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The stamp of the month of July 2023 comes from Hungary. It was issued for the 100th anniversary of Szerencsi chocolate. The history of this chocolate dates back to 1923. At that time, next to the sugar factory, the chocolate factory opened its doors. After the Second World War, the factory became state property and Read More …
In the last decades, our digital world has grown enormously and become faster and faster. Unfortunately, this is not true for many countries. The so-called “digital gap” between poorer countries and the rest of the world is not getting smaller, on the contrary. However, this is a great danger for these countries, as they are Read More …
The stamp of the month of May 2023 was issued in Japan on the occasion of the G7 Summit on 10.5. It is part of a series of 5 stamps, all showing motifs from the city/prefecture of Hiroshima. Especially in these times, when we hear, see, and read more and more about war, it is Read More …
The stamp of the month January 2023 is from Kyrgyzstan. At first glance, a simple fish. But at a closer look it is a landscape from above with aquaculture (ponds). The stamp was issued to mark the International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture (IYAFA 2022) and is intended to celebrate indigenous non-industrial fisheries. The Read More …
In December, the choice for the stamp of the month was again difficult for me. In the end, however, I decided on a stamp from Botswana (10 Botswana Pula). It depicts a national monument of the country – a baobab (baobab) tree. On this stamp specifically the prison post tree of Kasane. Already on my Read More …
In November, many stamps were again issued with which we can frank our Christmas mail. One can only talk of being spoilt for choice when it comes to naming the most beautiful stamp. This time I have chosen one from Switzerland. It comes from a set of three described by the Swiss Post Office as Read More …
The stamp of the month for October is plain and simple. It comes from Belgium and is part of a stamp booklet with vegetables that grow in Belgium. Courgette, radishes, peas, red cabbage, onion, cauliflower, tomato, leek and carrot can also be found in this stamp booklet. But why did I not choose a winter Read More …
Since Greenland became an autonomous country within the Danish Kingdom in 1979, after being a Danish colony since the early 18th century, many changes have been made to restore Greenlandic culture. This includes the revival of one of their ancestral traditions: tattooing. The new elegant stamps from Greenland now show such tattoos, namely kakiniit. Kakiniit Read More …
Today things are getting colorful. In July, the Royal Mail issued a series of stamps (4x £1.00; 4x £1.85) to mark the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. After the Olympic Games, the Asian Games, this is the third largest multi-sport event in the world. All 56 members of the Commonwealth of Nations can participate in Read More …
In Romania, a series of stamps was issued in June 2022, focusing on invasive plants in Europe. Invasive species are species that, by spreading into habitats they did not originally colonize, can harm native species or ecosystems there and therefore harm biodiversity. In other words, an invasive species in Europe is not necessarily an invasive Read More …