#Famous people on stamps
100 years since the birth of the illustrator and painter Eleodoro Ergasto Marenco
Eleodoro Ergasto Marenco was born in Buenos Aires on July 13, 1914. He is associated with painted and sculpted Argentinian tradition and history for over sixty years. His artistic inclination was influenced by rural experiences of his childhood. Images stored in his memory appeared with increasing sharpness in a lot of his drawings and paintings. With the overwhelming power of his love for the gau
New set of stamps commemorating Apolinario Mabini's 150th birth anniversary
The Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost) releases a new set of stamps and souvenir sheets commemorating Apolinario Mabini's 150th birth anniversary on July 23 held in his hometown, Barangay Talaga of the City of Tanauan, in the Province of Batangas. Postmaster General Josie Dela Cruz presented the framed souvenir stamps to President Benigno S. Aquino III during the commemorative program with th
Famous Hungarian: special stamp issue dedicated to the 200th anniversary of Miklós Ybl
Magyar Posta - Magyar Architecture commemorative stamp blocks and representative stamp set by Hungarian Post welcomed Miklós Ybl – a famous Hungarian architect, one of Europe's leading architects in the mid to late nineteenth century as well as Hungary's most influential architect during his career. The special stamp blocks depict Nicholas Ybl's Szabadkígyós Wenckheim castle. This building can be
New stamp issue of Salvador Post in honor of Monsignor Oscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdamez
San Salvador, June 23, 2014. Directorate General of Posts El Salvador conducted a launch of new stamp Issue. The event was chaired by Minister of Interior and Territorial Development, Mr. Ramon Aristides Valencia; Director General of Posts of El Salvador and others. The Stamps show objective Monsignor Oscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdamez Salvadoran Catholic priest who preached in defense of human right
Stamp issue commemorating the 500th anniversary of the death of Bramante
This year marks the 500th anniversary of the death of Bramante, the Italian architect and painter who is considered one of the greatest artists of the Renaissance. The Philatelic and Numismatic Office celebrated the occasion with the issue of a postage miniature sheet featuring the spiral staircase he designed for the Octagonal Courtyard of the Belvedere (Vatican City). Very little is known about
Personalities: Pavol Horov (1914 – 1975) honored by Pofis
Slovak post Pofis issued a stamp to commemorate the centenary of birth of Pavol Horov, famous Slovak poet. As a poet, Pavol Horov followed in his poetry tradition of modern Slovak poetry, represented by Ivan Krasko and Laco Novomesky. His poems were inspired by Symbolism, Poetism and Surrealism and he tended to create his own individual style and poetics. He is often considered as a "poet of home"
New issue in honor of 1200th Anniversary of the death of Charlemagne
Charlemagne is an outstanding figure in Italian history. He began a series of military campaigns which would allow him over time to re- constitute a large part of what had been the Western Roman Empire. On the night of Christmas in 800 in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, Pope Leo III crowned him the first emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. The depth of his vision anticipated the concept itself of a un
New postal issues of Brazilian stamps
The centenary of birth of musician Dorival Caymmi and Brazilian football were honored late in April with the release of commemorative postage stamps. The label on the centenary of the Bahian singer and composer was launched on Wednesday (30th April) at the House of Music in Salvador. Reproduction of a photo of Dorival Caymmi, the label seeks to express the joy of the artist that gripped the Brazil
POS MALAYSIA commemorated Obama's visit on a special cover
According to the info got by FindYourStampsValue.com, Pos Malaysia Berhad (Pos Malaysia) welcomed President Barack Obama by issuing a special commemorative cover to honor the President's first visit to Malaysia since assuming office in 2008. President Obama has been the first president of the United States of America to visit Malaysia in nearly half a century after President Lyndon Johnson's visit
Charlton Heston was memorized with a stamp
Recently in the USA a new stamp has been introduced. It depicts the image of legendary Hollywood person and humanitarian Charlton Heston. This famous man was honored as the 18th inductee into the U.S. Postal Service’s Legends of Hollywood stamp series on 11-th of April. This event came about during the well-known TCM Classic Film Festival. According to the info of an interview, studied by FindYour
