Canada's 2007 stamp program announced
The Canadian stamp program for 2007 will begin on January 5 with stamps celebrating the Year of the Pig -- the 11th year the post office has issued a stamp for the Lunar New Year. A second celebration stamp, following last year's ballooning birthday design, will be issued mid-January. Recognizing Canadian hardiness, Canada Post will issue a stamp commemorating the international polar research community's 125th anniversary of the first International Polar Year in February.
CANADAPOST.CA
May 31, 2006
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Six distinguished diplomats honored on U.S. postage stamps
Six U.S. diplomats-Hiram Bingham IV, Charles E. Bohlen, Philip C. Habib, Robert D. Murphy, Clifton R. Wharton, Sr., and Frances E. Willis-were commemorated on U.S. postage stamps today for their contributions to international relations as negotiators, administrators, trailblazers, shapers of policy, peacemakers and humanitarians.
USPS.COM
May 30, 2006
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Sailing into a post office near you, the new Samuel de Champlain postage stamps
New postage stamps commemorating the 400th anniversary of the explorations of Samuel de Champlain in 1606 were jointly issued by the U.S. Postal Service and Canada Post in Washington, DC, and Ticonderoga, NY. The Samuel de Champlain 39-cent stamps are available only in these locations today, and will be available nationwide tomorrow, May 29.
May 28, 2006
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Washington 2006
The Stamp-Issuing Office will be present with a sales booth at the decennial US World Philatelic Exhibition, to be held this year from May 27 till June 3 in Washington. The philatelic Collection of H.S.H. the Prince of Monaco will be displayed in the Court of Honour, next to the Collection of H. M. the Queen of the United Kingdom. The visual of the stamp retakes the exhibition's logo showing the Dome of the Congress Center.
OETP-MONACO.COM
May 27, 2006
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Uniquely American in nature
The Wonders of America: Land of Superlatives postage stamps are available nationwide today. On the front of each stamp, in large letters, are words that describe the superlative nature of the particular place or thing.
USPS.COM
May 26, 2006
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Canada Post honors four legendary Canadians in Hollywood
Canada Post launched new stamps today to honor the lives and achievements of four Canadians who made a lasting impression in Hollywood: John Candy, Lorne Greene, Mary Pickford and Fay Wray. The Canadians in Hollywood stamp issue – the first of its kind in Canada – offers Canadians a unique way to celebrate Canadian success in Hollywood.
CANADAPOST.CA
May 26, 2006
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Monaco: Centenary of the birth of John Huston
This American motion picture director, writer, and actor, has an important filmography with the "The Maltese Falcon", "African Queen", "The Misfits" and also "The Man Who Would Be King". This allusion to the 7th American Art is also bound to the participation of the "Stamp-Issuing Office" to the philatelic Exhibition "Washington 2006" for an opening on a market with a big potential.
OETP-MONACO.COM
May 25, 2006
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Manx Links With Washington
Manx Links With Washington is a set of six stamps celebrating Manx links with Washington, DC. Six influential Manx-Americans are depicted in the issue, launched this May to coincide with Washington 2006, an international stamp exhibition taking place in the city sponsored by USPS, the United States Postal Service.
GOV.IM
May 23, 2006
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Malaysia Post continue popular series
Malaysia Post continue their Fresh Water Fish series with the issue of four new stamps on 25 May.
A first day cover, presentation pack, miniature sheet and special folder will also be made available.
May 22, 2006
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Hungary: Antique Furniture
Hungary Post is expanding its series of regular stamps with new denominations.
On the red HUF 300 stamp there is a mid 18th-century settee and on the blue HUF 500 stamp a rococo settee from around 1880, both from the collection of the Museum of Applied Arts. The greenish yellow HUF 1,000 stamp shows a Vassily chair designed by Marcel Breuer in 1925.
POSTA.HU
May 19, 2006
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Austria: Falco - Rock me Amadeus
"Amadeus, amadeus..."
And thousands sang along at his concerts, the hit sold in millions, catapulting Falco, alias Hans Holzl, to No. 1 in the hit parades. It was "Rock me Amadeus" that made him the only Austrian to make it to the top of the US charts.
POST.AT
May 18, 2006
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Europa 2006: Immigrant Adaptation
The theme of the 2006 Europa stamps is "Immigrant adaptation seen through the eyes of young people". The number of foreign residents in Iceland is increasing rapidly and has doubled in the last decade.
POSTUR.IS
May 18, 2006
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Icelandic Waterfalls
Waterfalls usually distinguish 'young' landscapes in which rivers have not yet managed to wipe out the obstacles in their courses. The great number of waterfalls in Iceland may partly be explained by the youth of the country in terms of geological history.
POSTUR.IS
May 18, 2006
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Washington 2006 commemorated
New Zealand Post release a new miniature sheet on 27 May to commemorate the forthcoming World Philatelic Exhibition, taking place in Washington from 27 May until 3 June.
May 18, 2006
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Stamp overprinted with new design: Tree
The baroque Heiligenkreuz Calvary is one of the most attractive Calvaries in Austria. Old chestnut and lime trees line the path, which begins to the east of the monastery and leads up a small rise. Small chapels with the images of the Calvary stand amongst the trees, while saints in stone to the left and right of the path accompany the faithful along the avenue.
