The official residence of the President of the Philippines is Malacañan Palace, situated in the old Manila district of San Miguel.
The first recorded owner of the property is Luis Rocha, a Spaniard in the Galleon trade. The Rocha property was built of stone, described as being a relatively modest country house.
published July 18th, 2013
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St Catherine’s of Võru was built in the years 1788–1792, being a contemporary with the city, and its inauguration took place on July 24, 1793. The late baroque church with strong early classical features is attributed to Christoph Haberland, an architect based in Riga.
published July 17th, 2013
Shows an aerial view of the Sacred Hermitage and Monastery of Camaldoli, nestling in the delightful forests of the Apennines between Tuscany and Romagna.
published July 16th, 2013
In the centennial year of the International Fencing Federation, competitors, including wheelchair athletes, from all disciplines of fencing will test their skills in Budapest. Over 1,000 fencers as well as trainers, sports officials, accompanying persons, guests and fans will be at the World Championships in the SYMA hall.
published July 15th, 2013
The June issue is completed with two commemorative stamps that each marks an impressive town jubilee in Greenland.
published July 14th, 2013
This issue commemorates two important events: the Centenary of Aviation in the Canary Islands and the Centenary of the Baskonia Sports Club and Baskonia Mani Taldea of Basauri (Vizcaya).
published July 14th, 2013
Dragons
A dragon is a legendary creature, typically with serpentine or reptilian traits, that features in the myths of many cultures.
published July 13th, 2013
New Zealand Post is taking you on a journey back to a time when New Zealand relied on its iconic graphic art to entice tourists from near and far. These classic travel posters helped build the tourism industry that now makes New Zealand world famous. Be sure to pre-order yours stamps for 7 August.
published July 13th, 2013
Commemorating European Maritime Day 2013 with a set of three stamps depicting cruise liners that have visited the Valletta Cruise Port in previous years.
published July 12th, 2013
After releasing “Owls of Taiwan” stamp sets in 2011 and 2012, Chunghwa Post is following up with another set of four stamps in 2013 featuring Otus lettia, Tyto longimembris, Ketupa flavipes and Otus elegans botelensis. Printed in intaglio, the set is scheduled to be released on June 26, 2013. The designs follow.
published July 12th, 2013
Written by Fang Huizhen and Sheng Lude, “Little Tadpoles Looking for Their Mother” is a fairy tale and lively tells about the scientific law for tadpoles’ development by metamorphosis.
published July 11th, 2013