Eureka! - Post office honours Canadian Nobel Prize winners
On October 4, 2004, some Canadians may make a discovery of their own when Canada Post issues two new stamps commemorating Canadian Nobel Prize winners Dr. Gerhard Herzberg and Dr. Michael Smith. The stamps will be unveiled during the opening ceremonies of the 4th World Conference of Science Journalists being held in Montreal, Quebec.
CANADAPOST.CA
September 30, 2004
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USPS unveil holiday stamps
USPS yesterday unveiled a set of new stamps which will be released to celebrate the upcoming holidays.
A new Christmas stamp features Lorenzo Monaco's portrait of Madonna and child and will be issued on 14th October, whilst a stamp celebrating Hanukkah will be issued a day later.
USPS
September 28, 2004
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UPU Congress 2004
The Universal Postal Union Congress (UPU) is held every five years as the supreme authority of the UPU and brings together diplomats and postal operators from member countries. The 23rd UPU Congress will be held in Romania, Bucharest. Romania is the first East European country to host this major event.
POSTOFFICE.CO.ZA
September 23, 2004
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New Stamp To Honor War Hero
The Grand Lodge of New York, Order Sons of Italy in America State President, Joseph J. DiTrapani is pleased to announce that World War II hero John Basilone will be honored with a commemorative postage stamp in 2005.
SOUTHBAYNEWS
September 22, 2004
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Swarovski - Postage Stamps with Crystals
This commemorative block is an absolute novelty world-wide, the first time that crystals have been applied to a commemorative stamp.
POST.AT
September 20, 2004
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Crimean War heroes saluted
Six new stamps are to be issued on 12th October by Royal Mail to salute some of the heroes who fought in the Crimean War after Britain joined the fray 150 years ago.
September 18, 2004
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100 years of the incorporation of Floridsdorf into Vienna
Today's Floridsdorf, Vienna's 21st District, with an area of 44.46m2, stands on land cultivated and developed by early man. The discovery there of stone axes suggests that it was inhabited as early as the Neolithic Age (ca. 4000 to 2000 BC).
POST.AT
September 17, 2004
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Russia: 100th Birth Anniversary S N Rerikh
Svyatoslav Nikolaevich Rerikh (1904-1994), a painter. Since 1919 he studied at the Royal Academy of Science in London then at the Columbia University and the Harvard University in the USA. In 1923 he first visited India and in 1936 he resided there. Following the manner of his father later works he painted portraits, symbolic and genre pieces but landscapes prevailed. The stamp bears the self-portrait against the background of his painting "Two Alps" (1934).
September 16, 2004
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Sickle Cell Disease Awareness stamp to be issued by U.S. Postal Service
To raise awareness, encourage early testing, treatment, and focus attention on finding a cure, the U.S. Postal Service will issue the 37-cent Sickle Cell Disease Awareness postage stamp on Sept. 29 in Atlanta at the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America's 32nd Annual Convention.
USPS
September 15, 2004
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Austria Post salute The Herminator
Austrian skiing legend Hermann Maier will be honored by Austria Post on 25th September when they release a new 55c stamp featuring the record breaking sportsman.
September 11, 2004
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Invitation
What can be more welcome in life than an invitation. Who could not be delighted to find, amongst all the humdrum post in the letter-box, amongst the invoices and the advertisements, a very personal invitation to a friendly get-together of whatever kind. An invitation is always a positive and pleasant surprise, and its value could never be replaced by an e-mail or an SMS.
POST.AT
September 10, 2004
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250th Birth Anniversary Russian Emperor Paul I
The coronation of Paul I took place in the Cathedral of the Assumption of the Moscow Kremlin on the 5th of April 1797. In the day of crowing a few legislative deeds were promulgated. Paul I issued the Manifesto of tree day corvee. The manifesto said: "that no one would in any way dare to make peasants work on Sundays…". At the same time, it was proposed to use statute labor no more than three days a week and the rest of the weekdays a peasant could work for himself. The manifesto was somewhat a recommendation and a starting point for limiting and abolition of serfdom in Russia.
September 10, 2004
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Germany: For the children
1 stamp
Designs: ˆ 0.55: multicolored face
Designer: Roman Terpitz, Baunatal
Issue Date: 9 September 2004
September 09, 2004
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John Wayne hits the trail as 10th legends of Hollywood U.S. Postage stamp
An image of legendary actor John Wayne is the centerpiece of a new 37-cent commemorative postage stamp issued today by the U.S. Postal Service. The ceremony was held at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. A crowd of family members, invited guests, philatelists and tourists applauded as the 10th entry in the U.S. Postal Service's popular Legends of Hollywood stamp series was dedicated.
USPS
September 09, 2004
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Engelbert Humperdinck honored
The writer of one of the world's best loved operas is to be commemorated with a new stamp by Deutsche Post. Engelbert Humperdinck will be featured on a new issue which is to be released on 9th September to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the composer's birth.
September 06, 2004
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Egon Eiermann
Egon Eiermann (born September 29, 1904, Neuendorf; died July 20, 1970, Baden-Baden) was one of Germany's most prominent architects in the second half of the 20th century.
September 05, 2004
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Eduard Morike
Eduard Friedrich Morike (Ludwigsburg, September 8, 1804 – June 4, 1875 in Stuttgart) was a German romantic poet.
September 05, 2004
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Federal Social Court
The Bundessozialgericht (German for Federal Social Court) is the German federal court of appeals for social security cases, mainly cases concerning public health insurance, long-term care insurance, pension insurance and occupational accident insurance plans.
September 04, 2004
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Iceland: The First Automobile
The first automobile came to Iceland in June 1904. It was a used Cudell car of German make, bought by Ditlev Thomsen, a merchant in Reykjavik, with a grant of 2000 ISK from Althing.
POSTUR.IS
September 04, 2004
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Tom Turbo children's drawing
Tom Turbo is one of the favourite children's series on Austrian television. Popular turbo-powered bicycle Tom Turbo has appeared in many series with the author Thomas Brezina, and together they have solved the most difficult cases and brought offenders to justice.
POST.AT
September 03, 2004
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The Reykdal Power Station
Electrification in Iceland started in the beginning of the 20th century. Iceland's first encounter with electricity was in the late 17th century but the harnessing of hydro energy resources did not start until late in the 19th century.
POSTUR.IS
September 02, 2004
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South Africa: The Ecology of Table Mountain
1. Cape Sugarbird: This unique sugarbird is easily recognised by its exceptionally long wispy tail. Its preferred habitat is stands of flowering proteas on mountain slopes in the Fynbos. The Cape Sugarbird is confined to the Fynbos biome in the Western and Eastern Cape Provinces of South Africa. It has a complex song, including starling-like chirps and whistles, as well as harsh, grating noises.
POSTOFFICE.CO.ZA
September 01, 2004
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Navajo Jewelry Stamp showcases artistry of Navajo Silversmiths
Featuring a striking painted detail of a Navajo silver and turquoise necklace with sand-cast "squash blossoms," the new two-cent Navajo Jewelry definitive stamp was issued on August 20 at the Americover Stamp Show in Indianapolis, IN. The stamp is part of the U.S. Postal Service's American Design series.
USPS
September 01, 2004
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