Monday, November 28, 2011

Mines of the Campine - Belgium

Belgium postal authority has issued a special stamp series on Mines on the Campine. The stamps were issued on April 4, 2011.


Mines of the Campine - station and tower where first coal was discovered


The other stamps of Mines of the Campine  (source - colnect)
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Nov 29 - 5913

look for more at wns
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Sunday, August 7, 2011

Sweden - Hot Coffee

Sweden postal authority has issued a special stamp serires entitled Hot Coffee. The stamps were launched on March 29, 2006. A total of four stamps were available (click wnsstamps).



Hot Coffee (Sweden)

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Saturday, July 23, 2011

Austria - Flying Boat Service

A special stamp issued by Austrian postal authority - the Flying Boat Service. The stamp was issued on May 27, 2005. The Flying Boat Service plying the route from Vienna to Budapest.



Flying Boat Service (Junkers F13)

The Flying Boat Service stamp was issued on the occasion of "the Day of the Stamp 2005" or simply the 2005 stamp day. The service was started in 1923 (read - stampsnews).

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Vienna - 4376 - 23 July

Monday, June 13, 2011

Cyprus - Cypriot Noble Prize Winner



Cyprus - Noble Prize Winner

Cyprus postal authority has issued a special stamp to mark the Cypriot Noble Prize Winner - Christopher A Pissarides. The stamp was issued quite recently - on June 8, 2011 (click - source). Dr Pissarides is Professor of Economic at the London School of Economics (LSE). He won the 2010 Nobel Prize in Eonomic Science (read Dr Pissarides homepage - here).



Cyprus - Christopher A Pissarides

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Saturday, June 4, 2011

Colombia: El - Espectador Anniversary

Colombia postal authority has issued two special stamps to mark the 120th anniversary of newspaper "El-Espectador". The stamps were issued on June 28, 2007.



El-Espectador newspaper anniversary (Colombia)

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Saturday, May 14, 2011

Hong Kong - Old Town of Lijiang

Hong Kong Post has issued a stamp series on World Heritage of China. The stamps were issued on Nov, 25, 2003. Among the heritage selected is the Old Town of Lijiang.



Hong Kong - Old Town of Lijiang, China

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Sunday, May 1, 2011

Argentina - Telecobaltoterapia

A special stamp Telecobaltherapy was issued by Argentina postal authority on Oct 18, 2003. The stamps was categorized under Nuclear Medicine and can be googled as nuclear.

 
Nuclear Medicine (2003)

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 Argentina 3452