The stamps are based on the coins minted on Portuguese soil in pre-national times, covering 1350 years of history of the Western Iberia, from Antiquity to the Middle Ages. Issue Date:22.04.2020 Designer:Atelier Design & etc / Hélder Soares Printer:Cartor Process:Offset Size:25 x 30 mm Values:N20g, A20g, E20g, I20g
Category: History Behind a Stamp
Born in 1870, Louis II, known as the Soldier Prince, volunteered for the French army in 1914. A staff captain in the Fifth Army, he took part in the victory of the Marne. As a squadron leader in 1916, he distinguished himself as Craonne and the Chemin des Dames. In addition to the Croix de […]
For the past 700 years we have been able to enjoy “the sweet life“ with AUER products. Austrian Post is congratulating the company with a commemorative stamp in the “Classical trademarks”series. This success story started in Vienna in 1920, when master confectioner Rudolf Auer decided to manufacture large wafer cakes, sandwiching delicious hazelnut cream between […]
The most romantic place on the Mediterranean can be found on the beautiful coast of Istria, just below the Lim bay. The town of Rovinj is the destination for everyone who is yearning for a sentimental atmosphere of times past. It can be found here, on the Mediterranean, in a town that started its romantic […]
Ivan Krstitelj Rabljanin (John the Baptist of Rab):Born in Rab around 1470, John the Baptist of Rab was accepted into the service of the Dubrovnik Republic in 1505 as a cannon and bell caster, where he served as head master craftsman the until his death in 1540. Lelja Dobronić:Her distinction and eminence matched only by […]
At the initiative of the diplomat Nicolae Titulescu, during the Trianon Conference – on April 23rd, 1920 – the First International Transcontinental Air Navigation Company in the WORLD for passengers, mail and cargo was created, the FRANCO – ROMANIAN AIR NAVIGATION COMPANY, thus registering a memorable page in the history of world aviation.The passengers and […]
Aerospatiale Super Frelon SA 321K and Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion Issue Date:21.04.2020 Fighter Helicopter – Sikorsky H-34 Issue Date:04.02.2020 Bees in Israel Bees are holometabolous insects in the order Hymenoptera. They comprise the largest and most important group of pollinators. Female bees provide pollen as a main source of food for their larvae and nectar […]
Ivan Nikitovich Kozhedub Ivan Nikitovich Kozhedub (1920-1991) was a Soviet military commander, Air Marshal (1985), flying ace, triple Hero of the Soviet Union (1944, 1944, 1945). The stamp provides a portrait of Ivan Kozhedub in his flight uniform and the La-7 Fighter Aircraft, which was his fighting plane. Date of Release:10th March 2020,Designer:Komsa R. Pavel […]
After the annihilation of six million Jews, some three million Jews remained in Europe, including concentration camp survivors. The liberation of the camps began with Auschwitz in Poland, which was liberated on January 27, 1945, followed by the camps in Germany, until the Germans’ final surrender on May 8, 1945. However, the liberation of Europe […]
Tršić – Tronoša Cultural Area:It is located on the territory of 1802,57 ha. Natural features of the area are comprised of well-preserved complexes of autochthonous oak and other forests, while 83 of 145 plant and animal species are protected, and 62 belong to the category of strictly protected. Coastal area of watercourses is amphibian and […]