December 2022 – Neuheiten der Liechtensteinischen Philatelie

GLEICHSTELLUNG (Equality) An interesting stamp of the November issue is the “Equal=Equal” special stamp. The stamp symbolizes equality in all spheres of society. Equality means measures of adjustment of life situation of equal heterogeneous groups within the population (e.g. man-woman; hetero- and homosexual, poor-rich, hearing-deaf, seeing-blind). Only if we regard the differences as equal, we Read More …

September 2022 – New issues of Liechtenstein Postal Offics

Beim Klicken auf die Überschriften gelangen Sie zur Liehtensteinischen Post mit noch mehr Informationen und Artikeln zu den einzelnen Ausgaben Princely treasures – castles and palaces These three stamps are part of the series “Treasures from the Princely Collections”. They are three gouaches (don’t worry, I had to read up on what they are: goauche Read More …

Liechtenstein – New issues June 2022

Wenn Sie auf die Überschriften klicken kommen Sie direkt zu der Liechtensteinischen Post mit mehr Informationen In memoriam Fürstin Marie von und zu Liechtenstein In August 2021, Princess Marie von und zu Liechtenstein passed away at the age of 82. With the noble special souvenir sheet “I.D. Princess Marie” (value CHF 6.30), Philately Liechtenstein now Read More …

September 2021 – Dante Alighieri

For the first time, Liechtenstein Post is honoring the great writer Dante Alighieri with a special souvenir sheet with two stamps. This tribute is being paid on the 700th anniversary of his death. We only know about Dante’s life indirectly, derived from sources including the works of the poet himself. Even if we have an Read More …

September 2021 – 100 years of the Constitution of the Principality of Liechtenstein

The 100th anniversary of the Constitution of the Principality of Liechtenstein is being commemorated by Liechtenstein Post. The three stamps “Freedom” (value CHF 0.85), “Peace” (value CHF 1.00) and “Democracy” (value CHF 1.50) are produced in contemporary high-quality metallic printing and foil stamping and, with the excerpt from the original 1921 edition of the Constitution Read More …

September 2021 – Eugen Zotow

This joint issue of the Principality of Liechtenstein and Ukraine is dedicated to the painter Eugen Zotow, born in 1881 in Kharkiv (today Ukraine) in the Russian Tsarist Empire as Ivan Grigorievich Myassoyedov. Interestingly, Liechtenstein already issued a joint issue dedicated to this painter in 2013: at that time, however, with Russia. After learning “painting” Read More …