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Tourism in France: 'Josselin'
This stamp is dedicated to the historical town of Josselin.
Josselin was founded in the 11th century as a rout leg of the Brittany Dukes.
LAPOSTE.COM
September 30, 2008
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60 Years of Friendship between Israel and France - Joint Issue
These stamps commemorate the 60th anniversary of the first flight from Israel to France and of the State of Israel's independence. That flight symbolizes the beginning of the ties and cooperation that exist between the two countries in many areas.
ISRAELPOST.CO.IL
September 30, 2008
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Belgian nature: Mustelid
This series of stamps is dedicated to the family of mustelid (Mustelidae). Mustelid are mammals of the weasel family, distinguished by having a long body, short legs, and musky scent glands under the tail.
September 29, 2008
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Finland and Greenland announce Nordenskiold stamps
Adolf Erik Nordenskiold, the famous Finnish-born scientist and explorer, is the subject of a miniature sheet with two 1st class non-value indicator stamps to be issued on 20 October.
POSTI.FI
September 29, 2008
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Australia Post celebrates International Polar Year 2007–08
Australian Antarctic Territory stamp issue marks International Polar Year 2007–08. Postal administrations from around the world have released stamp issues recently commemorating this global polar research effort. Australia Post joins this philatelic endeavour with an issue of four stamps and miniature sheet.
AUSPOST.COM.AU
September 28, 2008
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We Can End Poverty
The United Nations Postal Administration (UNPA) has issued six commemorative stamps and a souvenir card on the theme "We Can End Poverty".
UNSTAMPS.UN.ORG
September 26, 2008
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Swedish Comic Strips
Stamps with the theme Swedish Comic Strips are being issued for National Stamp Day.
Comic strips are a recurring motif and this time characters from the 1980s and their successors are in the spotlight.
TOPOFTHEWORLD.NU
September 25, 2008
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For Every Occasion
Australia has issued a set of ten stamps for use as special occasion stamps.
AUSPOST.COM.AU
September 25, 2008
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Spanish Tennis Federation Celebrated On New Stamp
The Spanish post office has released a new stamp which marks a 100 years of the Real Spanish Federation of Tennis.
The stamp is bright red, on stuccoed paper and printed using offset litho.
HELLMAIL.CO.UK
September 24, 2008
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Autumn Vegetables in Sweden
These stamps depict the basic ingredients of many of the season's tasty dinners! The vegetables, which are often ecologically grown and both taste and smell like earth and fresh air, are popular and can be found in most Swedish homes.
TOPOFTHEWORLD.NU
September 23, 2008
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Secret Women of Distinction
For Royal Mail's 'Women of Distinction' stamp issue on 14th October Bletchley Park Post Office is servicing a rather special cover. Artist Jayne Abbott has created 6 exclusive portraits of Bletchley Park's women code breakers from wartime photographs.
BLETCHLEYCOVERS.COM
September 23, 2008
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Flamenco dancer to grace new stamp
A Spanish Flamenco dancer is to appear on an Irish postage stamp for the first time.
It is the first collaboration between the postal services of Ireland and Spain.
PRESSASSOCIATION.CO.UK
September 22, 2008
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Centenary of Old Age Pensions Act
To commemorate the Centenary of a milestone in the social development of Ireland - the Old Age Pensions Act, 1908, An Post issued a new postage stamp on 19 September.
IRISHSTAMPS.IE
September 21, 2008
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New stamps from Mexico
Mexico has issued 10 new stamps as part of its ongoing bicentennial observance. 2010 marks the 200th anniversary of the country.
TIENDA.SEPOMEX.GOB.MX; TOPIX.NET
September 20, 2008
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RAF uniforms on new stamp series
Six new stamps celebrating the uniforms of the Royal Air Force (RAF) are on sale.
Each of them features a serviceman or woman wearing the uniform from a significant period of the RAF's 90-year history.
NEWS.SKY.COM
September 19, 2008
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Centenary of the National University of Ireland
This stamp was designed by Catherine Pearson and was the winning entry in a design competition for final year students at the National College of Art and Design (NCAD).
IRISHSTAMPS.IE
September 18, 2008
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Polish Bridges Celebrated On New Stamps
A new set of stamps (four in all), depict famous Polish bridges constructed in the 19th, 20th and 21st century. The oldest one is a railway bridge in Torun, and the other bridges are: Poniatowski Bridge in Warsaw, a welded bridge near Lowicz and Siekierkowski Bridge - the newest one in Warsaw.
