The stamp is a letter. Today, due to electronic technology, the travelling of the message has been shortened and there are significantly fewer paper letters. But the stamp on them is more and more getting on importance. It is almost as the stamp could be affixed and the signature of the sender added and […]
Category: New Stamps
Definitives 2015 The 2015 Definitive additional value stamps are a continuation of the 2014 Definitives. They have been printed using a special easy peel self adhesive paper that ensures ease of peeling and aafixing of the stamps onto envelopes. An additional one pound stamp has been produced in tribute and to replicate the original ‘Penny […]
Halden’s history is an exciting one. The town was named Frederikshald in 1665 after the Danish king, Frederik III. Just like Kristiania, which in 1925 changed its name back to Oslo, Frederikshald took back its old name, Halden, in 1928. But the fortress, which so many people have visited, is still called Fredriksten, and it […]
LIHULA and KIRBLA The fashion of flowery skirts developed at the end of the 19th century. It was triggered by the decoration of carpets with flowery embroidery that was called “roosimine”. The rose embroidery carpets spread also to other places but rose embroidery skirts were only made in Lihula and in the neighbouring parish of […]
The U.S. Postal Service dedicated two engraved stamps recently for couples planning to step up to the altar — the elegant 1-ounce Vintage Rose Forever stamp and the 2-ounce Vintage Tulip stamp. The stamps were dedicated at the American Philatelic Society Ameristamp Expo show.The stamps are the latest additions to the popular Weddings series. The […]
Shrine of the Book Israel’s largest cultural institution and one of the leading museums worldwide, the Israel Museum marks it’s 50th anniversary in May 2015.It is a major cultural attraction for Israelis and tourists alike.The Shrine of the Book houses the Dead Sea Scrolls, the most ancient biblical manuscrips in the world. The Shrine,which also was opened […]
Stamps featuring portrait photographs of famed singer Teresa Teng to commemorate her 20th death .A set consists of four stamps with a face value of NT$5, NT$9, NT$13 and NT$15.Teng is the first entertainer to be featured in a portrait on a national stamp.She died at the age of 42 of an asthma attack on […]
The Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost) will release special postage stamps on 2nd May 2015 in support of Filipino ring icon Manny Pacquiao in his May 2 showdown against Floyd Mayweather Jr.The Manny Pacquiao “Fight of the Century” Philippine postage stamps will be released at P10 each.”This ‘Fight of the Century’ postage stamps featuring the nation’s […]
Malta Post has announced that the €0.01, €0.02 and €0.05 stamps of the Definitive Issue have been reprinted.This reprint consists of 500,000 of each stamp, in sheets of 10 stamps bearing sheet numbers as follows: €0.01 stamp 160001-210000, €0.02 stamp 040001 – 090000, and the €0.05 stamp 020001 – 070000 both numbers included.The stamps measure […]
The President Mr.Pranab Mukharjee today released a postage stamp on the old seminary kottayam at New Delhi.The Old Seminary, Marthoma Seminary and Vadavathoor Seminary proclaim Syrian and Roman Christian traditions. It is located in the district of Kottayam in Kerala.The year 2015 marks the 200th anniversary, of the founding of “the Old Seminary” or “the Cottayam […]