The United Nations General Assembly declared 06 April as the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace. Its popularity and the positive values it promotes, confirm the importance of sport in society’s progress, with great impact the development of human rights, and the social and economic progress. Issue Date:06.04.2020 Designer:Ivica Madžar Printer:AKD d.o.o. Zagreb […]
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The Declaration of Arbroath, dated 6th April 1320, is one of the most significant documents in Scotland’s history. It was written and endorsed by the barons and freeholders of Scotland to the Pope, asking him to recognise Scotland’s independence and acknowledge Robert the Bruce as the country’s lawful king. The Declaration was then taken to […]
Solar System The emission consists of a leaf with nine stamps representing outer space, with many stars, colorful nebulae in the background and our solar system in the foreground. The design of the planets, their colors and textures were created based on NASA references. On the left appears the Sun and in sequence, respecting the order of […]
By Wolfgang Beyer The postmark featuring a SWALLOWTAIL (Papilio machaon).
Jharsuguda On 22nd1928 During this one day visit, Gandhi got down at Jharsuguda while going to Kolkata to attend Congress session. He addressed a meeting here before travelling to Sambalpur. Date of Release: 22nd December 2019 Puri Gandhi attended a week-long conference of Gandhi Seva Sangh and an agro and village enterprise exhibition at Beraboi […]
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 […]
Chettikulangara Sree Bhagavathi temple is one of the most renowned Hindu temples in Kerala. Main deity Sree Bhadrakali, The temple is located at Chettikulangara in Kerala. Bhadrakali, is an incarnation of supreme mother Shakthi devi, born from the third eye of Lord Shiva, to kill the demon king Daruka. ‘Bhadra’ means good and ‘Kali’ means goddess of time. […]
Theme:Ancient Postal Routes The postage stamp “Europe 2020″ is published under the auspices of PostEurope and has one common theme for all members every year – for 2020 the theme is “Ancient Postal Routes”. Roman legions were linked to Rome by roads on which the first postal service was carried out. The Roman Messenger Service, […]
Bicentenary of Singapore Police Force Singapore launched a set of stamps to commemorate 200 years of policing by Singapore Police Force (SPF) in Singapore. The set of six stamps was unveiled by President Halimah Yacob at the SPF200 event today to commemorate SPF’s bicentennial year.Designed by established stamp designer Mr Wong Wui Kong, the six […]
La Martiniere Girls’ College, Lucknow, was established in Moti Mahal premises in 1869 with less than a 100 students and staff. Today, it has 2700 students (110 boarders) and 247 staff. It has always ranked as one of the leading schools of India, and academically, since 2015, it has consistently been rated in the top […]