#Famous people on stamps
Stamp honours Anthony Trollope
On 26 June, 2009, An Post issued a stamp to honour the life and work of Anthony Trollope, a Victorian writer whose nineteenth-century novels continue to have broad appeal today. The stamp is based on an albumen print of Anthony Trollope (1864) by Julia Margaret Cameron, reproduced courtesy of the National Portrait Gallery, London. The first day cover features an image of five of Trollope's books w
Bryan Adams honored with his own stamp
With numerous hit singles, a Grammy Award, Oscar and Golden Globe nominations, and an induction into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame to his credit, Bryan Adams may have earned the ultimate tribute from his native Canada: a postage stamp. The rock singer joins three other musicians -- Stompin' Tom Connors, Edith Butler and Robert Charlebois -- as part of the Canadian Recording Artists stamp series.
Rare Audrey Hepburn stamp sells for big money
A rare German stamp depicting Audrey Hepburn with a cigarette holder, an image from the 1961 movie "Breakfast at Tiffany's," has been sold for 67,000 Euros (about $94,000) by a Berlin auction house. Germany had planned to issue 14 million copies of the stamp in 2001. Instead, it had to destroy them because the family of the actress did not approve of her image being used on the stamp. Just a handf
Birth Centenary of Francis Bacon
To mark 100 years since the birth of world renowned artist Francis Bacon, An Post issued this commemorative stamp featuring a self portrait of this great man on 24 April. Also available is a special minisheet featuring his famous London studio which was relocated piece by piece to the Hugh Lane Gallery, Dublin.
Stamp honors Richard Wright
Richard Wright used his pen to battle racism. The U.S. Postal Service will use his image to do the same - and to help move the mail. At a first-day ceremony next Thursday in the Chicago Post Office, a 61-cent commemorative stamp honoring Wright will be issued as the 25th in the Literary Arts series. The stamp will cover the postage for first-class mail weighing up to 2 ounces when the new postal r
Stamp honors Edgar Allan Poe
Poet and master of terror Edgar Allen Poe is being honored Friday on a new commemorative postage stamp. Ceremonies marking the issuance of the 42-cent stamp are scheduled at the Library of Virginia in Richmond, the city where Poe was raised following the death of his parents. A member of the post office's board of governors, Katherine C. Tobin, says it's ironic that Poe is loved by so many so long
Liberian Barack Obama Stamp
Liberia has released a stamp in honor of Barack Obama's historic election victory over John McCain. Liberia was the first country to issue an official postage stamp honoring Obama's triumph.
500th Anniversary Of Andrea Palladio’s Birth
The Republic of San Marino celebrates the fifth centenary of Andrea Palladio's birth (1508-2008) with the issue of a philatelic set made up by a 1,00 € value. In the stamp designed by Irio Ottavio Fantini, a portrait of the architect is depicted, alongside a drawing and external view of Villa Pojana, built by Palladio in 1546 for the Pojana family. Set within a deep courtyard and flanked by garden
South Africa unveils new Mandela stamps
South Africa has released a limited number of stamps to honour former president, Nelson Mandela on his 90th birthday. The stamps cost R2.50 cents for domestic mail while international stamps cost R4.90 cents. The last time the South African Post Office dedicated special stamps for Madiba was for his presidential inauguration in 1994.
Cillian's face on an Irish stamp
An Post will release a set of postage stamps in honor of the Irish film industry on 8 July 2008. The four films to be honored through these stamps are 'The Wind that Shakes the Barley' featuring Cillian Murphy, 'Cre na Cille' with Brid Ni Neachtain, 'Kings' with Colm Meaney, and 'Garage' with Pat Shortt.
