tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91935198904057381232011-12-24T12:22:30.900+02:00Philatelic NewsKállai Lászlóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895868844997489184noreply@blogger.comBlogger10861100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193519890405738123.post-58663605706417630352010-07-15T11:21:00.009+03:002010-07-15T11:27:24.424+03:00Notify!/Avertissez!/通知！/Подписаться!/Benachrichtigen Sie!/Notificaciones!/إعلام!► Notify!This blog has moved to http://www.stampland.net► Avertissez!Ce blog a déménagé http://www.stampland.net► 通 知！このブログは移動しました http://www.stampland.net► Подписаться!Этот блог переехал http://www.stampland.net► Benachrichtigen Sie!Dieser Blog ist umgezogen http://www.stampland.net► Notificaciones!Este blog se ha trasladado a http://www.stampland.netإعلام!► انتقلت الى هذا بلوقhttp://Kállai Lászlóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895868844997489184noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193519890405738123.post-60617044380938999182010-02-10T00:01:00.000+02:002010-02-10T00:01:00.577+02:00New issues: New Yealand - "2010 Personalised Stamps"Doesn’t it feel good to receive a piece of mail that shows the sender has put a lot of thought into it? That’s what Personalised Stamps are all about, and New Zealand Post is delighted to extend its range.Complementing the existing range of Personalised Stamps, this stamp issue sees the introduction of the ‘Heitiki’, together with the most popular of the existing stamp images. These four stamps Kállai Lászlóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895868844997489184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193519890405738123.post-86275638818264887192010-01-30T00:01:00.000+02:002010-01-30T00:01:00.309+02:00New issues: Lithuania - "XXI Olympic Winter Games. Vancouver"The Games expect to have participants from almost 100 countries. That will be a new record of the number of participating countries in the history of Winter Olympics. The authors of this record will be also sportsmen from Lithuania. Four skiers, one biathlete and one alpine skier will represent our country. For the biathlon contestant Diana Rasimovičiūtė and skier Irina Terentjeva it will be the Kállai Lászlóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895868844997489184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193519890405738123.post-60419121817134304292010-01-29T00:01:00.025+02:002010-01-29T09:32:36.130+02:00New issues: Japan - "The landscape of the journey Series Vol 7 "Japan Post Service Co., the first in a series of landscapes and scenery, and subject to such typical tourist spots in Japan as seven bullets, stamps home "The landscape of the travel series 7 Collection "and will issue a stamp book.7th Collection is designed and dedicated to the Three Views of Japan Matsushima, Miyagi Prefecture and Sendai City. Chosen out of your letter or your travel memories Kállai Lászlóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895868844997489184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193519890405738123.post-41909411525669687912010-01-29T00:01:00.002+02:002010-01-29T00:01:00.640+02:00New issues: Austria - "UNESCO World Heritage List: Salzburg Old Town Centre"There can be no doubt that Salzburg’s historic old town centre is one of the most beautiful places in Europe - as was confirmed by its being made part of the World Cultural Heritage by UNESCO in 1997. In terms of its layout, the old town centre is bisected by the Salzach river, the source of the town’s lifeblood for many years, descending from its origins in the Alpine foothills to the south and Kállai Lászlóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895868844997489184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193519890405738123.post-87055407857989489582010-01-29T00:01:00.000+02:002010-01-29T00:01:00.147+02:00New issues: Slovakia - "President of the Slovak Republic"Ivan Gašparovič (born March 27, 1941) is a Slovak politician and law professor who has been the President of Slovakia since June 15, 2004. He is also the first Slovak president to be re-elected.Gašparovič's toned down and non-confrontational approach to presidency has increased his popularity with many voters, and he is a generally popular president now. However, to date he has remained Kállai Lászlóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895868844997489184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193519890405738123.post-67763225087682847982010-01-28T01:15:00.002+02:002010-01-28T01:17:42.550+02:00New issues: Morroco - "Flora of Morroco - Rosa Damscena"La rosa damascena or damask rose stems, as its name indicates, in Syria where it was probably brought to Europe by Robert de Brie on his return from the crusade in 1254. It is a deciduous shrub reaching 2.2 m high. The stems are armed with strong curved spines, implanted in number and accompanied by stiff hairs. The leaves are pinnate and consist of five (rarely seven) leaflets. The Damascus Kállai Lászlóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895868844997489184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193519890405738123.post-57198574907599080432010-01-28T01:00:00.005+02:002010-01-28T01:15:55.141+02:00New issues: Morroco - "Flora of Morroco - Orange blossom"Orange blossom growing on sour orange which is a shrub of the family Rutaceae (citrus). The sour orange tree is a 5 to 10 meters in continuous bloom, leaves oval and shiny, with a prickly thorn in the axils of lower leaves. Very fragrant and a white or pink, orange blossom is used to make water of orange blossom and neroli oil used in perfumery and to flavor foods. The tree "orange blossom" was Kállai Lászlóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895868844997489184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193519890405738123.post-56740083572521872762010-01-28T00:14:00.004+02:002010-01-28T00:27:12.814+02:00New issues: Spain - "Butterflies"This year’s Fauna issue is made up of two stamps devoted to two butterflies: the Artimelia latreillei and the Zygaena rhadamanthus.The Artimelia latreillei, from the order of the lepidopetrans, belongs to the family of the Arciidae and the genus ocnogyna. This butterfly is endemic to the Iberian Peninsula and its colonies, although scattered over Spain and Portugal, are geographically isolated inKállai Lászlóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895868844997489184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193519890405738123.post-80449953176808079382010-01-28T00:01:00.008+02:002010-01-28T00:08:57.140+02:00New issues: Iceland - "Icelandic design II. - Furniture"The Hanger TREE, 2001. Created by Katrín Ólína Pétursdóttir and Michael Young, this clothes hanger is among their designs which has achieved the greatest international popularity.The Tango Chair, 1999. Architect Sigurður Gústafsson, the designer of this chair, has used his knowledge and insights into architectural history for furniture designs.MGO 180 Dining Room Table, 2005. The company Epal Kállai Lászlóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895868844997489184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193519890405738123.post-57901183927343391982010-01-28T00:01:00.006+02:002010-01-28T00:01:01.045+02:00New issues: Iceland - "Seals I."Habor seal (Phoca vitulina) is the most common seal species in Icelandic waters. They are found in coastal waters of the North Atlantic and Pacific Oceans as well as those of the Baltic Sea. Only the harbor seal and the grey seal bear pups in nearshore costal terrain in Iceland. The entire harbor seal population is estimated at 400- 500.000 individuals. These are social animals and can be seen inKállai Lászlóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895868844997489184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193519890405738123.post-78620257837048411092010-01-28T00:01:00.000+02:002010-01-28T00:01:00.776+02:00New issues: Sweden - "Europa 2010 - Children books"Date of issue: January 28, 2010Kállai Lászlóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895868844997489184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193519890405738123.post-85167047534390005022010-01-27T23:57:00.002+02:002010-01-28T00:00:31.055+02:00New