Spain salute King Alfonso I
Spain celebrate the 900th anniversary of the coronation of King Alfonso I with the issue of a new stamp on 12th November. The stamp features Jose Bueno's 7ft sculpture of the Aragonese king which can be found in the Buenavista park in Zaragoza.
October 29, 2004
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Austria: Nikolaus Harnoncourt
The son of Count de la Fontaine-d'Harcourt-Unverzagt of Luxembourg-Lorraine and a granddaughter of Archduke Johann, Nikolaus Harnoncourt was born on 6 December 1929 in Berlin and grew up in Graz.
Following his training as a cellist he joined the Wiener Symphoniker with whom he played from 1952 to 1969.
POST.AT
October 29, 2004
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Hungary: Christmas 2004
Christmas stamps, which make greetings more personal, regularly appear in the Hungarian Post Office Ltd.'s stamp issuing practices.
POSTA.HU
October 28, 2004
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50 Years of the Austrian Federal Army
On the 15th of May 1955 the State Treaty was signed in Belvedere Palace in Vienna, thereby restoring sovereignty to Austria after 10 years of occupation by the Allied Powers and entitling it to once again have its own armed forces.
POST.AT
October 26, 2004
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Russian Silverware
A new silverware national school and Russian decorative-applied as a whole has been started to develop dynamically in the beginning of the 1840s that resulted in creation the national "Russian Style" as an original art style of the Russian ornamental silverware.
October 26, 2004
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Fiji unveil new issue: Coconut Crab preservation promoted
Post Fiji have released a new stamp in order to raise awareness over the conservation of the coconut crab.
The world's largest land crab, which can grow upto 35cm in length and 4kg in weight, has been threatened by the demise of the coconut industry and increased tourism in Fiji.
October 26, 2004
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The Donau-Auen (Danube Meadows) National Park
The National Park is 38 kilometres long and no more than 4 kilometres wide. It stretches from Vienna right up to the point where the Danube leaves Austria at the border at Hainburg and flows into Slovakia.
POST.AT
October 22, 2004
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Russia: 200th Anniversary of Kazan State University
Kazan State University was established on November 5 (New Style 17) 1804 when the Founding Charter and the Regulations of Kazan Imperial University were signed by Emperor Alexander I. During the first decades of its existence the University has become the largest institution of education and science.
October 20, 2004
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For Valour... Canadian Victoria Cross winners honoured with new stamp
In times of war, soldiers are required to take up arms and defend our rights and freedoms. A select few are called upon to perform great acts of valour and self-sacrifice, becoming inspirations to their brothers in arms, and heroes to their country. On October 21st, 2004, two new postage stamps will honour the Canadian recipients of the Victoria Cross, the premier military decoration for gallantry. The 49c stamps mark the 150th anniversary of the award and its first Canadian recipient. Canada Post will unveil the stamps at a special ceremony at National Defence Headquarters in Ottawa on Sunday, October 24.
CANADAPOST.CA
October 19, 2004
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Navigation in Greenland III
The folder includes the 4 ship stamps issued on 18th October 2004. The folder is the third in a series of a total of 4 souvenir folder, each containing 4 stamps.
STAMPS.GL
October 18, 2004
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'Europa' Stamp 2004 'Holidays'
Even before the issue date of the Greenland EUROPA stamp it was in fact elected the most beautiful EUROPA stamp of the year. The decision was made earlier this year by the senior managers of each of the 45 postal administration members within PostEurop, the European branch of the World Post Union, UPU. The beautiful Greenlandic women's national costume embroidered with beads, which many tourists in Greenland have admired at close quarters, adorn POST Greenland's EUROPA stamp 2004.
STAMPS.GL
October 18, 2004
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Olympic winners honored
A new issue celebrating Taiwanese athletes who won medals at the Athens Olympics is to be released on 22nd October.
October 18, 2004
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Austria: Stamp depicting a nude 1st value - 'Woman waiting'
Silvia Gredenberg was born in Vienna and after graduating from high school she initially studied at the University of Applied Art, Graphics and Painting. Three years later however, she turned to more pragmatic realms and began studies in business administration at the Vienna University of Economics where she completed her doctorate in 1975. She worked professionally in several sectors such as journalism, advertising, banking and insurance before becoming established as a tax consultant, a profession she has since practised with great drive and ambition.
POST.AT
October 15, 2004
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Hanukkah Postage Stamp issued today by U.S. Postal Service
A new 37-cent Hanukkah stamp was issued today by the U.S. Postal Service at the Postage Stamp Mega Show in New York City. Art director Ethel Kessler combined two elements in the design of the stamp: the type in the background spelling out Hanukkah, designed by Greg Berger, and a photograph of a dreidel (a four-sided top), made by Elise Moore. The dreidel is from the collection of Rabbi Lennard and Dr. Linda Thal, who purchased it in Jerusalem.
