Indonesia - Suramadu Bridge

Suramadu Bridge (Surabaya)

The Indonesian postal authority has issued a special stamp set to commemorate the inauguration of Suramadu Bridge. The stamp set was launched on June 10, 2009.

Jambatan Suramadu

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Suramadu Bridge (Madura)

The Suramadu Bridge connects Surabaya (Java Island) to town of Bangkalan (on Madura Island). The bridge is 5.4 km in length, the longest in Indonesia. Construction started Aug 2003

Read more about it at wikipedia and its official website suramadu.

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Sweden - World Heritage Property

Sweden posal authority (Posten Sverige AB) has issued a stamp set themed Swedish World Heritage Property. The stamp set was issued on March 21, 2002 depicting images of Hanseatic Town of Visby.

Hanseatic Town of Visby

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Australia - Gondwana Rainforests

On May 25, 2010 Australia Post has a released a set of new stamp themed Australian World Hertitage Sites. The set consists of six stamps including one depicting the Gondwana Rainforests.

Gondwana Rainforests

Other stamps in this set were Purnululu National Park (2 stamps), Kakadu National Park (2 stamps), and Tasmanian Wilderness.



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Tunisia - Youth Olympic Games

Tunisian postal authority (Office National des Postes Tunisie) has issued a special stamp to mark the Youth Olympic Games - Singapore 2010. The stamp was issued on August 14, 2010.

Tunisia - Singapore Games 2010

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Hungary F1 Grand Prix

Hungary F1 Grand Prix stamp was issued on July 30, 2010.

25th Formula-1 Hungarian Grand Prix (230 Hungarian Florint)

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Reserve Bank of India

A special commemorative stamp - Reserve Bank of India - was issued by India Post on Jan 16, 2010. The stamp was released by The President of India to mark the Platinum Jubilee of RBI (i.e., 75 Years of RBI). It was started functioning on April 1, 1935. Read the report here.

Reserve Bank of India

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Spain - Water Canal of Aragon & Cataluna

Spain postal authority (i.e., Correos Y Telegrafos SA) has issued a special stamp to commemorate the Centenaries of the Water Canal of Aragon & Cataluna. The stamp was issue on July 20, 2006.

Centenaries - 100th Anniversary of the Water Canal of Aragon & Cataluna

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UAE - Fatima Bint Mubarak

The Emirate Post (UAE) has issued a special stamp to honor Fatima Bint Mubarak as Mother of the Nation. The stamp was issued on April 10, 2005 under the theme - Royalty and Monarchies National Symbols.

Fatima Bint Mubarak

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Iran - Mother Day

On June 14 2009, Iranian postal authority has issued a special stamp to mark the Mother Day.
Actually, the Mother Day was meant to mark the H Fatima Birthday.

Iran - Mother Day 2009

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Switzerland - International Year of Biodiversity

Year 2010 was announced by the UN as the International Year of Biodiversity (IYB). Such announcement is expected to be followed by issuing of special stamps to commemorate the IYB by many countries. The Switzerland Post has came out as the first postal authority to do so.

The Swiss Post has declared to launch a special stamp on IYB on March 4, 2010.

Switzerland - International Year of Biodiversity (2010)

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Armenia - Genocide Memorial

Armenia Post (Haypost' CJSC) has issued a special stamp on the theme of Architecture/History on October 9, 2007. The stamp subject was Genocide Memorial.

Genocide Memorial

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Armenian Genocide Memorial in Yerevan (source: war-memorial)

The Genocide Monument in Yerevan is a memorial complex dedicated to the memory of the one and one-half million Armenians who perished in the first genocide of the twentieth century, at the hands of the Turkish government as victims of the Armenian Genocide.

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Namibia - Twyfelfontein

The Elephant

Namibia Post has issued a special stamp series on the World Heritage theme. The stamp contains three stamps highlighting the World Heritage site Twyfelfontein located at Namibia. The stamps launching date was June 27, 2008.

The Lion-Man

The Giraffe / The Dancing Kudu

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A little bit about Twyfelfontein (source - worldheritagesite)

Twyfelfontein or /Ui-//aes contains 2,000 figures of rock carvings. The figures were created over a couple of thousand years before 1000 AD. The hunter-gatherers who lived in the region created them as part of their rituals. The carvings represent rhinoceroses, elephants, ostrichs and giraffes as well as depictions of human and animal footprints. Some of the figures notably the "Lion Man" depict the transformation of humans into animals.

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Kazakhstan - Toleu Basenov

The postal authority of Kazakhstan (Kazpost) has issued a special stamp to mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of Toleu Basenov. The stamp was launched on December 30, 2009.

Toleu Basenov (1909-1976)

Basenov was a leading architect and prominently remembered in Kazakhstan

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Luxembourg - Gutenberg to Internet

From Gutenberg ...

On December 1, 2009 Luxembourg has issued a special stamp on the theme Communication - From Gutenberg to the internet.

.. to the Internet

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Libya - Gabon President

On June 10, 2009 a special stamp depicting the image of Gabon President was issued by the Libyan Jamihiriya postal authority. The stamp was issued by Libyan to honor the Gabon President whom passed away on June 8, 2009.

Libya's stamp - Omar Bongo Ondimba (3012/1935 - 8/6/2009)

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Singapore - Zodiac Tiger Year

Year 2010 is designate as the Year of Tiger in Chinese Lunar calendar. Many countries in the world has plan issuing special stamp to commemorate the year. Singapore has issued such stamps on January 8, 2010.

Year of the Tiger (2010) - Singapore

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Pakistan - Independence Day

Pakistan gains it's idependence on August 14, 1947. A special stamp to commerate Pakistan's independent was issued by it's postal authority on August 14, 2009 (link here).

Pakistan Independence - 2009

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Slovenia - Food & Cooking

The sausage Jetrnica of Zasavje

On November 17, 2009 Post of Slovenia issued two stamps on the theme Food and Cooking. The first stamp is depicting The sausage Jetrnica of Zasavje and the other showing Grenadirmars (Coalminers Sun).

Grenadirmas

According to a book - Taste Slovenia -, Grenadirmas is a kind of potato and pasta dish

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Jan 27 - UN Day of Holocaust

First of all this entry is not in any way promoting the remembrance of Holocaust. It is just been put here as an information regarding stamp issued by any country in the world for whatever reason. The UN has set in its calendar designated January 27 in every year as the International Day to commemorate the Holocaust.

Postal Authority of Romania has issued a special stamp to mark such occassion in year 2007.

Romania (2007)

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Canada - January 2010

Canada Post has announced six new stamps scheduled to be issue in the month of January 2010. The stamps are;

1. Year of the Tiger (Jan 08)

2. Le Devoir (Jan 10) - commemorative envelope celebrates the 100th anniversary of the founding of Le Devoir, Montreal’s popular independent daily paper.

3. Flag over historic mills (Jan 11)

4. Queen Elizabeth II (Jan 11)

5. Flowers (Jan 11)

6. Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games (Jan 12)

In February another three new issues are planned - on Feb, 1, 8 and 22.

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Japan - 2010 Year of the Tiger

Year 2010 is designated as Year of the Tiger in Chinese lunartic calendar. Japan has issued a series of special stamp to mark such occasion.

2010 Year of the Tiger (Japan)

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