Hong Kong celebrate Creative Industries
A new set of stamps is to be issued in Hong Kong on 21st July celebrating the creativity and innovation employed to such impressive effect by the country's workforce.
GIBBONSSTAMPMONTHLY
June 26, 2005
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50th Anniversary of the Freedom Charter
The South African Post Office issued a miniature sheet containing two stamps commemorating the 50th anniversary of the South African 'Freedom Charter' on 26 June 2005. A special canceller and commemorative envelope have also been issued.
POSTOFFICE.CO.ZA
June 24, 2005
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New Disney Stamps
The USPS are celebrating the art of Walt Disney with the release of four new stamps to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the first Disneyland resort opening in California.
NJ.COM
June 21, 2005
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Gibraltar Anniversaries
The Gibraltar Police Force, the forerunner of the Royal Gibraltar Police, was created on 25th June 1830, one year after the creation of the Metropolitan Police in London. It is the oldest British Commonwealth police force.
GIBRALTAR-STAMPS.COM
June 20, 2005
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Science I/3 'Limnognathia maerski'
Greenlandic zoology. This small worm-like animal is characterized by its very complicated jaws, the shell on its back and the two lines of cilia on its stomach enabling the animal to move slowly on moss leaves.
June 20, 2005
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Greenland: Navigation IV/4 'Triton'
In the 1960s five inspection ships, the Hvidbjornen (White Bear) Class were built for the Danish Navy, meant for service in North Atlantic and Greenlandic waters.
STAMPS.GL
June 20, 2005
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Greenland: Navigation IV/3 'Sarpik Ittuk'
Sarpik Ittuk was one three ships purchased for coastal navigation in Western Greenland. They were all built at the Orskov Shipyear in Frederikshavn, Denmark, and were originally 50 metres long and capable of carrying 150 passengers, but in the winter of 1999-2000 two of them, Sarpik Ittuk and Sarfaq Ittuk were reconditioned and modernised, and they are now 73 metres long and can carry up to 272 passengers in regular service, and with their 2000 hp diesel engines they can do 12 knots.
STAMPS.GL
June 20, 2005
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Greenland: Navigation IV/1 'Dannebrog'
The royal yacht Dannebrog was built at the naval dockyard and became part of the navy in 1932, when it replaced the previous royal yacht of the same name, a paddle steamer from 1879.
STAMPS.GL
June 20, 2005
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Science I/2 'Ikka Columns'
An old legend narrates that on a dark winter's day the Eskimos attacked the last Norsemen in South Greenland on their farms by the Ikka Fiord. Many of the white people were killed and the rest fled precipitately on to the thin ice of the fiord.
STAMPS.GL
June 19, 2005
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Science I/1 'Geological Mapping' Mint
In 2004, after 40 years of work, the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS) completed the geological survey mapping of Greenland. Hundreds of geologists have spent many summers studying the rocks, resulting in 14 geological maps representing an overview of the rocks and structures of the ice-free parts of Greenland.
STAMPS.GL
June 18, 2005
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Swiss unveil MMS stamps
Swiss Post have decided upon the four images to be used on the world's first stamps to feature photographs taken using mobile phones.
GIBBONSSTAMPMONTHLY
June 16, 2005
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Israel Issues New Pope John Paul II Postage Stamp
Israel has expressed its esteem and appreciation for the late Pope John Paul II by issuing a stamp in his honor, showing the late Pontiff placing a note inside the stones of Jerusalem's Western Wall during his historic visit to Israel and the Holy City in 2000.
TRAVELVIDEO.TV
June 15, 2005
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Austria: Patron Saints - St. Joseph
St. Joseph is one of the few saints who was not a martyr. The carpenter Joseph of Nazareth from the family of King David was Christ's adoptive father. Evidence of the worship of this saint is relatively recent, and, apart from isolated local traditions, it was only from the late Middle Ages on that he gradually moved to the fore. The French Cardinal Peter d'Ailly was the first to write a treatise on the worship of St. Joseph, a text that was expanded and disseminated by his pupil Gerson. The worship of St. Joseph was particularly encouraged by the mystic Theresa von Avila and by St. Francis de Sales.
POST.AT
June 10, 2005
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Dedicated to saving lives - Canada's newest stamps honour Search and Rescue
Search and rescue in Canada is an activity undertaken by a large group of people, many of them volunteers, working together in difficult circumstances and conditions to bring people home safely. Their efforts cover a territory encompassing Canada's 10 million square kilometers and an additional 15 million square kilometers of ocean. On June 13, Canada Post will issue a set of four domestic rate (50c) stamps to highlight Canada's role in search and rescue and honour the many individuals who have served their community in this specialized capacity.
CANADAPOST.CA
June 09, 2005
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Bains de Mer a Monaco
Set of 3 posters among the numerous works about advertising art realized to promote the products manufactured or sold in Monaco. It is a commercial "veiled message" bound to the centenary of the setting up of the first industries in the Principality (electric factory, brewing industry). More than 100 industrial firms were established in the year 2002 in Monaco, had 9% of the global turnover (9,02 Mˆ) and employed 9,7% of the salaried population.
OETP-MONACO.COM
June 03, 2005
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USPS to issue philatelic souvenir sheet at world's largest stamp show next year
Stamp, history and architecture enthusiasts witnessed the unveiling of a special set of stamps today that will be issued next year during the world's largest stamp show. The Washington 2006 World Philatelic Exhibition Souvenir stamp sheet contains reproductions of three historic United States postage stamps originally issued in 1923-the $1 Lincoln Memorial, the $2 U.S. Capitol and the $5 Statue of Freedom that stands atop the Capitol's dome. They will be produced from the original 1923 dies created by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and issued in their original denominations.
USPS
June 03, 2005
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New stamps to celebrate Royal Birthday Parade
Royal Mail mark the Trooping the Color birthday parade with a new set of stamps to be issued on 7th June.
Although the Queen's birthday is actually on 21st April, the parade has traditionally been held in June and has become the Queen's 'official' birthday.
GIBBONSSTAMPMONTHLY
June 02, 2005
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Special Olympics
International event dedicated to the disabled athletes, the "Special Oympics" emerged as a very high-level international event where courage and respect between people are major features. These specific Olympic Games will take place this year on June 3rd and 4th in the "Louis II" Stadium and coincide with the 25th anniversary of the Monegasque Association "Special Olympics".
OETP-MONACO.COM
June 01, 2005
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Jersey Motor Festival Commemorated
Jersey Post issue a new set of stamps and a prestige booklet on 6th June to commemorate motoring clubs in Jersey. The release coincides with the Jersey Motor Festival and makes up the second part of the Jersey Festivals series.
GIBBONSSTAMPMONTHLY
June 01, 2005
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