Ever since its establishment, the Communist Party of China (CPC) had united and led people of all ethnic groups throughout the country in struggling hard for 28 years to realize national independence, the liberation of the people, and the founding of the People’s Republic of China.
published August 26th, 2012
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On 11 October 2012, the United Nations Postal Administration will issue 18 commemorative stamps in denominations of US$ 0.45, CHF 0.85 and € 0.70 in a mini-sheet format of six stamps each on the theme “Indigenous People”. This is the third in a series of stamps on Indigenous People, which were painted by the artist Stephen Bennett (USA).
published August 24th, 2012
The Portuguese popular festivities include religious and secular aspects, breaking the everyday life and attracting participants and spectators from various corners of the country and abroad. The Espírito Santo festivities in the Azores are the most notorious ex-libris of the archipelago. With dates set between Easter Sunday and Pentecost, today they go on until the summer, when the emigrants return “home” to fulfil their promises and be the “emperors” of the festivities.
published August 19th, 2012
La Seu, or Palma de Mallorca Cathedral, dedicated to the Assumption of Saint Mary, is over 100 meters long with an interior height of over 40 meters.
published August 19th, 2012
Renowned as the “Culinary Capital of Asia”, Hong Kong offers distinctive local delicacies that are relished by both food lovers at home and visitors from abroad. Hongkong Post issues a set of four stamps to showcase some of the city’s all-time local favourites, with a view to promoting our unique and colourful food culture around the world.
published August 15th, 2012
The National Museum of Chine (NMC) is located on the east side of Tiananmen Square in Beijing, facing the great the Great Hall of the people.
published August 11th, 2012
What is it that attracts foreign tourists to Luxembourg?Without a doubt, it is the diversity of the landscape and the cosmopolitan character of the population. But there is more to discover, for example the architecture which, as a means of expressing identity and history, has fascinated visitors for a long time.
published May 17th, 2012
The project of the European Capitals of Culture was launched at the beginning of the 1980s by the Greek and French ministers of culture, Melina Mercouri and Jack Lang, respectively, and was welcomed by the European Union.
published April 13th, 2012
The theme for this year’s Europa stamp is ”Visit Denmark”. Casper sejersen took the photograph on which the motif is based. the stamp is designed by post Danmark and produced in offset. The stamp depicts Pierrot pedalling away on his “Christiania bike” in the middle of rush hour, with Harlequin sitting in the box at the front.
published April 4th, 2012
Journalist by calling and politician by conviction, Manuel de Brito Camacho, minister for public works of the provisional government of the 1st Republic, was born in Monte de Mesas, on 12 February 1862, and went to high school in Beja, before enrolling in a Medicine course, at the Escola Médico-Cirúrgica, in Lisbon. In 1885 he began attending the Republican Party congresses and in 1906 he founded the A Lucta periodical, the first propaganda tool of the Republic.
published March 3rd, 2012
A set of special stamps on the theme of “Hong Kong Museums Collection – Hong Kong Cultural and Historical Series” will be released for sale with associated philatelic products on 6 December 2011 (Tuesday).
Hong Kong enjoys a vast cultural landscape, boasting museums of various kinds with a rich array of magnificent exhibits. Hongkong Post issued its first set of “Hong Kong Museums Collection” special stamps in 2009, with the theme of Chinese calligraphy and painting. The second set on Hong Kong’s culture and history is now released to present treasures from the Hong Kong Heritage Museum, the Hong Kong Museum of History, the Hong Kong Museum of Art, and the Dr. & Mrs. Hung Hin Shiu Museum of Chinese Medicine at Hong Kong Baptist University. This set of six stamps showcases six traditional articles, taking you on a trip down memory lane to savour a taste of life back then. (read more)
published November 22nd, 2011