Jamaica - University of Technology

The 50th anniversary of JUT

Jamaica University was established in 1958 and celebrated its 50th anniversary last year. A special stamp to commemorate the anniversary was issued on May 26, 2008.

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Belarus - January '09 Stamps

Belarus Postal Authority has launched three special stamps in the month of January 2009.

Stamp 1 - Braille

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Stamp 2 - 20th anniversary of Soviet pullout from Afghanistan

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Stamp 3 - Vladimir

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Guinea

Guinea stamps are not available yet at wns database even though the country is listed as a member. Some old stamps of Guinea which shown here were obtained from several sources.

The first anniversary of Guinea Independence (1959)

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2nd anniversary of independence (Oct 2, 1960)

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The First Three-Year Plan Launched in 1961

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Lenin Centenary (1970)

Why Lenin was popular in Guinea?

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10th moon landing anniversary (1979)

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Moscow Olympics (1982)

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Guinea was also famous with fake stamps .... so be cautious !

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Sweden - Cult Cars

Sweden issued a special stamp series on the theme of 'Cult Cars' on Jan 29, 2009.

Volkswagen 1200 Beetle

The first Volkswagen 1200 Beetle was imported into Sweden in 1948 and the first sale to a private owner was in early January 1949. Almost 350 more Beetles were sold that year. The model shown on the stamp is from circa 1949–1951.

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Cadillac Coupe De Ville

The Cadillac Coupé de Ville and Ford Mustang are classics from the home of the auto mobile, the USA.

Ford Mustang Convertible

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Citroen DS 19

In the mid-1950s French Citroën introduced the new model DS, known as ‘The Toad’ in Sweden! The car was very advanced technically and was continually developed with features
such as swiveling high beams. The car on the stamp is from circa 1957.

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The Cult Cars issue has two Volvos, the PV 444 from circa 1953 and the 1958 Volvo Amazon. The PV 444 was the big people’s car in Sweden in the 1940s and ‘50s, and almost 200,000 were manufactured in total. The car laid the foundation for Volvo’s growth as a car producer and was succeeded by the Volvo Amazon, which also achieved great export success.

Volvo Amazon

Volvo PV 444

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More info about this stamps issue here - postsweden.

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Solar Cooking Stamps

Paraguay (2006)

Solar cooking is been promoted in a big way by an NGO body. It is the simplest, safest, most convenient way to cook food without consuming fuels or heating up the kitchen. Solar cooking was also introduced in postage stamps. Two countries - Paraguay and Tanzania - have each issued stamps depicting solar cooking theme.

Tanzania (2004)

The Tanzania stamp was actually about Girls Guide scouting activities. It somehow show how to do the solar cooking.

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Estonia - Olympics Gold

Gerd Kanter Discuss Gold Medalist

Winning a gold medal in Olympics is the greatest achievement particularly to any atheletes. Estonia has win a gold medal in Beijing 2008 Olympics Games through one of its athelets. Gerd Kanter won gold medal in men discuss. A special stamp to celebrates the achivement was issued by Estonian postal authority on Sep 25, 2008.

Estonia - Gerd Kanter (Gold Medalist)

Read the reports here - europeanatheletics and here - eestipost.

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South Africa - World Post Day

Every year on 9 October is World Post Day. The day has been celebrated each year on 9 October, since 1969, to mark the anniversary of the Universal Postal Union’s (UPU) establishment in 1874.



South Africa issued a commemorative stamp to mark the 2007 WPD on Oct 9. The stamp issued commemorates the first public exchange telephone switchboard installed in Port Elizabeth in 1882. Read here - SA Post.

South Africa - World Post Day (2007)

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The first telephone exchange in South Africa opened in Port Elizabeth on 2 May 1882. The exchange was located on the third floor of a castle-like building at the corner of Main and Jetty Streets in Port Elizabeth, later known as “Union Castle Corner.” The building was built by the London & South Arican Bank, who sold it to the South African Government for the sum of £10,000 in 1877. The building was subsequently demolished and replaced by the General Post Office building in 1900.

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