Belarus:Stamps on Medal Winners Belarus issued 3 stamps and a souvenir sheet from the series “Medal winners of the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi”.The XXII Olympic Winter Games were held in Sochi (Russian Federation) from 7 to 23 February 2014.2800 athletes from 88 countries attended the event. Belarus was represented by 26 athletes (15 […]
Category: History Behind a Stamp
Some media resources have spread the information that the new joint stamp marking the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Belarus, Russia and Ukraine from fascist invaders would be released in the amended version. For some reason, the original sketch lost the mention of Ukraine. Thus, in the final version of the stamp only Belarus and […]
Isle of Man Stamps and Coins are releasing a set of six stamps celebrating the 50th display season of the Red Arrows on February 19th. The celebratory anniversary pack comes complete with six stamps that depict the speed, agility and precision of the world-famous Red Arrows synchronised acrobatics team.The Red Arrows is the public face […]
Isle of Man Stamps and Coins are releasing a set of six stamps celebrating the 50th display season of the Red Arrows on February 19th. The celebratory anniversary pack comes complete with six stamps that depict the speed, agility and precision of the world-famous Red Arrows synchronised acrobatics team.The Red Arrows is the public face […]
Singapore The stamps come in 1st Local, $0.65, and $1.10 denominations, and are the seventh in a set of 12 featuring the animals of the Chinese zodiac.It is also releasing a collector’s edition with stamps in denominations of $5 and $10.SingPost is also offering discounted postage rates for greeting cards posted between Jan 10 and […]
Italy has issued a stamp to commemorate the 150th death anniversary of Giuseppe Gioachino Belli, Italian poet whose satirical sonnets present a vivid picture of life in papal Rome in the early 19th century. After an unhappy childhood Belli was a clerical worker until, in 1816, marriage to a rich widow enabled him to devote […]
Islamia College Centenary The Pakistan Post is releasing a commemorative postage stamp of Rs8 denomination on completion of the 100 years of Islamia College, Peshawar. The stamp has been designed by Adil Salahuddin (Sitara-e-Imtiaz/Pride of Performance) and printed by Pakistan Security Printing Corporation, Karachi.The commemorative postage stamp will be available for sale from May 30.A […]
Italian post issued a stamp commemorating the 100th anniversary of foundation of 12¡ä Dinghy (12 foot dinghy). The stamp features a vintage sailing boat Dinghy 12 ¡® in the foreground on the left, and a series of modern boats of the same class, participating in the race.Designed by George Cockshott, an amateur boat designer from […]
By Kevin Morgan Sir Edmund Hillary, Mountaineer, Explorer, Statesman, Philanthropist died on 11th January 2008 aged 88. This New Zealand mint pair of stamps was issued in 2003 for the 50th anniversary of the Conquest of Everest. Beginnings Edmund Hillary was born in Auckland, on 20 July 1919, to a district landowner. His father had […]
New Delhi, May 3 : At 60th National Film Awards ceremony here Friday, President Pranab Mukherjee Friday released postal stamps commemorating 50 iconic film personalities who brought changes in the Indian cinema.Minister of Communication and Information Technology Kapil Sibal said that as the country celebrates the 100 years of Indian cinema, it is vital to […]