issues: France - "Abbé Pierre"L'Abbé Pierre, GOQ (born Henri Marie Joseph Grouès; 5 August 1912-22 January 2007) was a French Catholic priest, member of the Resistance during World War II, and deputy of the Popular Republican Movement (MRP). He founded in 1949 the Emmaus movement, which has the goal of helping poor and homeless people and refugees. Abbé means abbot in French, and is also used as a courtesy title given to Kállai Lászlóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895868844997489184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193519890405738123.post-17245226516828649192010-01-27T19:09:00.003+02:002010-01-27T19:41:18.392+02:00Prestigious award for a stamp in the Isle of ManIsle of Man Post Office’s Beijing Olympics miniature stamp sheet has scooped a top award at the Annual Best Foreign Stamp Poll in China.The committee for the poll consists of key sponsors along with representatives from the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, the China Philatelic Federation and the Association for Promotion of West China Research and Development. Kállai Lászlóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895868844997489184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193519890405738123.post-71508182850890036712010-01-27T00:01:00.029+02:002010-01-27T01:44:24.696+02:00New issues: Israel - "Birds of Israel"1 - The Goldfinch or European Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) is a small passerine bird in the finch family.The goldfinch breeds across Europe, North Africa, and western and central Asia, in open, partially wooded lowlands. It is resident in the milder west of its range, but migrates from colder regions. It will also make local movements, even in the west, to escape bad weather. It has been Kállai Lászlóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895868844997489184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193519890405738123.post-33957530378282562052010-01-27T00:01:00.025+02:002010-01-27T01:41:40.981+02:00A Kennedy Family Postage Stamp LegacyThe passing of Senator Edward Kennedy on August 25, 2009, the third longest serving Senator in U.S. history, marked the death of the last of Joseph and Rose Kennedy’s sons. The first U.S. postage stamp to depict a Kennedy son featured the second oldest on May 29, 1964, the birthday of President John F. Kennedy in the year following his assassination. President Kennedy’s widow Jacqueline Kennedy Kállai Lászlóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895868844997489184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193519890405738123.post-45563119506976465942010-01-27T00:01:00.012+02:002010-01-27T00:01:01.163+02:00New issues: Israel - "Alliance Israe`lite Universelle 150th Anniversary"Issue Date: 27/01/2010 Designer: Zvika RoitmanStamp Name: Alliance Israe`lite Universelle 150th AnniversaryDenominations: 8.80Size of Stamp: 40.0 mm x 30.8 mmPostal Authority IsraelKállai Lászlóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895868844997489184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193519890405738123.post-19838281385139034962010-01-27T00:01:00.010+02:002010-01-27T00:02:00.971+02:00New issues: Israel - "Lions Israel 50th Anniversary"Issue Date: 27/01/2010 Designer: Igal GabaiStamp Name: Lions Israel 50th AnniversaryDenominations: 4.60Postal Authority IsraelKállai Lászlóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895868844997489184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193519890405738123.post-66747400393432417672010-01-27T00:01:00.008+02:002010-01-27T00:01:01.378+02:00New issues: Israel - "«Past and Future inour Hands» International Holocaust Remembrance Day"Issue Date: 27/01/2010Disigner: Osnat Eshel, Photograph: Karen Gilerman-HarelStamp Name: "Past and Future inour Hands" International Holocaust Remembrance DayDenominations: 6.70Size of Stamp: 51.4 mm x 34.6 mmPostal Authority IsraelKállai Lászlóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895868844997489184noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193519890405738123.post-74195157696556189732010-01-27T00:01:00.006+02:002010-01-27T00:01:01.648+02:00New issues: Israel - "Fifty Years of Settling the Arava"Issue Date: 27/01/2010 Designer: Eli CarmeliStamp Name: Fifty Years of Settling the AravaDenominations: 1.60Size of Stamp: 40.0 mm x 30.8 mmPostal Authority IsraelKállai Lászlóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895868844997489184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193519890405738123.post-65342878127130128232010-01-26T23:33:00.005+02:002010-01-26T23:46:14.635+02:00New issues: Republika Srpska - "600 years of Zvornik"Zvornik is a city on the Drina river in northeastern Bosnia and Herzegovina, located south of the town of Bijeljina in the Republika Srpska entity. The town Mali Zvornik ("little Zvornik") lies directly across the river in Serbia, and not far north is Loznica. Zvornik is first mentioned in the year 1410, although it was known as Zvonik ("bell tower") at that time. The town's geographic location Kállai Lászlóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895868844997489184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193519890405738123.post-42235733510291498652010-01-26T00:01:00.003+02:002010-01-26T02:00:22.924+02:00New issues: Singapore - "Anniversary"¢ 50 - 50 Years of Public Housing (Housing& Development Board - HDB)¢ 50 - 50 Years People´s AssociationS$ 1 - 100 Years CustomsS$ 1 - 100 Years Singapore Scout AssociationTehnical details:Date of issue: 26 January, 2010Stamp Size: 45mm x 24.6mmPerforation: 13Paper: unwatermarkedPrinting process: offset lithographyPrinter: Secura Singapore Pte Ltd.Sheet content: 10 stamps per sheetLocal Price: S$Kállai Lászlóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895868844997489184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193519890405738123.post-73498419689100113682010-01-26T00:01:00.000+02:002010-01-26T00:01:00.440+02:00New issues: UK - " Business and Consumer Smilers 2010"To refresh the existing range available for customisation, Royal Mail has created an additional four Consumer and six Business Smilers® stamps in a miniature sheet format.Consumer Smilers® - four stamps Among the most popular occasions for sending greetings are birthdays so there are two new designs illustrating a birthday cake and a gift.And to extend the service to cover overseas greetings, Kállai Lászlóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895868844997489184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193519890405738123.post-26990870133414341082010-01-25T08:55:00.005+02:002010-01-25T09:10:16.729+02:00New issues: Romania - "Honey Bees"Coming to all philatelists’ needs, Romfilatelia introduces into circulation the postage stamps issue "Honey Bees".The European honey bee (Apis mellifera mellifera) is shown on the stamp having a face value of RON 0.50. This is a bee with a special resistance to winter’s cold and an increased tendency of defense against enemies. It collects a large volume of pollen and lives longer than other Kállai Lászlóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895868844997489184noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193519890405738123.post-57893512782289664962010-01-25T08:39:00.003+02:002010-01-25T08:47:46.608+02:00New issues: Switzerland - "Centenary of the Basel Carnival Committee"The Carnival of Basel (German: Basler Fasnacht) is the biggest carnival in Switzerland and takes place annually between February and March in Basel. It has recently been listed as one of the top fifty local festivities in Europe. The Basler Fasnacht starts on the Monday after Ash Wednesday at precisely 4:00 am with the so-called Morgestraich (see below). The carnival lasts for exactly 72 hours Kállai Lászlóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895868844997489184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193519890405738123.post-42906571406246820992010-01-25T04:20:00.007+02:002010-01-25T04:33:05.622+02:00New issues: Latvia - "Coats of Arms – Ligatne, 2010"Administrative divisions of Latvia, (valid 1 July 2009). According to the