HELLMAIL.CO.UK
September 17, 2008
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Bette Davis Gets a Stamp
On September 18, 2008, at Boston University in Boston, Massachusetts, the U.S. Postal Service will issue a 42-cent Bette Davis commemorative stamp in one design in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 20 stamps.
USPS
September 16, 2008
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Modes of transport: 'Air mail - French Patrol'
In the year 1931 the Patrol of Etampes demonstrated for the first time the aerobatics. Some decades later the French Patrol delighted numerous spectators during air meetings in France and abroad. The stamp represents an alpha jet forefront (aircraft used by the Patrol since 1981) on the demonstration in Champs-Elysees.
LAPOSTE.COM
September 15, 2008
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Tourism in France: 'Le Havre'
This stamp is dedicated to the French city of Le Havre.
Annihilated during the World War II Le Havre had been reconstructed from 1945 to 1964.
LAPOSTE.COM
September 15, 2008
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Gibraltar to release new cruise ship stamps
Cruise Ships IV is comprised of 4 stamps, Miniature Sheet and a Special Folder.
The stamps feature Celebrity Cruises's Century, Princess Cruises Grand Princess, Cunard's Queen Victoria and Costa Cruises Costa Mediterranea.
GIBRALTAR-STAMPS.COM
September 15, 2008
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'NASA 50th Anniversary' stamps
Gibraltar wishes to celebrate NASA's achievements by issuing a miniature sheet with four stamps depicting one of the most loved and memorable moments of the 20th Century when the Apollo 11 mission set off to land the first man on the moon.
GIBRALTAR-STAMPS.COM
September 14, 2008
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Roller Bird Appears On Lithuanian Stamps
Lithuania has issued a colorful set of stamps depicting the European roller (Coracias garrulus), a member of the roller family and one of the most beautiful Lithuanian birds, included into Lithuanian Red Book since 1989.
HELLMAIL.CO.UK
September 13, 2008
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New stamps from Bulgaria - Orient Express
Bulgaria has released a commemorative stamp collection entitled 120 Years Orient-Express.
The stamp collection consists of a series of two postage stamps, an illustrated envelope at a price of 0.6 leva and a special postage stamp.
SOFIAECHO.COM
September 12, 2008
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Tourist Precincts
Featuring seven of Australia's most loved tourist precincts this issue is also the first incorporating the new postage rate of 55c.
AUSPOST.COM.AU
September 11, 2008
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Waterfall stamps from Australia
The Waterfalls stamp issue shows four of these stunning natural features found around Australia.
AUSPOST.COM.AU
September 09, 2008
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New Christmas stamp from Aland
This year's Christmas stamp motif is that of an angel, to many people the symbol of Christmas.
POSTEN.AX
September 08, 2008
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Extreme Sports Series
Korea has issued four stamps celebrating snowboarding.
It is the third release in the country's "Extreme Sports" series.
KOREASTAMP.GO.KR
September 07, 2008
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Fridrik Olafsson Chess Grandmaster
With his chess victories in the late fifties Fridrik Olafsson became the first Icelander to be awarded the title of a Chess Grandmaster. His achievements marked a breakthrough in Icelandic chess history.
This stamp depicts the final position in the chess played by Fridrik Olafsson and Bobby Fischer at the tournament in Portoroz 1958. Fridrik, playing white, won this game.
POSTUR.IS
September 05, 2008
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Aviation on Stamps
This set of 4 stamps highlights the role that aircraft have played in carrying mail and passengers in Australia since 1921.
AUSPOST.COM.AU
September 04, 2008
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Swiss German Rhine Bridge Stamp
Swiss Post is issuing a stamp together with Germany. The stamp features the historic Old Rhine Bridge in Stein (Canton Aargau) and will be released in both countries with the same picture in the respective national currency.
SWISSPOST.CH
September 02, 2008
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Hong Kong, China – Republic of Korea Joint Issue on Masks
Hongkong Post has long been working with overseas postal administrations to promote philately. This time, Hongkong Post and Korea Post jointly issue a set of special stamps on "Mask", marking the ninth joint stamp issue released by Hongkong Post with other postal administrations since 1999.
HONGKONGPOSTSTAMPS.COM
September 01, 2008
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