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New Sepac Stamps: Artists of Guernsey

This year’s SEPAC theme is ‘Culture’ and we have chosen to celebrate paintings from a variety of artists who had connections with Guernsey.This striking set includes two very different paintings of Moulin Huet Bay – one by Renoir and one by Naftel. The French impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir spent a month in Guernsey in the […]

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Hungary Issued Stamps on Museums

Hungary issued stamps on treasures of the Rómer Flóris Museum of Art and History in Győr and the Zsolnay Collection of the Janus Pannonius Museum in Pécs on 3rd July 2015.

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New Romanian Stamps on Gorgeous Flowers from Botanical Gardens

This postage stamp issue presents rare flower species found in the patrimony of four botanical gardens in Romania. The stamps were unveiled on 3 July 2015. On the stamp with the face value of lei 1.00 is illustrated Astragalus peterfii Jav, plant from the species Milkvetch, endemic to Romania and with a pin head habitat, […]

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India Post Released Stamp on Nabakalebara 2015

Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Dharmendra Pradhan has released the special postal stamp on 17th July 2015 to commemorate historic Nabakalebara Rath Yatra 2015.Odisha Tourism Minister Ashok Panda, Chief Secretary Gokul Pati and Tourism Secretary Arvind Padhee were present at the occasion.The postage stamp is dedicated to Mahaprabhu Sree Jagannath. Dharmendra Pradhan has […]

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Royal Mail:New Personalized Stamps on Russian Art

The landscape sheet, consisting of twenty first class stamps, has images of paintings and sculptures from the Art Russe foundation’s collection. The designs are based on artworks that were displayed in March at  the first UK exhibition dedicated to the end of the Second World War and its reflection in Russian art, hosted by London’s Saatchi […]

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Guernsey will Issue Stamps on Sark’s 450th Anniversary

42p stamp-In 565 Saint Magloire landed on Sark from Brittany with 62 monks to establish a Christian monastery. As well as miraculously curing the sick and rescuing a man from a giant conger eel’s jaws, his best-known role was as a dragon slayer. According to legend he subdued the beast with his shawl then led […]

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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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Niue Released Stamps on Flora

30c – Fou (Hibiscus tiliaceus):The fou is one of the most commonly found trees in Niue, with bright yellow hibiscus flowers that turn red with age. The fou has several useful elements that are utilised in Niue. The bark of the fou contains strong fibres, making it ideal for creating cordage and fashioning into ceremonial […]

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New IOM Stamps on Public Transport

Isle of Man Post has issued a set of six stamps on 15th July 2015 on the public transport buses of 1930s and 40s.This beautiful set augments “All Aboard Please!” issue of 1999, proving that, like buses, good stamps are worth the wait! Now, as then, the images are specially-commissioned from Isle of Man artist […]

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Russia Issued Stamp on The Year of Literature

Russia has released a stamp on 25th June 2015  to mark the Year of Literature 2015. It depicts the profiles of such famous Russian writers as Alexander Pushkin, Nikolai Gogol and Anna Akhmatova. The Tsarskoye Selo Lyceum near St. Petersburg has played host to the official opening ceremony for the All-Russia Year of Literature. 2015 […]