Monaco: Don Quichotte
Miguel de Cervantes, a Spanish adventurer fought in "Lepante" and in the service of the Grande Armada. Several times jailed, even excommunicated, he became courtier and mixed humour and satire in his novels and comedies. Don Quichotte and his faithful Sancho Panca are characters universally known.
OETP-MONACO.COM
November 30, 2004
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Leo Ferre
Singer composer and poet, this rebel well-known person, with dual Monegasque and French nationality, marked his time and has mixed with the great French names of literature, song and theatre. A place has borne his name since 2003, with a statue realized by the Monegasque artist who designed the stamp.
OETP-MONACO.COM
November 30, 2004
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Monaco: Metal's Veneer
The metals' veneer, a technique perfected by Luigi Valentino Brugnatelli, became normal practice. Through electrolysis a metal covers another one of lower quality or resistance.
OETP-MONACO.COM
November 29, 2004
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Monaco: 2005 Flower Contest
Since the 35th Contest, the visual of the stamp announcing the event has been illustrated by one of the bunches, rewarded the previous year.
OETP-MONACO.COM
November 29, 2004
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Monaco: Triptych of the Palace
Symbol of the Principality, the Palace's front is surrounded with H.S.H. the Sovereign Prince and the Hereditary Prince with the re-using of the engraving by Slania, already used for the stamps with permanent value, and an engraving by Morck on the basis of a Merot's sketch.
OETP-MONACO.COM
November 28, 2004
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Monaco: 75th World Football Cup
The 1st Football World Cup took place in Uruguay in 1930 with the victory of the organizer country; the next "queen event" will be held in the year 2006, in Germany.
OETP-MONACO.COM
November 28, 2004
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Monaco: Safety Matches
150th Anniversary of the Safety matches, called Swedish matches since they were invented by the Lundstrom Family who brought safety in their use and transport; they need a specific friction to catch fire. With some improvements, they are those we are using today.
OETP-MONACO.COM
November 27, 2004
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Monaco: 100th anniversary of the Jean-Paul Sartre birth
French philosopher and writer, Sartre oscillates between existentialism (liberty of being) and the necessity of the commitment, two behaviours quite incompatible. From "L'Etre et le Neant", to "La Nausee" via "Les Mains Sales", Sartre was one of the intellectuals of the big political and humanitarian causes of the post-war years and refused the Literature's Nobel Prize in 1964.
OETP-MONACO.COM
November 26, 2004
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Austria: Christmas 2004
The 2004 Christmas stamp depicts the Salzburg Christmas market in the old part of the city after a pen-and-ink drawing by Karl Neuhofer of 1987. The market is seen through the central railings of the cathedral, with the Franciscan church in the background.
POST.AT
November 26, 2004
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Hall of Residence
It was built in 1936 by the monegasque architect, Julien Medecin, under the reign of the Prince Louis II. This Foundation counts 77 housings; 40 ones are reserved to Monaco's students who follow Final Honours in Paris.
OETP-MONACO.COM
November 25, 2004
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Monaco: Carbone 14
The discovery of the Carbone 14 by Frank Willard Libby (between 1947 and 1955) was a major scientific contribution since it enables a dating going back till 40.000 years. Frank Libby received the Chemistry Nobel Prize in 1960.
OETP-MONACO.COM
November 25, 2004
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Monaco: Alliance Francaise
This Association, widely represented in the world, deals with the French language through any art, particularly among the adults.
OETP-MONACO.COM
November 24, 2004
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Monaco: 2005 Circus Festival
29th edition of this Festival, still very prized by the artists who tried to win the golden, silver and bronze "clowns", a major international recognition.
OETP-MONACO.COM
November 23, 2004
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Tennessee's Robert Penn Warren to be on 2005 stamp
Tennessee poet, novelist and educator Robert Penn Warren will be on a US postage stamp next year.
Warren was a US poet laureate who won the Pulitzer Prize twice for poetry and once for the novel "All the King's Men."
WVLT VOLUNTEER TV
November 23, 2004
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St Lucia mark World AIDS Day
St Lucia are to issue two new stamps on 1st December in order to commemorate World AIDS Day.
The two stamps have been designed by Andrew Robinson with education and prevention the key message.
November 22, 2004
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Golden Mountains of Altai
The Golden Mountains of Altai, one of the most picturesque natural sites of Russia, was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1998. The Golden Mountains of Altai is unique mountain land in the South of the Republic of Altai on its safety, landscape and natural diversity. Lots of kinds and spices of flora and fauna are presented here, many of them are inscribed in the Red Book.
