Best EUROPA Stamp 2006
Postal Operator: USEP Ukrposhta, Ukraine
Theme: Integration as seen by young people
This stamp shows the Earth floating in the vast universe that surrounds it. The human figures holding hands symbolize world integration for the common welfare of mankind in the future.
POSTEUROP.ORG
November 30, 2006
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South Georgia stamps
The South Georgia Post Office issue a new set of stamps on 30 November featuring a variety of communications methods which have been used in order to send messages and packages to one of the world's most remote areas.
November 29, 2006
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Austria: Weihnachten 2006 - Christkindl
As in 2005, the 2006 Christmas stamp again shows a water-colour painting by the popular former Bishop of Innsbruck, Dr. Reinhold Stecher.
This time Austria Post has chosen the Christkindl Pilgrimage Church in wintry mood as recorded by the hobby painter in his sketchbook – a mood that is ideal for the Christmas period.
POST.AT
November 24, 2006
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Hungary salute Red Cross
Hungary Post have issued a new stamp to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the country's Red Cross organization.
November 24, 2006
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Belgium: Christmas
A Belgian Christmas stamp depicts an angel playing a woodwind instrument.
November 21, 2006
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Oklahoma Statehood
Oh, what a beautiful stamp! In January, the US Postal Service will celebrate the 100th birthday of Oklahoma's statehood with the issuance of the Oklahoma Statehood stamp in Oklahoma City.
USPS
November 20, 2006
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Slovenia: Christmas
Traditional carolers are shown on this nondenominated Slovenian Christmas stamp.
November 17, 2006
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2006 Collection of Australian Stamps
The 2006 Collection of Australian Stamps showcases every gummed stamp issue and miniature sheet released in 2006 and comes with an exclusive Queen's Birthday sheetlet.
November 15, 2006
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50th Anniversary of the XVI Summer Olympic Games
On 13 November 2006 Hungary Post is issuing a stamp block to commemorate the medal-winning sportsmen and -women of the Summer Olympiad 50 years ago, in harmony with Magyar Posta's intention and fulfilling collectors' expectations. The theme "Olympic History" is expanded biennially and like this the medal winners from the Summer Olympics held prior to 1956 will also feature on a stamp.
POSTA.HU
November 13, 2006
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2007 stamps - the excitement of Eurovision and the scent of gingerbread
Next year, Finland Post will issue 53 different stamps in 25 issues. The issue dates are 24 January, 7 March, 9 May, 23 August and 2 November.
A four-stamp miniature sheet will be issued for the Eurovision Song Contest which will be held in Finland next May. One of the stamps is by Mr Lordi, Tomi Putaansuu himself.
POSTI.FI
November 11, 2006
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Austria: Christmas 2006
The subject of the first 2006 Christmas stamp – the Holy Family at Rest – is a frequent subject by the artist Franz Weiss, born in Sodingberg near Voitsberg in 1921.
POST.AT
November 10, 2006
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Origin of Humankind
Of the thousands of hominin fossils discovered in South Africa, four extinct fossil species have been identified: Australopithecus africanus, Paranthropus robustus, Homo ergaster and Homo heidelbergensis. To commemorate the Origin of Humankind, the South African Post Office issued this set of stamps on 10 November 2006. Dr Francois Durand created the artwork for this stamp issue.
POSTOFFICE.CO.ZA
November 10, 2006
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Ireland: Christmas 2006
This year An Post have issued two gummed stamps designed by Belfast-born PJ Lynch and one self-adhesive promotional stamp based on a painting by Simon Bening.
IRISHSTAMPS.IE
November 09, 2006
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Stamps of note celebrate Irish Music
The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem; The Dubliners; The Chieftains and Altan, four Irish groups who have succeeded in bringing Irish Music to a worldwide audience over the past four decades – and who continue to delight contemporary audiences – are featured on four new Irish postage stamps issued by An Post today.
ANPOST.IE
November 07, 2006
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Austria: Animals - Northern Bald Ibis and Brown Bear
The Northern Bald Ibis belongs to the ibis family. It is a social bird who seeks out members of its species to form colonies consisting of over one hundred members.
The Brown Bear is one of the largest land predators in the world. Considered a potential threat to humans, its numbers have been decimated, and in several regions it has even been hunted to extinction.
POST.AT
November 06, 2006
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Animals - Pond Turtle
With its new self-adhesive stamp series, the Austrian Postal Service has succeeded in bestowing on selected animal species the status of ambassador between the paradise of the natural kingdom and the world we live in. These stamps are Austria's first self-adhesives to come in a roll in 100-piece sets.
POST.AT
November 06, 2006
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Iceland: Insects and spiders
The Norwegian wasp (Dolichovespula norwegica) was first found in the summer of 1980 both in the West and the East of the country. Its nest is often quite exposed and visible. Two species of ladybeetle are found in Iceland, the ladybird (Coccinella undecimpunctata) and the ladybug (Scymnus limonii). The ladybird is about 4 mm in length with a black head and eleven black dots on the wings. Icelandic ladybirds can usually be seen early in spring until September.
POSTUR.IS
November 04, 2006
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Church vent anger over Christmas stamps
The Church of England have sent a message of 'regret' to Royal Mail expressing their disappointment over this year's Christmas stamps.
The stamps, due to be issued on 7 November focus more on festivities than religion, a decision which has angered the Church.
GIBBONSSTAMPMONTHLY
November 04, 2006
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Iceland: Mushrooms
The cap of the yellow cracked boletus (Xerocomus subtomentosus) is 4-10 cm in diameter. It matures on the ground in mixed woods and heaths. It is not common but can be found sporadically. It is a good, tasty mushroom. Sheathed woodtuft (Kuehneromyces mutabilis) is 3-6 cm across. It is common in dense clusters on stumps or trunks of deciduous trees.
POSTUR.IS
November 03, 2006
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Science II/2 Oldest Mountains
Greenland Post is issuing a new series on science. The theme of this part is "Oldest Mountains".
STAMPS.GL
November 03, 2006
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Iceland: Christmas Stamps 2006
The theme of the Christmas stamps this year is the Season of Joy. The stamps are printed in offset lithography and then overprinted with silk screen phosphorus which makes them glow in the dark. The stamps in the Christmas booklet H68 this year are self-adhesive stamps.
POSTUR.IS
November 02, 2006
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Guernsey unveil festive stamps
Guernsey Post issue their 2006 festive stamps on 2 November and have focused on the 12 Days of Christmas.
November 02, 2006
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Gibraltar: Columbus
After five centuries, Columbus remains a mysterious and controversial figure who has been described as one of the greatest mariners in history and a visionary genius. Columbus's enterprise to find a westward route to Asia grew out of the practical experience of a long and varied maritime career, as well as out of his considerable reading in geographical and theological literature.
GIBRALTAR-STAMPS.COM
November 01, 2006
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Science II/1 Kap Kobenhavn
Greenland Post is issuing a new series on science. The theme of this part is "Kap Kobenhavn".
STAMPS.GL
November 01, 2006
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The U.S. Postal Service's 2007 Commemorative Stamp Program
Marvel Comics, the art of Disney, Ella Fitzgerald, the settlement of Jamestown, Jimmy Stewart, Mendez v. Westminster, vintage mahogany speedboats, lighthouses and those stunning polar lights are just a sampling of diverse icons in the U.S. Postal Service's 2007 commemorative stamp program lineup.
USPS
November 01, 2006
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