This set of eight stamps portrays some of the most important ceremonial occasions in Her Majesty the Queen’s reign. Issue Date: 18.06.2015 Designer: The Fresh Group Printer: BDT Process: Offset Lithography Colours: 4 Colours Values: 44p x 2, 77p x 2, 93p x 2, £1.24 x 2
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Philippines issued joint stamps with Finland to commemorate 60 Years of diplomatic relations between both the countries.The stamps showing the Philippine tamaraw and Finland’s brown bear. While the P40 design shows front and side views of the tamaraw, the P10 design shows the front and side views of the brown bear.
On Aug. 12, the U.S. Postal Service will release an Elvis Presley postage stamp as part of its “Music Icons” series (previous honorees include Johnny Cash, Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin). That morning, Priscilla Presley and Postmaster General Megan Brennan will dedicate the stamp during a ceremony at Graceland as part of this year’s Elvis Week celebration. The image on the new forever […]
To commemorate the nation’s 50th birthday, as well as Singapore hosting the World Stamp Exhibition, SingPost will launch its first augmented reality stamps.The SG50 special collector’s sheets are best enjoyed using an app called “MARC”. A person would just need to do scan the stamp with the app and a video montage would appear.Said SingPost’s […]
Canada is celebrating Canada Day by highlighting its first stamp made from fabric, depicting a flapping Canadian flag.Canada Post created the large, nine by 14 centimetre stamp as the Maple Leaf flag marked its 50th anniversary earlier this year. Made from rayon, the stamp features a three-dimensional image of the Canadian flag and provides $5 […]
The stamp depicts majestic emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri).Largest of the penguin species, the emperor stands over three feet tall and can weigh more than 80 pounds. Emperor penguins rely on a layer of fat and a waterproof coat of short, stiff feathers to protect them from the subzero temperatures, powerful winds, and icy waters in […]
An Italian racing driver born in 1956 in Milan, Michele Alboreto competed in 194 Formula 1 Grand Prix races between 1981 and 1994. In 1985, with Ferrari, he finished second in the world behind Alain Prost. In 1995, he switched to sports prototypes. He was killed in 2001 on the German Lausitz circuit while training […]
World Toilet Day In 2013 the UN General Assembly declared November the 19th as “World Toilet Day”.2.5 billion people don’t have access to proper sanitation, including toilets and latrines, with dramatic consequences on human heath, dignity and security. With the tagline “We Cant Wait”, the Day is an opportunity to inspire action and underscore the […]
This stamp, the result of this year’s “Young people for a healthy diet” competition, has a nominal value Euro 0.68 with a surcharge of 20 cent to be used for the youth work of the Federation of Austrian Philately Associations. This includes a large number of activities such as school projects in which children are […]
President of Trinidad and Tobago Anthony Carmona was presented with a framed copy of two sets of postage stamps respectively from Ghana and Grenada, each commemorative set featuring His Excellency with Pope Francis the latter playing the steelpan. The presentation at the Office of the President, St Ann’s, was made by Trinidad and Tobago Philatelic […]