Aloha Shirts
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Nothing says “Hawai’i” or conjures casual good times like the colorful Aloha shirt, which takes its name from the Hawaiian word often used as a blessing or greeting. The U.S. Postal Service® celebrates the spirit of “Aloha” with five Aloha Shirts stamps, each depicting a different shirt.
Aloha shirts are made from boldly patterned fabric showing decorative images of Hawaiian life. Two of the five classic shirts depicted in the stamp art showcase surfers and their boards; one shows fossil fish, shells, and sea stars; another shows a tropical flower known as the bird of paradise; and one shows Kilauea, a volcano on the Big Island of Hawai’i. (read more)
published January 23rd, 2012
Australia Post honours AFL, NRL, football and rugby union legends
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Football champions Gary Ablett Junior, Mark Schwarzer, Billy Slater and David Pocock will take on legendary status by appearing on postage stamps released for Australia Day.
All-time legends Ron Barassi, Joe Marston, John Raper and David Campese will also be immortalised on the 2012 Australia Post Australian Legends stamp issue, which recognises Australia’s four dominant football codes – Australian rules, football, rugby union and rugby league. (read more)
published January 22nd, 2012
Knud Rasmussen’s Folk High School 50 years
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In 1962 Knud Rasmussen’s Folk High School was founded in Sisimiut (Holsteinsborg). The beautiful design, which marks the 50th anniversary of the folk high school and its great importance to Greenland, was drawn by its former student Miki Rasmussen.
Technical Details
Issue Date: 16.01.2012
Designer: Miki Jacobsen
Printer: Offset
Process: Offset
Values: 21.00 DKK
Source: Wopa
published January 22nd, 2012
Sami culture – a miniature sheet of four stamps
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Sámi culture is celebrated with a miniature sheet, shaped after the floor plan of the Sámi Cultural Centre SAJOS. SAJOS is a center for the Finnish Sámi administration and culture where events, congresses and meetings can be organized.
The Sámi Culture sheet was illustrated by Sámi artist Merja Aletta Ranttila. The self-adhesive stamps are shaped like mountains. The troll-drum-patterned sheet illustrates the three daughters of the Sámi Mother Doddess, a reindeer village and lean-tos.
Source: Finland
published January 21st, 2012
Unicef/Nakuusa Stamp Issue
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Greenland’s Home Rule (Naalakkersuisut) and Unicef Danmark have started a collaboration on the project “NAKUUSA” (“Let us be strong “). Camilla Nielsen has drawn the humorous stamp, which is also issued as a souvenir sheet.
Technical Details
Issue Date: 16.01.2012
Designer: Camilla Nielsen
Printer: Offset
Process: Offset
Values: 8.50 DKK
Source: Wopa
published January 21st, 2012
Greenlandic Herbs II
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Nina Spore Kreutzmann has once again created two beautiful designs of Greenlandic herbs, this time with Northern Bilberry and Labrador tea. The series, which began in 2011, consists of a total of six stamps of which the last two will be issued in 2013.
Technical Details
Issue Date: 16.01.2012
Designer: Nina Spore Kreutzmann
Printer: Offset
Process: Offset
Values: 14.50 DKK, 18.50 DKK
Source: Wopa
published January 20th, 2012
Diamond Jubilee celebration begins at Canada Post
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This morning, surrounded by approximately 50 children from two area schools, His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, accompanied by the Honourable Marjory LeBreton, Leader of the Government in the Senate, and Deepak Chopra, President and CEO of Canada Post unveiled Canada’s postal tribute in honour of the Diamond Jubilee at the Museum of Civilization, home to the National Postal Museum.
The official Diamond Jubilee stamp available today in all post offices across the country features a cameo of a photograph of Her Majesty in her royal robes and tiara, waving from the window of a carriage. Also available today is the first of six Diamond Jubilee mini-panes of four stamps issued as part of a limited edition keepsake folder. Each keepsake folder—six in total, one for each ten-year period in The Queen’s reign—houses a mini-pane of four stamps, an informative booklet pertaining to that period, plus a postcard featuring all the stamps bearing Queen Elizabeth II’s image issued during each respective ten-year timeframe.
(read more)
published January 20th, 2012
Australia post issues a set of 6 stamps (precious moments)
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Australia Post has produced its Special Occasions stamp series for well over a decade, creating stamp designs for use with greeting cards and similar correspondence. This new issue in the series focuses on some of the personal events that mark our everyday lives – occasions such as a marriage, birthday, anniversary or arrival of a newborn.
All six stamps in this issue can be used for postage in the traditional manner, or else be customised to become Personalised Stamps™, where a photograph of the customer’s choice features in a tab alongside the stamp.
Issue highlights.
This issue contains a prestige booklet as well as a collection of all the 60c booklets in the issue.
Source: Australia post
published January 19th, 2012
Contemporary Art VI Stamp issue from Greenland
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Jessie Kleemann, Frederik ”Kunngi” Kristensen and the cooperative partners Inuk Silis Høegh and Asmund Havsteen-Mikkelsen are the artists who created the three works of art, which make up the sixth part of the series “Contemporary Greenlandic Art”. The three stamps have been issued in a stylish souvenir folder with presentations of the individual artists and their other works. In addition, the artwork of Inuk Silis Høegh and Asmund Havsteen-Mikkelsen have been issued as a souvenir sheet.
Technical Details
Issue Date: 16.01.2012
Designer: Jessie Kleemann, Frederik Kunngi Kristensen, Inuk
Printer: Offset
Process: Offset
Values: 8.50 DKK, 9.50 DKK, 38.50 DKK
Source: WOPA
published January 19th, 2012
Centenary of La Carabine De Monaco (Monaco Rifle Shooting) stamp issue
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La Carabine de Monaco was established in 1912, and its creation marked the beginnings of the sport of shooting in the Principality. The first rifle range was situated on the Rock and was inaugurated in 1920. In 1994, a new, ultra-modern range of more than 4,000 m2 was built in the centre of the Fontvieille district. Monegasque competitors regularly take part in all kinds of shooting events at the Olympic Games.
Design: Alain GIAMPAOLI
Line-engraving: André LAVERGNE
Printing process: 3 colours steel-engraving
Size of the stamp: 40 x 32 mm horizontal
Sheet of 10 stamps with illuminations
published January 18th, 2012
Charity Stamp 2012 The Swedish Cancer Society
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This year’s Charity Stamps highlight the Swedish Cancer Society. The organization was founded in 1951 by two private individuals who survived cancer. They were convinced that more research would help more people.
Technical Details:
Date of issue: January, 12, 2012
Design: 2
Set: Booklet/10 stamps
Format: Booklet 37,5 x 26,6 mm
Design: Vince Reichardt
Printing method: Offset
Denomination: Domestic
Source: Sweden Post
published January 18th, 2012
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