Administrative territorial reform of Latvia, Latvia changed its administrative divisions from two-level municipalities (towns, cities, towns countryside territories and parishes were the first level, districts were the second level municipalities) to one-level municipalities - districts were liquidated, but towns (Latvian: Kállai Lászlóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895868844997489184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193519890405738123.post-37614477651192915012010-01-25T04:09:00.003+02:002010-01-25T04:13:48.358+02:00New issues: Spanish Andorra - "Natural Heritage"On January 12 will be issued a postage stamp series for the Principality of Andorra Natural Heritage, called dels Lliris Pirineus. It is a bulbous plant with sturdy stems and bracts large and swollen. The leaves are long, narrow, ribbed and shiny on top. The flower is single, hairless and very large, purple or deep blue, white and yellow stained orange on the lower petals.Tehnical details: Date Kállai Lászlóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895868844997489184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193519890405738123.post-60188299446420443842010-01-25T04:01:00.003+02:002010-01-25T04:07:18.558+02:00New issues: Spain - "Autonomous Communities"The series devoted to the Autonomous Communities (regional governments) of Spain, is issued in a booklet format of eight self adhesive stamps with a domestic A rate depicting the facades of the Congress and Senate and the outline of the map of six Autonomous Communities with their flags.The Congreso de los Diputados (Congress) is the constitutional body representing the Spanish people. The Kállai Lászlóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895868844997489184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193519890405738123.post-52731591987892725842010-01-25T03:55:00.003+02:002010-01-25T04:07:50.648+02:00New issues: Spain - "Turism"The stamp depicts a painting by J. Carrero featuring a Spanish beach with a horse galloping on the shore and a woman facing the sea, holding carnation flowers and wearing a Manila shawl.The beach, the Spanish horse, the carnations and the Manila shawl which illustrate this issue are all representative elements of Spanish tourism and often feature in press and television advertising. Spain is one Kállai Lászlóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895868844997489184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193519890405738123.post-27601944320940112672010-01-25T02:21:00.014+02:002010-01-25T02:59:51.627+02:00New issues: Japan - "Greeting Spring"Japan Post Service Co. is available to you in your letter for Valentine's Day and spring, greeting stamps "Spring Greetings" will be issued. So far, "Winter Greetings" is has been issued, "spring greeting stamps" will be issued for the first time.Tehnical details:Name: Greeting Spring - Chocolate and FlowerDate of issue: January 25, 2010Design:Chocolat(1) Watering of green(2) Fairy country's Kállai Lászlóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895868844997489184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193519890405738123.post-75181841358623000822010-01-25T01:42:00.003+02:002010-01-25T01:58:22.816+02:00Australian Open 2010 - Souvenir stamp sheetThe world's best tennis players are taking centre stage at Melbourne Park for the first grand slam of 2010. To celebrate the event Personalised Stamps™ sheets in two designs are available. The first sheet displays Margaret Court in full flight during her playing days and the second is a generic sheet.The Australian Open is the first of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments held each year. The Kállai Lászlóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895868844997489184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193519890405738123.post-68577287736718198242010-01-25T01:28:00.004+02:002010-01-25T01:35:24.381+02:00Australia Post gives the stamp of approval to literary legendsSusan Wyndham The Sidney Morning HeraldLITERARY EDITORPhoto: Rebecca HallasJanuary 21, 2010AS ONE of those increasingly rare letter writers who eschews email, David Malouf still queues in the post office and thinks carefully about which stamp to put on his envelope.Now he can choose a 55-cent stamp with his face on it, though he says modesty will stop him.Malouf is one of six novelists featured Kállai Lászlóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895868844997489184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193519890405738123.post-34748810582630993522010-01-25T01:20:00.003+02:002010-01-25T01:28:11.128+02:00New issues: Australia - "Australian Legends of the Written World"This year the Australia Post Australian Legends Award recognises six significant living novelists, each of whom has made an outstanding contribution to the social and cultural life of this country. The award celebrates the breadth of Australian fiction writing, with the recipients representing literary and popular fiction in various genres.Australia Post salutes Peter Carey, Bryce Courtenay, Kállai Lászlóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895868844997489184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193519890405738123.post-43093782457803756412010-01-25T01:00:00.003+02:002010-01-25T01:10:34.108+02:00New issues: Mexico - "50 Years ISSSTE"The Institute for Social Security and Services for State Workers (Spanish: Instituto de Seguridad y Servicios Sociales de los Trabajadores del Estado, or ISSSTE) is a governmental organization in Mexico that administers part of Mexico's health care and social security systems, and provides assistance in cases of disability, old age, risks in labor, and death (or IVCM, for invalidez, vejez, Kállai Lászlóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895868844997489184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193519890405738123.post-81111197722712983752010-01-25T00:01:00.014+02:002010-01-25T00:01:01.181+02:00New issues: Finland - "Cat's-foot"Issue date: 25.01.2010Designer: Inge LöökPostal Authority FinlandKállai Lászlóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895868844997489184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193519890405738123.post-22829754180219537322010-01-25T00:01:00.012+02:002010-01-25T00:01:00.933+02:00New issues: Finland - "Let´s rock!"Let´s rock! Six well known and famous Finnish rock artists in the booklet. These artists have been stars for a decade, even longer. The shape of the stamps gives a stereoscopic effect depicting the long career of the artists.Tehnical details:Issue date: 25.01.2010Designer: Klaus WelpPostal Authority FinlandKállai Lászlóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895868844997489184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193519890405738123.post-15302193008205484412010-01-25T00:01:00.011+02:002010-01-25T00:01:00.126+02:00New issues: Finland - "Fairies"Issue date: 25.01.2010Designer: Minni HavasPostal Authority FinlandKállai Lászlóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895868844997489184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193519890405738123.post-79063461880695277122010-01-25T00:01:00.001+02:002010-01-25T00:01:00.463+02:00New issues: Falkland Islands - "Atmospheres: Four Seasons"An unique feature of the Falkland Islands are the quickly changing weather patterns bringing a beauty to the Islands’ landscapes which are often rare in many other parts of the world.The images shown in this four stamp issue, “Atmospheres : Four Seasons”, attempt to portray a different and more accurate picture of the Islands’ environment and how its continually changing weather patterns, produceKállai Lászlóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895868844997489184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193519890405738123.post-4057679113287773612010-01-24T03:21:00.007+02:002010-01-24T03:30:59.885+02:00New issues: Denmark - "Denmark’s Nature "8,50 - The natterjack toad with its yellow back stripe can be seen on the DKK 8,50 stamp.
At several localities in Denmark, including the Tip of Funen, waterhole projects have been carried out to support the species. Open waterholes provide better living conditions for the toad, so some of the overgrown pools have been cleared of vegetation.
