International Year of Chemistry - Sri Lanka

The International Year of Chemistry stamp was issued by Sri Lanka postal authority on January 30, 2011. It is to commemorate the IYC as announced by the UN.

Int Year of Chemistry - Sri Lanka

The photo images depicted on stamp were of Madamme Marie Curie and Prof M U S Sultanbawa
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HK - Railway Service Centenary

HK Railway Service Centenary ($5)

HK Post has issued a stamp set to mark the Centenary of Railway Service. The stamp set was issued on September 28, 2010. The issue consists a set of seven stamps.

Steam Engines ($1-40)

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This stamp is crafted with the lenticular process that confers a visual effect of movement on paper.
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Coffee - Peru

Peru is one of coffee exporter country in the world. A stamp on Coffee as an export product was issued by Peru postal authority on Aug 19, 2009.

Coffee - Peru's export product

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Peru - 6203

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

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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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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

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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