November 18, 2004
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Jhuluo celebrates 300th Anniversary: new stamps commemorate Taiwanese city
2004 sees the 300th anniversary of the founding of Taiwanese city Jhuluo and two new stamps are to be issued on 20th November to commemorate the event. The two stamps depict the "Chiayi Prefecture Hall" and "Chiayi East Gate" based on historic photographs provided by Chiayi City Government.
November 18, 2004
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Postage stamp honors Marian Anderson
In her retirement, Marian Anderson lived in ease at her farm – a small, decent woman who was aware of the part she played on the world's stage.
Anderson, one the nation's greatest classical singers and a symbol of integrity in the face of racial hatred, died in 1993, but her legacy continues to burn brightly.
In February, the entire nation will see her image when the U.S. Postal Services honors her with a stamp as part of its Black Heritage Series.
THE NEWS-TIMES
November 13, 2004
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Gibraltar: Ferrari 04 'Winners'
Ferrari symbolizes passion, style, and technology to many. It is the oldest surviving, the most well known, and arguably the most loved team in Grand Prix motor racing history.
GIBRALTAR-STAMPS.COM
November 12, 2004
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Gibraltar: Christmas 2004
The first Christmas tree decorations were strictly edible. Biscuits, sweets, little cakes and apples were hung on the trees for centuries - to be happily eaten after Christmas. The first nonedible ornaments came in the late 1500's when Martin Luther decided to add candles. This immediately became the new tradition despite the fire hazard. People kept a bucket of water near the tree and hoped for the best. The American version of the decorations added popcorn, cranberries and ribbons.
GIBRALTAR-STAMPS.COM
November 12, 2004
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Hermann Maier stamp sells out in six weeks
The Herminator is selling well, just not as well as The Terminator. An Austrian postage stamp depicting Hermann Maier, the country's first skiing star to adorn a stamp, sold out in just six weeks after it went on sale September 25, the country's post office said Tuesday. Fans from all over the world snapped up 600,000 stamps.
SKIRACING.COM
November 10, 2004
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Germany: ISS
The International Space Station (ISS) is a research facility currently assembled in outer space. The station is in a low Earth orbit: its altitude varies from 319.6 km to 346.9 km above the surface of the Earth (approximately 199 miles to 215 miles).
November 06, 2004
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Decorate with festive Holiday Ornaments U.S. postage stamps
Happy memories of lights, tinsel and other favorite Christmas-tree decorations are warmly evoked in the upcoming Holiday Ornaments commemorative postage stamps. Each of the four stamps features a richly colored painted glass Santa ornament. The stamps will be issued on Nov. 16.
USPS
November 05, 2004
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Germany: Winter
Motive: Snow-covered oak avenue
Photo: Heinz Wohner
The winter is often wet and uncomfortable. But there are also sunny days with wonderful snow splendour.
November 04, 2004
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Germany: Felix Nussbaum
Felix Nussbaum, known mostly for his surrealist paintings, was born in 1904, in Osnabrueck, Germany to Rahel and Phillip Nussbaum. Philip was a WWI veteran and German patriot before the rise of the Nazis. He was an amateur painter when he was younger, but was forced to pursue other means of work for financial reasons. He therefore encouraged his son's artwork passionately.
November 04, 2004
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Iceland: Christmas 2004
The motifes on the Christmas stamps are reindeer and the ptarmigan – symbols of winter and Icelandic Christmas.
POSTUR.IS
November 04, 2004
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Russia unveil Christmas issue
Russia release their festive issue today consisting of a stamp in the shape of a Christmas tree. An 8 stamp miniature sheet and first day cover will also be made available.
GIBBONSSTAMPMONTHLY
November 04, 2004
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Birds in Iceland
Purple sandpiper – Calidris maritime
The sandpipers are a Nordic breed. They are mostly resident in Iceland. The species breeds on rocky coasts and promontories in winter.
POSTUR.IS
November 03, 2004
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Celebrating Hungarian Science
In commemoration of the achievements of Sandor Korosi Csoma and Aurel Stein, Asia researchers, the Hungarian Post Office Ltd. issued special stamps on the occasion of celebrating Hungarian Science.
POSTA.HU
November 03, 2004
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Join the Parade! Canada Post celebrates Santa's arrival
Celebrating the hundreds of parades that are held across the country to celebrate the return of Santa, Canada Post is joining the fun with three new stamps that highlight the anticipation and joy of Santa's annual arrival in town. The stamps (in domestic, U.S. and international rates) will allow everyone to share the wonder of the holiday season with friends and family no matter where they live.
CANADAPOST.CA
November 02, 2004
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