The National Council ( Council National ) , the Principality of Monaco’s Parliament , will soon have new headquarters.

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published August 25th, 2012

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

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published August 23rd, 2012

A Painter of Ligurian origin born in nice. Louis (Ludovico) Brea was among the  first to set aside the traditional codes of Gothic art to bring the region of Liguria and the Comté de Nice into the Renaissance.

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published July 30th, 2012

Born in Saint-Germain-en-Laye in 1862, Claude Debussy entered the Conservatoire at the age of 10.

In 1884, he received the Prix de Rome for his cantata L’Enfant prodigue and went to

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published July 27th, 2012

Eldest daughter and heir to Prince Antoine I of Monaco, Louise-Hippolyte Grimaldi married Jacques de Goyon de Matignon in 1715.

Recognised as Prince of Monaco under the name Jacques I on his wife’s death, he remaind regent during

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published June 17th, 2012

From 22 June to 17 August 2012 an exhibition will be held in Bruges dedicated to the collection of HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco. On this occasion, the Principality of Monaco and Belgium will jointly issue a stamp whose visual is inspired by Cabaret au bord de la rivière by the Flemish painter Jan Brueghel. This work is currently at the Palace of Monaco.

Technical Details:

Layout : CREAPHIL
Printing process : Heliogravure
Size of the block : 100 x 120 mm vertical
Size of the stamp : 30 x 40,85 mm vertical

published May 16th, 2012

Built on the site of a fortress constructed by theGenovese in 1215, the Prince’s Palace was transformed throughout the centuries into one of the most luxurious residences of the 17th century. The State Apartments of the Prince’s Palace are open for public visits a part of year.

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published April 20th, 2012

Built on the site of a fortress constructed by theGenovese in 1215, the Prince’s Palace was transformed throughout the centuries into one of the most luxurious residences of the 17th century. The State Apartments of the Prince’s Palace are open for public visits a part of year.

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published April 19th, 2012

This booklet is composed of 10 indivisible self adhesive stamps with a permanent unit value corresponding to the postage price of a 20 gramletter forMonaco and France (second class postage “écopli”). It replaces the current green booklet “écopli”.

Design : CREAPHIL

Printing process : Heliogravure

Size of the stamps : 27 x 31,77 mm vertical

Size of the booklet : 143 x 72 mm

Source: Monaco Post

published March 21st, 2012

The 2012 International Exhibition will take place from 12th May to 12th August in Yeosu, South Korea on the theme of “The Living Ocean and Coast.” The Principality

of Monaco will have a 480 m2 pavilion, designed around “Monaco’s historical commitment to protecting the environment, the seas and the oceans”.

Design : CREAPHIL

Printing process : Heliogravure

Size of the stamp : 41 x 30 mm horizontal

Sheet of 10 stamps with illuminations

Source: Monaco Post

published March 20th, 2012

The Swiss boat PlanetSolar left Monaco in September 2010 to sail around the world, and will end its journey in the Principality in spring 2012. PlanetSolar is propelled by a silent, non-polluting electric motor powered exclusively by solar energy, and is the first “solar boat” to accomplish this feat.

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published March 19th, 2012