Kite-flying, one of Filipinos’ favorite hobbies, is celebrated in the second quarter topical stamps issued by the Philippine Postal Corp. PHLPost said the stamps feature the “Saranggola,” which are usually made of bamboo sticks and plastic bags. According to PHLPost, this series of stamps will have 10 designs, with the kites “in upward position flying […]
Category: History Behind a Stamp
50th Anniversary of the First Spacewalks On July 2nd, 2015 Kyrgyz Express Post (KEP) is issuing the souvenir sheet “50th Anniversary of the First “Spacewalks”.In 1965 the first ever extravehicular activity was performed. The first ever heroes to perform this activity were the Soviet pilot-cosmonaut Alexey Leonov and the American astronaut Edward White. The KEP […]
Aleksander Warma (Varma) * 22.06.1890 in the Viinistu village, Kõnnu rural municipality, Harju County † 23.12.1970 in Stockholm Prime Minister in duties of the President 30.03.1963-23.12.1970 1924-1926, assistant to the jurisconsult of the Ministry of Defence, later codificator. In 1926-1927 Director of the legal bureau of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 1927-1931 later Director of […]
Estonia: European U23 Championships in Track and Field Athletics One of the major track and field events in Europe in 2015 – the tenth U23 championships – will bring to the historical Kadriorg stadium in Tallinn in the period from 9 to12 July about a thousand track and field athletes of up to 23 years […]
The theme for this year’s SEPAC (Small European Postal Administration Cooperation) issue is ‘Culture’. The Maltese Islands can boast of a rich and diverse cultural heritage, which is the result of millennia of interaction that the Maltese people had throughout the ages with diverse civilisations and societies. Today our culture may be defined as Latin […]
The six stamps and Miniature Sheet in this issue feature contemporary interpretations of the subject. Each of the six stamps represents a different ideology taken from Magna Carta: Justice, Freedom, Human Rights, Liberty, Citizenship and Democracy – ideologies which still resonate today. Magna Carta, an exceptional document on which democratic society has been constructed, was sealed […]
From July 1st to December 31st, 2015, Luxembourg will assume the rotating Presidency of the Council of the European Union. Holding the Presidency still represents a major challenge for a member state, but it is also a wonderful opportunity to participate in the conception of European politics. This Presidency also represents an ideal opportunity to […]
Israel– Germany Joint Stamp Issue Israel issued joint stamps with Germany to commemorate 50 Years of diplomatic relations between both the countries. Cobra Helicopter After the Yom Kippur War, it was clear to the IDF that new attack helicopters must be acquired in order to assist infantry and armored forces in ground warfare. On April […]
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 […]