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New Stamps from Bangladesh

International Customs Day Date of Issue:26 January 2015,Denomination:10 Taka ICC Cricket World Cup Date of Issue:15 March 2015,Denomination:10 Taka,Perforation:14

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Monaco will Issue Stamp on 750th Birth Anniversary of Dante Alighieri

Monaco will release a stamp on 9th April 2015 to celebrate the 750th birth anniversary of Dante Alighieri. The great Italian poet Dante Alighieri (born Florence 1265, died Ravenna 1321) is considered to be the father of the modern Italian language. His major work, the Divine Comedy, known and studied throughout the world, is recognized […]

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India-France Joint Stamp Issue on 10th April 2015

India Post will issue a joint stamp with France on 10th April 2015.This is the first time when India is issuing a joint stamp issue on second time with the same country.Earlier India-France Joint stamps were released on 29th November 2003.

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Royal Mail Issued Stamps on Comedy Greats to Mark April Fool’s Day

Royal Mail is marking April Fool’s Day by issuing a set of stamps featuring some of the nation’s most popular, and funniest, comedians.Photographs of the Two Ronnies, Norman Wisdom,Billy Conolly, Victoria Wood and Spike Milligan are among those on the 10 first class stamps, which focus on performers from the tradition of standup and sketch […]

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Austria Issued Stamp on 500th Anniversary of Holy Teresa of Ávila

Teresa Sánchez de Cepeda y Ahumada was born on March 28, 1515 in Castilian Ávila, the third of ten children. She was considered a cheerful, inquisitive and lively girl and was allowed to learn to read and write at her father’s wish. After the early death of her mother a convent of Augustinian nuns took […]

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Croatia – Spain Joint Issue on Bobbin Lace

In recognition of the artistic and cultural values shared by Spain and Croatia, the postal services of both countries will circulate a joint issue dedicated to bobbin lace. The Croatian stamp will show lace from Lepoglava, and the Spanish stamp lace from Seville, both from the early 20th century. One special feature of this issue is […]

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Australia Issued Stamps on Remarkable Trees

The Queensland Bottle Tree (Brachychiton rupestris), $1.40, named for its distinctive swollen trunk, grows in Queensland’s Burnett region. At 23 metres tall and 9.5 metres in circumference, it is a particularly large example of its species, which is endemic to central Queensland and northern New South Wales. The beautiful, graceful Lemon-scented Gum (Corymbia citriodora), 70c, […]

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New Czech Stamp on Expo Milano 2015

Czech Post has released a stamp for Expo Milano 2015 on 18th March 2015. The stamp contains a combination of the Expo Milano 2015 logo and a photograph of Leonardo da Vinci’s fresco The Last Supper; the background of the miniature sheet corresponds with the exhibition logo. The first day cover depicts a drawing of […]

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Singapore Issued Stamps on Traditional Biscuits

Traditional snacks such as the kueh bangkit, murukku and almond biscuit are getting their own special stamps.Today Singapore Post will release a Traditional Biscuits stamp issue which also features the gem biscuit, kueh makmur and cream cracker.These snacks are familiar to most Singaporeans, and putting them on stamps will allow customers to appreciate the rich […]

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Proposal to Issue Stamp on Nabakalebara

The term Nabakalebara is an ancient ritual associated with most of the Jagannath Temples   when the Idols of Lord Jagannath,Subhadra and Sudarshan   are replaced by a new set of Idols. In view of Nabakalebara of Jagannath in Puri in July, the India Post will release a special stamp and first-day cover, featuring images of the […]