In 2012, Mount Panorama will be home to one of the largest sporting celebrations in Australia’s history when the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 celebrates 50 years of the Bathurst Endurance Race.
published October 8th, 2012
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When Britian first sent ‘Torpedo’ Lieutenant Captain Robert Falcon Scott and his ship Discovery south to Antarctica, the box camera had been invented and was as vital a part of any expedition as a pith helmet or an ice axe. That was in 1901 – the twentieth century – yet Antartica was still unexplored.
published October 6th, 2012
It’s the oldest and one of the most famous railway networks in the world, now the London Underground celebrates its 150th birthday on Royal Mail’s first stamp issue of 2013.
Issued on 9 January, London Underground features ten stamps; six charting the history of the network, alongside a miniature sheet of four long-format stamps focusing on the design heritage of its iconic posters.
published October 6th, 2012
The year 2012 marks the 70th anniversary of “Talks at the Yan’an Forum on Literature and Art” (hereinafter referred to as “Talks”).
published October 4th, 2012
Issue of a regular stamp in the “Made in Italy” series dedicated to Officina Profumo – Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella in Florence, on the occasion of the 400th anniversary of its foundation.
published October 3rd, 2012
Stamp Collecting Month endeavours to interest children in the hobby of stamp collecting and occurs in October each year. Australia Post staff members engage with primary school children and teachers, explaining the background to stamps and stamp collecting through a specially selected theme. This year’s theme is Australian Zoos.
published October 1st, 2012
The stamp shows, in the foreground on the left, the painting “Garibaldi sbarca a Marsala”, by Girolamo Induno,
published September 26th, 2012
This lovely commemorative envelope features a child seated at a piano, a fitting illustration that emphasizes the role of the Conservatory in training generations of Canadian musicians.
published September 26th, 2012
2012 sees the 50th Anniversary of the Granting of Universal Suffrage to Women in the Bahamas and to celebrate this important Anniversary, the Bahamas Post Office is releasing a set of six stamps depicting portraits of some of the main female protagonists in this long struggle.
published September 22nd, 2012
The U.S. Postal Service commemorates the 150th anniversary of the birth of O. Henry (the pen name of William S. Porter, 1862-1910) with a O. Henry stamp in its Literary Arts series. The short stories of O. Henry are beloved for their irony and skillful unfolding of plot; often, they end with a surprise twist. This prolific author wrote nearly 300 tales, most in the final eight years of his life. By the time of his death, he was the most widely read storyteller in America and was internationally admired.
published September 20th, 2012
Magyar Posta traditionally greets this greatest festival for stamp collectors by issuing stamps. In addition to the souvenir sheet with extra charge, a dual denomination stamp series and a special version of it will come out. Magyar Posta will devote the surcharge sum (200 Forints per sheet) to supporting organised stamp collecting activity in Hungary.
published September 17th, 2012