#Famous people on stamps
Gustavo Cerati as a musical idol of Argentine! New commemorative stamp unveiled
The late Argentine rock legend Gustavo Cerati leaves a legacy of beautiful songs and soundscapes, not just for Spanish speakers, but for the world. This personality is a real symbol of Argentine and people of this country deify him even after his death. So, FindYourStampsValue.com is glad to introduce a new commemorative stamp by Argentinian Post that honors one of the best Spanish musicians – Gus
Polish stamp is a winner again! Best religious stamp was named!
Poland has done it again by winning – for the third time in recent years – the most prestigious award for best religious stamp: the St. Gabriel International Award. The 2015 awards ceremony was held on 29 September at Legnago's Fioroni Museum. FindYourStampsValue.com congratulates Polish Post with this great philatelic achievement. In 2011 the beatification of Pope John Paul II was philatelically
A grateful stamp collector recommends our readers the rarest Elvis FDC
Recently, FindYourStampsValue.com received a letter from a grateful philatelist and stamp collector whose story was published on our site (https://www.FindYourStampsValue.com/?p=35211). It was the story about David Saks – a stamp collector who managed to buy Elvis Presley philatelic items before the official ceremony of their issuing. "I am most grateful to you for featuring the story on my Elvis
New issue by Slovakia Post commemorating the 200th birth anniversary of Don Bosco
FindYourStampsValue.com is glad to inform that Slovakia Post has designed and is ready to release a special stamp issue commemorating the 200th birth anniversary of Don Bosco. The item depicting the portrait of this great person will be issued and put into circulation on the 14th of August. Giovanni Bosco was born on August 16, 1815 in a small part of the Piemonte village Castelnuovo d'Asti (today
Dr. René Gerónimo Favaloro – the most prominent Argentinian surgeon
FindYourStampsValue.com is glad to inform that Argentinian Post has released a special stamp to commemorate one of the most prominent Argentinians surgeons who is well-known in Argentina as well as in other countries. The issue has been already put into circulation and is available for purchasing. An eminent cardiac surgeon from Argentina, Dr. René Gerónimo Favaloro was the foremost surgeon who su
Count Jan Potocki as one of the legendary figures of Poland
FindYourStampsValue.com is glad to inform that Poland Post has released a special stamp to commemorate Count Jan Potocki – a Polish ethnologist, Egyptologist, linguist, traveler, adventurer and popular author of the Enlightenment period. The issue was put into circulation on the 25th of June. Most Western readers have never heard of Count Jan Nepomucen Potocki; indeed, his singular masterpiece was
500th anniversary of the birth of St Teresa of Avila celebrated by Austria Post
FindYourStampsValue.com is glad to inform that Austria Post has released a special stamp on the occasion of the 500th anniversary of St. Teresa of Avila. The design of the special stamp shows the patron saint of Spain on a painting from the early 1900's, which is in the possession of Gmunden Karmelitinnen ordens, which was designed by the artist Dieter Kraus brand. The stamp was released and put i
Notable Uruguayan women – professor and politician Belela Herrera
FindYourStampsValue.com is glad to inform that Uruguayan Post has released a special stamp to commemorate the notable woman of the country – Belela Herrera. The stamp was issued and put into circulation on the 6th of March. Maria Bernabela " Belela" Herrera Sanguinetti, is a professor and political Uruguayan was vice chancellor of Uruguay between 2005 and 2008. Besides being mother of five childre
Martha Washington – First Woman depicted on the U.S. Postage Stamp
Did you know who was the first female appeared on a USA postage stamp? FindYourStampsValue.com has prepared a special article unveiling this interesting philately fact. Since the first United States postage stamps were issued in 1847, men's portraits had always been depicted on the stamps. That changed in 1902 when Martha Washington became the first woman to be depicted on a United States postage
The 400th Birth Anniversary of Štefan Pilárik celebrated by Slovakia Post
FindYourStampsValue.com would like to introduce a new postage stamp by Slovakia Post honoring the work and creativity of Štefan Pilárik. The postage stamp includes motifs from the author's manuscript "Favus distillans", its origins being the collection of the University Library in Bratislava. The issue is to be released and put into circulation on the 6th of February. Štefan Pilárik was an Evangel
