Isle of Man: Ocean Liners
The 13th of January 2008 will mark a momentous occasion in Cunard's history, as the three 'Queens' will meet for the first time in New York.
Queen Victoria and QE2 will arrive in union after their Tandem Transatlantic Crossing from Southampton and Queen Mary 2 will join them from voyage around the Caribbean.
GOV.IM
November 30, 2007
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Jersey: Signals
The first stamp issue released in 2008 will feature a selection of the meteorological and navigational signals used in Jersey and celebrates the 300th anniversary of the Fort Regent Signal Station.
JERSEYPOST.COM
November 29, 2007
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RAF 90th Anniversary Sets and Sheets
Isle of Man Post issue a set of six stamps on 15 January 2008 commemorating the 90th anniversary of the RAF.
The artwork for this stamp issue is produced by world renowned aviation artist Keith Woodcock, while the research and text has been prepared by Air Commodore Graham Pitchfork MBE BA FRAeS.
GOV.IM
November 28, 2007
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Jamaica: Christmas stamps
A new postage stamp series was released on 9 November to herald the approaching Christmas season.
The Christmas 2007 series consists of four stamps with the following denominations: $20, $30, $50 and $60.
JAMAICA-GLEANER.COM
November 27, 2007
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Monaco: Giacomo Puccini
Giacomo Puccini, born in Lucca (Italy) on December 22, 1858, is considered as one of the greatest composers of the pivotal 19th and 20th centuries.
OETP-MONACO.COM
November 26, 2007
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Vikings Sets and Sheets
Isle of Man Post issue a set of six stamps which surveys the Viking history of the island.
The research was undertaken by Manx-resident and former Director of the British Museum Sir David Wilson, while the beautiful artwork was produced by eminent illustrator Victor Ambrus best known as part of Channel 4's "Time Team'.
GOV.IM
November 24, 2007
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San Marino: Artists
The set is made up of four values: ˆ 0,60 - ˆ 0,65 - ˆ 1,00 and ˆ 1,80 and celebrates the following artists: the brilliant conductor, Arturo Toscanini, and the Florentine painter, Ottone Rosai, to mark the fiftieth anniversary of their deaths, the neoclassical sculptor, Antonio Canova, to mark the 250th anniversary of his birth and the Venetian playwright, Carlo Goldoni, to mark the 300th anniversary of his birth.
On the decorative strips of the sheets, made up of 16 stamps, are inserted a portrait and a brief biography of these four artists.
AASFN.SM
November 23, 2007
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Jatukarm talisman to soon appear on postage stamps
Although the months-long craze for the popular Jatukarm Ramathep talisman has already peaked, Thais will soon see the amulet in a new form.
Thailand Post will issue a new collection of Jatukarm Ramathep stamps using a special technique to print a realistic high-definition image of the talisman on the stamp. With just one touch, it will create a feeling of the genuine circular-shaped lucky charm.
TNA
November 22, 2007
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Norway: Scientific Anniversaries
The Academy of Science and Letters, the subject of this commemorative stamp, was founded in 1857. For 150 years its object has been to advance science and scholarship in Norway. It acts as a national liaison body between the different scientific disciplines, initiates research, arranges meetings and symposiums, and publishes scientific works.
POSTEN.NO
November 21, 2007
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Intricate art from simple materials
Paper and scissors. For about 400 hundred years, these simple tools have been used in Europe to create artistic pictures. Black-and-white depictions of herds going up to mountain pastures are regarded as typically Swiss, and in Switzerland hundreds of artists make silhouettes a lively art form to which Swiss Post is dedicating four special stamps.
SWISSPOST.CH
November 20, 2007
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Malta Post Issues Commemorative Cover For Royal Diamond Wedding Anniversary
Malta Post is issuing a Commemorative Cover on the occasion of the Diamond Wedding Anniversary of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and His Royal Highness Prince Philip.
The Commemorative Cover, which is limited to 1500 covers, will feature a photograph of the Royal Couple on their wedding day in 1947.
MALTAPOST.COM
November 20, 2007
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Giuseppe Cali's Nativity Painting At Luqa Parish Church In Forthcoming Stamp Issue
This year's set of Christmas stamps is being issued by Malta Post on Tuesday 20 November.
