Widely regarded as the world’s biggest annual sporting event, the Tour de France will mark its 100th edition this year.
To celebrate, Isle of Man Post Office is issuing a set of eight postage stamps honouring its greatest champions and the role that Britain and indeed the Isle of Man has played in adding to the colourful history of the world’s greatest race.
published July 7th, 2013
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Until the French Revolution, the Princes of Monaco were in possession of substantial fiefs on the French territory.
published July 1st, 2013
The “Tour de France” is the world’s most renowned bike race. Traditionally, it has several stages which involve cycling across France,
published May 5th, 2013
Today, with it’s 45, 000 members, the Ligue pour la Protection des Oiseaux (LPO) is one of the main associations for the protection of Nature i n France. Its members work
published August 23rd, 2012
On the 18th October La Poste released a set and miniature sheet featuring different people who have made a difference to the Aviation World as we know it today.
Aviation is wothout a doubt one of the 20th Century most important anniversary and on the French stamps the following people have been featured; Farman, Delagrange, The Wright Brothers, Latham, Védrines and a lady named Elise Deroche, all of who have been rightly honoured with (read more)
published October 27th, 2010
Marianne is a symbol of the Republic of France. A Marianne is a bust of a proud and determined woman wearing what is known as a Phrygian Cup. She symbolises the attachment of the common citizens of the revolution to the Republic – Marianne is liberty, egality and fraternity.
Marianne has been used on most definitive stamps issued since 1944, as well as several commemorative issues. When Marianne is not clearly wearing a Phrygian cap, as is the case on some Marianne stamps, she is known as ‘the Republic’
The Marianne stamps are for French Philatelists like the Machin Head are (read more)
published July 3rd, 2010
La Poste has issued a set of stamp on the 16th June 2010 to commemorate the Youth Olympic Games 2010.
Singapore will be hosting the inaugural Youth Olympic Games (YOG) from 14 to 26 August 2010. The Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games will receive some 5,000 athletes and officials from the 205 National Olympic Committees (NOCs), along with an estimated 1,200 media representatives, 20,000 local and international volunteers, and more than 370,000 spectators. Young athletes – aged between 14 and 18 years – will compete in 26 sports and take part in a Culture and Education Programme.
The Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games aims to inspire youth around the (read more)
published June 22nd, 2010
The French post office, known as La Poste has released semi-postal to help victims of Haiti’s earthquake.
The cost of the stamp is 1 euro (US$.1.45). For each one sold the French Red Cross will receive euro 0,44 (US$. 0.638), to help the earthquake victims in Haiti. (read more)
published March 15th, 2010