9,50 - The natterjack toad with its yellow back stripe Kállai Lászlóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895868844997489184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193519890405738123.post-59588068741871190382010-01-24T02:47:00.003+02:002010-01-24T03:02:12.142+02:00New issues: Czech - "Tradition of Czech Porcelain Production - Vladimír Kovářík"Porcelain is a ceramic material made by heating raw materials, generally including clay in the form of kaolin, in a kiln to temperatures between 1,200 °C (2,192 °F) and 1,400 °C (2,552 °F). The toughness, strength, and translucence of porcelain arise mainly from the formation of glass and the mineral mullite within the fired body at these high temperatures. Porcelain derives its present name fromKállai Lászlóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895868844997489184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193519890405738123.post-26721730479866993372010-01-24T02:39:00.003+02:002010-01-24T03:02:32.262+02:00New issues: Czech - "Dobromila Rettigová Magdalena (1785 - 1845)"Magdalena Dobromila Rettigová (January 31, 1785, Všeradice - August 5, 1845, Litomyšl) was Czech writer known for her famous cookery book. Rettigová, née Artmann, was born in German speaking family. Her childhood was not happy and her father died in 1792. In 1808 she got married to Jan Alois Sudiprav Rettig, Czech patriot from half-German speaking family. Under his influence she learned to speak Kállai Lászlóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895868844997489184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193519890405738123.post-68769844621553313732010-01-24T01:58:00.003+02:002010-01-24T02:09:54.403+02:00New issues: China - "Shanghai World Expo"Expo 2010 will be held in Shanghai, China and is a scheduled World Expo in the grand tradition of international fairs and expositions. The theme of the exposition will be "Better City - Better Life" and signifies Shanghai's new status in the 21st century as a major economic and cultural center. It is expected to generate the largest number of visitors in the history of the world's fairs in terms Kállai Lászlóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895868844997489184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193519890405738123.post-60303127156826500762010-01-24T01:26:00.002+02:002010-01-24T01:28:57.008+02:00New issues: Azerbaijan - "The Butterflies"Definitive issue.Tehnical details:Date of issue: 11.01.2010Design: Kh. MirzoyevPrinting: ofsetPerforation: frame-shaped 14.0.Size of stamp : 18x26 mm.Circulation: 2000000 stamps of each.Postal Authority AzerbaijanKállai Lászlóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895868844997489184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193519890405738123.post-91394651679523462272010-01-24T01:20:00.002+02:002010-01-24T01:24:58.701+02:00New issues: Azerbaijan - "The tragedy of January 20"Black January (Azerbaijani: Qara Yanvar), also known as Black Saturday or the January Massacre was a violent crackdown of the Azerbaijani independence movement in Baku on January 19-20, 1990, pursuant to a state of emergency during the dissolution of the Soviet Union.The Helsinki Watch and Memorial Society found compelling evidence that the imposition of a state of emergency led to the Kállai Lászlóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895868844997489184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193519890405738123.post-47642520644974624122010-01-24T01:00:00.003+02:002010-01-24T01:06:07.642+02:00New issues: Austria - "Animals - wild cat"The Wildcat (Felis silvestris), sometimes Wild Cat or Wild-cat, is a small cat (Felinae) native to Europe, the western part of Asia, and Africa. It is a hunter of small mammals, birds, and other creatures of a similar size. There are several subspecies distributed in different regions. Sometimes included is the ubiquitous domestic cat (Felis silvestris catus), which has been introduced to every Kállai Lászlóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895868844997489184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193519890405738123.post-2696118931188308092010-01-24T00:50:00.004+02:002010-01-24T01:06:33.357+02:00New issues: Austria - "Animals - brook trout and otter"The brook trout, Salvelinus fontinalis, (sometimes called the eastern brook trout) is a species of fish in the salmon family of order Salmoniformes. In many parts of its range, it is known as the speckled trout or squaretail. A potamodromous population in Lake Superior are known as coaster trout or, simply, as coasters. Though commonly called a trout, the brook trout is actually a char, along Kállai Lászlóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895868844997489184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193519890405738123.post-11897120982127788142010-01-24T00:31:00.003+02:002010-01-24T00:34:26.873+02:00New issues: Ireland - "50th birth of Ireland's First President - Douglas Hyde" On 21 January, 2010, An Post issued a stamp to commemorate the 150th birth of Ireland's First President - Douglas Hyde. The first President of Ireland, Douglas Hyde was born on 17 January 1860 near Castlerea, County Roscommon. Seven years later his family moved to Frenchpark, County Roscommon, where his father served as a Church of Ireland clergyman. Growing up, he took a great interest in the Kállai Lászlóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895868844997489184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193519890405738123.post-30075813014930456052010-01-24T00:26:00.004+02:002010-01-24T00:34:44.542+02:00New issues: Ireland - "Wedding"On 21 January, 2010, An Post issued the fourth stamp in its popular Wedding series.The ever popular Wedding stamp is produced for use on wedding stationery, specifically for the growing bridal market. Lovingly illustrated by well-known Irish artist, Cathy Dineen, this year's stamp uses a pair of devoted lovebirds to embody the love and joy shared by the happy couple. Steve Simpson supplied the Kállai Lászlóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895868844997489184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193519890405738123.post-62003919230329599692010-01-22T23:25:00.002+02:002010-01-23T00:06:06.425+02:00New issues: Hungary - "Pécs - European Capital of Culture 2010"Magyar Posta (Hungarian Post) has issued a minisheet, composed of 25 stamps. The event was held at Pécs city becoming the European Capital of Culture 2010. On the stamps, there are pictures of Pécs city.Images are (from left to right and from top to bottom): Mosque Jakov Hasszán, Hill Kálvária National Theater of Pécs, MTA Headquarters, Barbakán, Synagogue, Statue of Saint Francis of Assisi (Kállai Lászlóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895868844997489184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193519890405738123.post-70940930975710816382010-01-22T23:15:00.002+02:002010-01-22T23:23:45.735+02:00Bhutan - 2010 Stamps Issuing Programme1. Lunar Year of the Tiger2. 