San Marino issued a set of 2 stamps on 16th June 2015 to commemorate teachers’ organizations worldwide. The World Teachers’ Day, held annually on October 5th, as decided by Unesco in 1993. The set shows some stylized pupils listening to a teacher holding a book in his hand. They are standing on a pile of […]
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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 […]
31st Asian International Stamp Exhibition, a major international philatelic event showcasing stamp exhibits from all over the world, will be held from November 20 to 23, 2015.This is the sixth international stamp exhibition to be held in Hong Kong and the theme for this exhibition is “Shopping and Dinning”.
The Central Botanical Garden of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) of Belarus was founded in 1932 in Minsk. At present the Central Botanical Garden is a unique natural object of landscape art.It combines the features of metropolitan attractions and major cultural & educational, eco-educational and educational centre. It is one of the largest botanical […]
The 17th of May marks the anniversary of the signing of the first International Telegraph Convention and the creation of the International Telecommunication Union and the day is observed annually as World Telecommunication and Information Society Day.Looking towards the future as the leading UN specialized agency for telecommunications and ICT, ITU is focused on driving […]
Colors of the Australian Antarctic Territory Only two of the world’s continents lie entirely within the Southern Hemisphere: Australia and Antarctica. Australia lies quite close to the equator, while Antarctica is situated about the South Geographic Pole.Antarctica is almost entirely covered by an ice sheet. In extreme weather snow blizzards can cause whiteout, an optical […]
Canada Post has introduced five new stamps which showcase an issue dear to every Canadian’s heart — the weather.The stamps have been issued to coincide with the 175th anniversary of continuous weather observing in Canada, which was started in 1840 by the soldiers of Britain’s Royal Artillery.The stamps feature photographs of a wide range of […]
Sailing Ships The four stamps depict the training ship KØBENHAVN, which disappeared in 1928, the two current training ships DANMARK and GEORG STAGE, while the last stamp depicts FULTON, which is primarily used for school trips for primary and lower secondary school pupils, continuation school etc. Issue Date: 13.06.2015 Designer: Post Danmark Stamps/Per Ingemann Illustrator: Kobenhavn/Danish Maritime Museum, Danmark/Morten Beck Risom, Georg Stage/Photogeapher […]
DAKSA:A small island of Daksa is the furthest east situated island of the Elaphite Islands, 400 metres air distance from the hotel resort Babin kuk, and 2 nautical miles from the harbour of Dubrovnik- Gruž. Covered by Mediterranean vegetation it is 580 metres long and, 100 – 180 metres wide. The highest point of the island is […]
United Nations Postal Administration has issued a set of six stamps on south East Asian sites under world heritage series.underThe United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) seeks to encourage the identification, protection and preservation of cultural and natural heritage around the world. This is embodied in an international treaty called the Convention concerning […]