Singapore - Japan Joint Issue 29.11.2016
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Singapore Post Limited (SingPost) and Japan Post Co., Ltd. (Japan Post) released a joint stamp issue by Singapore and Japan to commemorate 50 years of strong and warm bilateral relations between the two countries. Both countries have developed excellent relationships in many areas, including trade and investment, culture, and their people. The stamps feature ceramic works by renowned potters of the two countries: Singapore’s Mr Iskandar Jalil, and Japan’s Mr Toyozo Arakawa. Thank you Shashi ..read more
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European Capitals - Rome 7.11.2002
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The Colosseum or Coliseum, also known as the Flavian Amphitheatre, is an oval amphitheatre in the centre of the city of Rome, Italy. Built of concrete and sand, it is the largest amphitheatre ever built. The Colosseum is situated just east of the Roman Forum. Construction began under the emperor Vespasian in AD 72, and was completed in AD 80 under his successor and heir Titus. Further modifications were made during the reign of Domitian (81–96). These three emperors are known as the&n ..read more
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Our Lady of La Salette 15.8.2002
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Our Lady of La Salette is a Marian apparition reported by two children, Maximin Giraud and Mélanie Calvat  to have occurred at La Salette-Fallavaux, France, in 1846. On 19 September 1851, Pope Pius IX formally approved the public devotion and prayers to Our Lady of La Salette, referring to its messages of apparition as "secrets". On 24 August 1852, Pope Pius IX once again mentioned the construction of the altar to La Salette. The same papal bull granted the foundation of the Association of Our Lady of La Salette, formalised on 7 ..read more
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EUROPA Wattling symbolising the sun - Switzerland 4.5.1970
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Wattle is a lightweight construction material made by weaving thin branches (either whole, or more usually split) or slats between upright stakes to form a woven lattice. It has commonly been used to make fences and hurdles for enclosing ground or handling livestock. The wattle may be made as loose panels, slotted between timber framing to make infill panels, or it may be made in place to form the whole of a fence or wall. The technique goes back to Neolithic times. These Swiss stamps depict the Sun composed of 24 interwoven fibres in a Wattle. 1 f ..read more
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Beach Finds – Floats 2.2.2017
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This motif is the third of a 3-year series featuring beach finds. The 2017 label shows cork floats. Thank you Ella ..read more
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Neufchâteau Vosges 12.10.2002
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Neufchâteau is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France. Inhabitants are called Néocastriens. The Church of St. Nicolas, (shown on the stamp and cover). Church of Saint Nicholas of Neufchâteau, Lorraine, France, built in  Romanesque and Gothic style. Renaissance tomb and altars are from the XVIIIth c ..read more
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Choreographic Art 13.9.2002
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Choreography is the art or practice of designing sequences of movements of physical bodies (or their depictions) in which motion, form, or both are specified.Choreography may also refer to the design itself. ... In dance, choreography is also known as dance choreography or dance composition ..read more
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50th anniv of the Pro Infirmis Foundation 26.2.1970
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“Pro Infirmis” is the largest Swiss organization active in the field of disability. The stamp on the FDC depicts the badge or emblem of this organisation ..read more
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Multi-Cultural Aland 14.3.2017
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Multi-Cultural Aland. Thank you Ella ..read more
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Vigée-Le Brun, Self-Portrait 12.10.2002
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There is an oft-quoted saying mis-attributed to Marie-Antoinette, Queen of France, during a famine suffered by her subjects: If they have no bread, “then let them eat cake.” In fact, this statement (which showed flagrant disregard for the suffering of the people) was never uttered by the Queen that we know from so many sumptuous portraits. These portraits are largely the work of Élisabeth Louise Vigée-LeBrun, a celebrated French artist known especially for her lavish portraits of Marie-Antoinette and other European monarchs and nobles as ..read more
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