A new stamp series has been planned to show the unique beauty of Icelandic nature. The Landmannalaugar area is a popular tourist destination east of the volcano Hekla. Tourists visit the area in summer, after which time the road is closed. Landmannalaugar are located close to natural geothermal hot springs, also popular with tourists. (read more)
published January 27th, 2012
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This international rate stamp celebrates Montana’s Glacier National Park. Often described as one of the most stunning national parks in the U.S., Glacier was established on May 11, 1910.
The stamp image shows Logan Pass, the highest point on the park’s spectacular Going-to-the-Sun Road. Peaks of the Northern Rocky Mountains fill the photo’s background. In the foreground, melting snowbanks reveal a lush meadow dusted with wildflowers.
published January 23rd, 2012
The United States Postal Service delivered one of the nation’s highest honors to New Mexico with the issuance of a commemorative Forever Stamp recognizing the state’s 100th anniversary.
“Known for its rich history, vibrant cultures and stunning geographic diversity, New Mexico is the ‘Land of Enchantment,’” said Mickey Barnett, vice chairman, Board of Governors. “Today, the Postal Service is proud and honored to create this lasting tribute to New Mexico through the issuance of this commemorative stamp.”
published January 10th, 2012
The NORDIA stamp exhibition, which is hosted in turn by the nordic countries, will be held in the roskilde Convention Centre, 2-4 november 2012. NORDIA 2012 is being organised by Copenhagen philatelist Club, which celebrates its 125th anniversary in 2012, the Danish philatelic Federation and post Danmark. the theme for NORDIA 2012 is bridges. the stamps, which feature motifs of the Queen alexandrine Bridge and the Farø Bridges, are designed by Bertil skov Jørgensen and Jens Lindhe, based on photographs by Lindhe and printed in offset.
This issue can be viewed and purchased through WOPA, under 2012 stamp issues, NORDIA 2012
Technical Details
Issue Date: 04.01.2012
Designer: Bertil skov Jørgensen and Jens Lindhe
Printer: Offset
Process: Offset
Size: 29 x 39 mm
Values: 6.00 DKK, 8.00 DKK
Source: WOPA
published January 6th, 2012
Trademark Austria is an idea competition in the form of a media series to which 20 high-profile visual designers from or living in Austria have been invited. The occasion derives from the impression that the question of Austria’s identity is often unsolved or at least underexposed and that the currently widespread discussion of “Austria as a trademark” is not having much effect. The project plays on the ambiguity of the term, by linking the question of the identity of Austria and its representation to the format of a postage stamp. The results were presented in the Austrian newspaper “Die Presse” between 1 May and 11 September 2011 and assessed by an expert jury.
published October 18th, 2011
The souvenir sheet shows six views of San Marino: the San Francesco Gate, the Church of San Francesco, the Government Building, the First Tower, the Basilica del Santo and the Church of the Capuchin.
At the bottom right the first stamp shows the San Francesco Gate, known also as the Porta del Loco, the ancient access gateway to the City of San Marino. To the left are the Church of San Francesco and the Government Building. At the top left is the First Tower, also called Guaita or Rocca, the oldest of the three towers of Mount Titano. It is encircled by two defensive walls, the innermost one enclosing the Campanaria Tower, the Casermetta, which was historically home to the guards, and the Penna Tower. At the top in the centre is the Basilica del Santo, also called the Pieve. Built in a neoclassical style, to a project by the Bolognese architect, Antonio Serra, and dedicated to the “Divo Marino” the founder and patron of the Republic, this is the main church of the City of San Marino. It was built on the site where the Pieve (parish church) of San Marino once stood, whose massive Romanesque bell tower still rises at its side. Finally, at the top right, the sixth stamp shows an image of the Church of the Capuchin, also known as the Church of Saint Quirinus of the Capuchin Monastery.
published May 6th, 2011
The Philatelic Bureau of MaltaPost begins the series ‘Treasures of Malta’ with the issue of 4 stamps depicting some of the Islands’ natural treasures. The set was issued on Tuesday 19th October 2010 and features wonderful illustrations of Maltese landscape.
Malta, officially the Republic of Malta), is a southern European country and consists of an archipelago situated centrally in the Mediterranean, 93 km south of Sicily and 288 km east of Tunisia, with the Strait of Gibraltar 1,826 km to the west and Alexandria 1,510 km to the east.
Malta covers just over 300 km² in land area, making it one of (read more)
published November 1st, 2010
