#Christmas stamps
Christmas stamps 2013 from Ireland
On November 7th, 2013, An Post issued stamps for Christmas 2013. Christmas stamps feature a robin, a sprig of holly and a Christmas Nativity scene. A special booklet of 26 Christmas "Nativity" stamps priced €15.00 – that includes one free stamp has also been issued.
The Holy Christmas stamps from Italy
Italian Post issued a set of two definitive stamps in the series theme "The Holy Christmas". The stamp of the value of € 0.70 reproduces the painting titled "S. Joseph with the Child ", created by Guido Reni around 1635 and preserved in the Diocesan Museum of Milan. The second stamp of the value of € 0.85 depicts a typical Christmas greeting card, with the relatedenvelope, Christmas decorations an
International Christmas Evergreen Wreath stamp by USPS
A new entry in the annual USPS Holiday issues rollout is a Global Forever stamp that depicts an Evergreen Wreath. This international rate stamp offers a single price for any First-Class Mail International one-ounce letter to any country in the world or for a 2-ounce letter to Canada. To distinguish it from domestic rate Forever stamps, it is round and bears the words "Global Forever." The wreath t
Cookies on new stamps from Sweden
With the exception of Christmas, most greetings are sent during the summer. Cookies are the motif on this year's summer stamps that will carry greetings from a trip, the beach, a tourist destination and a retreat in nature. What could be better on a sunny summer day than piling coffee and cookies onto a tray and sitting outside in the fresh air? The stamps were designed by Johan Horberg.
New Year 2013 stamp from Croatia
Hrvatska posta has issued a stamp dedicated to the New Year 2013 celebration. The stamp features drawing by the winner of the New Year stamp design contest among Croatian children. This year's winner is the depiction by Sara Saravanja, a 7th form pupil from Slavonski Brod. The majority of New Year depictions takes place at final stop, be it a white wood, multicoloured town, kitchen of one's birth
Christmas 2012 stamps from Vatican
The commemorative issue for Christmas by Vatican consists of two stamps and a booklet. The images chosen highlight details of works by Janos Hajnal (1913-2010), the Nativity of Our Lord and the Annunciation to Mary. Hajnal is considered one of the greatest Hungarian artists of the 1900s. Most of his works consist of mosaics and stained glass of sacred subjects. He worked numerous times for the Vat
Christmas stamps from Order of Malta
Order of Malta issued two Christmas stamp booklets. The first one illustrates the Iconography of the Magi by Niccolo Carlone called “Procession of the Magi to Bethlehem”. The original painting is exposed in Cappella dei Mercanti, Turin, Italy. The booklet reproduces the painting in its entirety, in the original frame. The €2.00 stamps illustrates the figures of bystanders and the €2,20 stamp shows
Happy New Year! stamp from Russia
This festive Happy New Year! stamp was issued by the Russian Post. New Year is a holiday that has come to us from ancient times and is still the most gripping and long-awaited celebration. Its main attribute is a Christmas tree. In Russia, the Christmas tree was introduced in 1700, after the decree of Peter the Great, which ordered to decorate the houses with branches of spruce, pine and juniper.
Happy New Year 2013 stamps from France
The French Post has issued a set of colorful and joyous self-adhesive stamps containing New Year 2013 greetings. These stamps will become a good addition to the Christmas and New Year's cards sent on holiday eve.
'Happy New Year' stamp from Russia
Traditionally, the Russian Post issues a thematic stamp for the New Year. This time it depicts a red Christmas ball with snowflakes on a gray background. In Russia, the first Christmas trees appeared as ornaments in the XIX century on roofs and fences of pubs. Following the European fashion, Russian people began decorating Christmas trees in 1860-1870-s. Only wealthy people could afford ordering t
