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The Ocean University of China (中国海洋大学) is a public university in Qingdao, Shandong, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education ...

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

The 60th presidential inauguration took place on January 20, 2025, in Washington, D.C. The ceremony included the swearing-in of the presiden...

To mark the 500th Anniversary of the first book printed in the Latvian language, Latvijas Pasts, in cooperation with the National Library of...

The first live radio broadcast of a football match in Germany took place on October 1, 1925. The game featured Preußen Münster and Arminia B...

In 2025, the Vorarlberg Fire Brigade Association celebrates its 150th Anniversary. To commemorate this historic occasion, a special philate...

Peter Prevc is a renowned Slovenian ski jumper, widely recognized for his achievements in international ski jumping competitions. Born on Se...

Stamps: Dinosaur World Expo, Goseong - Self-Adhesive (full set) - Issued: 14-04-2006 Many thanks Choonjong!

In 2024, S.S. ( Società Sportiva) Lazio celebrated the 50th anniversary of winning their first Serie A title in 1974. This historic achieve...

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

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

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 ...

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

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

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

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

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

Stamps: Dog Breeds of Vietnam  (full set) - Issued: 10-10-2024 Many thanks to Andrei!

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

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

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

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,...

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

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

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: Sports (full set of 4) - Issued: 10-07-2020 Many thanks to Su Wu-Chang!

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

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

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...

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