Wednesday, September 21, 2011

School Life on new Greek stamps

 

 

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Date of Issue : 5 September 2011

Hellenic Post issued a set of six stamps on September 5, 2011  featuring school life focusing on  Primary School Reading Books.It is a very nice set of stamps on children and education theme.

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Recent issue updates…

Russia

Russian headdresses

Stamps feature the national headdresses of people from the Russian North.

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Date of Issue : 15 September 2011

Souvenir sheet - World cultural heritage of Russia. Ancient City and Fortress Buildings of Derbent

 

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Date of Stamps : 13 September 2011

Souvenir sheet depicts the fortress Naryn-Kala.

Contemporary Russian art

Postage stamps depict works of six master hands of the contemporary Russian art

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Date of Issue : 12 September 2011

Ireland

Solheim Cup

On September 15, 2011, An Post issued a stamp to commemorate the Solheim Cup women's golf competition being played in Ireland. The Solheim Cup is being staged at Killeen Castle, County Meath, from September 19-25. It is the highest profile international golf event for women and is the largest women's sporting event ever to come to Ireland.

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Date of Issue : 15 September 2011