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Monaco: Officers of the Imperial Armies
The Prince Joseph, the youngest son of Prince Honore III exiled in Paris, and the Prince Honore-Grabriel, the elder son of the Duke of "Valentinois" (Honore IV) and the future Honore V, joined the Imperial Armies.
OETP-MONACO.COM
May 28, 2004
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Monaco: Eagle and Bees
On the occasion of his Coronation, in the year 1804, Napoleon chose the Eagle and the bees as the symbol of the Empire.
OETP-MONACO.COM
May 27, 2004
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Monaco: Stephanie de Beauharnais
Stephanie de Beauharnais (1789-1860) was the adopted daughter of Napoleon Ier and Josephine and was the great-grandmother of the Prince Louis II of Monaco. Painting of "Baron Gerard".
OETP-MONACO.COM
May 26, 2004
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Amber Room: State Museum 'Tzarskoje Selo'
Design: R5.00: Element of a frame depicting the Russian crown
R5.00: Cameo "Moses and Pharaon who is escaping from besieged serpents".
R5.00: Engraved head between the garlands crowning the middle tier of the room
M/S R25.00: Florentine mosaic "Touch and Smell"
May 25, 2004
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Austria: Joe Zawinul
Joe Zawinul is beyond doubt the most important Austrian jazz musician.
Born in Vienna on July 7, 1932, he began his classical piano training at the Vienna Conservatory at the early age of 7.
POST.AT
May 24, 2004
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Iceland's Herring Adventure
At the turn of the 20th century Icelandic fishermen and shipowners learned to use new fishing techniques. When foreign markets for cod closed during the worldwide recession in the thirties, excellent herring fisheries may have brought Iceland financal independence and herring surely had its share in Iceland becoming a sovereign country in 1944 after 5 centuries of Danish rule. In good years the value of herring products amounted to 35% of the annual GNP. The first herring factories were built in Siglufjordur in 1911.
POSTUR.IS
May 23, 2004
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Iceland: The Circle - 100th Anniversary
Hringurinn – The Circle Women's Society – was founded January 26th 1904. There were 46 founders and the Society now numbers 309 members. Hringurinn is a charity organization and has mainly attended to the needs of sick children. The first major task of the Society was to assist poor women at childbirth. The biggest project the Society has undertaken was building a new and well equipped children's hospital in Reykjavik in conjunction with others.
POSTUR.IS
May 21, 2004
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200th Birth Anniversary of M.I.Glinka
M.I.Glinka (1804-1857) was a composer and the originator of Russian classical music. He worked in almost all musical genres, in opera mostly. The stamps feature two Glinka's operas, "Life for the Tsar" and "Ruslan and Ludmila". These were the first ones in the classical period of the Russian opera. Two major branches of opera - national musical drama and fairy-tale opera - originate form these two operas. The coupon features facsimile of M.I.Glinka: a hymn "Slav'sya!" from the opera "Life for the Tsar".
May 20, 2004
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D-Day : Canada's date with destiny remembered on new stamp
On June 6, 1944, over 15,000 Canadian soldiers landed on Juno Beach, in Normandy, France as part of a bold operation that marked the beginning of the end of the Second World War. An additional 450 soldiers parachuted behind the beaches, while 10,000 sailors of the Royal Canadian Navy were standing by in 110 ships of all sizes. By the end of the day, Canadian casualties numbered more than a thousand, with nearly 400 dead. At the end of the Normandy campaign, more than 5,000 Canadians had been killed – giving their lives for freedom. Canada Post is honoured to remember the 60th anniversary of this historic day, and the life of each Canadian who fought in the battle, with a new commemorative stamp.
CANADAPOST.CA
May 20, 2004
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Iceland: Europa 2004
"Summer vacation" is the common theme of the European stamps this year, according to the decision of PostEurop, the Association of European Public Postal Operators in Europe.
POSTUR.IS
May 19, 2004
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Crown Prince Frederik and Mary
Together with Post Danmark and Postverk Foroya, Greenland Post had the pleasure of marking the royal wedding on 14 May 2004 with the joint issue of two stamps, a souvenir sheet and a beautifully designed souvenir folder. Contains one mint sample each of the souvenir sheets from Post Danmark, Postverk Foroya and Greenland Post.
STAMPS.GL
May 14, 2004
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Canada Post helps celebrate 25 years of the Festival International de Jazz de Montreal
Every year, the Festival International de Jazz de Montreal offers more than two million music lovers the opportunity to see some of the greatest jazz legends in venues throughout the city. As the festival celebrates 25 years of sharing the music, Canada Post honours this great Canadian tourist attraction with a commemorative stamp to be issued on June 1, 2004.
