The uncrowned king of Upper Hungary (today’s Slovakia) Matthew Czak was born in about 1260. His father Peter and his uncle Matthews held the office of Marshall Palatine during the reign of the incompetent king Ladislav IV. Cuman, and as a result, they were obtaining large properties in the south-western Slovakia. The young Matthew Czak became their sole heir. In the early 1290s he acted as a loyal courtier of Andrew III who appointed him a Palatine in 1296.
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Matthew Czak of Trencín
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20 viewsBattersea Dogs & Cats Home 150th Anniversary
March 13th, 2010 srmodh 18 views
The world famous rescue centre has come a long way since 1860, when the temporary home for ‘Lost and Starving Dogs’ was established by Mary Tealby, in Holloway, North London. Eleven years later it moved to Battersea and in 1883 it started taking in cats as well.
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Happy Easter Holidays
March 13th, 2010 srmodh 59 views
The postage stamp depicting three young men with pomlázka a basket of Easter eggs on the way to carol. Easter is one of the most important Christian holidays. Celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ and his entry into heaven. Easter have their fixed date, but always fall on the first Sunday after the spring full moon.
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Karel Hynek Macha
March 11th, 2010 srmodh 37 views
Souvenir sheet is issued to the 200 years anniversary of the birth of our most important writers of romantic poet Karel Hynek Macha. The mark is illustrated Macha and behind a rock and luminous full moon. The souvenir sheet is detected by the so-called Bohemian region – the area around the castle Kokorin, Doksy and Macha Lake.
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Centenary of Powered Flight
March 11th, 2010 srmodh 51 views
Australian post issued a set of postage stamps to commemorate three significant powered flights from Australia’s early aviation history.
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Bridges of Taiwan
March 9th, 2010 srmodh 72 views
Taiwan post will issue a set of four postage stamps to publicize the beauty of Taiwan’s bridges. These set is third in the series of Bridges of Taiwan.
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Playgrounds
March 9th, 2010 srmodh 39 views
A place to play, time to play, friends to play with and methods of play are the four elements in a rich play environment. Playgrounds, important places for children to play are easily found in parks, schools, child care facilities, institutions, multiple family dwellings, resorts and public spaces.
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Jersey ~ Petrology
March 8th, 2010 srmodh 55 views
Jersey Post will issue a set of five postage stamps featuring petrology specimens found in Jersey. The oldest rocks in Jersey are the Shales which are over 700 million years old. However, the best known rocks in the island are the pink and grey Granites and Diorites.
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