Alexandru Ioan Cuza was born on March 20th, 1820, in Barlad, in a family of Moldavian dignitaries (“dregator” in Romanian). He held several positions in the Moldavian administration – chairman of the Covurlui Court (1849-1851 and 1855-1856), director of the Ministry of Interior (1851), burgrave (“parcalab” in Romanian) of Galati (1856). After the adoption of the […]
Category: History Behind a Stamp
Jens Bjørneboe, was a very productive author with strong community involvement. In poetry and prose, he attacked the school system, the legal system and the prison system. Several of his books are more or less filled with anthroposophical musings. Anne-Cath,Vestly debuted as a novelist with her book Ole Aleksander Filibom-bom-bom in 1953. She went on […]
The First Circumnavigation Voyage, started by Ferdinand Magellan and completed by Sebastian Elcano, represents the rst truly global view of the world. A singular adventure that, having been de ned by Stefan Zweig as “the most glorious odyssey in the history of mankind”, had geographical, cultural, scienti c and socio-economic repercussions. Issue Date:18.03.2020 Designer:Atelier Folk […]
The birthday of the most famous fairy-tale writer, Hans Christian Anderson, was chosen to mark the International Children’s Book Day. The aim of celebrating this day is to develop a love for reading in children, in order to keep this habit up throughout their lives. Anderson’s fairy-tales are based on folklore literature and have been […]
By Wolfgang Beyer Postmark :Old Palaces Date of Release:26th March 2020 Korean Aircrafts : 2nd Series, Helicopters The stamps depicts three different Helicopters 1.KUH-1EM for Firefighting 2. KUH-1FS for Forest Service and 3. KUH-1P for Police Date of Release:20th March 2020
Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina released a commemorative postage stamp, commemorative gold and silver coins, Tk 100 commemorative note and Tk 200 bank note marking the birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on 17th February 2020.
Emirates Post has issued a set of stamps to promote the new logo for people of determination.Recently launched by the Ministry of Community Development, the new symbol reflects the latest outlook on disability in the UAE and represents people of determination as active, dynamic and vibrant community members. The design of the new logo is […]
Theme:Ancient Postal Routes Denmark has released a set of three stamps and a ms under Europa 2020 series. The two stamps, show the skyline of Copenhagen in 1728 and Altona in 1742, respectively. At the time, Altona was not part of Hamburg because it was under Danish rule from 1640 to 1864.The souvenir sheet marking […]
When World War II broke out, Norway declared itself neutral, but on 9 April 1940, German troops attacked the country. King Haakon and the Government refused to surrender. Within two months, the Germans had occupied the entire country, and on 7 June, King Haakon and Crown Prince Olav were forced to flee Norway and go […]
100 Year’s of Politehnica University Timisoara The postage stamps issue, that contains a stamp and a perforated souvenir sheet, is dedicated to the anniversary of the Politehnica University Timișoara, which celebrates, this year, a century since its establishment and marks the Centenary of the first higher education institution in the west of the country. On […]