IOM has issued a special folder on railway stamps .The first Isle of Man Railway Letter Stamps were issued in 1971 for use on commemorative occasions. They had a face value of 5p and 7p and were inscribed ‘Victorian Steam Railway’.
Category: Themes
Niue has issued four stamps on 7th August 2015 that depicts the traditional weapons of the island. Niuean weapons required skill and ingenuity in both creation and use. They were carefully crafted from natural materials found on the island, and required strength and accuracy to be used effectively. The four stamps in this issue look […]
50 Year’s of The Curraghs Wildlife Park This park is one of the Island’s most popular attractions and to recognise the Park’s impressive work in animal husbandry and education that is so vital to the preservation of rare species and the awareness of future generations. The images throughout the issue are the work of the […]
Havelock Bridge Date of Release:15 July 2015 Kotilingala Revu Ghat Rajahmundry,Andhra Pradesh
The set consists of six themes; United as One People, A Smart Singapore, Hear us Roar, Realising our Aspirations, Our Heritage, Our Culture, Our Future and Harmonious at Heart. The first stamp set, Our Journey Together (48 years of independence), was released in 2013 and featured defining moments of Singaporeâs past.The second stamp set, I […]
India Post is soon issuing a commemorative postage stamp on Great Emperor Ashoka. King Asoka, the third monarch of the Indian Mauryan dynasty, has come to be regarded as one of the most exemplary rulers in world history. The British historian H.G. Wells has written: “Amidst the tens of thousands of names of monarchs that crowd […]
Macao has issued stamps on 10th July 2015 to celebrates 10th anniversary of Historic Centre of Macao as World Heritage. The heritage sites featured on the 10th anniversary stamps are Senado Square, Sam Kai Vui Kun (Kuan Tai Temple), the Cathedral, Holy House of Mercy and Lou Kau Mansion. The stamps shows vivid and energetic […]
Two hundred and twenty-five years ago, Alexander Hamilton, one of the Founding Fathers and the country’s first Treasury secretary, had a novel idea: Since the U.S. Navy had been disbanded five years earlier, maybe the country should install 10 cutters at its ports to collect taxes on foreign products.Thus was born the Revenue Marine, which later […]
Korycinski is a hard yellow cheese made from cow’s milk, named after the town of Korycin in Poland and considered to be the oldest polish yellow cheese.Koryciński, also known as “swojski” (homemade), is a hard yellow cheese made from cow’s milk, named after the town of Korycin in Poland, and made in the Podlaskie Voivodeship […]
Canada has released two stamps on 6th August 2015 to commemorate John Franklin’s search for Northwest Passage and the discovery in September 2014 of the sunken remains of his expedition’s flagship HMS Erebus. “The mystery of Franklin’s expedition has long captured the imaginations of Canadians”, said Canada’s Minister of Justice Peter MacKay. “These stamps reflect Canadians’ pride in the […]