Austria: 25 Years of 'Menschen fur Menschen'
Deeply moved by the plight of the people in the refugee camps of Ethiopia, Karlheinz Bohm founded the "Menschen für Menschen" aid organisation in Germany on November 13 1981, and has worked with the organisation in an honorary capacity ever since, spending several months a year living in the most primitive conditions in Ethiopia and using the rest of the year for media events and lectures to draw public attention to his foundation's activities.
POST.AT
March 30, 2006
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Famous Hungarians
Hungary Post marks the centenary of the birth of Sandor Legrady by issuing a commemorative stamp.
POSTA.HU
March 30, 2006
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The First Jeeps
The first four-wheel-drive car to arrive in Iceland was a German Army jeep, type Tempo Vidal. In World War II the American military had some experimental vehicles made for use in warfare.
POSTUR.IS
March 29, 2006
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Iceland: Nordic Mythology II
The Nordic countries are issuing a joint stamp series on Nordic mythology in three parts. The theme of this second part is "mythical beings".
POSTUR.IS
March 29, 2006
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Greenland: The Mother of the Sea and the Mistress of the Weather
The Greenlandic legend of "The Mother of the Sea" is about Uitsatagangitsoq, who travels to the Mother of the Sea since his settlement is suffering from hunger due to a lack of animals to catch. He then has to persuade her to release the animals. In order to get her to do this, he is ordered to go back home and explain to the humans what they have been doing wrong in their lives.
TOPOFTHEWORLD.NU
March 29, 2006
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Denmark: Mythical creatures in the landscape
The minisheet features a mythical landscape in the moonlight. The DKK 4.75 stamp features motifs from a hill of elves at the bottom the elf king and above him three seductive elf girls. The DKK 7.00 stamp features two mares at the top, in the middle the ghost horse surrounded by a goblin and a troll, and at the bottom two werewolves. The illustration in the middle of the sheet is of 'the Marsh Woman' brewing a ground mist and a band of will-o'-the-wisps and sprites.
TOPOFTHEWORLD.NU
March 29, 2006
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Aland Demilitarization Commemorated
In 2006, 150 years have passed since Aland was demilitarized. The Post focuses on the anniversary by issuing a beautiful stamp depicting the ruins of the Bomarsund fortress.
POSTEN.AX
March 29, 2006
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Canada Post unwraps a new birthday stamp!
As children, we can't wait for our next birthday
the cake, the party, the presents! As adults, many of us would prefer to forget them, though we enjoy celebrating the birthdays of our friends and families birthdays are the second largest sending occasion, after Christmas. As well, Canada Post research indicates that 70% of us would prefer to receive a card in the mail for our birthday, instead of an email greeting. On April 3, the post office will issue a special stamp for use on those birthday cards and greetings.
CANADAPOST.CA
March 29, 2006
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Iceland: 100 Years of Cinema
The first movie theatre opened in Iceland In November 1906. It was called "Fjalakotturinn" (lit. "the mousetrap") but it was known simply as Bio short for the Danish term Biograftheater.
POSTUR.IS
March 28, 2006
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The 'Letesgubbe' A Mythical Being
The second part of the three-part Nordic series of miniature sheets on the theme Nordic mythology features "mythical beings". The Aland miniature sheet shows a 'letesgubbe'.
POSTEN.AX
March 28, 2006
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Hank Greenberg to be honored on 39-cent stamp
The big bats came out Friday. The U.S. Postal Service unveiled its new set of 39-cent stamps honoring four of baseball's biggest hitters. The stamps will be issued July 15 in ceremonies at Yankee Stadium.
DETNEWS.COM
March 26, 2006
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Hungary: Easter 2006
Following its established practice, Hungary Post is issuing a stamp to celebrate the central festival of Christianity, Easter.
POSTA.HU
March 22, 2006
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100 years of modern sheep farming in Greenland
100 years ago, the first organized sheep farming experiments began in Frederiksdal (Narsaq Kujalleq), South Greenland. Today, sheep farming is intensified with the goal of achieving a high production. Greenlandic mutton is a delicacy, which contributes to the economy by good export income for Greenland.
March 22, 2006
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Expeditions in Greenland
The hypothesis on continental shift was formulated by the German polar-researcher, Alfred Wegener (1880-1930). On 1 November 1930, he celebrated his 50th birthday on the Greenlandic inland ice.
March 22, 2006
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Edible Fungi in Greenland
Today POST Greenland issues a total of 5 new stamps that represent a wide range of aspects of Greenlandic culture, history, and nature.
The last 3 stamps in the series show The Gypsy (DKK 5,00), Saffron Milk Cap (DKK 7,00) and Arctic Puffball (DKK 10,00).
March 22, 2006
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UEFA Congress, Budapest
When planning the topics for Hungary Post's commemorative stamp issues, a major consideration is to remember anniversaries and events linked to Hungarian culture in as broad a scope as possible, including international events held in Hungary.
March 22, 2006
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Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 80th Birthday
In 2006 Queen Elizabeth II turns 80. This highly respected and hardworking Head of State has made a remarkable impact on her country and the world stage. She continues to attend hundreds of public engagements every year.
New Zealand Post and Jersey Post are delighted to honor this momentous occasion with two stamps that reflect Her Majesty's warmth and regal dignity.
