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Sunday, April 27, 2025

Luxembourg: 40th Collector's Fair in Ettelbrück + Special Hot Air Ballon Flight

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This cover below commemorates the first balloon mail flight in Ettelbrück, Luxembourg, carried by the balloon "Feierwôn LX-BOT" (w...
Wednesday, April 23, 2025

Switzerland: Eurovision Song Contest 2025

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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 ...
Sunday, April 20, 2025

Greenland: Narsarsuaq

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Narsarsuaq is a settlement in the Kujalleq municipality in southern Greenland. It had 123 inhabitants in 2020. There is a thriving tourism i...
Friday, April 18, 2025

France: Street Art - "Acrobats + The Juggler"

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Stamps: Street Art - "Acrobats (bloc stamp) + The Juggler" - Issued: 08-03-2025 Many thanks to Eric!
Tuesday, April 15, 2025

Germany: 30 years Lufthansa nonstop Flights Munich <-> Tokyo

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In November 2024, Lufthansa marked the 30th anniversary of its direct flight connection between Germany and Tokyo. The milestone highlighted...
Monday, April 14, 2025

Poland: The 80th Anniversary of Maria Curie-Skłodowska University

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Maria Curie-Skłodowska University (MCSU) (Polish: Uniwersytet Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej w Lublinie, UMCS) is a public research university, i...
Monday, April 07, 2025

Germany: The 250th Anniversary of the Clausthal University of Technology

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In 2025, the Technische Universität (TU) Clausthal is celebrating its 250th anniversary. Founded in 1775 as a mining school, the university...
Sunday, April 06, 2025

Vietnam: Dog Breeds of Vietnam

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Stamps: Dog Breeds of Vietnam  (full set) - Issued: 10-10-2024 Many thanks to Andrei!
Thursday, March 27, 2025

Germany: Research Vessel "Planet"

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The "Planet" is a state-of-the-art naval research vessel operated by the German Navy and is considered the most modern research sh...
Sunday, March 23, 2025

New Zealand: Preserve the Polar Regions and Glaciers - "Franz Josef Glacier"

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Every year on March 21st, World Glacier Day highlights the importance of glaciers and their alarming retreat due to climate change. One str...
Saturday, March 15, 2025

Singapore: Raffles Institution Bicentennial & 50th Anniversary of Sport Singapore

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Raffles Institution is the oldest English medium school in Singapore, with a history that paralleled the nation's history. 2023 marked...
Thursday, March 13, 2025

Luxembourg: The 150th Anniversary of the Universal Postal Union (UPU)

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This special cover was issued by the Luxembourg Post on the occasion of the 2024 International Stamp Fair in Ulm. In the bottom left corner,...
Monday, March 10, 2025

Germany: Lufthansa First Direct Flight (LH 852/853) Frankfurt a. M., Germany <-> Rovaniemi (Santa Claus Village), Finland

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From November 30, 2024, Lufthansa started to fly twice a week from Frankfurt to Rovaniemi, the capital of Lapland in northern Finland, for...
Sunday, March 09, 2025

Philippines: The 125th Anniversary of the First Philippine Republic ("Philippines’ longest Postage Stamp")

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In celebration of the 2024 Araw ng Kalayaan and the 125th anniversary of the First Philippine Republic of 1899, the Philippine Postal Corp. ...
Tuesday, March 04, 2025

China: Yi Si Year (Year of the Snake, 2025)

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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...
Sunday, March 02, 2025

Taiwan: Sports

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Stamps: Sports (full set of 4) - Issued: 10-07-2020 Many thanks to Su Wu-Chang!
Friday, February 28, 2025

Japan: The 150th Anniversary of the Universal Postal Union (UPU)

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  Stamps: The 150th Anniversary of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) (from a set of 10) - Issued: 09-10-2024 International Letter-Writing Wee...
Wednesday, February 26, 2025

France: T.A.A.F - Port-aux-Français, Kerguelen Islands - "on board of the R/V Marion Dufresne"

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The French Southern and Antarctic Lands is an overseas territory of France. It consists of: Adélie Land (Terre Adélie), the French claim on ...
Sunday, February 23, 2025

Italy: The 25th Anniversary of the Venice Foundation for Peace Research - Joint Issue w/ Vatican

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The Venice Foundation for Peace Research was instituted on 3 November 1999. According to Article 2 of its statute, it has the aim of “carryi...
Tuesday, February 18, 2025

Thailand: Micro Shells of Thailand

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  Stamps: Micro Shells of Thailand (full set) - Issued: 26-09-2024 Many thanks to Andrei!
Friday, February 14, 2025

Switzerland: Definitive Stamps - Swiss Railway Stations ("2024 Overprints")

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Originally issued in 2016 as part of the new “Swiss railway stations” definitive stamps set the two designs, of Lucerne and Brig railway st...
Thursday, February 13, 2025

Lithuania: EUROPA 2024 - "Underwater Flora and Fauna"

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  Stamps: EUROPA 2024 - "Underwater Flora and Fauna" - Issued: 26-04-2024
Tuesday, February 11, 2025

Brazil: MERCOSUR 2023 - "Video Games"

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Stamps: MERCOSUR 2023 - "Video Games" - Issued: 13-12-2023 Many thanks to Damiao!
Saturday, February 08, 2025

Cyprus: 50 Years of the Cyprus Thalassaemia Association + 70 Years of the Pancyprian Greek Teachers Organization (POED)

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  Stamps: 50 Years of the Cyprus Thalassaemia Association - Issued: 04-04-2023 70 Years of the Pancyprian Greek Teachers Organization (POED)...
Friday, February 07, 2025

Tunisia: The 150th Anniversary of the Universal Postal Union (UPU)

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Stamps: 3x The 150th Anniversary of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) - Issued: 09-10-2024 Thanks a lot Mohamed!
Thursday, February 06, 2025

Greenland: Alluitsup Paa

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Alluitsup Paa is a small settlement in southern Greenland, located in the Kujalleq municipality. It lies along the coast of the north atlant...
Monday, February 03, 2025

Germany: Lufthansa First B777-Cargo Flight (LH 8442) Frankfurt a. M., Germany <-> Shenzhen, China

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In July 2024 Lufthansa Cargo expanded its reach in Asia by adding a new destinations in China to its freighter network. The airline’s B777F ...
Sunday, February 02, 2025

Canada: Iqaluit, Nunavut (NU)

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Iqaluit is the capital of the Canadian territory of Nunavut. It is the territory's largest community and its only city, and the northern...
Monday, January 27, 2025

Poland: Never Again! + 80th Anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

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On January 27, 2025, the world commemorates the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi concentration and...
Friday, January 24, 2025

Hong Kong: Summer Olympic Games - Paris, France

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  Stamps: Summer Olympic Games - Paris, France (from a set of 4) - Issued: 26-08-2024 Many thanks to Tk Cho!
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