The roar of the surf, the screams from the sea-birds – the ever changing light which can alter the shape of a mountain. The colours, the deception of the senses – the acknowledge of inconstancy built into even the most solid rocky ground.
published May 6th, 2012
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From December until 1st March 2012 stamp collectors from all over the world have been able to participate in the vote for “The 2011 Greenlandic stamp of the year”. And many have used this opportunity.
published April 17th, 2012
POST Greenland’s contribution to this year’s joint Nordic issue consists of two stamps with designs created by Bodil ’Buuti’ Pedersen from Qaqortoq. Buuti was inspired by the seal and whale filled waters near her South Greenlandic hometown.
Technical Details:
Issue Date: 21.03.2012
Designer: Buuti Pedersen
Printer: Offset
Process: Offset
Values: 8.50 DKK, 9.50 DKK
Source: Wopa
published April 6th, 2012
Tigers are the largest members of the cat family and are renowned for their power and strength, not to mention their beautiful markings.
Over the last 100 years, hunting and forest destruction have reduced tiger populations from hundreds of thousands of animals to perhaps fewer than 1,500. These magnificent creatures are hunted as trophies, and also for body parts that are used in traditional Asian medicine.
published February 26th, 2012
The postage stamps of this issue will be present at the 27th Asian International Stamp Exhibition (China), where Romfilatelia was invited to participate among other countries from Asia and from Non-Asian regions, in order to promote the international philatelic project dedicated to the above-mentioned theme.
The peach tree (Prunus persica) is a fruit tree of the Rosaceae family, able to reach eight meter in height; it has relatively straight branches, with few ramifications. Its flowers have a 2.5 – 3.5 cm in diameter and they are shaped as a dome having rosy to white colour. The spherical fruits are covered with hairs and their colour varies from light green to yellow and reddish. (read more)
published August 30th, 2011
The 2011 Garden of Love (Forever®) issuance—ten different first-class stamps depicting a colorful mosaic of flora and fauna in a garden setting—is a continuation of the Love series, begun in 1973. Intended for use on Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, and Father’s Day cards, these stamps will add beauty to any expression of love and affection.
Working with art director Derry Noyes, award-winning illustrator José Ortega created an abstract garden of bright flowers, a butterfly, a strawberry, and doves, interlaced with vines that run from one stamp to another. Each prominent element of the design is in the shape of a heart. The deep blue background is reminiscent of a brilliant summer sky. The word “Love” sits atop each stamp.
published August 25th, 2011
Birdwing butterflies are the largest of all butterflies. Birdwings are typified by large size (up to a maximum body length of 7.6 cm or 3 inches and a wingspan of 28 cm or 11 inches in O. alexandrae), showy coloration (in contrasting shades of green, yellow, black, white, and sometimes blue or orange), and slender, lanceolate forewings.
The male Birdwing is brightly coloured with green, gold and black, and is smaller than the female. The larger female Birdwing is black and white, with yellow markings on the hindwings. She has a wingspan of up to 20 cm.
With few exceptions (i.e., the New Guinean O. meridionalis and O. paradisea), the hindwings lack tails. Sexual dimorphism is strong in Ornithoptera species only, where males are black combined with bright iridescent green, blue, orange or yellow while the larger and less colourful females are overall black or dark brownish with white, pale brown or yellow markings. (read more)
published August 24th, 2011
On July 21, 2011, An Post issued a further eight stamps for its Irish Animals and Marine Life definitive series, illustrating Ireland’s biodiversity from the seabed to the mountain top. Biodiversity is an all-encompassing term used to describe the variety of all life and natural processes on Earth.
The species featured on these stamps are; the Beadlet Anemone, the Squat Lobster, the Cuckoo Wrasse and the Common Frog. Most anemones cannot survive out of water, but the Beadlet Anemone can do so, provided it stays damp. At low tide, this anemone can be found on rocky shores with its tentacles retracted, looking like a blob of red or green jelly. (read more)
published August 1st, 2011
The characters were arranged by the artist in four stamps forming a set. In the top left, the image of Curupira mounted on a boar, scaring a possible agent of deforestation, represented by a man and a chainsaw that down the tree.
In the upper right, the Mãe-do-ouro (Mother-of-gold) emerges from the water with a fireball in hers hands, inspiring a gold prospector. At the bottom left, the figures of Boto (Dolphin) and a young pregnant woman alludes to the legend of seduction of women by an unknown man. In the lower right corner, the Mula-semcabeça (Headless Mule), which would have been a woman, the mistress of a priest, represented by a man in a church.
published July 29th, 2011
The barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) is a passerine with blackish blue upperparts, off-white underparts, rufous forehead, chin and throat and a deeply forked tail, of which 100,000 to 200,000 pairs live in Estonia. It mainly nests in man-made structures, such as stables, attics and under the eaves of buildings, where it builds a nest of mud, clay, stalks and saliva.
The Estonian Ornithological Society picked the barn swallow for bird of the year 2011. On the one hand, the Society wanted to mark its round 90th anniversary with the image of the bird in its logo.
On the other hand the rapidly changing world and living environment makes us feel concern about the welfare of our national bird. The population of the barn swallow is falling due to the contraction of suitable nesting places and major changes in European agriculture.
published June 10th, 2011
These are the 29-cent Herbs definitive stamps. They are available as a Roll of 100 stamps, a Pane of 20 stamps, a Block of 10 stamps, or a Strip of 5 stamps.
On April 7, 2011, in New York, New York, the Postal Service™ issued a 29-cent Herbs stamp in five designs in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 20 stamps and a PSA Roll of 100. The stamp was designed by Phil Jordan of Falls Church, Virginia.
The United States Postal Service® issued five stamps featuring various herbs used for fragrance, flavoring, medicine, and/or decoration. Artist Teresa Fasolino, New York, New York, created original oil paintings for each stamp. Each stamp depicts a particular species in bloom, as well as a typical leaf and flower or seed capsule.
published May 8th, 2011