On January 17, 2013, An Post issued a stamp to mark Ireland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU).

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published January 23rd, 2013

With the 2013 Emancipation Proclamation stamp, the U.S. Postal Service commemorates the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, which President Abraham Lincoln signed on January 1, 1863.

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published January 2nd, 2013

DC-4 In October 1963 Air Greenland acquired its first aircraft – a DC-4, which was purchased from the Icelandic airline Iceland air. The plane, replacing an earlier chartered plane of the same type, was used for contract flights for the U.S. Defence for personnel replacement and supply at the radar warning station at Kulusuk in East Greenland – close by to Ammassalik (Tasiilaq) – for military flights to Keflavik and to a radar station in Eastern Canada – Cape Dyer.

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published December 29th, 2012

About the stamp

The stamp depicts and honors the dedication and sacrifice of every single person who has served proudly and bravely for Canada.

This tribute to The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada features 4 soldiers and illustrates the evolution of the Regiment’s uniforms.

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published December 27th, 2012

At the time of the creation of the European Community of Coal & Steel Court of Justice in 1952, the town of Luxembourg put the Villa Vauban at the disposition of the newly created institution in order to set up there the offices of the seven judges and two prosecuting lawyers.

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published December 21st, 2012

Correos issues a stamp with the logo of the XXII Ibero-American Summit to commemorate this event which took place in Cádiz (Spain) on 16 and 17 November 2012.

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published December 18th, 2012

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

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published December 13th, 2012

Located in the city of Guanghan in northern Chengdu Plain, Sichuan Province, Sanxingdui is the ruins of a prehistoric culture dating back 4,800-2,600 years. It is considered the origin of the Yangtze River Civilization and an outstanding manifestation of the zenith of Chinese bronze civilization.

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published October 31st, 2012

The 110-year old chambers of the Parliament on the latest stamp specialty of Magyar Posta.

The Parliament is one of the most beautiful public buildings in the world.

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published October 18th, 2012

Development of the music in Bosnia and Herzegovina, due to economic difficulties, political and cultural isolation from the Western Europe, was very slow. Folk music was transmitted orally and the first tunes for church service were recorded during the 11th and the 12th century.

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published October 12th, 2012

Zhao Bosheng (1897-1933), a native of Dongci Town, Cangxian County (in today’s Huanghua), Hebei Province, was a leader of the Ningdu Uprising and a senior commander of the Chinese Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army.

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published October 11th, 2012