Stamps of the Czech Republic: The Art of Piranesi (2013)
Pictured above: Giovanni Battista Piranesi: A View of Roman Churches, 1762; National Gallery in Prague. Giovanni Battista (also Giambattista) Piranesi
By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:19:25+11:00Dec 15, 2015|Architecture on Stamps, Art on Stamps, Cathedrals & Churches on Stamps, Czech Republic, Czechoslovakia, Engravers, New Issues 2013, Religion on Stamps, Stamp Profiles, Topicals or Thematics|
Pictured above: Giovanni Battista Piranesi: A View of Roman Churches, 1762; National Gallery in Prague. Giovanni Battista (also Giambattista) Piranesi
By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:19:50+11:00Aug 25, 2015|Croatia, New Issues 2013, Sports on Stamps, Stamp Profiles, Topicals or Thematics|
05.11.2013 Hrvatskaposta issued a stamp to commemorate Faros Marathon. During last four decades Faros Marathon has developed from a small
By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:19:50+11:00Aug 24, 2015|Art on Stamps, Czechoslovakia, New Issues 2013, Slovakia, Stamp Profiles, Topicals or Thematics|
In the end of the year Pofis Post is issuing two ART stamps dedicated to the artwork of Jan Jakub
By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:19:50+11:00Aug 24, 2015|Art on Stamps, Czechoslovakia, Designers, New Issues 2013, Slovakia, Stamp Profiles, Topicals or Thematics|
Pofis Post issued a stamp celebrating the Postage Stamp Day and giving homage to Igor Rumansky. Igor Rumansky (March 10,
By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:19:53+11:00Aug 9, 2015|Åland, Christmas Stamps, New Issues 2013, Religion on Stamps, Stamp Profiles, Topicals or Thematics, Vatican City|
On 8 November, Åland Post issued two Christmas stamps as a joint venture with the Vatican. Both motifs are very
By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:19:55+11:00Jul 30, 2015|Americana on Stamps, Conservation, Fish on Stamps, New Issues 2013, Philippines, Stamp Profiles|
As one of the celebration highlights of the 50th Fish Conservation Week, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR)
By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:20:05+11:00Jul 23, 2015|Art on Stamps, Balkans, Croatia, New Issues 2013, Stamp Profiles, Topicals or Thematics|
Hrvatska post issued a new set of three stamps in the series “Croatian Visual Arts”. The stamps depict paintings by
By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:20:12+11:00Jun 24, 2015|Atlantic Islands, Birds on Stamps, British Commonwealth, Conservation, Falkland Islands, Helicopters on Stamps, New Issues 2013, Ships, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands, Stamp Profiles, Topicals or Thematics|
The UK Overseas Territory of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands is a spectacular wildlife sanctuary in the Southern
By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:20:12+11:00Jun 23, 2015|China, Flowers on Stamps, Libraries on Stamps, New Issues 2013, Nobel Prize Winners on Stamps, Stamp Profiles, Topicals or Thematics, Universities on Stamps|
By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:20:36+11:00Apr 10, 2015|Algeria, Cable Cars on Stamps, New Issues 2013, Stamp Profiles, Topicals or Thematics, Train Archive, Trains, Transport|
By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:20:48+11:00Dec 19, 2014|Flowers on Stamps, Germany & Colonies, New Issues 2013, Royalty, Stamp Profiles, Topicals or Thematics|
A new German stamp dedicated to flora depicts a flower of Crown imperial. Crown Imperial or Kaiser’s Crown (Fritillaria imperialis)
By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:20:48+11:00Dec 19, 2014|Bicycles on Stamps, Bridges on Stamps, China, New Issues 2013, Stamp Profiles, Taiwan, Topicals or Thematics|
Bicycle touring has taken Taiwan by storm in recent years. By combining scenic areas and local specialties into a network
By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:20:54+11:00Sep 21, 2014|Agriculture on Stamps, Designers, Films on Stamps, History, Hungary, New Issues 2013, Photography on Stamps, Stamp Profiles, Topicals or Thematics, UNESCO|
At the proposal of the Hungarian National Commission for UNESCO, in 2013 the General Conference of the international organisation adopted
By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:20:58+11:00Aug 31, 2014|Butterflies on Stamps, Endangered Species on Stamps, New Issues 2013, Niue, Oceania, Pacific Islands, Stamp Profiles, Topicals or Thematics|
By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:20:58+11:00Aug 25, 2014|Designers, History, Korea (Corea), Military, Naval, New Issues 2013, Stamp Profiles, Topicals or Thematics, United States, United States of America|
In January 2012, the U.S. Postal Service® invited the last living Korean War Medal of Honor recipients to join in