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Russia Issued Stamp on 100th Birth Anniversary of Indira Gandhi

Indira Gandhi (1917-1984) was an Indian statesman, Prime Minister of India in 1966-1977 and 1980-1984.She was born in November 19, 1917 in Allahabad, her father, Jawaharlal Nehru, was the first prime minister of independent India, a leader of the party “Indian National Congress”. Since 1955 Indira Gandhi is a member of the Working Committee and […]

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Australia-Singapore-New Zealand Joint stamp issue on Singapore 2015 World Stamp Exhibition

Singapore 2015 World Stamp Exhibition is being organized to celebrate Singapore’s 50th year of independence and the 150th year of Wellington being New Zealand’s capital city, this issue features all three countries’ parliament buildings. The stamp  issue will be released on 14th August 2015.

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New Stamps from Vatican City

World of the Family Meeting Vatican City’s postal service has released stamp commemorating the World of the Family Meeting in Philadelphia,  Cindy Wooten of the Catholic News Service reports from Rome. The 2.30 Euro ($2.50) stamp shows families from different parts of the world against a backdrop featuring elements of the city’s skyline and the […]

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New Sepac Stamps: Artists of Guernsey

This year’s SEPAC theme is ‘Culture’ and we have chosen to celebrate paintings from a variety of artists who had connections with Guernsey.This striking set includes two very different paintings of Moulin Huet Bay – one by Renoir and one by Naftel. The French impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir spent a month in Guernsey in the […]

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Slovenia Issued Stamp on Tonera Boat

Slovenia issued a stamp on boat on 9th July 2015 under Euromed Postal stamp.Theme of this years Euromed stamp is boats of Mediterranean.The stamp features a wooden fishing boat called “tonera”, powered by oars, used to catch tuna (Little tunny Euthynnus alletteratus).

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Aland – Switzerland Joint Issue

The two stamps issued by both posts present glittering silver jewelry embellishing the traditional folk dresses of the two countries. The Åland shawl buckle is a so-called woggle in silver designed by Åland silversmith Viking Sundberg on the basis of older finds in Åland. The woggle is used to fastening the shawl and it is […]

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ASEAN Joint Stamp Issue

The ASEAN posted on its Twitter account an image of the 10 ASEAN member states’ stamps to mark the ASEAN’s 48th anniversary. Each country produced the stamp with the country’s name and currency. ASEAN will launch the stamps on 8 August this year, which is the 48th anniversary of ASEAN,” ASEAN said. In the stamps, […]

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Malta  Issued Stamp on ‘Boats of the Mediterranean’

A number of postal operators within the Postal Union for the Mediterranean, – PUMed, will be issuing stamps featuring as a common theme the boats of the Mediterranean.Malta will be participating in this initiative by issuing a stamp featuring the Firilla which in the past was commonly seen around the Maltese Islands. The  stamp carries […]

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New Stamps from New Zealand

Singapore 2015 World Stamp Exhibition This is a joint issue between New Zealand, Australia and Singapore. And as 2015 marks the 50th year of Independence and the 150th year of Wellington as New Zealand’s capital city, the exhibition first day cover features all three country’s parliament buildings. UNESCO World Heritage Sites Six stamps in this […]

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Myanmar Issued Stamps on 67th Anniversary of Independence

Date of Issue:4 January 2015,Width:42 mm,Height:30mm,Perforation:14,Printer:Security Printing Works Government Press