USPS
October 15, 2004
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Austria: Stamp overprinted with new design 'Basilisk'
The Euro 0.51 definitive depicting Vienna's "Schonlaterngasse" (Beautiful lantern alley) is to become the first definitive with the new standard value of 55 cents to be artistically overprinted.
POST.AT
October 13, 2004
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Reagan to get stamp of approval
Ronald Reagan's image will appear on a commemorative postage stamp to be issued early next year.
The stamp honoring the nation's 40th president will be unveiled Nov. 9 at Reagan's library in Simi Valley, where he was buried in June.
OMAHA.COM
October 12, 2004
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75 Years of Airmail in South Africa
World Post Day is celebrated every year around the world to mark the founding of the Universal Postal Union in 1874 in the Swiss Capital, Bern. It was declared World Post Day by the UPU congress held in Tokyo, Japan in 1969. This year the South African Post Office will celebrate this day by issuing a miniature sheet on 9 October 2004. The miniature sheet features the first aircraft that was used to transport mail when the Airmail service was established in South Africa 75 years ago.
POSTOFFICE.CO.ZA
October 09, 2004
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Modern Art in Austria - Josef Bramer (30th value)
The artist Josef Bramer was born in 1948 in Vienna and attended school in Scheibbs in Niederosterreich. From there he went on to attend the Graphic Teaching and Research Institute. He graduated from the master classes of Rudolf Hausner at Vienna's Academy of Fine Arts and in 1971 was awarded the master school prize. Since then Josef Bramer's works have been exhibited at a vast number of venues both in Austria and abroad. In 1996 he received the Cultural Prize of the town of Scheibs in recognition of his work. His works are to be found both in public and private collections.
POST.AT
October 08, 2004
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The French Hospital
The middle of the 19th century up until 1914 was the time of the French fishermen in Iceland. In those times there were probably up to 5000 French fishermen in Icelandic waters annually. The last French sloop was in Icelandic waters just before World War II and the French had at that time been fishing in Icelandic waters for about 300 years. In 1897 the French built a small infirmary in Faskrudsfirdi and later a chapel. In 1903 they built the hospital and it was ready for use a year later. The national day of France, July 14th, is still celebrated as flag-day in Faskrudsfjordur. A "French Day" festivity is also held every year.
POSTUR.IS
October 08, 2004
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Canada Post to honour visionary painter Jean Paul Lemieux
On October 22, Canada Post will pay tribute to Canadian artist Jean Paul Lemieux by issuing three new stamps. A 49c domestic-rate stamp, featuring Lemieux's Autoportrait (Self-Portrait), will open the show. The same image will accompany two others on a luxurious souvenir-sheet grouping three stamps at three different denominations: one U.S. rate (80c) stamp featuring Les Noces de juin (A June Wedding), and an international rate ($1.40) stamp reproducing L'ete (Summertime).
CANADAPOST.CA
October 08, 2004
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Welfare 2004
5 stamps
Designs: 0.45 +20: Polar zone
0.55 +25: Alpine zone
0.55 +25: Gemabtigte Breiten
0.55 +25: Wuste
0.55 +25: The Tropics
October 07, 2004
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Germany: The Dornier Do X
The Dornier Do X was the largest, heaviest and most powerful flying boat in the world when it was produced by the German Dornier company in 1929. The aircraft was conceived by Dr. Claudius Dornier and took seven years to design and another two years to build. In the design process, a one-to-one wooden mock-up, the first in aviation history, was built.
October 06, 2004
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Iceland: Insects
The insect fauna of Iceland is rather scanty in comparison with more southerly countries. Most insects found in Iceland are of European descent.
POSTUR.IS
October 06, 2004
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Conseil de l'Europe
This stamp is issued on October 5th to commemorate the adherence of the Principality to the Council of Europe (46th State). This new participation to the international Scene is a wish of H.S.H. the Sovereign Prince Rainier III and underlines the Monegasque Sovereignty.
OETP-MONACO.COM
October 05, 2004
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Iceland: Bruarhlod in Biskupstungur
Bruarhlod is a narrow gorge through which Hvita White river runs south of Tungufell in Hrunamannahreppi. Because of the close and narrow quarters the river is very deep, at least 10 meter under the bridge. The rock which the river has eroded through the ages is called pursaberg (breccia). The present bridge was built in 1959. It is estimated that the depth of the river in the 1929 floods was close to 21 meters.
POSTUR.IS
October 04, 2004
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Bloc 'Homage to Grace KELLY'
Grace, Patricia Kelly was born on November 12th 1929 in Philadelphia in a Family of Irish origins who succeeded in the building industry (bricks) as well as in the sport area (Olympic medal). After being actress in Hollywood where She received an Oscar, She married H.S.H. the Prince Rainier III on April 18th 1956 and became Princess of Monaco.
OETP-MONACO.COM
October 03, 2004
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