100th Birth Anniversary of Mother Teresa3. Gross National Happiness4. Architecture of Bhutan5. Highest Peaks of Bhutan6. Rare Animals and Plants7. First visit to Bhutan by an Indian Prime Minister8. Bhutan Scouts9. Kings of BhutanKállai Lászlóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895868844997489184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193519890405738123.post-63390571028161029262010-01-22T00:01:00.000+02:002010-01-22T00:01:00.646+02:00New issues: Japan - "Keroro Gunso"Stamps series "The 12 Collection"Japan Post Holdings Co., in 2005 began the series, and has been subject to a number of popular anime "anime series・Heroine Hero" the 12th album, "Keroro" will be issued. Mine Yoshizaki based on the original manga the 2004 animated TV in April, still attract broad support from young and old SF comedy works. Works has become an annual theater in 2010 and the fifth Kállai Lászlóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895868844997489184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193519890405738123.post-54259191554479741952010-01-21T12:12:00.002+02:002010-01-21T12:22:15.199+02:00New issues: Tahiti - "150th Anniversary of Papeete Post Office "After the arrival of the first missionaries in 1797, mail was entrusted to the captains of ships calling in Tahiti. As calls were only occasional, it took an average of six to eight months for mail to reach Europe from Tahiti.Following the signature on 13 November 1859 by Emperor Napoleon III of a decree setting up a postal service between Tahiti and the rest of the world, the first postmaster, Kállai Lászlóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895868844997489184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193519890405738123.post-77853126033406391962010-01-21T00:01:00.000+02:002010-01-21T00:01:00.151+02:00New issues: Thailand - "Euah Suntornsanan's Centenary"Issue Name: Euah Suntornsanan's Centenary Commemorative StampIssue Date: 2010-01-21Perforation: n/aDenomination: 3 BahtDetails: Music Master of the Rattanakosin PeriodKrue Euah Suntornsanan, the founder of the Suntaraporn Orchestra, was one of the major musical composers of the Ratanakosin Period. His versatility was obvious in his ability to play many kinds of musical instrument and he was also Kállai Lászlóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895868844997489184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193519890405738123.post-6552452500720461792010-01-20T01:28:00.004+02:002010-01-22T14:59:29.711+02:00New issues: Greenland - "Silamiut 25 years"In 2009 the Greenlandic theatre group Silamiut will celebrate their 25th anniversary. Greenlandic stage art is as important as other artforms essential to our society’s self-understanding. A number of Greenlandic actors are and have beenpart of Silamiut. The actress who is best known outside of Greenland is Nukâka Coster-Waldau. She is the wife of the Danish actor Nikolaj Coster-Waldau. But also Kállai Lászlóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895868844997489184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193519890405738123.post-56962105322278049202010-01-20T01:20:00.002+02:002010-01-20T01:23:38.268+02:00New issues: Greenland - "Air Greenland 50th anniversary"Grønlandsfly, (Air Greenland) as the company was previously called, was created against a tragic background, namely the sinking of the ship Hans Hedtoft south of Cape Farewell in 1959. It became evident that an ice recognisance service was necessary to avoid further clashes with giant icebergs. During the 1960s Grønlandsfly, (Air Greenland) established the world’s largest civilian helicopter Kállai Lászlóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895868844997489184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193519890405738123.post-41418909917166766772010-01-20T01:10:00.005+02:002010-01-20T01:18:02.657+02:00New issues: Greenland - "EUROPA 2010 - Children’s Books"This year’s theme for PostEurop’s EUROPAstamps is children’s books. Books for children hold great pleasure both to write and read. Often the books reach far beyond national borders through their rich imagery and they delight children andadults worldwide.The artist who created POST Greenland’s two EUROPA-stamps this year, Julie Edel Hardenberg, is also a children’s books’ author and she well Kállai Lászlóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895868844997489184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193519890405738123.post-62766362366062455272010-01-20T00:50:00.009+02:002010-01-20T01:07:55.552+02:00New issues: Greenland - "Greenlandic Art IV"A polar bear on a small block of ice in a dark room. The brush strokes are roughly arranged using a loose hand. The polar bear has a correct anatomical shape, but becomes subordinate to the artist’s desire to express herself. A yellow and green light shines through a wide open hatch. The polar bear gazes towards an unknown destination on the other side of the square opening where snowy icebergs Kállai Lászlóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895868844997489184noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193519890405738123.post-42870744922748682792010-01-20T00:25:00.004+02:002010-01-20T00:39:20.931+02:00New issues: Taiwan - "Flowers Postage Stamps (III) - definitives"Chunghwa Post issued its first and second sets of definitive stamps on flowers on March 12 and October 14, 2009, and now it is following up with a third set, featuring Michelia champaca, Duranta repens cv. Lass, Ixora chinensis, and Lagerstroemia speciosa.The designs follow:1. Michelia champaca (NT$7.00): This medium-sized evergreen tree of the family Magnoliaceae is commonly known as a yellow Kállai Lászlóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895868844997489184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193519890405738123.post-13784126497451399492010-01-20T00:04:00.003+02:002010-01-20T00:15:38.874+02:00Republika Srpska - 2010 Stamps Issuing Programme26/01/2010 - 600th years Zvornik (one stamp in sheet of eight stamps + one label) - copy: 15,000 (300 FDC)05/02/2010 - Olympic Games in Vancouver (two stamps in sheet of eight stamps + one label) - copy: 20.000 (300 FDC)01/03/2010 - 200 yr. of the birth of Frederic Chopin (one stamp in sheet of eight stamps + one label) - copy 20.000 (300 FDC)09/04/2010 - Europe CEPT children books (one stamp in Kállai Lászlóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895868844997489184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193519890405738123.post-74186577562919177972010-01-19T14:37:00.003+02:002010-01-19T14:46:35.686+02:00Bosnia&Herzegovina - 2010 Stamps Issuing Programme12.02.2010 - Sport - XXI Winter Olympic Games 2010 in Vancouver22.03.2010. - National cultural monuments in BiH - Old city Srebrenik22.03.2010. - Architectural legacy of in jeopardy - Old city Ostrožac with the knight Lotar Berks's castle dated 13th century12.04.2010. - Flora - European chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum L.), Yew (Taxus baccata L.)12.04.2010. - Fauna - Hunchbacked or red-bill swan Kállai Lászlóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895868844997489184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193519890405738123.post-59880763478679958962010-01-19T14:07:00.003+02:002010-01-19T14:13:00.805+02:00New issues: Malaysia - "Malaysian Currency"Technical Details:Date of Issue: 18-Jan-2010Stamps Stamp Value: 50en (3 setenant designs)Sheet Content: 20 StampsPaper: SPM Watermarked, Phosphor CoatedPrinting Process: LithographyPrinter: Percetakan Keselamatan Nasional Sdn BhdStamp Designer: World Communications Network Resources (M) Sdn BhdFirst Day Cover First Day Cover Value: 30 senMiniature Sheet Miniature Sheet Value: RM 5.00Folder FolderKállai Lászlóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895868844997489184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193519890405738123.post-2707192244780811652010-01-19T13:36:00.006+02:002010-01-19T13:45:54.662+02:00New issues: Isle of Man - "Centenary of Guiding"The Isle of Man Post Office is delighted to celebrate the Centenary of Guiding with this miniature sheet. The Girl Guides Association was officially formed in 1910 with Agnes Baden-Powell (Robert’s sister) as President. The first Isle of Man Guide Company 1st Douglas (St. Matthews) was officially registered on 7th February 1916, followed by the 2nd Douglas (St Georges) and 3rd Douglas on 17th Kállai Lászlóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895868844997489184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193519890405738123.post-26658869187624459042010-01-19T13:15:00.008+02:002010-01-19T13:35:38.399+02:00New issues: Isle of Man - "The Spirit of Mann"The Isle of Man Post Office is delighted to present this set of stamps celebrating the diverse lifestyles and cultural heritage of our unique Island. The images selected are "slice of life" photographs of real people who live and work on the Island. Subjects range from relaxing hobbies like sea fishing to extremely adventurous activities such as rock climbing.The sheer beauty of our natural Kállai Lászlóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895868844997489184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193519890405738123.post-51728974600787642942010-01-19T12:56:00.005+02:002010-01-25T04:46:51.879+02:00Stamp