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New Stamps from Austria

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 […]

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San Marino Issued Stamps on World Teachers’ Day

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 […]

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Poland Issued Stamps on Lighthouses

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 […]

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Royal Mail Issued Stamps on 200th Anniversary of Waterloo

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 […]

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Belarus Issued Stamps on Central Botanical Garden

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 […]

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Hong Kong Issued Stamps on  31st Asian International Stamp Exhibition

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”.

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New Canadian Stamps on Weather Observation

Canada Post has introduced five new stamps which showcase an issue dear to every Canadian’s heart — the weather.The stamps have been issued to coincide with the 175th anniversary of continuous weather observing in Canada, which was started in 1840 by the soldiers of Britain’s Royal Artillery.The stamps feature photographs of a wide range of […]

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India Post Released Stamp Book on  Mahatma Gandhi

The book contains 7 original stamps/MS : 125 Yrs of Mahatma Gandhi- 02.10.1994 India-South Africa Cooperation -02.10.1995 50th Death Anniversary- 30.01.1998 Man of the Millennium- 02.10.2001 75th Anniversary of Dandi March (Salt Satyagrah)- 05.04.2005 Satyagrah- 02.10.2007 100 Years of Mahatma Gandhi’s Return- 09.01.2005 Price-2000 Rs,Available at snapdeal

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New Stamps from Australia

Colors of the Australian Antarctic Territory Only two of the world’s continents lie entirely within the Southern Hemisphere: Australia and Antarctica. Australia lies quite close to the equator, while Antarctica is situated about the South Geographic Pole.Antarctica is almost entirely covered by an ice sheet. In extreme weather snow blizzards can cause whiteout, an optical […]

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New Stamps from Denmark

Sailing Ships The four stamps depict the training ship KØBENHAVN, which disappeared in 1928, the two current training ships DANMARK and GEORG STAGE, while the last stamp depicts FULTON, which is primarily used for school trips for primary and lower secondary school pupils, continuation school etc. Issue Date: 13.06.2015 Designer: Post Danmark Stamps/Per Ingemann Illustrator: Kobenhavn/Danish Maritime Museum, Danmark/Morten Beck Risom, Georg Stage/Photogeapher […]