#Famous people on stamps
Ascension Island – Lady Thatcher stamps
Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven, LG, OM, FRS, 1925-2013, died at the Ritz Hotel in London, on Monday, 8 April, aged 87. Britain's first Female Prime Minister was granted a Ceremonial Funeral with military honours, which was held at St Paul's Cathedral London, on Wednesday 17 April. Leading mourners other than her immediate family unusually included Her Majesty the Queen and HRH Prince Philip. The la
Queen Elizabeth II – the 60th Anniversary of the Coronation celebrated by New Zealand Post
2013 marks 60 years since the Coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. To commemorate the six decades that the Queen has served as New Zealand's graceful monarch, New Zealand Post is issuing a unique stamp issue. The Coronation took place at Westminster Abbey, London on 2 June 1953, nearly 18 months after Queen Elizabeth II succeeded her father, King George VI. The Coronation ceremony is stee
Falkland Islands – Sir Rex Hunt
Rex Hunt was the most well-known governor of the Falkland Islands: he led the Islanders during the Argentine invasion of April 1982 and returned after Liberation to supervise post war reconstruction. Rex Hunt was a Yorkshire man, born on 29 June 1926 and educated at Coatham School. In 1944 he joined the RAF and trained as a fighter pilot. He remained deeply proud of his time in the RAF. When he le
Change of Throne, 30 April 2013 – Queen Beatrix, King Willem-Alexander 3D Silver stamp from the Netherlands
To mark the change of throne on April 30, 2013 PostNL issued a pure silver stamp with 3D technology applied. The design consists of a double portrait of the current Queen Beatrix and the future King Willem-Alexander in three-dimensional carving. It is the second time after 2001that a silver stamp is nationally issued in the Netherlands. FindYourStampsValue.com reminds that on 28 January 2013 Beatr
Personalities: George Orwell stamp from Czech Republic
Ceska posta issued a stamp commemorating the novel by George Orwell "1984". Eric Arthur Blair, known by his pen name George Orwell, was a visionary. This English journalist, essayist and novelist was born on 25 June 1903 in India and died on 21 January 1950. His allegorical novels "Animal Farm" and "1984", which describe the inhumane nature of totalitarian ideologies in a way that was surprisingly
New Lithuanian stamps with famous people: P. Masiotas and A. Strazdas
The stamp set "Famous People" by Lithuanian post launched in 1993 is supplemented by two new stamps featuring the outstanding Lithuanian personalities: the poet Antanas Strazdas and the writer Pranas Masiotas. The stamps are intended to commemorate the 250th birth anniversary of A. Strazdas and the 150th anniversary of P. Masiotas. The both postage stamps have been designed by the artist Ausrele R
Soren Aabye Kierkegaard – Denmark-Faroe Islands joint stamp issue
The 5th of May 2013 marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of the world famous Danish theologian and philosopher, Soren Aabye Kierkegaard. As Kierkegaard also had a great influence on the Faroese people and their religious convictions, Posta Faroe Islands is celebrating this 200th anniversary in a joint issue with Post Danmark. Much of Soren Aabye Kierkegaard's philosophical work deals with the
France and USA joint stamp issue: Edith Piaf and Miles Davis
The joint issue of France and the U.S. pays tribute to Edith Piaf and Miles Davis, two world-renowned figures who have triumphed in France and the United States. For Americans, Piaf is the symbol of France and Paris. For Miles Davis, France was a revelation, a country less racist than the U.S. and where he had the sensation of "being treated like a human."
Sports Legends stamps by Papua New Guinea
To commemorate the sports achievements of Papua New Guinea, Post PNG fittingly chose to feature some of the sporting legends on this stamp issue. Tha stamps feature: Iamo Launa (K1.20) - Papua New Guinea's greatest female athlete and current PNG Sports Foundation Executive Director. Martin Beni (K1.20) - Papua New Guinea's first professional boxer. Stanley Nandex (K6.00) - PNG's kickboxing legend,
New stamps commemorating legendary German personalities
The German Post has issued three stamps commemorating birthdays of famous German personalities: 225th birthday of Joseph Fraunhofer, 300th birthday of Frederick the Great and 350th birthday of Matthew Poppelmann. Fraunhofer is regarded as the founder of scientific methodology in the field of Optics and Fine Mechanics, as the first German precision optician and a successful entrepreneur. His develo