from France for Haiti quake victim (update)Azi, La Poste, a emis timbrul "Marianne Haiti Solidarity". Posta franceza prin aceasta cale doreste sa ajute victimele catastrofei naturale din Haiti.Kállai Lászlóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895868844997489184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193519890405738123.post-5025279088360714962010-01-19T00:01:00.001+02:002010-01-19T00:01:00.312+02:00New issues: Estonia - "European Figure Skating Championships in Tallinn"The 2010 European Figure Skating Championships will be European Figure Skating Championships of the 2009/2010 season. They are an annual figure skating competition in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of European Champion. The event will crown the European Champions in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. The event will be held in the Kállai Lászlóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895868844997489184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193519890405738123.post-86977152839626349422010-01-18T18:00:00.002+02:002010-01-18T18:05:09.150+02:00Tristan da Cunha - 2010 Stamps Issuing Programme* History of The British Isles --- Part 1-3 - Part 1 January 2010, Part 2 July 2010, Part 3 to be published in 2011* 70th Anniversary of The Battle of Britain/Douglas Bader Foundation --- March 2010* London 2010 Stamp Exhibition also featuring George V (the Philatelist King) as 2010 is the 100th Anniversary of his Accession to the throne --- May 2010* Tristan Tradition Part 2 --- September 2010*Kállai Lászlóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895868844997489184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193519890405738123.post-32752833531013153002010-01-18T00:21:00.004+02:002010-01-18T01:26:55.455+02:00New issues: Lithuania - "Famous poeple"Name: Set "Famous poeple"Issue date: 2010.01.16Description: JONAS KAROLIS CHODKEVIČIUS (1560-1621)State Chancellor of the GDL and Chieftain, founder of Kretinga church and Monastery. Built a school in Skuodas in 1614 and established the Jesuit College in Kražiai. In 1621 of September died in Ukraine.JONAS JABLONSKIS (1860-1930)Lithuanian linguist, the most prominent Lithuanian language master, Kállai Lászlóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895868844997489184noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193519890405738123.post-37241930784562150592010-01-17T00:17:00.000+02:002010-01-17T00:18:09.753+02:00philatelica.roIn those days came no 5 of the philatelic journal - philatelica.ro. The publication contains a series of philatelic articles and studies, written in Romanian and English, of fields: history of philately, postal history, thematic philately and history of maximaphily. The body magazine appears supplement "Romanian Stamps - 2009, quarter IV" and "Romanian Postal Statinoaries - 2009".The news of Kállai Lászlóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895868844997489184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193519890405738123.post-10683004406677591692010-01-16T19:21:00.004+02:002010-01-16T19:30:17.838+02:00New issues: India - "RBI Commemorative Postage stamp"RBI Platinum Jubilee stamp releasedPhoto by Reserve Bank of IndiaNEW DELHI: The President, Ms. Pratibha Patil on Saturday released a stamp commemorating the Platinum Jubilee of the Reserve Bank.The five-rupee stamp depicts the iconic New Delhi offices of the apex bank, which has the statues of the mythological Yaksha and Yakshini, designed by famous sculptor Ramkinkar Baij.It was released before Kállai Lászlóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895868844997489184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193519890405738123.post-9782975544569287092010-01-16T09:59:00.008+02:002010-01-16T10:08:39.191+02:00New issues: Papua New Guinea - "Pioneer Arts"Contemporary Arts is an aspect of art creation that began in the mid-seventies by four pioneer artists namely; Mathias Kauage, Timothy Akis, Jakupa Ako and David Lalasi.This form of art, interestingly, gives us unique insight into life there through as a new medium. These men were the first artists in PNG to exhibit their work in a western sense. They opened the door to a growing number of Kállai Lászlóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895868844997489184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193519890405738123.post-50884802834289265062010-01-16T08:16:00.002+02:002010-01-16T08:19:12.110+02:00Tahiti - 2010 Stamps Issuing ProgrammeJanuary 20, 2010 - 150th Anniversary of the Post Office in Papeete (one stamp)February 15, 2010 - Chinese Horoscope: Tiger (one stamp)March 8 2 Women in Polynesia (two stamps)April 20, 2010 - Flower endemic: Tiare APETAHI (one stamp)May 5, 2010 - Grand Pacific browser (one stamp)June 4, 2010 - Environment: corals (three stamps + block)July 20, 2010 - Heiva (three stamps)August 6, 2010 - Stamp Kállai Lászlóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895868844997489184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193519890405738123.post-73399359727196342352010-01-16T05:31:00.004+02:002010-01-16T05:35:51.946+02:00New issues: Belarus - "XXI Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver"On January 25, 2010 the Ministry of Communications and Informatization of the Republic of Belarus will issue a souvenir sheet "XXI Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver".Tehnical details:Designer: Maria Plakhotnyuk & Ivan LukinPrinting: offsetColour: multicolouredPaper: chalk-surfaced, gummedPerforation: comb 131/2: 133/4There is 1 stamp and 5 coupons in the souvenir sheetSize of the stamp: 37x26 Kállai Lászlóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895868844997489184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193519890405738123.post-66997106696087524742010-01-16T03:26:00.003+02:002010-01-16T03:35:04.181+02:00Expiry pf the validity of postage stamps with face vaue in Slovak korunaThe Slovak Post announces that from 1.1.2010 has finished the sale of all postage stamps and postal stationeries (Slovak postage stamps, postcards, aerograms, pigeongrams and postal covers) with face value in "SKK" (Slovak Crowns). In all stores of POFIS will be sold only postage stamps with euro face value or without face value with tariff rate indication "T". Desribed above excludes marked Kállai Lászlóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895868844997489184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193519890405738123.post-31842347322162354722010-01-16T03:03:00.002+02:002010-01-16T03:06:23.728+02:00Slovakia - 2010 Stamps Issuing Programme04.01.2010 - Cultural Heritage of Slovakia: The Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in Spišská Nová Ves15.01.2010 - Winter Olympic Games 2010 Vancouver29.01.2010 - President of the Slovak Republic26.02.2010 - Easter 2010: Initial with Suffering Christ from the Bratislava Mass-book12.03.2010 - Matthias Czak of Trenčín (Matúš Čák Trenčiansky) (1260 – 1321)30.03.2010 - 400th Anniversary of Kállai Lászlóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895868844997489184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193519890405738123.post-31346830797905633062010-01-16T02:56:00.001+02:002010-01-16T02:59:09.229+02:00New issues: Slovakia - "Winter Olympic Games 2010 Vancouver"Tehnical details: Issue number: 468Date of Issue: 15. 01. 