#Famous people on stamps
Israeli Post celebrates Beethoven’s 250th birthday with a stamp!
Israeli Post introduced a special stamp to mark the 250th anniversary of Ludwig van Beethoven’s birthday. This special item features a portrait of Ludwig van Beethoven, exhibiting his typical stern, serious expression and burning gaze. To the left of the portrait is the score for the opening motif in his Symphony no.5 Op.67 1st movement - Allegro con brio. Ludwig van Beethoven was one of th
HayPost honors a famous Armenian weightlifter with a stamp!
HayPost issued a special stamp dedicated to the theme "Sport. Sergo Hambardzumyan". This item features famous Armenian weightlifter, the three-time USSR champion and world record holder in weightlifting Sergo Hambardzumyan. In the background of this stamp you can see a sportsman’s photo from the World Weightlifting Championship as well as a fragment of the article about Sergo Hamrbardzumyan
An Post devotes its new stamp to Liam Cosgrave!
An Post issued a special stamp to mark the centenary of the birth of Liam Cosgrave who was the Irish prime minister from 1973 to 1977. Designed by Post Studio, the stamp and a commemorative First Day Cover feature the portrait of Liam Cosgrave, which hangs in Leinster House. Framed editions of the stamp were presented to Deputy Prime Minister Leo Varadkar and members of the Cosgrave family by An P
Royal Mail unveiled six Sherlock special stamps!
Royal Mail celebrates the world-famous detective on the 10th anniversary of the modern-day adaptation of the Holmes mysteries with a special issue. These six stamps feature key characters from six of the most popular programmes across the award-winning BBC TV series. The items show such starring actors as Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman, Amanda Abbington and Andrew Scott, who played the roles
HayPost honors Napoleon Bonaparte with a special souvenir sheet!
HayPost released a special souvenir sheet of one stamp honoring Napoleon Bonaparte - a French military general, the first emperor of France and one of the world's greatest military leaders. The stamp on the souvenir sheet features Napoleon in full growth, while the rest of philatelic item presents Napoleon’s abdication letter, one of the original copies of which is preserved at Yeghishe Char
Romfilatelia celebrates Beethoven’s 250th birthday with two stamps!
Romfilatelia joins other postal series and issues two stamps celebrating the 250th anniversary of the birth of Ludwig van Beethoven. Many people consider him as the greatest composer in the world of all time. Indeed, Ludwig van Beethoven had a huge talent and wrote a lot of masterpieces even after the onset of deafness. The stamps feature the portraits of Ludwing van Beethoven, alongside with scor
Portugal Post honors Amália Rodrigues with two original stamps!
Amália Rodrigues is a unique symbol of Portugal. She was an extraordinary artist, still called the queen of Fado. Amalia made Portuguese music famous all over the world and brought it back to favor after years of political turmoil in Portugal. To celebrate the centenary of her birth Portugal Post issued a set of two stamps. The stamps show the singer’s photos and items of her clothing such
Champion golfer to feature on six Jersey stamps!
Jersey Post issued a set of six stamps to celebrate the 150th birth anniversary of Jersey golfer, Harry Vardon. One of golf’s greatest ever players, Vardon won The Open a record six times from 1896 to 1914, and the US Open in 1900. He pioneered accurate and reliable hitting techniques that are still the basis of the modern golf swing. The stamps introduced by Jersey Post feature photographs
A special Greenlandic stamp celebrates Queen Margrethe II’s 80th birthday!
Queen Margrethe II has the reputation of being Europe's most intellectual monarch. She became the Danish queen in 1972 and since that time Greenland Post has issued several stamps to honor this famous personality. On the occasion of the Queen's 80th birthday, which was celebrated on the 16th April, Greenland Post presented a new beautiful stamp. The stamp shows the portrait of Her Majesty who is
Denmark’s Queen is honored with 5 stylish stamps on her 80th birthday!
The Danish sovereign will be 80 years old on 16 April 2020. Denmark Post marks this special day with a stylish minisheet that contains five stamps. HM Queen Margrethe II has collaborated with the Postal Service to select four images that depict key events: from her childhood to her first state visit abroad as newly appointed monarch. The large portrait is new and has been specially photographed fo
