Stamps of Australia: George V Stamps (2014)
A century ago, Australia’s stamp designs were “hot” political topics. Labor PostmasterGeneral, Charles Frazer developed the Kangaroo and Map design,
By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:21:01+11:00Jul 17, 2014|Australia & Dependencies, History, King George V, New Issues 2014, Royalty, Stamp Profiles, Topicals or Thematics|
A century ago, Australia’s stamp designs were “hot” political topics. Labor PostmasterGeneral, Charles Frazer developed the Kangaroo and Map design,
By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:21:01+11:00Jul 15, 2014|Atlantic Islands, Denmark & Colonies, Europe, Faroe islands, History, New Issues 2014, Royalty, Stamp Profiles, Topicals or Thematics|
In connection with Prince Henrik of Denmark’s 80th birthday on 11 June, Post Denmark, Post Greenland and Posta Faroe Islands
By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:21:02+11:00Jul 12, 2014|British Commonwealth, Flowers on Stamps, Gibraltar, New Issues 2014, Stamp Profiles, Topicals or Thematics|
Gibraltar saxifrage Saxifraga globulifera Desf. var. gibraltarica Ser. A herbaceous perennial which flowers between March and May. The leaves and
By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:21:02+11:00Jul 9, 2014|Italy & Colonies, New Issues 2014, San Marino, Sports on Stamps, Topicals or Thematics|
The Juventus Football Club is the winner team of the Italian Soccer Championship 2013-2014. The team gained the third consecutive
By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:21:02+11:00Jul 9, 2014|Europe, Films on Stamps, Italy & Colonies, New Issues 2014, People on Stamps, Stamp Profiles, Topicals or Thematics, Vatican City|
Charles Spencer Chaplin was born in a suburb of London on 16 April 1889. His childhood was marked by economic
By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:21:02+11:00Jul 8, 2014|Europe, Flowers on Stamps, Monaco, New Issues 2014, Royalty, Stamp Profiles, Topicals or Thematics|
To mark its 30th anniversary, the Princess Grace Rose Garden has undergone significant renovation and expansion work, increasing in size
By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:21:02+11:00Jul 6, 2014|Europe, Exhibitions, Fish on Stamps, Monaco, New Issues 2014, Stamp Profiles, Topicals or Thematics|
This block is a continuation of the series first issued in 2013 to mark the opening of the major sensory
By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:21:02+11:00Jul 4, 2014|Architecture on Stamps, Clocks on Stamps, History, New Issues 2014, Railroads or Railways, Russia, Stamp Profiles, Switzerland, Topicals or Thematics, Train Archive|
Russia and Switzerland have maintained diplomatic relations for 200 years. During the Second World War, those relations were briefly severed,
By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:21:03+11:00Jul 4, 2014|Europa on Stamps, Europe, Hungary, Music on Stamps, New Issues 2014, Stamp Profiles, Topicals or Thematics|
Each year PostEurop, the Association of European Postal Operators, offers its members theopportunity of issuing EUROPA stamps on a common
By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:21:03+11:00Jun 26, 2014|Architecture on Stamps, Czech Republic, Czechoslovakia, Handicrafts on Stamps, New Issues 2014, Stamp Profiles, Topicals or Thematics|
In 2002 the paper mill in Velké Losiny was declared a National Historical Landmark. This is one of the oldest
By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:21:03+11:00Jun 24, 2014|Designers, Insects on Stamps, New Issues 2014, Scandinavia, Stamp Profiles, Sweden, Topicals or Thematics|
Because there will be a change in postage effective April 1, the Baltic Hawker stamp will be issued in a
By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:21:03+11:00Jun 24, 2014|Flowers on Stamps, New Issues 2014, Stamp Profiles, Topicals or Thematics, United States, United States of America|
As universal symbols of love and happiness, flowers are often the centerpiece of our most sacred ceremonies and cheerful occasions.
By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:21:03+11:00Jun 23, 2014|British Commonwealth, Conservation, Designers, Fish on Stamps, Great Britain, New Issues 2014, Stamp Profiles, Topicals or Thematics|
Beautifully painted by David Miller, the Mint Stamps feature ten sustainable fish species: Herring, Red Gurnard, Dab, Pouting and Cornish
By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:21:04+11:00Jun 22, 2014|Europe, Hungary, Jews on Stamps, Judaica, New Issues 2014, Stamp Profiles, Third Reich, Topicals or Thematics|
Between 1941 and 1945 more than 400,000 Hungarians fell victim to the labour camps, deportation, brutality, the death marches, mass
By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:21:04+11:00Jun 20, 2014|Atlantic Islands, Birds on Stamps, British Commonwealth, New Issues 2014, Stamp Profiles, Topicals or Thematics, Tristan da Cunha|
Tristan’s finches traditionally were called buntings, given their resemblance to the buntings that were familiar to the early European explorers