The contrast could hardly be greater: a small-scale postage stamp for Franz Gertsch, the master of large-scale photo realism:

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published October 10th, 2012

An Post issued two stamps to mark the centenary of the death of Bram Stoker, author of one of the world’s most renowned horror novels, Dracula.

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published October 9th, 2012

The “Office des Émissions de Timbres-Poste” will participate in the “TIMBRES PAS-

SION 2012” exhibition in Belfort (France) from 2nd – 4t h November 2012.

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published October 7th, 2012

On the 24 September 1872 at Illuste, Lääne County † Early July 1941 in Tallinn Head of State 15 December 1925 to 9 December 1927; 19 February to 18 July 1932 In 1917-1919 member of the Provisional National Council, the Diet, of the Constituent Assembly of 1919-1920 and of the 2nd to 5th Riigikogu (Parliament); in 1918 Prosecutor of the Republic of Estonia.

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published October 2nd, 2012

2012 sees the 50^th 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.

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published September 22nd, 2012

Friar Nikola Šimović, given name Marko, was born on April 25 1839 in Zvirovici (then Gradnići parish and today Studenci). In 1853 he comes at Seminary in Široki Brijeg, and in 1855. he enters into Novitiate which he finished in 1856 and laid solemn vows.

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published September 18th, 2012

On 5 July, 2012, An Post issued two 55c stamps to mark Significant Milestones for Ireland – Dublin being

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published September 6th, 2012

The stamp series on Finnish music has reached the 1990´s.

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published September 3rd, 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.

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published August 31st, 2012

Mathew Belcher and Malcolm Page are Australia’s latest Olympic gold medallist athletes to feature on a stamp after winning our third Sailing gold medal in London, this time in the Men’s 470 Class.

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published August 16th, 2012

Three versions of the life (called “vitae”) of Saint Gallus who founded the town of St. Gallen have been handed down through the ages.

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published August 14th, 2012