The Titanic was built at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and when it sunk it was the largest passenger liner in the world. She left the port of Southampton on 10 April 1912 with 2,207 passengers on board.
published November 29th, 2012
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Vuk Stefanovic Karadzic (1787-1864) was born into a family where the children died, and was named Vuk so that he “would not been have killed by the witch.”
published November 28th, 2012
Attila Dargay’s illustrations for the cartoon Vuk can be seen on the commemorative covers which will be a special philatelic edition. The first four denominations (1 Ft,1 Ft, 2 Ft and 2 Ft) of the stamps series titled “Figures from the Hungarian Cartoon Vuk 1982” will appear as stamps on one of the covers and the last three denominations (4 Ft, 6 Ft and 8 Ft) on the other.
published October 10th, 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
The design of the stamp with a face value of HUF 290 is a graphic composition referring to a language family branching from a single stem. The first day cover for the stamp bears the name of the congress in each language belonging to the Finno-Ugric language family and in English.
published September 25th, 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
Commemorating the 70th anniversary of the award of the George Cross to Malta on 15 April 1942.
published September 15th, 2012
published September 9th, 2012
To celebrate the centenary of the Eskola Armory in Eibar (Gipuzkoa), a commemorative stamp is issued depicting a motif allusive to this institution.
published September 2nd, 2012
Australia has a strong tradition of innovation and scientific achievement and, in per capita terms, is one of the world’s leading Nobel Prize-winning countries. Since 1915, when Australian William Lawrence Bragg shared the Prize in Physics, there have been some 11 Australian Nobel Laureates.
published August 31st, 2012
A stamp is issued commemorating the flags of the ancient kingdom of Leon depicting four banners flapping in the wind and hoisted on long poles.
published August 14th, 2012
