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New Canadian stamp honours the dawn of European settlement
The area is a monument to the beginning of Canada and the endurance of those who first settled the New World. In 1604, St. Croix Island, located along what is now the border between Canada and the United States, was one of the first sites of European settlement in North America. Though the community was ultimately abandoned, the lessons learned there led to more successful settlements and a lasting French presence in North America. Canada Post is proud to commemorate the 400th anniversary of this remarkable landing with a new stamp to be issued on June 26, 2004.
CANADAPOST.CA
June 10, 2004
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Gibraltar: Tribute to European Football 2004
IFA approved the formation of continental football associations at its Extraordinary Congress in Paris in 1953 and UEFA was duly formed on 15th June 1954. By the following year tne European Champion Clubs' Cup was brought into being and by 1956 the groundwork got under way for a competition for the continent's national teams.
GIBRALTAR-STAMPS.COM
June 07, 2004
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Swimmers, in the water... New stamp honours the 50th running of the Traversee internationale du Lac Saint-Jean
Diving into a celebration is what the Traversee internationale du Lac Saint-Jean, and the Lac-Saint-Jean region, does best. This year, this international swimming event plunges headfirst into their 50th running, celebrating the 32-kilometre swim between Peribonka and Roberval, Quebec. Canada Post will get the race started by issuing a new 49c stamp on June 18. This race across Lac Saint-Jean is the 6th leg of the World Cup long distance swimming championship and attracts the world's best long-distance swimmers.
CANADAPOST.CA
June 07, 2004
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Gibraltar: 60th Anniversary of D-Day
During the Second World War Gibraltar become an important British naval base as it guarded the narrow entrance to the Western Mediterranean Sea from the Atlantic Ocean. As a result it was frequently bombed by the Luftwaffe. It was also attacked by the airforce of the Vichy regime in reprisal for the British attacks on the French fleet in July 1940.
GIBRALTAR-STAMPS.COM
June 06, 2004
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D-Day stamp commemorates Canadians' sacrifice
Canada Post is about to release a new commemorative stamp to mark the 60th anniversary of the invasion of Normandy during World War II. The stamp, created as a tribute to the memory of all those who fought in the battle of Normandy, will be available starting Sunday, exactly 60 years after the historic invasion.
THE STAR
June 05, 2004
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Austria: The Papal Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
At present, there are only three active Orders of Knights that are recognised by the Holy See as institutions under international law, namely the Papal Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, the Sovereign Military Order of Malta and the Teutonic Order of Knights. However, a reform of the regulations of the Teutonic Order abolished the old style of knights.
POST.AT
June 04, 2004
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Europe 2004 - Holidays
The topic specified by PostEurope for the 2004 Europa stamps "Holidays". The Austrian contribution, "Field of flowers" was created by the artist Eva Fuchs.
POST.AT
June 04, 2004
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German National and Nature Parks: Wattenmeer
The Wadden Sea (Waddenzee in Dutch, Waadsee in Frisian, Wattensee in Low German, Wattenmeer in German, Vadehavet in Danish) is the name for a body of water and its associated coastal wetlands lying between a section of the coast of northwestern continental Europe and the North Sea.
June 02, 2004
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Sweden Post unveil summer stamps
Sweden Post has revealed that the country's most expansive archipelago, which consists of over 30,000 islands, is to be the subject of a new collection of stamps.
June 02, 2004
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