Greenland Aviation V Two of the three stamps in this is- sue deal with aircraft flown by companies whose principal base is outside Greenland. They are, re- spectively, SAS and First Air. The aviation series is scheduled to continue to 2017 when the series will conclude with the publication of a book that brings together […]
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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 […]
ITU was established on 17 May 1865 with the signing of the first International Telegraph Convention in Paris to facilitate the transmission of telegraphy across international borders. ITU was initially headquartered in Berne and moved to Geneva in 1948, soon after it became a specialized agency of the United Nations in 1947. For a century […]
Brown Hare Austria has issued a stamp on Brown Hare under “Wild animals and hunting” series.The brown hare is characterised by its long ears and its legs. In hunting jargon, its tail is referred to as the “scut”. The hare is often described as shy and fast. The animal known under the Latin name Lepus […]
San Marino issued a set of 2 stamps on 16th June 2015 to commemorate teachers’ organizations worldwide. The World Teachers’ Day, held annually on October 5th, as decided by Unesco in 1993. The set shows some stylized pupils listening to a teacher holding a book in his hand. They are standing on a pile of […]
Six stamps reproduce 19th-century paintings depicting key events of the battle, while a miniature sheet is also being launched commemorating troops of the main nations involved, including the 92nd Gordon Highlanders and Light Infantry. Royal Mail worked with historians on the stamp set, which features the large painting of the “final attack” that hangs in […]
The stamps features the lighthouses of Swinoujscie, Kikut, Jastarnia, Gdansk and Rozewie. Rozewie Lighthouse is located in the small village of Rozewie; located between Jastrzebia Góra and Wladyslawowo, on the Polish coast of the Baltic Sea. The lighthouse is located in between the lighthouse in Stilo and Jastarnia Lighthouse. The lighthouse has the largest focal length throughout Polish […]
31st Asian International Stamp Exhibition, a major international philatelic event showcasing stamp exhibits from all over the world, will be held from November 20 to 23, 2015.This is the sixth international stamp exhibition to be held in Hong Kong and the theme for this exhibition is “Shopping and Dinning”.
The Central Botanical Garden of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) of Belarus was founded in 1932 in Minsk. At present the Central Botanical Garden is a unique natural object of landscape art.It combines the features of metropolitan attractions and major cultural & educational, eco-educational and educational centre. It is one of the largest botanical […]
The 17th of May marks the anniversary of the signing of the first International Telegraph Convention and the creation of the International Telecommunication Union and the day is observed annually as World Telecommunication and Information Society Day.Looking towards the future as the leading UN specialized agency for telecommunications and ICT, ITU is focused on driving […]