World Water Day

Bosnia & Herzegovina – The General Assembly of the United Nations in 1993 had decided to proclaim March 22nd as World Water Day in order to draw attention to issues concerning water and water resources. Water is a precious resourceRead More

World Poetry Day

Croatia – The World Poetry Day is celebrated on March 21 and was declared by UNESCO in 1999. Its purpose is to promote reading, writing, publishing and interpretation of poetry around the world and to, as set forth in UNESCO’s decisionRead More

Croatian Fauna- Bats

Croatia – Blasius’s horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus blasii Peters, 1866 A bat from the horseshoe bat family (Rhinolophidae) which all have a characteristic skin growths that distinguish them from other families and each other. Blasius’s horseshoe bat is the rarest species ofRead More

Rancillac

France – This collectible pays hommage to the contempory artist Bernard Rancillac. Technical Details Issue Date: 20.03.2017 Designer: Bernard Rancillac Process: Offset Size: 210 x 143 mm Values: 9.80€

The rich and intense Nièvre

France – There is an unexpected Burgundy made of large spaces, lakes, forests and talents that swarm in towns and villages. Descending the last wild river in Europe, pass the ducal city of Nevers, the priory of Charité-sur-Loire and the vineyardsRead More

55 Years of the Algeria ceasefire

France – Commemorating the 55th anniversary of the ceasefire in Algeria. Technical Details Issue Date: 20.03.2017 Designer: Youz Process: Héliogravure Size: 26 x 40 mm Values: 1.30€

Flowers, National Symbol

Romania – Flora, a beloved theme for those passionate by philately, is once again taken up this year by Romfilatelia within the postage stamp issue “Flowers, National Symbol”. Together with the symbol flower of each state, the national flag completes theRead More

Fossil Mammals in Slovenia – Cave Lion

Slovenia – The cave lion (Panthera leo spelaea) was almost certainly the terror of other Ice Age creatures, thanks to its size and bloodthirsty nature. Its remains have been found across almost the whole of Europe and the remains of caveRead More

Flora – Roses

Slovenia – The apothecary’s rose (Rosa gallica ‘Officinalis’) is the only rose variety to have survived the cultural destruction that swept western Europe at the end of antiquity. Since it was practically theonly red rose in gardens in the MiddleRead More

IV Centennial of the birth of Bartolomé Murillo

Spain – Four hundred years ago in Seville, was born Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, one of the most important artists that has given Spain. Murillo, who adopted his mother’s surname following a traditional Andalusian custom, was instructed by the painter Juan delRead More

Stamp Day – The Star – Edgar Degas

France – Edgar Degas, from the upper bourgeoisie, obtained his baccalauréat at the Lycée Louis-le-Grand. After a short visit to the Faculty of Law, he opted for the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris before spending three years in Italy from 1856Read More