The set features details from one of Giuseppe Cali's paintings, The Nativity, one of the paintings found at St Andrew's parish church in Luqa.
On this occasion, this Christmas set is being issued as part of a joint issue with the Philatelic and Numismatic Bureau of the Vatican City.
MALTAPOST.COM
November 19, 2007
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Colossus back in action
A sheet of 20 stamps based on this image will be available shortly. They celebrate the rebuild of the world's first electronic computer going live at Bletchley Park on 15th November 2007. The last time a Colossus machine was on "active service" was in 1945. Churchill ordered them to be destroyed when war ended.
BLETCHLEYCOVERS.COM
November 17, 2007
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300th Anniversary of the Birth of Charles Wesley
On 15 November, 2007, An Post issued a stamp to commemorate the 300th Anniversary of the Birth of Charles Wesley.
The stamp was designed by Steve Simpson, based on a painting entitled The Lily Portrait.
IRISHSTAMPS.IE
November 16, 2007
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A day of celebration for children
Various organizations in Switzerland actively support children's rights. One of the leading organizations is "pro juventute", a charity that helps in emergency situations, offers social services and promotes personal development among children and young people.
"Pro juventute" stamps have been well known throughout Switzerland for decades. The revenue from these stamps with surcharges goes directly to help the charity – this year too.
SWISSPOST.CH
November 15, 2007
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Jersey: Royal Diamond Wedding Anniversary
On 20 November Jersey Post will celebrate the Diamond Wedding Anniversary of HM The Queen and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh with a single commemorative stamp.
After one year, this stamp will become the new £3 value in Jersey Post's Definitive range. The stamps will be available in sheets of four.
JERSEYPOST.COM
November 14, 2007
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Post Office gives World Cup stamp of approval
The South African Post Office will join the nation on 23 November when it issues the second philatelic miniature sheet to celebrate the 2010 Soccer World Cup to be played in South Africa.
KICKOFF.COM
November 13, 2007
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Sweden, Germany commemorate Astrid Lindgren with stamp
Sweden and Germany will honor children's book author Astrid Lindgren with commemorative stamps to mark the centennial of her birth.
The stamps will show Lindgren, who died in 2002 at age 94, flanked by one of her most well-known characters, the mischievous farmer boy Emil.
AP
November 12, 2007
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Maltese Bands commemorated
A set of five stamps is being issued by Malta Post on 13 November. Designed by Joe Mark Micallef, the set portrays different aspects of the history of Maltese Bands.
The face values are 4c / Euro 0.09, 15c / Euro 0.35, 21c / Euro 0.49, 22c / Euro 0.51, and Lm1 / Euro 2.33.
MALTAPOST.COM
November 11, 2007
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Jake Mader wins post office's Patriotic Stamp Contest
A Corral Drive Elementary School fifth-grader will be honored in the Veterans Day parade Sunday, Nov. 11.
Jake Mader beat out 67 others in the Patriotic Stamp Contest sponsored by the Rapid City Customer Advisory Council of the Rapid City Post Office.
Jake's stamp shows the Statue of Liberty holding her torch against the backdrop of a flag.
RAPIDCITYJOURNAL.COM
November 11, 2007
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Ireland: Christmas stamps 2007
On 8 November An Post issued three stamps to celebrate Christmas 2007.
The three stamps feature traditional images associated with Christmas and depict the Adoration of the Shepherds (55c self-adhesive), the Presentation in the Temple (55c gummed) and the Visit of the Magi (78c gummed).
IRISHSTAMPS.IE
November 10, 2007
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Petition to honour Britain's soldiers on stamps launched
A campaign was launched yesterday to replace the head of the Queen on postage stamps with the faces of the soldiers who have lost their lives in Iraq. The Imperial War Museum, together with the UK's most important art charity, the Art Fund, is trying to persuade thousands of Britons to sign an online petition to convince Royal Mail to put the stamps into circulation, as a memorial to those who have died in the war.
