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Lee Jae-myung was elected President of South Korea on 3 June 2025 and officially took office on 4 June 2025.  To commemorate his first 100 d...

Stamps: Philippines 80-year UN membership - Issued: 26-06-2025

Stamps: Flowers of Malaysia (full set) - Issued: 30-07-2025 Flowers of Malaysia (mini sheet) - Issued: 30-07-2025 Many thanks to Henry!

The Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost) issued a commemorative stamp on June 5, 2025, to honor Pope Francis (who died in April 2025) and...

In 2025, Japan celebrates the 150th anniversary of its national weather service, founded in 1875. As one of the oldest meteorological instit...

Stamps: Malaysia Chairmanship of ASEAN 2025 (full set) - Issued: 01-01-2025 Stamp: Malaysia Chairmanship of ASEAN 2025 (Souvenir Sheet) - Is...

Germany’s contribution to the 2025 EUROPA stamp series, released on May 8 , celebrates the UNESCO World Heritage “Caves and Ice Age Art in t...

The theme for the 2025 EUROPA stamps is “National Archaeological Discoveries.” This annual issue, coordinated by PostEurop, invites European...

Every year on March 8th, the world celebrate International Women’s Day, a global occasion to recognize the achievements of women and to advo...

In May 2025, the Eurovision Song Contest takes to the stage in Basel, returning to its country of birth – the first Eurovision was held on ...

Stamps: Street Art - "Acrobats (bloc stamp) + The Juggler" - Issued: 08-03-2025 Many thanks to Eric!

Maria Curie-Skłodowska University (MCSU) (Polish: Uniwersytet Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej w Lublinie, UMCS) is a public research university, i...

The Year of the Snake is one of the 12 signs in the Chinese zodiac, and it occurs every 12 years. People born under this sign are often cons...

  Stamps: The 150th Anniversary of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) (from a set of 10) - Issued: 09-10-2024 International Letter-Writing Wee...

Originally issued in 2016 as part of the new “Swiss railway stations” definitive stamps set the two designs, of Lucerne and Brig railway st...

  Stamps: Giants of the Ice Age  - Issued: 07-11-2024 Many thanks to Hansjürg!

  Stamp: The 150th Anniversary of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) - Issued: 10-10-2024   The cover shown below is a commemorative philateli...

To commemorate the 100th anniversary of Charles Aznavour’s birth, the French postal service, La Poste , issued a special stamp. This tribute...

  Stamps: 4x The 150th Anniversary of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) - Issued: 09-10-2024 Many thanks for this nice FDC Andrei!

In 2024, the Universal Postal Union (UPU) celebrates its 150th anniversary. On 9 October 1874, 22 countries gathered to sign the Treaty of B...