Archive for February, 2008

Civic Values – Spain





Issue date:  29/02/2008
Denomination: €0.31; €0.39 and €0.43

This year’s Civic Values issue is devoted to the Fight Against Child Exploitation, Intergenerational Solidarity and Cultural Diversity.

Cocos (Keeling) Islands-Visiting Birds – Australia


Issue date: 26 February 2008
Denominations: Two x 50c, one x $1.00, one x $1.45

This stamp issue, features four of the visiting birds to the Cocos (Keeling) Islands.
1) Black-winged Stilt
2) Chinese Pond Heron
3) White-breasted Waterhen
4) Saunders’ Tern

Centenary of Scouting in Australia – Australia

Issue date: 19 February 2008
Denominations: One x 50c, one x $1.35, one x $2.00
Designer: Asprey Creative
This set of three stamps mark the Centenary of Scouting in Australia from 1908 to 2008.

Festivals – Singapore


Date Of Issue : 29 Feb, 2008
A complete set of 12 stamps with values of 4 1st Local, 4 2nd Local and 4 55 cents.

Role of Jing in Peking Opera – China

Issue date: 23 February 2008
6 stamps/set
Denomination:- 80 fen, 1.20 yuan, 1.20 yuan, 1.20 yuan, 1.20 yuan, 1.20 yuan

Wildlife in Norway III – Norway



Date of Issue:- 21 Februrary 2008

Denomination:- NOK 11.00 – 14.00 – 23.00

Populus nigra- Spain

Date of Issue:-18/02/2008
Denomination:-€2.44

The Monumental Trees series is this year devoted to the black poplar of Horcajuelo (Alamo negro de Horcajuelo) depicted in the stamp.
The black poplar, or Populus nigra, belongs to the family of the Salicaceae native to Europe, southwest and central Asia, and northwest Africa. It grows throughout the Iberian Peninsula and it’s the fastest growing species. It is a deciduous tree with an open crown growing to more than 30 m tall.

DAMODARAM SANJEEVAIAH-India

Date of Issue:-14-02 2008
Denomination 0500 P