Stamps of Australia: History of Bicycle Design (2015)
This issue Australian Post focuses on bike design from the late 19th century to 2015 through four examples, with each
By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:19:35+11:00Oct 13, 2015|Australia & Dependencies, Bicycles on Stamps, British Commonwealth, New Issues 2015, Stamp Profiles, Topicals or Thematics|
This issue Australian Post focuses on bike design from the late 19th century to 2015 through four examples, with each
By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:19:36+11:00Oct 11, 2015|British Empire, Malta, Religion on Stamps, Saints on Stamps, Shipping Archive, Ships, Shipwrecks, Stamp Profiles, Topicals or Thematics|
This fine 10 shilling blue-black stamp broke with the traditional monarch's head and featured the Shipwreck of St. Paul, thus
By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:19:36+11:00Oct 9, 2015|Angels on Stamps, Christmas Stamps, Monaco, New Issues 2015, Religion on Stamps, Stamp Profiles, Topicals or Thematics|
Christmas stamp issues are very important among philatelists from around the world. This theme has become traditional and the philatelic
By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:19:36+11:00Oct 8, 2015|Animals on Stamps, British Empire, Channel Islands, George VI, German Occupation, King George VI, Stamp Curiosities, Stamp Profiles, Topicals or Thematics|
The following note appeared in the "Daily telegraph' in June, 1953: "In a packet of foreign stamps, which his mother
By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:19:36+11:00Oct 1, 2015|British Commonwealth, Cartoons on Stamps, Food on Stamps, Great Britain, New Issues 2015, Stamp Profiles, Topicals or Thematics|
Nowadays Post Offices from around the world depict not only influential personalities but also cartoon, movie and comics characters. And
By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:19:36+11:00Sep 28, 2015|Balkans, Food on Stamps, New Issues 2015, Slovenia, Stamp Profiles, Topicals or Thematics|
Breakfast is one of the most important meals for each person. It gives us energy and strength to full fill
By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:19:37+11:00Sep 24, 2015|Classic Stamps, First Issues, Great Britain, History, Luxembourg, New Issues 2015, Royalty, Stamp Profiles, Topicals or Thematics|
The first postage stamp was issued in 1840 in Great Britain and Ireland at the initiative of Rowland Hill as
By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:19:37+11:00Sep 23, 2015|Israel, Middle East, Railroads or Railways, Railways, Stamp Profiles, Topicals or Thematics, Train Archive, Trains, Transport|
This Israeli issue showed a number of locomotives in use in the Railways of the Holy land. Designed by A.
By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:19:37+11:00Sep 21, 2015|Germany & Colonies, History, Religion on Stamps, Saints on Stamps, Stamp Curiosities, Stamp Profiles, Topicals or Thematics|
It is unusual to see a Devonian honoured on a German stamp. But that was the case in 1954, when
By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:19:37+11:00Sep 18, 2015|Bicycles on Stamps, Designers, Engravers, France & Colonies, Postal Carriers, Postal Services, Postal Vehicles on Stamps, Postal Workers, Stamp Days, Stamp Profiles, Topicals or Thematics, Uniforms on Stamps|
This Stamp Day issue from France showed a Rural Postman of 1894. Designed and engraved by J. Deulpin. Resess Perf
By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:19:37+11:00Sep 17, 2015|Luxembourg, New Issues 2015, Royalty, Stamp Profiles, Topicals or Thematics|
Luxembourg Post has prepared for releasing a special stamp to mark the 15th anniversary of the beginning of the reign
By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:19:38+11:00Sep 16, 2015|History, Hungary, New Issues 2015, Scientists on Stamps, Stamp Profiles, Topicals or Thematics|
Stamps commemorate not only personalities by also their achievements. This is the case about new issue of Magyar Posta that
By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:19:38+11:00Sep 15, 2015|Designers, Hungary, People on Stamps, Railroads or Railways, Railways, Stamp Profiles, Train Archive, Trains, Transport|
This 100 fo. grey-blue stamp celebrated the birth Centenary of Railway engineer Gyorgy Jendrassik. Designed by Gyorgy Lengyel. Printed by
By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:19:38+11:00Sep 14, 2015|Designers, Engravers, France & Colonies, Hats on Stamps, History, Postal Carriers, Postal Workers, Stamp Days, Stamp Profiles, Topicals or Thematics, Turkestan (Turkistan), Uniforms on Stamps|
This stamp featured a Rural Postman of 1830 and celebrated Stamp Day in 1968. Designed and engraved by Béquet. Perf
By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:19:38+11:00Sep 12, 2015|Composers on Stamps, Finland, Music on Stamps, New Issues 2015, Scandinavia, Stamp Profiles, Topicals or Thematics|
Finland Post is ready to release a miniature sheet of three stamps that commemorates Finland’s best-known composer, Jean Sibelius (1865–1957).