HRH Prince Philip The sheetlet celebrating landmark events and some of the many achievements of H R H Prince Philip in the year that sees him celebrate his 100th Birthday. 2021 also marks the 65th anniversary of the Duke of Edinburgh scheme, started by Prince Philip in 1956. Issue Date:31.03.2021 Designer:EJC Design Printer:Lowe Martin Process:Offset […]
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The Aligarh Muslim University grew out of the work of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, the great Muslim reformer and statesman, who in the aftermath of the Indian War of Independence of 1857 felt that it was important for Muslims to gain education and become involved in the public life and government services in India. Raja […]
The two stamps, which are like business cards of Taiwan, tell a great story of how people in this nation have been working hard to successfully contain the spread of the pandemic. Thanks to their collective efforts, Taiwan also ranked first in a Bloomberg Economics list, which evaluated 75 economies around the globe according to […]
Europa 2020:Ancient Postal Routes During three centuries (1571-1878) of Ottoman occupation of Cyprus the town of Larnaka was the centre of commerce and the abode of the consular corps. Correspondence was minimal and any mail was hand carried by a ship’s captain.The first ottoman post office opened in Lefkosia in 1871, and the first postal […]
In 1606 Rembrandt van Rijn was born in Leiden, Holland, a prolific and innovative painter, engraver and designer. Lived in an era of enormous wealth and extraordinary progress, the so-called Golden Age, Rembrandt distinguished itself for the wide range of subjects depicted, which includes portraits, self-portraits, landscapes, allegorical and historical scenes, biblical and mythological themes, as […]
Earth Day has been observed on 22 April each year in many countries since 1970. The United Nations General Assembly designated 22 April as International Mother Earth Day in 2009. For this stamp issue, UNPA has selected six artists whose works are influenced by environmental issues. Each sheet contains an artistâs statement describing how the […]
Myxomycetes, or slime molds, are a group of organisms close to fungi, which in many modern systems is considered as an independent class. These amazing miniature organisms are little known because of their small size and secretive lifestyle. In fact, myxomycetes can be found in nature at every step: they settle in moist places in the […]
Typically Dutch Series This year, the Typically Dutch series focuses on foods and dishes that are typical for the Netherlands. This fourth issue focuses on the custard slice, aka the tompouce. The tompouce, also spelled tompoes, is a pastry shaped like a small brick. It consists of two layers of puff pastry with crème pâtissière […]
By Wolfgang Beyer Date of Issue: 16th April 2020
Croatia Issue Date:27th March 2020 Designer:Nataša Odak, a designer from Zagreb Printer:AKD d.o.o., Zagreb Process:Offset Printing Colours:Multicolor Size:35.50 x 35.50 mm UNPA UNPA issued a special event sheet to promote the ACT NOW Climate Action campaign. The sheet of 10 stamps in the denomination of US$ 1.20 feature 10 global actions that people can take […]