Croatia has issued three stamps dedicated to the famous Croats on 21st April 2015. The issue honors such outstanding people as Luka Sorkočević, Josip Juraj Strossmayer and Ivan Supek. Luka Sorkočević: creator of not so huge opus but also of first Croatian symphonies, which by numerous and formal finesses and genuine solutions belong to the […]
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The U.S. Postal Service begins celebrating the 2015 Special Olympics World Games by issuing the Special Olympics World Games Forever stamp during the Special Olympics Southern California 2015 Orange County Spring Regional Games in Irvine. The stamp features the 2015 Special Olympics World Games Los Angeles logo, showcasing the colors of flags from participating countries. […]
Fifty years ago on May 12, 1965, as the agreement establishing German-Israeli diplomatic relations was signed, no one could have imagined that Israel and Germany would be the close allies they are today. Israel and Germany share the same values of democracy, pluralism and free society, open and liberal economy, freedom of expression, religion and […]
Issue Date: 07.05.2015 Designer: Tomislav Vlainić, designer from Split Printer: AKD d.o.o., Zagreb ,Process: Multicolor Offset Printing Colours: 4 Colours Size: 35.50 x 29.82 mm Values: 4.60 / 7.60 HRK
Magnolias In the early spring of 2014, photographer Helene Schmitz dragged magnolia plants of all sizes, from more easily handled plants to small trees, up four flights of stairs without an elevator to her studio in central Stockholm.The images on the six magnolia stamps are exactly the same images Helene Schmitz saw in her viewfinder […]
Definitives – New York & Vienna UNPA issued two New York and two Vienna definitive stamps. The stamp designs represent “The UN Community” (US$ 0.35), “Climate Change” (US$ 0.40), “Peace” (€ 0.68) and “Human Rights” (€ 0.80). Issue Date: 07.05.2015 Designer: Sergio Baradat (United Nations) Printer: Lowe-Martin Group (Canada) Process: Offset Lithography Colours: 4 Colours Size: 30 mm x 40 mmValues: US$ […]
Czech Post has issued a stamp celebrating the 130th anniversary of the Moldava-Saxony Connection Railway on 5th May 2015. The stamp depicts a construction train with the Louny engine at the railway station in Dubí (formerly Ober-Eichwald). Designer A. Absolon used an 1884 photograph as the basis for his design. The Moldava Railway, also known as […]
Belgium issued a souvenir sheet with 6 different stamps; France issued 2 stamps and one souvenir sheet with both stamps; one single stamp is identical: The stamps depicts the Belgium government during WWI the building “L’Hôtellerie Normande” in Sainte Adresse, a post box, children and healthcare, portrait of the minister Henri Jaspar; Supply, central kitchen, […]
Latvian Natural History Museum – Placodermi 2015 Issue Date: 20.02.2015 Designer: Ģirts Grīva Printer: Baltijas Banknote, Latvijā Process: Offset Lithography Colours: 4 Colours Values: €0.71 Jelgavai 750 – 2015 To celebrate the 750th anniversary of the city of Jelgava, Latvijas Pasts released a stamp, which will be one of the symbols that identify the city this year. The first-day cancellation of the […]
The Cart (Karretta) featured on the €0.59 stamp and the Hoop (Cirku) illustrated on the €2.19 stamp.The €0.59 stamp will be Malta’s entry for the Best EUROPA Stamp Contest. The stamp set was designed by the local artist Joe Mark Micallef and will be issued in a sheetlet bearing 11 stamps. Each stamp measures 30.5mm […]