This year’s second stamp in the passenger ferry series features M/S Princess Anastasia. The ship operates on the route Stockholm–Tallinn–St Petersburg– Helsinki.
published August 11th, 2013
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Take a numerical journey from 1 to 21 in a quintessentially ‘Kiwi’ way with the Counting in Kiwi stamp issue. With each number, you’ll discover unique and quirky aspects of New Zealand’s culture, history and Kiwiana.
published August 11th, 2013
On 3 December 2012, St. James’s Palace announced that the Duchess was expecting the couple’s first child. At less than 12 weeks, the announcement was made earlier in the pregnancy than is traditional due to her admission to hospital with acute morning sickness.
The Duchess was admitted to St. Mary’s Hospital, London, in the early stages of labour on the morning of 22 July 2013. It was announced that the Duchess had given birth to a boy at 16:24 BST (15:24 UTC) on 22 July, and that the baby weighed 8Кpounds 6Кounces (3.80Кkg). The Duke (read more)
published August 9th, 2013
This stamp issue features key events across the 20th century, which became headline news in Australian papers.
published August 9th, 2013
Towering in the southwestern suburbs of Yingtan City, Jiangxi Province, Longhu (Dragon and Tiger) Mountain is reputed to be the “cradle of Taoism”.
published August 6th, 2013
For the seventh year in a row, the Spanish Fashion series is paying homage to the great fashion designers that have brought the art of dressing to the top international runways. This year, Paco Rabanne takes the spotlight, with a block page of four stamps dedicated to the designer.
published August 4th, 2013
Exactly 70 years ago, on 31 July in 1943 in the ZUPIC in PREKAJ, near heroic Drvar has been published the first issue of “Glas”.The first newspaper editorial today, seven decades later, the first, oldest and best-selling daily newspaper of the Republic of Srpska, made Skender Kulenovic Elijah Dosen, Djuro Pucar Stari Vranjesevic, Vilko Winterhalter, Osman Karabegovic and Bosko Siljegovic.
published August 3rd, 2013
The Cultural Heritage Year as well as the tenth anniversary of the UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage adopted by the UNESCO General Conference on 17 October 2003, which entered into force from June 2006, will be marked in Estonia by the issue of a thematic postage stamp.
published July 31st, 2013
“I declare before you all that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service and the service of our great imperial family to which we all belong”
The first definitive stamps of Queen Elizabeth II were placed on sale on 19th October 1953.
published July 28th, 2013
The history of the port dates back to 1813, when the Cork Harbour Commissioners were established. They remained in existence until 1997, when responsibility transferred to the Port of Cork Company, a commercial semi state company.
published July 26th, 2013
The “Four Arts of Chinese Scholars”, namely qin (the guqin, Chinese stringed instrument), qi (the strategy game of go), shu(Chinese calligraphy) and hua (Chinese painting), are deeply rooted in the Chinese civilization,
published July 24th, 2013