#Famous people on stamps
Presidents on Stamps – remarkable stamp issues to be remembered and collected
US Post has a unique philatelic tradition: each year it celebrates and commemorates an American President on a postage stamp. This tradition is very old and was introduced 160 years ago. The first Presidents who were commemorated with the philatelic items were George Washington and Thomas Jefferson. In each period of the American history different variations of presidential portraits appeared on t
Thailand Post issued world’s longest stamp to mark king’s lengthy reign
FindYourStampsValue.com hurries to get our readers acquainted with the latest philatelic news: Thailand Post issued a sheet of five stamps—the longest the world have seen, at 170 mm in length—to mark the 70th anniversary of late King Rama IX’s accession to the throne. Full sheet consist of five stamps, features the same design, which includes a series of photographs of the king set against a backg
Royal Mail Marks Queen’s 65th Anniversary of the Accession! A special Sapphire Blue Machin Definitive stamp introduced
FindYourStampsValue.com is excited to inform our readers that Royal Mail has issued a Sapphire Blue £5 stamp to commemorate the 65th anniversary of the Queen’s accession to the throne. The stamp features the familiar bas-relief portrait by Arnold Machin the colour of the precious gemstone. Born on 21 April 1926, the first child of The Duke and Duchess of York (later King George VI and Queen Eliz
Legendary Singers of India commemorated with stamps. 10 commemorative items introduced by Indian Post
A long-awaited stamp issue has been finally released by Indian Post! These are ten commemorative stamps dedicated to the most outstanding Indian singers who are Talat Mahmood, Manna Dey, Mohammed Rafi, Kishore Kumar, Mukesh, Hemant Kumar, Bhupen Hazarika, Geeta Dutt, T. M. Soundarajrajan and Shamshad Begum. Let’s appreciate these bright items together! Talat Mahmood (February 1924 – 9 May 1998) is
Supermodel Doutzen Kroes commemorated with a new issue by PostNL. Ten extremely pretty and original stamps unveiled
FindYourStampsValue.com is glad to introduce to our readers’ attention a set of ten unusual and pretty stamps by Netherlands Post with supermodel Doutzen Kroes in a series of poses. The black-and-white pictures featured on these great stamps, which go on sale from Monday from PostNL, have been snapped by another Dutch icon, photographer and music video director Anton Corbijn. Doutzen feels very
National Laureates of Malaysia! Three historically important stamps released
Stamp collectors will be happy to know that Pos Malaysia has introduced its National Laureates stamp series. The first stamps in this series feature three of Malaysia's renowned national laureates namely Kamaluddin Muhammad ("Keris Mas"), Usman Awang ("Tongkat Warrant") and Muhammad bin Abdul Biang ("Arena Wati"). FindYourStampsValue.com invites our readers to appreciate the original design of the
Albert Einstein as one of the greatest physicists to have ever lived. 4 bright scientific stamps released by Jersey Post
Albert Einstein is one of the most recognized and well-known scientists of the century. His theories solved centuries-old problems in physics and rocked even non-physicists' view of the world. To commemorate this genius and underline its significant scientific contribution Jersey Post released four special stamps that FindYourStampsValue.com is glad to introduce to our readers. Albert Einstein, th
A US Thomas Jefferson 1858 5c brick red stamp is expected to sell for up to US$80,000
FindYourStampsValue.com is glad to inform our readers about the latest auction news that concerns the rare and valuable stamp – US Thomas Jefferson1858 5c brick red stamp – that will star in the Hanover Collection of Superb-Quality US Stamps auction at Robert A Siegel in New York on April 7. Perforated stamps were introduced in the US in 1857. The 5c issue was changed from a dark red to a brick re
Sarah Vaughan as one of the most wondrous voices of the 20th century! New commemorative stamp released by USPS
FindYourStampsValue.com invites our readers to take a look at a new stamp by the U.S. Postal Service that honors one of America's great singers, Sarah Vaughan (1924-1990). The artwork for this stamp is a portrait in oils of Vaughan in performance based on a photograph shot in 1955 by Hugh Bell. "The Divine One" or "Sassy", as she was nicknamed, nurtured her vocal talents in her family church in Ne
British women – the heroines of Serbian army in the WWI. 6 commemorative stamps to underline their contribution are released!
British women were the inseparable part of Serbian army in the First World War therefore they are considered to be real heroines and were honored by Serbian Post with six special commemorative stamps underlining their contribution to the victory. FindYourStampsValue.com invites our readers to learn about these brave and devoted female-soldiers with this historical stamp release. Flora Sandes (Neth
