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UAE Issued Stamps to  Commemorate Role of Women

UAE has issued a set of five stamps to celebrate the role played by women in the growth of the nation.The stamps have been issued in five designs and cost Dh3 each, along with a cover priced at Dh16. They can be purchased from the Women’s Museum, near to the Gold Souq.

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Jersey Issued Stamps on  Sir Winston Churchill

Six stamps portray key moments in Jersey’s five years of occupation and the ultimate victory of allied forces in Europe, which led to the Island’s joyous liberation on 9 May 1945.A special intaglio Miniature Sheet has been created from an engraved portrait of Sir Winston Churchill, produced by acclaimed engraver, Martin Mörck exclusively for Jersey […]

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South Africa Issued Stamps on Firefighters

The artwork for the set of eight stamps was done by Jaco Botha, a graphic design student at the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT). The TUT graphic design department incorporated the stamp design project into their curriculum.Stamps depicts firefighters’ uniforms, vehicles and equipment .The back of the stamp sheet contains guidelines on fire safety at […]

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New Stamps of Latvia

Freedom of Speech Issue Date: 03.05.2015 Designer: Ludis Danilāns Printer: Baltijas Banknote, Latvijā Values: €0.57 25th Anniversary of the Independence Declaration Issue Date: 29.04.2015 Designer: Ludis Danilāns Printer: Baltijas Banknote, Latvijā Values: €0.50

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Finland Issued Stamps on Floral Beauty

Minna Immonen has designed two fuchsia-hued floral 2nd class stamps that are ideally suited for party invitations and other happy occasions. The Floral beauty sheet is handily folded and shows the rugosa rose, a familiar sight along Finnish roadsides and gardens, as well as the more sophisticated cultivated orchid. Issue Date: 08.05.2015 Colours: 4 Colours Values: €2.00

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New Stamps and Postcards from Latvia

London 2015 : EXPO Card Issue Date: 18.05.2015 Values: €0.64 Flowers (reprint 2015) Issue Date: 05.05.2015 Designer: Ģirts Grīva Printer: Baltijas Banknote, Latvijā Values: €0.07, 0.04, 0.01 150th Anniversary of Fire-Fighting in Latvia Issue Date: 15.05.2015 Designer: Ludis Danilāns Printer: Baltijas Banknote, LatvijāValues: €1.42

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New Stamps from Greenland

Greenland Aviation V Two of the three stamps in this is- sue deal with aircraft flown by companies whose principal base is outside Greenland. They are, re- spectively, SAS and First Air. The aviation series is scheduled to continue to 2017 when the series will conclude with the publication of a book that brings together […]

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India Post Issued Stamps and MS on International Yoga Day

By Parthita Jain India Post has today issued a stamp and a miniature sheet (Denomination 5 Rs) on International Yoga Day .                                                       June 21st was declared as the International Day of Yoga by the United Nations General Assembly on December 11, 2014.Yoga,a 6000 year-old physical, mental and spiritual practice aims to transform the body and […]

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New Stamps from Austria

Brown Hare Austria has issued a stamp on Brown Hare under  “Wild animals and hunting” series.The brown hare is characterised by its long ears and its legs. In hunting jargon, its tail is referred to as the “scut”. The hare is often described as shy and fast. The animal known under the Latin name Lepus […]

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Royal Mail Issued Stamps on 200th Anniversary of Waterloo

Six stamps reproduce 19th-century paintings depicting key events of the battle, while a miniature sheet is also being launched commemorating troops of the main nations involved, including the 92nd Gordon Highlanders and Light Infantry. Royal Mail worked with historians on the stamp set, which features the large painting of the “final attack” that hangs in […]