GUARDIAN.CO.UK
November 09, 2007
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Mayday! Rescue at Sea
SOS is the commonly used description for the International Morse code distress signal (• • • - - - • • •). This distress signal was first adopted by the German government in 1905, and became the worldwide standard when it was included in the second International Radiotelegraphic Convention, and became effective on July 1, 1908.
Royal Mail marks this centenary with a set of 6 stamps showing Rescue at Sea, by lifeboats and air-sea rescue helicopters.
NORVIC-PHILATELICS.CO.UK
November 08, 2007
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Lest We Forget
It is unmistakably a blood-red corn poppy in full bloom. But closer inspection reveals silhouettes of struggling soldiers emerging from its centre.
This striking design has been chosen for a special first-class stamp commemorating the 90th anniversary of the First World War battle of Passchendaele, the Belgian village whose name is synonymous with the carnage and futility of war.
The stamp goes on sale from this Thursday, November 8, and is the second in the Royal Mail's Lest We Forget series.
DAILYMAIL.CO.UK
November 08, 2007
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Warne makes his mark on Caribbean stamps
Shane Warne may have gone from Test cricket but on the palm-fringed beaches of the Caribbean, his image lives on.
The island nation of Grenada has released a series of 24 postage stamps depicting various images of the spin champion and world-record Test wicket taker.
AAP
November 07, 2007
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China: Quasi-Rice-paper stamps
China Post launched its first set of quasi-rice-paper calligraphy stamps.
The six stamp set is also the third series of Chinese calligraphy stamps that China Post has issued so far.
CHINA.ORG.CN
November 06, 2007
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Dutch printer makes largest post stamp
Dutch printer Koninklijke Johan Enschede has produced the largest postage stamp ever printed.
The stamp, which is due to be officially presented on Tuesday, measures 60cm in length and is 49.3cm wide.
It will be registered in the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest postage stamp ever produced.
November 06, 2007
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Stamp honours Crocodile Hunter
Australian environmentalist and TV star Steve Irwin has been immortalised on a stamp a year after his death.
Irwin, killed by a stingray while filming on the Great Barrier Reef, had spent years performing death-defying feats with dangerous animals.
AFP
November 05, 2007
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50 Years of Australian Christmas Stamps
The Christmas stamp issue celebrates its 50th anniversary by utilising five classic designs from previous Christmas stamp issues.
Each design portrays the artistic style, social mood and cultural values of the time and invites us to celebrate memories of the past five decades of Christmas stamps.
AUSPOST.COM.AU
November 04, 2007
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Christmas Island Christmas Stamps 2007
The 2007 Christmas Island Christmas stamp issue features a quirky take on Santa Claus and his traditional distribution of gifts.
The stamps are illustrated by Lloyd Foye, a well-known Sydney-based artist, who creates beautiful and humorous works, often exploring Australian beach culture.
AUSPOST.COM.AU
November 03, 2007
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Alzheimer's Disease to be Highlighted on Stamp Next Year
The US Postal Service will issue a stamp next year to help raise awareness about Alzheimer's disease.
For the stamp image, art director Ethel Kessler worked with illustrator Matt Mahurin to draw attention to the importance of caregivers in the lives of those who have the disease. "For the person with Alzheimer's, that interaction with the caregiver means everything," said Kessler. Three words — care, support, research — appear in the upper-right corner of the stamp sheet.
USPS
November 02, 2007
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Christmas Stamps - Icelandic Leaf Bread
It was customary in the olden days at most Icelandic farms to ration food more generously during Christmas than at other times. The round breadsheets were generally made as thin as possible for reasons of economy. It was said that the batter was thin enough when you could read the Bible through it. Various beautiful and diverse patterns were cut in the batter to make the bread as festive as possible. The patterns were usually traditionally styled while creativity also played its part. Many feel that this custom is an indispensable part of the Christmas celebrations.
POSTUR.IS
November 01, 2007
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Hong Kong – Finland Joint Issue
Since 1999, Hongkong Post has joined hands with various highly regarded overseas postal administrations and issued marvelous joint issues. For the eighth issue in this series, Hong Kong and Finland cooperate to highlight fine woodwork reflecting oriental traditions along with Finland's famous designs.
HONGKONGPOSTSTAMPS.COM
November 01, 2007
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