On occasion of the V Anniversary of the Laws of Burgos, a stamp is issued featuring an image of Christopher Columbus, discoverer of America, a paragraph of the regulations and a map of the American continent to which the rules were enforced.
published March 17th, 2013
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published March 16th, 2013
The Lötschberg Railway started operating in the summer of 1913 with the 14.612 kilometre Lötschberg Tunnel as its core element.
published March 11th, 2013
Although styled as the remotest island in the world and with a population of only some 262, the people of Tristan da Cunha were determined to celebrate the Accession of H.M. Queen Elizabeth II by lighting a beacon made of invasive non-native plants, thus not only celebrating the Jubilee, but also protecting the wildlife of the island.
published March 7th, 2013
Banja Luka Brewery was founded in 1873 Founders of the brewery are the monks of the monastery Marija Zvijezda the Trappist order. The monastery is located near the brewery.
published March 6th, 2013
Kulin, ban of medieval Bosnia (Ducatus Bosnensis) succeeded to the throne Ban Boric (banus Boricius de Bosna), from Croatian nobility from the area of today’s Slavonia. The question was whether Kulin was Boric’s son or close relative, remains controversial.
published March 3rd, 2013
Recently Inspector Derek Flint and members of the Isle of Man Constabulary gathered for a photo presentation of the new stamps with Lucy Webster-Thompson of Isle of Man Post Office.
published February 23rd, 2013
The Hebrew Reali School in Haifa, an independent educational institution, is marking its centennial in 2013. Founded in 1913, the school developed along with the Yishuv and the country, pioneering and leading Israeli education.
published February 22nd, 2013
published February 9th, 2013
Jane Austen, the author behind timeless works such as Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility and Emma, is to have her work celebrated on a set of Royal Mail Special Stamps.
published February 3rd, 2013
The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II was the ceremony in which the newly ascended monarch, Elizabeth II, was crowned Queen of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Ceylon, and Pakistan, as well as taking on the role of Head of the Commonwealth.
published February 2nd, 2013
