Earth Day has been observed on 22 April each year in many countries since 1970. The United Nations General Assembly designated 22 April as International Mother Earth Day in 2009. The Earth and its ecosystems are our home. In orderRead More
On 5 March, Åland Post pays tribute to Åland artist Henrik Nylund with a bold issue in the 2020 series of Sepac stamps featuring artwork in national collections and issued by the small European postal administrations. Henrik Nylund (1945–1982) livedRead More
Latvia – Latvijas Pasts releases the third stamp block in the series Outstanding Latvian Artists dedicating it to the author of the state flag standard and the first stamp, Ansis Cirulis. The first day cancellation of the two-stamp block is scheduledRead More
Spain – For the fourth consecutive year, Correos has held its National Stamp Design Contest, which promotes the value of stamps as a medium of artistic expression, for telling stories and passing on culture, in addition to their obvious roleRead More
Romania – With the occasion of the 170th anniversary of the 1848 Revolution, Romfilatelia introduces into circulation the postage stamp issue “The Romanian Renaissance” in painting. On the stamp with the face value of Lei 8, is reproduced the painting TheRead More
Isle of Man – The Isle of Man Post Office is honoured to unveil this set of six stamps charting Preen by Thornton Bregazzi’s twenty years in the fashion industry through their most iconic dress designs. This collection features sixRead More
France – Born November 27, 1886, Tsugouharu (or Léonard) Foujita was a complete artist (painter, engraver, photographer …) French of Japanese origin. Foujita arrived in Paris in 1913. A few years later, he became one of the most famous artistsRead More
Estonia – Born in Hiiumaa, Ülo Sooster (1924–1970), whose fate led him to study in Tartu, where he was arrested and sent to Soviet forced labour camp, after which he became one of the central figures in Moscow’s underground artRead More
France – The work of Geneviève Asse reproduced on the stamp is a composition of 9 rectangles of oil-painted wallpapers and glued on a white support. The layout of each rectangle is designed so that the blues, the gradients, theRead More
Iceland – For most of the 1950s, geometric abstraction had a strong appeal to those Icelandic artists who thought of themselves as progressives. To the public at large and most conservative cultural arbiters it was a largely alien concept, butRead More
“Manners make the man.” Romfilatelia introduces into circulation, on October 20th, the postage stamp issue “Art in royal dining”, that brings to the attention of the collectors the richness and grandeur of the past dining experiences. There are collections of decorative art inRead 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
Aland – This year’s Sepac stamp shows handmade jewellery from Åland On 17 August, Åland Post promotes locally manufactured jewellery made from recycled material. This is a stamp in the series of Sepac stamps issued by the small European postalRead More
Bosnia and Herzegovina – Milivoj Uzelac (Mostar, 1897 – Cotignac, 1977), a distinguished painter, graphic artist, illustrator, is one of the most significant representatives of Croatian Modernism. As a child, he leaves his birth place Mostar and with his familyRead More
Romania – The stretch of the sea, with its amazing blue, with its infinite shape and impressive waves, is a subject of inspiration often approached by painters. This year, in the hottest month, Romfilatelia illustrates the sea, seen through artworks from theRead More