2010Face value: 1 €Dimensions: 40,4 x 27,2 mmLayout/Format: TLStamps per TL: 50Number in set: 1Stamp designer: Peter UchnárPrinter: Poštovní tiskárna cenin Praha, a. s.Print technology: OffsetFDC designer: Peter UchnárFDC engraver: Arnold FekeCancellation design: Peter UchnárFDC Printer: TAB, s. r. o., BratislavaFDC Print technology: Kállai Lászlóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895868844997489184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193519890405738123.post-74773503483317209222010-01-16T02:49:00.004+02:002010-01-16T02:56:20.549+02:00New issues: Slovakia - "Cultural Heritage of Slovakia"The Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in Spišská Nová VesSpišská Nová Ves (German: Neu(en)dorf; Hungarian: Igló; Polish: Nowa Wieś Spiska; Romany: Noveysis) is a town in the Košice Region of Slovakia. The town is located southeast of the High Tatras in the Spiš region, and lies on both banks of the Hornád River. It is the biggest town of the Spišská Nová Ves District (okres). As of 2006Kállai Lászlóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895868844997489184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193519890405738123.post-11319557232377102372010-01-15T13:06:00.003+02:002010-01-15T13:14:16.123+02:00Of stamps and scams and scheming: "Mauritius" opens in QuogueBy Mary Cummings Photos by Tom Kochie"Mauritius", the play that opens tonight in a Hampton Theatre Company production, has been facetiously described as an exposé of the dark underside of philately.The joke is in the apparently absurd assumption that the hobby of geezers and geeks might have something to offer con men and grifters. Yet, the fact is that this fast-paced drama full of intrigue and Kállai Lászlóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895868844997489184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193519890405738123.post-54916216686067386832010-01-15T12:16:00.003+02:002010-01-15T12:21:42.856+02:00New issues: Australia - "Lunar New Year and the Year of the Tiger"The first stamp issue for 2010 commemorates the start of the 2010 Lunar New Year and the Year of the Tiger.The Tiger is the sign of courage. Tiger people are fearless leaders although somewhat unpredictable and emotional. This is the third Lunar New Year stamp designed Dani Poon for Australia Post. Dani designed the first of a 12-year zodiac cycle with her Year of the Rat stamps in 2008. The YearKállai Lászlóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895868844997489184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193519890405738123.post-53046765068474239932010-01-15T01:37:00.007+02:002010-01-15T14:52:28.909+02:00Stamp from France for Haiti quake victim(Relaxnews) - Following the earthquake that ravaged Haiti January 12 and its capital Port-au-Prince, La Poste launches special stamp early next week, she stated this Thursday, January 14 at Relaxnews. Sold euro, 44 cents will be donated to the Red Cross. This edition could be sold 7 million copies. The French will get the stamp at the beginning of next week in all post offices. It will be Kállai Lászlóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895868844997489184noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193519890405738123.post-91389975439724794542010-01-15T00:01:00.001+02:002010-01-15T00:01:00.054+02:00New issues: Estonia - "Republic of Estonia heads of state 1918-2018 - Jüri Jaakson"1918-20 Justice Minister, 1926-1940 Bank of Estonia President. 1917-18 member and First Deputy Chairman of the Provisional Maapäev (Diet), 1919-20 member of Constituent Assembly, 1920-32 member of the 1st to 4th memberships of Riigikogu (parliament), 1937 member of National Assembly, 1938-40 member of State Council.1917 assistant to Estland Provincial Commissar, 1918 Chief Commissary of Kállai Lászlóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895868844997489184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193519890405738123.post-33377476606819975252010-01-14T04:00:00.003+02:002010-01-14T04:12:37.632+02:00The story of postage stampsLandmark Highway 1 bridge rendered on new stampBy CHRIS COUNTSONE OF Big Sur’s most famous landmarks is coming soon to a post office near you. Bixby Bridge - celebrated as one of the greatest engineering feats in history when it was completed in 1932 - will be featured on a new U.S. postage stamp, which will go on sale Feb. 3.The news, announced this week by the U. S. Postal Service, caught some Kállai Lászlóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895868844997489184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193519890405738123.post-7601968017138851502010-01-14T03:15:00.005+02:002010-01-14T03:28:30.578+02:00New issues: Brazil - "The Corrida de Reis Road Race - Várzea Grande/Cuiabá - Mato Grosso"Sport bringing people togetherThis issue highlights the importance of road races in Brazil, especially the traditional Corrida de Reis Road Race, which has been held in Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, ever since 1985, whilst at the same time promoting the special social harmonization experience that this type of sporting event has on the Brazilian community.The Corrida de Reis Road Race first took place in Kállai Lászlóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895868844997489184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193519890405738123.post-6893718849471863012010-01-14T01:33:00.004+02:002010-01-14T01:48:37.798+02:00New issue - American PfilatelistIn those days came, the first issue of this year, the American Philatelist magazine, published by the American Philatelic Society. Here, a few titles of content:- Collecting Coast to Coast - Wayne Youngblood Event Covers Are Cheap Fun! - Usually intended as fund-raisers or souvenirs, special event covers- A Postal History of Ukrainian Ceramics by Andrij D. SolczanykThe rich and colorful history Kállai Lászlóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895868844997489184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193519890405738123.post-21108330518974932822010-01-14T00:57:00.002+02:002010-01-14T01:01:21.306+02:00New issues: Estonia - "Definitive Stamp"The first self-adhesive stamps of Eesti Post, issued in 2004, were definitives. The earlier definitives featuring leopards of the national coat of arms were replaced by a new series of County Coats-of-Arms. The stamps of the series in the domestic letter rate were issued in the alphabetic order over the period 2004-08. Besides, flower design definitives were issued to cover the need for smaller Kállai Lászlóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895868844997489184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193519890405738123.post-91680831539343100452010-01-14T00:29:00.004+02:002010-01-14T00:34:51.954+02:00Handbook - Cérès 1849David Feldman SA, one of the world's leading auction houses, has just published what some are calling "the philatelic book of the year," a detailed study of the first issue of France, covering both the stamps and their usages, based on the famous Joseph Hackmey collection which is acknowledged as the greatest ever formed.Illustrated in full colour with about 400 images of stamps, multiples and Kállai Lászlóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895868844997489184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193519890405738123.post-47285624789161921712010-01-13T05:15:00.002+02:002010-01-13T05:17:20.299+02:00New issues: Canada - "Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games"This winter, sports fans and top athletes from around the world will have a chance to discover the rich cultural heritage and spectacular natural splendours of Canada’s west coast as Vancouver hosts the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Designed as a special keepsake for visitors to the Games, these two stamps feature stunning photographs of Vancouver and Whistler. The issue represents Kállai Lászlóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895868844997489184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193519890405738123.post-24642227296184119522010-01-13T05:11:00.003+02:002010-01-13T05:19:48.393+02:00New issues: Canada - "Flag over Historic Mills Souvenir Sheet"This year’s addition to Canada Post’s ongoing Flags over Canada definitive series is a quintet of PERMANENT™ stamps featuring five of this country’s historic mills: Watson’s Mill in Manotick, Ontario; the Keremeos Grist Mill in Keremeos, British Columbia; the Old Stone Mill National Historic Site in Delta, Ontario; the Riodon Grist Mill in Caraquet, New Brunswick; and Cornell Mill in Stanbridge Kállai Lászlóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895868844997489184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193519890405738123.post-90995778899780750672010-01-13T05:05:00.003+02:002010-01-13T05:18:12.704+02:00New issues: Canada - "Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II"This PERMANENT™ domestic rate stamp