France – Capital of the Republic of Malta, Valletta celebrated in 2016 its 450 years. It was in 1566 that the construction of this fortified city began, under the aegis of Jean Parisot de La Valette, 49th Grand Master of theRead More
Spain – This year, on the occasion of the celebration of the 450th anniversary of the opening of the well-known Spanish Way, Correos issues a new stamp that includes an illustration of the profile face of King Philip II, whoRead More
Spain – There is no doubt that Philately in Spain is living one of its best moments. The innovation came to the stamps offering designs that do not leave collectors indiferently and interested in this art of collecting. Proof of thisRead More
France – It was during the First World War that the intervention of the State in economic life really began in France. As early as 1911, radical Joseph Caillaux, the newly elected president of the Council, denounced the difficulties encountered byRead More
Spain – In the city of the Turia, the 29 of January of 1867 was born the writer, politician and Spanish journalist, Vicente Blasco Ibáñez. Valenciano de pro, from his name, Vicente, as the patron of his city, to his storiesRead More
France – The waltz is a fast dance with a tempo between 110 and 180 beats per minute. Musical phrases contain 8 measures. Originally written in the nineteenth century by the composers of the Strauss dynasty (Johann father and sons, JosefRead More
France – Le Moulin-Rouge, le Lapin agile, le Moulin de la Galette or the Bateau-Lavoir became the symbols of a time and a bohemian, satirical and subversive cultural effervescence in Montmartre that would mark both the history of painting – With,Read More
Spain – For three years, the “DISELLO” competition has been launched by Correos, whose aim is to disseminate the value of the stamp as a means of supporting artistic expression, which tells stories and transmits culture, and which, of course, alsoRead More
Spain – Two and a half years ago since King Felipe IV occupied the throne of Spain, and since then, the annual Basic Series reproduces the effigy of the monarch as they did that of his father. The first basicRead More
\ Spain – Following the series initiated by Correos this year 2017, a new stamp is issued for the philatelic series 12 months, 12 stamps, 12 provinces. Each month, a Spanish province will be the protagonist of the stamp that willRead More
France – Born in Limoges in 1917, Germaine Ribière fought very early against the dangers of Nazism. She participated in the networks “Christian friendship” and “combat” during the second war. She organized numerous rescues of Jewish children in several regions, suchRead More
Andorra France – To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the philatelic Philandorre association, La Poste issues a stamp with attached sticker. On the sticker without value of postage: the logo of Philandorre. The stamp pays tribute to the first series ofRead More
Austria – It is not the city itself, but the wine produced there that is the focus of this commemorative stamp from the “Austrian wine regions” series: the Gemischte Satz – or, to be more precise, the Wiener Gemischte Satz DACRead More
Croatia – Zlarin Zlarin is a small island in the Šibenik archipelago. It is also called the “coral island“ due to the development of harvesting and processing of white and red corals that began in the 15th century. Even though small inRead More
Austria – In the “Austrian Inventions” series, Austrian Post is this time celebrating Peter Mitterhofer, who made the first typewriter in the 1860s, with a commemorative stamp. Peter Mitterhofer was born in 1822 in Partschins in South Tyrol. After learning theRead More
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