This year will commemorate the Marian Jubilee Year of the Virgin of El Rocío in Almonte (Huelva) and to mark this event a stamp is issued depicting the image of the Virgin adorned. Pope Benedict XVI declared The Marian Jubilee Year which will take place from August 2012 to September 2013.
published May 25th, 2013
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Under the auspice of the Fédération Internationale de Philatélie, “Australia 2013 World Stamp Expo” will be held at Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne, Australia from 10 to 15 May 2013 to mark the centenary of the 1913 Kangaroo and Map Stamp – Australia’s first national postage stamp.
published May 20th, 2013
The first Gibraltar International Literary Festival will take place from 25th to 27th October 2013. The Festival, which will form part of our annual calendar of cultural events, will bring together a number of world-renowned writers who will take part in debates, discussions, interviews and talks on a variety of subjects.
published May 18th, 2013
The Banaue Rice Terraces in the Philippine Cordilleras were made by bare hands of the indigenous inhabitant in the northern part of the Philippines for more than 2000 years.
published May 15th, 2013
A few years ago Magyar Posta began a series of ordinary stamps presenting Hungary’s spas. This year’s stamps show characteristic parts of the exterior and interior of the Széchenyi Thermal Baths.
published May 5th, 2013
The number of town festivals held in Iceland in the summer has been increasing in recent years.
published May 4th, 2013
Alentejo Our trip through the country now takes us to the Alentejo, where our view extends over the endless expanses of cork and holm oaks: the “montado” without which the Alentejo pig would not exist. Its rustic nature allows it to survive in extreme weather conditions, while in the mountain range its meat gains flavour from the Acorn. This is the raw material that is the basis of the undisputed quality of the blood sausages, bagged sausages and smoked hams of the Alentejo.
published April 11th, 2013
The stamps feature folk costumes from Kihelkonna in Western Saaremaa and from Karja in the North-eastern part of the island. The Karja stamp shows an elderly couple in long coats, dress worn around the middle of the 19th century as well as later, with red strings and coloured edges adding zing to the dark fabric. The man’s long coat is edged with a wide striped belt in many colours.
published April 10th, 2013
Carved into the cliff s above the Dachuan River, the Mogao Caves in Gansu Province comprise the largest, most richly endowed and longest used treasure house of Buddhist art in the world. It was fi rst constructed in 366 A.D. and represents the great achievement of art from the fourth to the fourteenth century. There are 492 caves presently preserved, housing about 45,000 square metres of murals and more than 2,000 painted sculptures. The Mogao Caves were inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1987.
Source: United Nations Post
published April 9th, 2013
The origin of sending greeting cards can be traced back to ancient Egypt and China, where hand printed messages of goodwill were exchanged. The custom then made its way to Europe during the 15th century.
published March 27th, 2013
The year 2013 is the year of the snake. From ancient times, the perception of the snake has been ambivalent. On the one hand, the snake has been admired as a clean, wise animal with a tenacious hold on life.
published March 20th, 2013