CANADAPOST.CA
May 10, 2004
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Austria: Day of the Stamp 2004
Every since the invention of flight, this modern and rapid means of transport has continued to grow in importance - including for the conveyance of mail.
POST.AT
May 07, 2004
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Canada Post to honour Cunard and Allan - Pioneers of the transatlantic mail service
Throughout the early 1800s, thousands of immigrants arrived in what was to become Canada, seeking a new beginning. As they built their new lives in a new land, many sought to maintain a link and communicate news with friends and relatives overseas, leading to the creation of transatlantic steamship mail service. Not one, but two shipping moguls were able to fulfill this most essential service. The "Cunard Line," run by Sir Samuel Cunard, began to deliver the mail from Liverpool to Halifax in 1840. Similarly, the "Allan Line," run by Sir Hugh Allan, began to ship mail from Liverpool to Quebec City in 1856. On May 28th, Canada Post will pay tribute to these men for their mail delivery innovation by issuing two commemorative 49c stamps.
CANADAPOST.CA
May 07, 2004
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Germany: Reinhard Schwarz-Schilling
Born in Hanover as Reinhard Schwarz in 1904 * Studied in Munich and Cologne under Walter Braunfels, Philipp Jarnach, Karl Ehrenberg and Heinrich Boell as well as in Ried, from 1927–29, under Heinrich Kaminski, with whom he kept up a close relationship.
May 06, 2004
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Germany: Ludwigsburg
Ludwigsburg is a city in Germany, about 12 km north of Stuttgart's city center, near the river Neckar.
May 06, 2004
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Europa 2004: Holidays
The Russian Federation post administration has been publishing post stamps within the Europe program every year since 1995. The stamps' subject is determined by PostEurop organization. Stamps featured such topics as World and Peace (1995), Famous Women of Russia (1996), History and Legends (1997), National Festive Occasions (1998), Nature Reserves and Parks (1999), Europe 2000 (2000), Water is a Natural Resource (2001), Circus (2002), Poster Art (2003). Vacation is the common subject for all post administrations in Europe.
May 05, 2004
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Audubon's birds return this spring... to Canadian postage stamps
Canadian postage stamps often celebrate Canadian nation's art, its history, or its fauna. Few stamps are able to recognize all three, with the exception of the re-creation of John James Audubon's Canadian bird masterpieces being reproduced on stamps. Back for a second year, Canada Post will issue a new set of stamps showcasing more works painted in Canada by artist John James Audubon. The new stamps, the second set of a three-year series, will be available for sale at post offices across the country as of May 14, 2004.
CANADAPOST.CA
May 05, 2004
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Gibraltar: HM Queen's Visit 1954
In winter 1953 Her Majesty set out to accomplish, as Queen, the commonwealth tour she had begun before the death of her father. With The Duke of Edinburgh she visited Bermuda, Jamaica, Fiji, Tonga, New Zealand, Australia, Ceylon, Uganda, Malta and Gibraltar.
GIBRALTAR-STAMPS.COM
May 04, 2004
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Canada Post recognizes 200 years of academic excellence with stamp for the University of Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island's only university, the University of Prince Edward Island, is the latest in a succession of remarkable higher educational institutions whose historical roots date back two centuries to the establishment of Kent College by an 1804 provincial Executive Council Resolution. Canada Post is pleased to announce it will recognize the 200th anniversary of the University of Prince Edward Island with a commemorative 49c stamp that will be issued on May 8, 2004. The stamp will be unveiled that day at the University's Convocation ceremonies.
CANADAPOST.CA
May 03, 2004
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Rimini boy wins stamp contest
Eight-year-old Ryan Eakin likes birds and he likes to draw. So, it was a natural progression for the homeschooled Rimini resident to put pencil to paper recently, exploring his favorite subject matter while competing against other budding artists in the Montana Junior Duck Stamp contest.
HELENAIR.COM
May 03, 2004
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Hitler parchment stamp displayed
An entire segment of parchment from a Torah scroll that was folded into an envelope, affixed with a Hitler stamp, and used by a Nazi soldier to send a letter to a relative – believed to be the only one of its kind in the world – will be exhibited for the first time on May 3 at the Telabool 2004 stamp exhibition at the Tel Aviv Fairgrounds, The Jerusalem Post has learned.
JPOST.COM
May 02, 2004
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Two-stamp set to mark EU accession
Maltapost plc will be issuing a set of two stamps on May 1 to commemorate Malta's accession to the European Union.
THE TIMES OF MALTA
May 01, 2004
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