the Transdanubian Mountain Range meet at the north-western entrance to the Tata valley separating the Gerecse and Vértes mountain ranges. The city of Tata has been inhabited since ancient times, which the archaeological finds […]

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New Stamps from New Zealand

Singapore 2015 World Stamp Exhibition This is a joint issue between New Zealand, Australia and Singapore. And as 2015 marks the 50th year of Independence and the 150th year of Wellington as New Zealand’s capital city, the exhibition first day cover features all three country’s parliament buildings. UNESCO World Heritage Sites Six stamps in this […]

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Royal Mail is Issuing Stamps on Battle of Britain

Royal Mail has announced that six Special Stamps to mark the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain will be issued on 16 July.The Battle of Britain took place over the summer and autumn of 1940 and saw the Royal Air Force and the German Luftwaffe contest the world’s first independent and decisive air campaign in the […]

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Canada Issued Stamps on World Heritage Sites

Canada Post issued five stamps celebrating extraordinary Canadian locations whose rugged grandeur and cultural impact have earned global recognition as UNESCO World Heritage sites.Included is Canada’s newest UNESCO World Heritage site, the Red Bay Basque Whaling Station, located along the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador’s Strait of Belle Isle. There, in the 16th century, European […]

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New Stamps from Kyrgyzstan

50th Anniversary of the First Spacewalks On July 2nd, 2015 Kyrgyz Express Post (KEP) is issuing the souvenir sheet “50th Anniversary of the First “Spacewalks”.In 1965 the first ever extravehicular activity was performed. The first ever heroes to perform this activity were the Soviet pilot-cosmonaut Alexey Leonov and the American astronaut Edward White. The KEP […]

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Canada:Love Your Pet Stamp Issue

These stamps are about  spaying or neutering, regular visits to the veterinarian, proper nutrition, effective identification, safe and comfortable surroundings, plenty of play and exercise, and lots of attention.The stamp illustrations bring to life various scenarios in which pets are being cared for responsibly. The whimsical and colourful brush stroke style brings some light heartedness […]

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India Post Issued Stamps and MS on International Yoga Day

By Parthita Jain India Post has today issued a stamp and a miniature sheet (Denomination 5 Rs) on International Yoga Day .                                                       June 21st was declared as the International Day of Yoga by the United Nations General Assembly on December 11, 2014.Yoga,a 6000 year-old physical, mental and spiritual practice aims to transform the body and […]