On 19 April 2012, the United Nations Postal Administration (UNPA) will issue a set of 12 stamps depicting endangered species. These will be the twentieth set of stamps in UNPA’s multi-year series Endangered Species. The series was launched on 3 March 1993 to highlight the need for the protection of endangered species throughout the world.
published May 1st, 2012
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Against the electric backdrop of the 17th annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, at the University of Southern California (USC), the U.S. Postal Service today honored 10 of this nation’s most illustrious poets of the 20th century on 45-cent First-Class Mail Forever stamps.
published May 1st, 2012
The unique and constantly changing nature is the important feature in the Bothnian Sea National Park, 98% of the National Park is under water. The park’s importance in protecting the submarine nature is particularly great. Southern and northern species meet in the area, which makes it even more significant for observing the effects of climate change.
published April 30th, 2012
“Visit…” is the theme chosen by Post Europe for this year’s European postal stamps issue. The choice of this wide-ranging theme gives members of the postal association full freedom in interpreting it, whether looking at topics such as travel for tourism or culture, among the many possibilities.
published April 30th, 2012
Red-necked Nightjar (Caprimulgus ruficollis) Two species of Nightjar are found in Europe, both of which migrate past Gibraltar.The Red-necked Nightjar breeds only in the western Mediterranean and migrates to tropical Africa during the autumn, returning in the late spring.
published April 29th, 2012
Fashionistas get ready – Royal Mail is showcasing Britain’s world famous fashion designers and their iconic designs on ten new stamps. Great British Fashion, issued on 15th May, brings together some of the very best of post-war fashion, featuring the innovative fashion houses which have put Britain in the top rank of world fashion design.
published April 29th, 2012
This issue is the first of a five year series depicting RAF Squadrons. The stamps will depict aircraft and the Miniature Sheets will feature Squadron blazer badges (sewn with gold thread) specially produced for us by the RAF Museum.
published April 28th, 2012
The 60th anniversary of a monarch’s accession is known as a ‘Diamond Jubilee’, and it is certainly an occasion worth celebrating. Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee is only the second in the past 1,000 years of New Zealand and British history. The first was Queen Victoria’s in 1897. Queen Elizabeth II’s coincided with Waitangi Day on 6 February 2012.
published April 28th, 2012
The 50th International Eucharistic Congress will take place in Dublin this year from June 10th to 17th, under the theme, “The Eucharist: Communion with Christ and with one another”.
published April 27th, 2012
The theme of the Seventh World Meeting of Families to be held from 30 May to 3 June is: “The Family: Work and Celebration.” In a letter to the President of the Pontifical Council for the Family, the Holy Father Benedict XVI noted that the family, work and holidays are “gifts and blessings to help us to live a fully human life.
published April 27th, 2012
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The UN General Assembly adopted a Resolution agreeing to hold the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in 2012. Also referred to as ‘Rio+20′ or Earth Summit 20, the conference will take place in Rio de Janeiro Brazil on 20-22 June 2012 to mark the 20th anniversary of the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development , in Rio de Janeiro, and the 10th anniversary of the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg.
published April 26th, 2012
