Six stamps and a Miniature Sheet will be issued by Jersey Post to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, the world’s largest humanitarian network.
published May 10th, 2013
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Established in 1863, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is an impartial, neutral and independent organisation whose exclusively humanitarian mission is to protect the lives and dignity of victims of armed conflict and other situations of violence and to provide them with assistance.
published February 11th, 2013
On the 135th anniversary of the Romanian Red Cross, Romfilatelia introduces into circulation a postage stamps issue dedicated to this event.
The Romanian Red Cross was established on the 4th of July 1876 and has been continuously operating since then, fulfilling its role as auxiliary to the public authority on humanitarian matters.
Part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, the Romanian Red Cross was recognised by the International Committee of the Red Cross in the year of its establishment. It became a member of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies in 1919, and has been a member ever since.
Among the signatories of the act of establishment of the Romanian Red Cross, there were important names of that time: Nicolae Kretzulescu, C. A. Rosetti, Ion Ghica, Dimitrie Sturdza, Gr. G. Cantacuzino and Dr. Carol Davila.
The first president of the Romanian Red Cross was Prince Dimitrie Ghica, who developed the first Statute of the Romanian Red Cross. (read more)
published August 24th, 2011
Guernsey Stamps is delighted to announce the release of six stamps to celebrate the centenary year of the uniform of the British Red Cross, an organisation which began in 1870.
Illustrated by Robin Cook, the collection begins with the 36p stamp which reflects the year c1911. During this time British Red Cross volunteers worked as part of the Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) scheme and were given official uniforms such as the red dress and stiff cuffs worn by Nursing Commandants, as the stamp depicts.
published August 15th, 2011