About Porto – Our Cities It starts with the name: Porto. A warm embrace for all newcomers, and a safe harbour for those within it. Granite walls rising above a watery landscape de ne this city, which welcomes theRead More
About 155 Years Bucharest, Capital of Romania Continuing the series of anniversary postage stamps issues dedicated to the city of Bucharest, Romfilatelia introduces into circulation on Wednesday, September 20th, the issue 155 YEARS, BUCHAREST, CAPITAL OF ROMANIA. It isRead More
About Wonders of the modern world – Macchu Picchu For the third consecutive year, Correos issues a Premium Sheet on the Wonders of the Modern World. In previous years, the protagonists of these sheets were Chichén Itzá, the GreatRead More
The new wopa-plus.com site is loaded with almost 50,000 products (and rising!) and is a complete, head-to-toe rethink of the WOPA user experience. The new site offers: more intuitive navigation; optimisation for smartphones, tablets and desktops; user-selected magnification of product images; quickRead More
Croatia – Autism is a condition where a child (or an adult) experiences the world in a way that significantly differs compared to other people. The basic characteristics of persons with disabilities from the autism spectrum are difficulties in communicationRead More
Aland – Once again, an Åland Post stamp motif has met with success. This year’s Åland Europa stamp featuring the Kastelholm castle scored an honorary silver award in the jury panel contest for the best designed 2017 Europa stamp. TheRead More
Aland – Three species of forest mammals prevalent in the Åland forests will be featured on stamps to be issued on 15 September. Painted by Bo Lundwall, a leading Swedish animal and nature artist, the stamps illustrating mountain hare, leastRead More
Hungary – Magyar Posta is issuing a commemorative stamp to mark the joyful event when Flórián Albert (1941-2011) was awarded the Ballon d’Or 50 years ago. Two hundred thousand copies of the stamp designed by the graphic artist Barnabás BaticzRead More
Romania – Cacti are part of the Cactaceae family, which contains over 4000 species. The word “káktos” comes from the Greek language and means a spiky plant. Their origin is found in the deserts of America, especially Nevada, Arizona, California, Mexico, whereRead More
Malta – Sculptor Melchiorre Gafa’, also known as Melchiorre Cafa’ was a Maltese sculptor renowned for his Roman baroque style. Born in 1636 in Vittoriosa, Gafa’ was the elder brother of successful local sculptor, Lorenzo Gafa’. Gafa’ reached the pinnacleRead More
Estonia – The lynx or the Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) is a species belonging to the Felidae family. Lynxes are medium-sized and have long legs; they weigh up to 30 kg. The largest lynx caught in Estonia weighed 40 kg.Read More
Portugal – It may seem rather ironic to celebrate Cascais European Youth Capital with a stamp, or collection of stamps. It is said that stamps were invented more than 300 years ago. They don’t seem very fashionable, particularly at aRead More
Israel – Shimon Peres – world renowned statesman, ninth President and Prime Minister of the State of Israel, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, and a man who embodied action, vision and hope. Among the founding fathers and pioneers of the StateRead More
Netherlands – Viktor Horsting (born in Geldrop, 1969) and Rolf Snoeren (born in Dongen, 1969) have been the face of Dutch fashion on the international scene for the past 25 years. The two designers met in the late 1980s atRead More
Portugal – The Azores archipelago, made up of nine islands and various islets, is situated in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean. Along with the archipelagos of Madeira, the Canaries and Cape Verde, they form Macaronesia, an important biogeographicRead More