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Dublin – UNESCO City of World Literature!!

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Rating: 4.5/5

On May 16, 2013, An Post issued a stamp to commemorate Dublin UNESCO City of World Literature.

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published May 29th, 2013

Australia 2013 World Stamp Expo “Heartwarming Stamps” by Hong Kong Post

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Rating: 3.7/5

Under the auspice of the Fédération Internationale de Philatélie, “Australia 2013 World Stamp Expo” will be held at Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne, Australia from 10 to 15 May 2013 to mark the centenary of the 1913 Kangaroo and Map Stamp – Australia’s first national postage stamp.

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published May 20th, 2013

S.Korean Post celebrates the Suncheon Bay Garden Expo 2013 with a stamp issue!

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Rating: 3.1/5

A place with never-ending field of reeds with hooded cranes roaming about, Suncheon Bay comprises one of the world’s top 5 coastal wetlands and is a rich ecological repository where 235 species of migratory birds and 120 species of plants inhabit.

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published May 6th, 2013

Lydia Mendoza commemoration issue by United States Post!

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Rating: 3.6/5

The U.S. Postal Service stamp honors the life of one of the first and greatest stars of Tejano music. Lydia Mendoza (1916-2007) is seen strumming her 12-string guitar on this lively stamp, one of several that inaugurates the Music Icons series.

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published May 2nd, 2013

University of the Philippines Alumni Association (UPAA) Centennial Commemorative Stamps!

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Rating: 3.3/5

In March 1913, UP President Murray Bartlett sowed the seeds of the University of the Philippines Alumni Association when he urged College of Law Dean George Malcolm to call a meeting for the purpose of forming such an association.

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published April 30th, 2013

Israel Post issues a stamp commemorating the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising!

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Rating: 3.2/5

The stamp is issued in commemoration of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising which took place 70 years ago.

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published April 27th, 2013

Philippines Post celebrates the birth Centenary of Lucio San Pedro with a stamp issue!!

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Rating: 3.1/5

In celebration of Maestro Lucio San Pedro’s 100th birthday, PHLPost released a commemorative stamp for one of the country’s National Artist for Music.

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published March 14th, 2013

A Celebration of Coronation Commemoratives by Isle of Man!!

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Rating: 4.2/5

For generations, commemorative souvenirs to mark the coronations of British monarchs ranging from medals, china or pottery drinking mugs, badges etc have been produced as treasured keep-sakes of these landmark occasions in British history.

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published February 15th, 2013

Spanish series on Anniversaries!

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Rating: 3.6/5

Two major events in the history of Spain, occurring in the 13th and 16th centuries respectively, are shown in the illustrations in this series on Anniversaries.

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published January 9th, 2013

World Conservation Congress Jeju 2012 – Commemorative Stamp!

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Rating: 4.1/5

The “World Conservation Congress,” the environmental Olympics of the global village, was held during 10 days from September 6th to 15th, 2012 on Jeju Island, Korea’s ecological repository.

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published January 3rd, 2013

Commemorative Stamp to Celebrate the 14th European Football Championship!

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Rating: 3.7/5

On the left side of the stamp, based on a design by the graphic artist Attila Elekes, are pictogram-like depictions of typical moves in football, and on the right side there is a football deco-rated with the national colours of the organising countries with a map of Europe in the background.

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published December 23rd, 2012