Flowers - Violet
The violet is, along with the pansy, one of the roughly 400 species of the viola genus, a genus that is mainly to be found in moderate northern climates and that belongs to the violaceae family, to which it also gives its name.
POST.AT
April 27, 2007
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St George's Day celebrated
A new miniature sheet has been issued by Royal Mail to celebrate St George's Day.
The second miniature sheet in the series celebrating the different countries that make up the United Kingdom is devoted to England and features the following values.
April 27, 2007
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'Be prepared'
Scouting is this year's theme for the European postal operators' EUROPA stamp series. The scout movement will be one hundred years old this year. The design for Finland's scouting stamps is by Susanna Rumpu and Ari Lakaniemi.
POSTI.FI
April 23, 2007
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Reprint of Aland Flag stamp
The Aland Post has made a reprint of the popular Aland flag stamp booklet. Some alterations were made compared with the original issue.
POSTEN.AX
April 21, 2007
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Austria: Animals - Whiskered Bat
The whiskered bats are small European bats. They are found around human habitation and around water. It prefers to hunt flies and mosquitoes in small valleys with deciduous trees and flowing water. Pesticides and insecticides are toxic for those helpful little animals.
POST.AT
April 20, 2007
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The Royal Charter of Liverpool
In 2007 the City of Liverpool celebrates the 800th Anniversary of their Royal Charter.
A great many Manx people have helped to make Liverpool what it is today just as Liverpudlians have done for the Isle of Man.
GOV.IM
April 19, 2007
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Indonesia and China Issue Joint Postage Stamp
On April 13, Indonesia's postal service issued an Indonesia-China stamp series commemorating the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Indonesia and the People's Republic of China (PRC).
April 18, 2007
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New Zealand to mark centenaries
New Zealand Post issue a new set of stamps on 24 April marking the centenaries of four organizations that have each played an important role in the country's history over the past 100 years.
April 18, 2007
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Eurovision-2007
The miniature sheet dedicated to the 52nd Eurovision Song Contest, held at Helsinki's Hartwall Arena on 10 and 12 May, features Finland's entries to the contest in different decades. Last year's Finnish victors, monster band Lordi, is celebrated with two stamps. The first stamp bears a portrait of the band's soloist, Mr. Lordi. The drawing is by Mr. Lordi or Tomi Putaansuu himself. The other stamp shows the whole band. In addition to Mr. Lordi, it depicts drummer "Kita" (Sampsa Astala), guitarist "Amen" (Jussi Sydanmaa), bassist "OX" (Samer el Nahhal) and keyboards player "Awa" (Leena Peisa).
POSTI.FI
April 17, 2007
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Little Known Tove Jansson Painting on Stamp
Kallskar, a tiny island on the outskirts of the Aland archipelago, is today one of the best known tourist attractions of Kokar. In the large house on the island, above the mantelpiece, hangs a relatively unknown painting by the 'Moomin-mamma' Tove Jansson. The painting will now be featured on a stamp to be issued 18 April 2007.
POSTEN.AX
April 16, 2007
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Australia: Queen's Birthday 2007
The Queen's Birthday stamp issue for 2007 features an image of the Queen taken on a visit to Australia with the Duke of Edinburgh for the opening of the XVIII Commonwealth Games in March 2006 in Melbourne.
AUSPOST.COM.AU
April 15, 2007
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Australia: Nostalgic Tourism
Australian Tourism posters from the 1930s are featured in this the second series of poster art stamps. The poster images feature the great outdoors.
AUSPOST.COM.AU
April 10, 2007
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Australia: Signs of the Zodiac
Well known cartoonist and illustrator Mitch Vane has created a series of 12 cheeky and colourful stamp designs, interpreting two contrasting personality traits associated with each sign of the zodiac.
AUSPOST.COM.AU
April 09, 2007
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Roger Federer
There is probably nothing new that can be written about Roger Federer, the tennis star from the Basel area who has taken the world by storm - both with his playing style and natural charm. Federer's virtuoso skill on the tennis court has prompted Swiss Post to issue a special stamp. He has now been at the top of the ATP rankings for 161 consecutive weeks, thus beating the existing record set by Jimmy Connors (160 weeks, 1974-1977).
SWISSPOST.CH
April 06, 2007
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AN Post: 50th Anniversary of the Treaty of Rome
To celebrate the historic 50th Anniversary of the Treaty of Rome, a stamp, FDC & PNC were issued on 28 March 2007.
The stamp was designed by Steve Simpson and features an image of the European Union flag, onto which the signatories of The Treaty of Rome are superimposed. The background image is of the Palazzo dei Conservatori, which is located in the Piazza del Campidoglio where the Treaty of Rome was signed 50 years ago.
IRISHSTAMPS.IE
April 05, 2007
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Canada Post recognizes University of Saskatchewan centenary
On April 3, Canada Post will issue a commemorative stamp to celebrate the University of Saskatchewan's centenary. This domestic rate stamp (52-cents) is the latest edition in the post-secondary schools series launched in 2003.
CANADAPOST.CA
April 03, 2007
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Austria: 80th Birthday of Pope Benedict XVI
On 16 April 2007, Pope Benedict XVI will be celebrating his 80th birthday. It is two years since the German Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was elected Pope on 19 April 2005, choosing the name Benedict XVI. He is the 265th Pope in the history of the Roman Catholic Church and the 8th Pope from Germany.
POST.AT
April 02, 2007
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