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Brazil Issued Stamp on 50 Years of Central Bank of Brazil

Brazil has released a stamp to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Central Bank on 31st March 2015. The Central Bank of Brazil is Brazil’s central bank. It was established on December 31, 1964.The Central Bank is linked with the Ministry of Finance. Like other central banks, the Brazilian central bank is the principal monetary authority […]

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Hungary:Bánk bán Stamp Issue

Hungary issued stamp on 19th March 2015 to commemorate the bicentenary of the best-known drama of playwright József Katona (1791-1830), Bánk bán. The stamp design shows a scene from the play featuring the main characters Queen Gertrudis and Viceroy (‘bán’) Bánk based on a copper engraving by Alajos Rohn.The dramatist’s portrait and signature appear under […]

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Autographed Special Cover by Kathak Artist

By Vijay Kumar Jain Uma Sharma ji (born 1942) is a Kathak dancer.  She is most known for reviving the old classical dance form of Natwari Nritya or the Raslila of Brindavan, which later evolved into the Kathak. In 1973 she became the youngest dancer be conferred upon with the Padma Shri by Government of […]

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Dutch Post Issued Stamps on Bridges of War Period

Dutch Post has issued 10 stamps on 30th March 2015 depicting the wide variety of post-war bridges. Ten relatively unknown new bridges were selected in collaboration with the Netherlands Foundation for Bridges. The bridges that made the selection are the HSL Bridge (in Moerdijk), the Ehzer Bridge (in Almen), the Kolenhaven Bridge (in Delft), the […]

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Hungary Issued Stamp on Actress Zita Szeleczky

Hungary issued a stamp on 10th April 2015 to commemorate the 100th birth anniversary of the of actress Zita Szeleczky (1915–1999), Commander of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary and posthumous holder of the Hungarian Heritage Award. The stamp and the accompanying first day cover feature the portrait of the actress, while […]

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Azerbaijan Issued Stamp on Eurasia Summit

Azerbaijan has issued stamps for the 18th Eurasian Economic Summit. The stamps, which have pictures of the flags and landmarks of both Azerbaijan and Turkey (the Flame Towers in Baku and Istanbul’s iconic Sultanahmet Mosque), were printed as a gesticulation of the good relationship between the two countries. The Eurasian Economic Summits are annually organized […]

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Faroe Island Issued Stamps on 75th Anniversary of The National Flag

Merkið (The Symbol) – 75th Anniversary of The Faroese National Flag Blue as the sky, red as blood, white as waterfall, surf and winter’s sounds. Merkið – The Student Flag In the era of national awakening in the Faroe Islands, which started at the famous Christmas meeting in 1888, the need for a unifying symbol […]

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Croatia: The 1000th stamp

The stamp is a letter.     Today, due to electronic technology, the travelling of the message has been shortened and there are significantly fewer paper letters. But the stamp on them is more and more getting on importance. It is almost as the stamp could be affixed and the signature of the sender added and […]

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Finland Issued Stamp on Pertti Kurikan

Finland issued stamp on Pertti Kurikan  on 28th April 2015.Finland’s Eurovision Song Contest entry Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät will be challenging discriminatory attitudes towards people with disabilities as they get on stage in the first Eurovision semi-final in Vienna, Austria, to perform their barnstorming hit song Aina mun pitää. Many are predicting that the band will […]

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New Stamps from Gibraltar

Definitives 2015 The 2015 Definitive additional value stamps are a continuation of the 2014 De­finitives. They have been printed using a special easy peel self adhesive paper that ensures ease of peeling and aafixing of the stamps onto envelopes. An additional one pound stamp has been produced in tribute and to replicate the original ‘Penny […]