A set of four stamps has been issued by the Government and Philatelic Bureau, depicting the new schools built in recent years: St Anne’s, Notre Dame, St Bernard’s, Bayside and Westside.The featured artworks were created by local artist, Karl Ullger, and were on display at the GEMA gallery last November as part of his exhibition, […]
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Canada has released two stamps to mark the 75th anniversary of the 1945 victory in Europe.The stamps honour two Canadians who exemplify bravery on the battlefront and support on the home front: Private Léo Major, “the One-eyed Ghost,” who single-handedly liberated the German-occupied Dutch town of Zwolle, and Veronica Foster, “Ronnie, the Bren Gun Girl”, […]
Taiwan issued a set of commemorative stamps on 20th May 2020 for the nation’s 15th presidential inauguration.The package contains three items: a stamp featuring President Tsai Ing-wen who is to begin her second term, and vice president-elect William Lai a collection of four designer stamps; and a stamp folio.The stamp of Tsai and Lai show […]
100 Years of Hong Kong Young Women’s Christian Association Founded in 1920, the Hong Kong Young Women’s Christian Association (HKYWCA) is one of the most time-honoured women’s groups in Hong Kong. Over the century, the HKYWCA has been committed to its mission of nurturing women and upheld its belief of serving the community by providing […]
Mammals The stamps show five different mammals that live and breed in the Danish countryside, roe deer, hedgehog, black squirrel, dormouse and stoat. Unesco World Heritage Five Danish Places selected as World Heritage Sites can be seen on the stamps. 800 years of the Danish flag The Danish flag turns 800 in 2019. Over the […]
Europa 2020:Ancient Postal Routes Date of Release:29th April 2020,Design: Maciej Jędrysik print run: 120,000 printing technique: offset stamp format: 31.25 x 76.5 mm paper : fluorescent Centenary of Ruch Chorzów Sports Club Date of Release:20th April 2020,Design: Agnieszka Sancewicz print run: 90,000 printing technique: offset stamp format: 40.5 x 40.5 mm paper : fluorescent We […]
Metro Express The Metro Express Project (the Project) indeed marks the history of Mauritius with indelible ink. This innovative and visionary project deserves its place among the largest and most complex infrastructural transportation systems ever undertaken since the independence of Mauritius over half a century ago. The Government of Mauritius (GoM) created Metro Express Limited […]
The graceful and beautiful great crested grebe is a water bird that arrives in Estonia from Southern and Western Europe immediately after the ice melts in April. The 2000-3000 great crested grebe couples of Estonia inhabit larger lakes with diverse flora and bays filled with reed on the coastline. They anchor their floating nests made […]
The stamps show the newest photos of King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima. The portraits photos are taken at Palace on the Dam, Amsterdam and are made by Martijn Beekman. are the first official stamps with a portrait of King Willem-Alexander with beard which will be issued on Kings Day (27th of April). Issue Date:27.04.2020
Zhorez Ivanovich Alferov (1930–2019) is a Soviet and Russian physicist and political figure, a Nobel Prize Winner for physics. The stamp provides a Zh. Alferov’s portrait against a semiconductor heterojunction laser. Stamp sheet margins show the scientist’s quotation and sketches. 12.03.2020 Date of Release:12th March 2020,Design artist –Podobed M.