POST.AT
May 15, 2006
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Katherine Anne Porter stamp sails into post offices
Acclaimed writer and Pulitzer Prize winner Katherine Anne Porter was honored today by the U.S. Postal Service with the issuance of a commemorative postage stamp. Considered a master prose stylist, Porter taught at many prestigious universities, despite never graduating high school. A first-day-of-issue ceremony was held at the Katherine Anne Porter Literary Center in Kyle, TX.
USPS.COM
May 15, 2006
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Australia release soccer stamp
AusPost have issued a new set of stamps celebrating soccer in Australia.
The four stamps have been released to coincide with the forthcoming World Cup, which kicks off in Germany on 9 June.
May 13, 2006
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New Canadian stamp issued
Canada Post issued a stamp on 11 May to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Canadian Museum of Civilization.
May 11, 2006
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Gibraltar: Europa 2006
Europa stamps are special stamps that have Europe as their central theme. They highlight common roots, culture, history and goals of European communities. 'The integration of immigrants as seen by young people' is a special theme for Gibraltar as all Gibraltarians descend from immigrants.
GIBRALTAR-STAMPS.COM
May 10, 2006
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2005 Best Joint Issue awards: Sweden and USA take first prize
Nearly 71 years after Greta Garbo (1905-1990) won her first award, she is still a worldwide sensation. The International Philatelic Society of Joint Stamp Issues Collectors voted the Greta Garbo commemorative stamp the "Best Overall Joint Issue of 2005."
May 10, 2006
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Hungary: Horses
Hungary Post has issued a set of stamps with four denominations and a block containing three stamps presenting a few typically Hungarian breeds of horse.
POSTA.HU
May 09, 2006
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U.S. Postal Service raises over $50 million for breast cancer research
The U.S. Postal Service announced today that the Breast Cancer Research semipostal stamp has raised over $50.3 million for research. With Mother's Day just around the corner, the Postal Service encourages consumers to use this stamp on Mother's Day cards to further increase funding for research.
USPS.COM
May 09, 2006
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2006 FIFA World Cup, Germany
Hungary Post is issuing a commemorative stamp to mark the FIFA World Football Championship in Germany between 9 June and 9 July 2006.
May 09, 2006
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Hungary: Integration
Each year the members of PostEurop vote to choose a topic to appear on the socalled EUROPA stamp for that year. In 2006 the members decided the subject should be "integration".
May 09, 2006
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30th Anniversary of the Ramoge Agreement
This innovatory three-party Agreement of 1976, corresponds to an upheld will of the Prince Rainier III, pursued and emphasized by H.S.H. the Prince Albert II. With an increased coastal area between France, Monaco and Italy, the initiatives increase with a communication campaign more particularly turned towards Youth, in order to prepare the future with the preservation of the sea environment and of the coast.
OETP-MONACO.COM
May 08, 2006
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Monaco: 'The Cube'
The common theme of the 2006 Europa stamps is "integration". The illustrations are the work of Jean-Paul Veret Lemarinier who chose the Cube and the Globe in which he is mixing details bound to the diamonds of the Principality and to the modern computing world.
OETP-MONACO.COM
May 05, 2006
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Postal Service's 'American Motorcycle' stamps roll out from Sturgis Motorcycle Rally Aug. 7
Come early August, 85 million classic American motorcycles will begin to roll out in mint condition on commemorative postage stamps-each guaranteed to make it across the country for just 39 cents. The first of these stamps, along with the actual cycles the stamps are modeled from, will kick-start the 66th Anniversary Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in Sturgis, SD, Mon., Aug. 7.
USPS.COM
May 04, 2006
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Europa Stamp on Integration
The 2006 Europa stamp theme is 'Integration through the eyes of children'. The Aland Europa stamp has been designed by Andreas Dienert.
POSTEN.AX
May 03, 2006
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Europa - The 50th Anniversary of CEPT
Isle of Man Post celebrates the 50th anniversary of the first Europa stamp with a two-stamp miniature sheet, featuring 2 stamp on stamps from previous CEPT Europa issues.
GOV.IM
May 02, 2006
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40th Anniversary of the Wembley World Cup Final
Isle of Man Post will be marking the 40th anniversary this year of England's World Cup win over Germany with a set of six stamps celebrating the victory at Wembley on July 30 1966. The stamps feature scenes from the match, with images provided by Graeme Atkinson, a sports photography archivist for the Press Association.
GOV.IM
May 02, 2006
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Medical Outreach to rural areas in South Africa
South Africa is a big country with approximately 42 million people living in rural and urban areas of the nine provinces. The transport used in rendering health care services by private sector and non-profit organisations assists in ensuring that every citizen of this country receives primary health care. To celebrate these innovative transport systems, the South African Post Office issued a set of stamps on 2 May 2006. Designed by Hein Botha, the stamps have white backgrounds giving a clean medical look to the stamps.
POSTOFFICE.CO.ZA
May 02, 2006
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Monaco: 'The Globe'
The common theme of the 2006 Europa stamps is "integration". The illustrations are the work of Jean-Paul Veret Lemarinier who chose the Cube and the Globe in which he is mixing details bound to the diamonds of the Principality and to the modern computing world.
OETP-MONACO.COM
May 01, 2006
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Lighthouses of the 20th Century
There are some 400 operational lighthouses in Australia and were built in the 20th century. Each stamp in this issue of five depicts one of these remarkable structures.
AUSPOST.COM.AU
May 01, 2006
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