March 22, 2006
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Australian Commonwealth Champions
Australia Post is producing stamp sheetlets to commemorate all gold medals won by Australian Athletes.
AUSPOST.COM.AU
March 19, 2006
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Aus Post instant stamps
Aus Post have begun issuing their "instant stamps" for this year's Commonwealth Games by issuing a sheetlet depicting five images from the opening ceremony, which took place on 15 March.
GIBBONSSTAMPMONTHLY
March 17, 2006
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World Heritage Sites in Hungary
Hungary Post is continuing its presentation of stamps showing World Heritage sites in Hungary with the early Christian necropolis in Pecs and the Ferto-Neusiedler Lake cultural landscape.
POSTA.HU
March 16, 2006
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Hungary: Antique Furniture
Magyar Posta's series of regular stamps has been expanded by new denominations adjusted to current postal tariffs.
POSTA.HU
March 16, 2006
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Gibraltar: FIFA World Cup Winners
A group of visionary French football administrators, led in the 1920s by the innovative Jules Rimet, are credited with the original idea of bringing the world's strongest national football teams together to compete for the title of World Champions. The original gold trophy bore Jules Rimet's name and was contested three times in the 1930s, before the Second World War put a 12-year stop to the competition.
March 10, 2006
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Polio doctors commemorated
The US Postal Service have issued new stamps to honor two of America's most esteemed scientists, Dr Jonas Salk and Dr Albert Sabin.
March 10, 2006
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Women's Suffrage in Finland 100 Years
As the first country in the world, Finland introduced universal suffrage and equal eligibility for women in 1906. The Aland Post now focuses on this occasion by issuing a stamp on the theme "Women's suffrage 100 years" on 8 March, the international women's day.
POSTEN.AX
March 08, 2006
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Australian Native Wildlife
Six native Australian animals are featured as part of this definitive international stamp issue.
AUSPOST.COM.AU
March 08, 2006
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Monaco: 100th Tennis Tournament
Initiated in 1987 on the courts built in the "Hotel de Paris" gardens and those of "La Condamine", the International Tennis Tournament in the Principality moved to the Monte-Carlo Country Club, a magic place that looks out onto the Mediterranean Sea. This event, that counts the best men players in the world, is one of the most prestigious on a clay court and belongs to the 5 tournaments of the "Masters Series", a category that just follows the 5 tournaments of the grand slam.
OETP-MONACO.COM
March 07, 2006
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Europa Jersey, a Multicultural Island
PostEurop's theme for 2006 has been interpreted by young people living in Jersey who entered a stamp design competition. The Europa logo will be depicted on two stamps within the set.
March 07, 2006
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Austria: Liechtenstein Museum Wien - Amerling
For the second joint issue with the Principality of Liechtenstein, in continuation of the "Liechtenstein Museum Vienna" series, the choice fell on a painting of a Girl's head by the famous Biedermeier genre painter Friedrich von Amerling (1803 1887).
POST.AT
March 06, 2006
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Velo Mondial 2006
The South African Post Office has issued a stamp, a commemorative envelope and a special canceller to promote the Velo Mondial 2006 conference to be held in March 2006. The Velo Mondial is an international organisation that promotes and seeks to sustain bicycle usage. Velo Mondial is French for 'cycle worldwide'.
POSTOFFICE.CO.ZA
March 06, 2006
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Canada Post gives a 'green' thumbs-up to Gardening with four new stamps
The official start of spring may still be a month away, but once again Canada Post is delivering the promise of a new season with stamps celebrating Canada's most popular hobby gardening.
On March 8, post offices across the country will be blooming with four new domestic rate (51 cents) stamps featuring typical Canadian gardens.
CANADAPOST.CA
March 06, 2006
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Monaco: Centenary of the birth of Leopold Sedar Senghor
A Politician in France and Senegal of which he was the President from 1960 to 1980, writer and poet Member of the French Academy, Leopold Sedar Senghor marked the cultural relationship while defining and affirming the notion of negritude and while favoring a link between French speaking countries; Cofounder of the French speaking world, he will work for the development of this cultural movement.
OETP-MONACO.COM
March 04, 2006
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Austria: 50 Years of Europa CEPT
The European Conference of Post and Telecommunications Administrations CEPT was founded by 19 countries, and today, in geographical terms, its 46 member states cover the whole of Europe. In the course of the separation of the postal and the telecommunication operations as intended by European policies and following the adoption of various directives and agreements, the CEPT corresponds to a European regulatory body, its activities including the standardization of guidelines relating to trade, business operations, implementation and technology.
POST.AT
March 03, 2006
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'Our Wedding' joins 'Love' series of issues
Fancy calligraphy that adorned letters during the 1700s and 1800s appears on two "Our Wedding" special stamps dedicated Wednesday by the U.S. Postal Service in New York City.
SUN-SENTINEL.COM
March 03, 2006
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Australian Wildflowers
Four native Australian flowers have been superbly photographed and depicted in this the second issue of Australian Wildflowers.
AUSPOST.COM.AU
March 02, 2006
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New Zealand salute tourism industry
New Zealand Post issue six new stamps on 1 March in order to celebrate the country's spectacular scenery and thriving tourism industry.
March 01, 2006
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