De DION-BOUTON, vis-à-vis, type D 1899

Following on from the series dedicated to church organs and professions of days gone by, POST Philately has launched a new charity series. Over four years, this series will showcase 16 classic cars which are registered in Luxembourg and motor across Europe to participate in events promoting classic cars. The stamps have been produced in cooperation with the “Veteran and Vintage Car Club of Luxembourg asbl”. (read more)

published December 2nd, 2014

World Heritage – Travel in Italy 02. The philately of San Marino goes on with the tour through the beauties of Italy with a souvenir sheet made up of 4 values. Each stamp depicts a characteristic architecture of the Unesco site. The philatelic tour represents the following cities:  Modena, Mantua and Sabbioneta, Verona and San Gimignano.

Source: San Marino Post

published October 9th, 2014

Brendan Behan (1923 –1964) was an Irish poet, short story writer, novelist and playwright who wrote in both English and Irish. He was born in Dublin’s inner city into a republican family where there was a strong emphasis on Irish history and culture, which meant he was steeped in literature and patriotic ballads from a young age. (read more)

published March 24th, 2014

18 april 1864 was one of the blackest days in the history of Denmark. Twenty thousand Prussian soldiers stormed the Danish defences at Sønderborg, and three months later the country had lost almost half of its territory with the population of the Kingdom of Denmark being reduced by a million. (read more)

published March 24th, 2014

Swiss Post joins WOPA-Stamps.com

Switzerland Post has become the latest country to join the list of stamp issuing administrations that sell their stamps directly to collectors on WOPA-Stamps.com

Gianna Corbacho, Sales & Marketing Manager at WOPA said “WOPA is absolutely delighted to have Switzerland joining. Switzerland is a lovely country that issues beautiful stamps so having them on the WOPA site is a great honour. We launched the site less than 3 years ago from an inspiration to offer collectors the chance to buy new issues from around the world in one site at FACE VALUE.  Already 18 issuing authorities are partof WOPA with Switzerland and the United Nations being our most recent additions. With an additional two more countries confirmed to join during this month, we are extremely pleased to offer our (read more)

published September 8th, 2013

The International Year of Statistics (Statistics2013) is a global initiative, now encompassing more than 1400 participating organizations from 108 countries, which aims to celebrate and recognize the powerful contributions of statistical science to the lives of each one of us, on our everyday chores.

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published July 21st, 2013

Automotive transportation of postal mail, in the world, held since the end of the 19th century. In our country, in areas under the Austro-Hungarian Empire, it was noted that since in 1899, used motor tricycles for emptying the bag, and the cars of the early 20 century.

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published July 21st, 2013

Isle of Man Post Office marks the 225th anniversary of The Times newspaper by commemorating some of the most significant events of recent history reported in this world famous publication.

The Times dates back to 1788 and has covered every news story in history. All the headlines reproduced in this unique new stamp issue, in association with The Times newspaper, capture the drama and immediacy of particular news events flashed across the world.

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published July 20th, 2013

Richard Wagner was born in Leipzig on 22 May in 1813. the ninth child of the police officer, who died of typhus six months after the birth of Richard. The famous German composer, conductor, essayist, reformer of opera, and great music theorist.

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published July 20th, 2013

World Oceans Day was officially recognized by the United Nations in 2008 and is now celebrated on 8 June each year. This special day is an opportunity to celebrate our world’s shared ocean and our personal connection to the sea, as well as to raise awareness about the crucial role the ocean plays in our lives and the important ways in which people can help protect it.

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published July 19th, 2013

The official residence of the President of the Philippines is Malacañan Palace, situated in the old Manila district of San Miguel.

The first recorded owner of the property is Luis Rocha, a Spaniard in the Galleon trade.  The Rocha property was built of stone, described as being a relatively modest country house.

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published July 18th, 2013