celebrates Canada’s close past and present relationship with Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The lively photograph of the Queen that graces this stamp was taken during Her Majesty’s most recent visit to Canada. The close-up photograph is set against a background of vibrant sedum to create a royal and serene backdrop.Available in a booklet of 10 stamps.The Kállai Lászlóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895868844997489184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193519890405738123.post-92218667442379976582010-01-13T04:57:00.005+02:002010-01-13T05:17:55.033+02:00New issues: Canada - "Flowers"The fifth issue in the popular Flowers series, these stamps feature four stunning Canadian orchids: the Striped Coralroot, Giant Helleborine, Rose Pogonia and Grass Pink. The PERMANENT™ stamp shows the Striped Coralroot. The U.S. rate stamp depicts the vibrant leafy stems and flaring petals of the Giant Helleborine. The international rate stamp features the charming rose-pink blossom of the Rose Kállai Lászlóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895868844997489184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193519890405738123.post-78501891748271136172010-01-13T04:40:00.007+02:002010-01-13T04:50:41.306+02:00New issues: France - "Love Stamps"La Poste and Lanvin celebrate the birthday of the oldest French couture house founded by Jeanne Lanvin in 1889. Stamps of character for a message of love, one is red lipstick, the other purple, between the two, the heart weight scale according to the letter. Touch of humor of a delightful designer to declare his love and do it in a prepaid letter a manifesto of love ...Technical details:Issue Kállai Lászlóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895868844997489184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193519890405738123.post-83191096614236128442010-01-13T04:24:00.002+02:002010-01-13T04:26:06.777+02:00Croatia - 2010 Stamps Issuing Programme08.01.2010 - 700th ANNIVERSARY OF THE LASTOVO STATUTE (one stamp; 20-stamp sheet)12.02.2010 - WINTER OLYMPICS - Vancouver 2010 (one stamp; 9-stamp sheetlet + label)16.03.2010 - CROATIAN FLORA: FRUIT (three stamps; 20-stamp sheets - booklet 10)19.03.2010 - EASTER (one stamp; 20-stamp sheet)15.04.2010 - 400th ANNIVERSARY OF CAPUCHINS IN CROATIA (one stamp; 20-stamp sheet)22.04.2010 - FAMOUS CROATS Kállai Lászlóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895868844997489184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193519890405738123.post-61135490712124011722010-01-13T03:54:00.004+02:002010-01-13T04:51:39.216+02:00New issues: Croatia - "700 Years of the Statute of Lastovo"The official coat of arms of Lastovo in the Dubrovnik Republic with St. Cosmas and St. Damien, patron saints of Lastovo, and a cartographic display of the island The Statute of Lastovo was codified almost seven hundred years ago to the day, during a public assembly in Lastovo on 10 January 1310. The practice of codifying statutes in Dalmatia was implemented in all of its communes from the 13 Kállai Lászlóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895868844997489184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193519890405738123.post-77495940060873345712010-01-13T00:01:00.003+02:002010-01-13T04:52:13.848+02:00New issues: Thailand - "National Children's Day 2010"Issue Name: National Children's Day 2010 Commemorative StampsIssue Date: 2010-01-13Perforation: n/aDenomination: 3 Baht (4 Designs)Details: Sang Thong - a Popular Dramatic VerseThailand Post Company Limited has printed Sang Thong, a traditional Thai dramatic verse, on the postage stamps published in commemoration of the 2010 National Children's Day. This is the second time that the Company has Kállai Lászlóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895868844997489184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193519890405738123.post-40366018322735321052010-01-11T03:36:00.005+02:002010-01-11T03:48:45.545+02:00FIFA owns the intellectual property of World Cup logoBerne, 21 September 2009International Bureau Circular 217FIFA World Cup 2010 - Issue of postage stampsDear Sir/Madam,The 19th FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) World Cup is taking place from 11 June to 11 July 2010. South Africa will be the first African country to host the competition.As usual, numerous designated operators of UPU member countries are expected to issue Kállai Lászlóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895868844997489184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193519890405738123.post-9750283839367822582010-01-11T00:12:00.006+02:002010-01-25T01:11:17.635+02:00New issues: Mexico - "100 Years Aviation Mexico 1910-2010"Among the ancient Mexicans wings or fly the mythical power has many expressions, sometimes subtly embedded in their complex theogony and other fully manifested in the eagle, one of the national symbols. Time passed but the dream remained alive in the hearts of other Mexicans who would become the pioneers of aviation in our country. The first ascent of a balloon in Mexico held in Veracruz on Kállai Lászlóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895868844997489184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193519890405738123.post-12647995737938011972010-01-11T00:03:00.013+02:002010-01-11T02:14:55.958+02:00New issues: UK - " Classic Album Covers"For decades the album sleeve has been the canvas for some of the most imaginative graphic artists in the world. This stamp issue salutes this unique art form and celebrates some of the greatest examples used by UK artists.Each of these pristine stamps features an album cover that is as culturally significant as the music that it was designed to represent. These include David Bowie, Pink Floyd andKállai Lászlóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895868844997489184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193519890405738123.post-69755527997120773602010-01-10T23:43:00.002+02:002010-01-10T23:46:35.039+02:00New issues: Denmark - "The Danish Child Cancer Foundation"Date of issue: 2, January 2010Artists: Flemming Quist Møller and Rune T. KiddePaper: Self-adhesivePrinting method: OffsetFormat: 33 x 29 mmNumber of stamps per sheet: 36.In 2010, the year's charity stamp is being issued for the benefit of the Danish Child Cancer Foundation, which has been helping children with cancer in Denmark since 1995. The DKK 0.50 surcharge per stamp sold goes without Kállai Lászlóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895868844997489184noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193519890405738123.post-58490105701088736212010-01-10T16:39:00.001+02:002010-01-10T16:41:46.718+02:00Jay Leno Show stampKállai Lászlóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895868844997489184noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193519890405738123.post-64684219552079763732010-01-10T16:03:00.004+02:002010-01-10T16:10:35.371+02:00New issues: Thailand - "Population and Housing Census 2010" Issue Name: Population and Housing Census 2010 Postage StampIssue Date: 2010-01-05Perforation: n/aDenomination: 3 BahtDetails: Population Census for the Development of the CountryA Population and Housing Census is a collection of data related to information on the whole population of the country and their housing, which is used as a database by ministries in their strategic planning for all Kállai Lászlóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895868844997489184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193519890405738123.post-50524195532450074912010-01-10T15:46:00.006+02:002010-01-10T16:01:08.341+02:00New issues: Marshall Islands - "Signs of the Zodiac"On January 5, 2010, the Marshall Islands Postal Service issued 12 new stamps featuring the signs of the Zodiac.For centuries, astrology has been used to gain an understanding of human behavior. According to astrologers, personality is influenced by the position of the stars, planets, the moon and the sun, and also by where these celestial bodies are aligned at the moment of one's birth. Traits Kállai Lászlóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895868844997489184noreply@blogger.com0