These stamps continue the Australian Antarctic Territory (AAT) Landscapes series which began with the iceberg issue in 2011.

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published March 13th, 2013

The Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix) is a small bird of the pheasant family who mainly lives in farmland – in fields as well in pasturelands.

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published March 12th, 2013

Here in the North Atlantic, spring, of obvious reasons, arrives a little later than on the European continent. So no wonder that we look forward to springtime and are quite aware of its arrival.

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published March 10th, 2013

Penguins, Predators and Prey is a series of stamp issues featuring, in turn, each of the familiar Falkland penguins, together with some of their respective predators and prey.

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published March 5th, 2013

As part of our invertebrates series we are delighted to feature some of the beetles which can be found in Alderney, which have been wonderfully illustrated by renowned international artist Petula Stone.

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published March 3rd, 2013

Heritage is our legacy from the past, what we live with today, and what we pass on to future generations. Cultural heritage and natural heritage are both irreplaceable sources of life and inspiration. What makes the concept of World Heritage exceptional is its universal application.

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published March 2nd, 2013

The Swiss Alpine Club (SAC) was founded at Olten railway station on 19 April 1863 by 35 men from Aarau, Basel, Berne, Buochs, Glarus, Lucerne, Olten, St. Gallen and Zurich in response to an appeal made by Rudolf Theodor Simler from Zurich.

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published February 25th, 2013

Sue Daly is a wildlife film-maker, photographer and writer based in the tiny channel island of Sark.

Sue’s wonderful underwater images feature on our Marine Life issue which also includes a very special miniature sheet which, using the wizardry of Augmented Reality transports you under the ocean with Sue to watch just what goes on beneath the waves.

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published February 24th, 2013

In 2013, the U.S. Postal Service features the Spicebush Swallowtail on its third butterfly stamp for use on large greeting card envelopes and other mail of non-standard shapes and sizes.

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published February 20th, 2013

Israel is situated in a water-scarce area, on the edge of a “desert belt” (the geographical area between the Negev and Judean deserts and the more humid Mediterranean region).

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published February 16th, 2013

New Zealand is home to an abundance of ferns, of which around 45 per cent occur nowhere else in the world. Five of these ferns are celebrated in the New Zealand Ferns stamp issue!

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published February 8th, 2013