Name: Henry VIIIDate of Issue: January 2009Denominations:10p, 10p, 42p, 42p, 44p, 44p, 51p, 51p Henry VIII (1491 – 1547) was King of England and Lord of Ireland, later King of Ireland and claimant to the Kingdom of France, from 21 April 1509 until his death. Henry was the second monarch of the House of Tudor, [...]
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Birth Bicentenary of Louis Braille – Ireland
January 26th, 2009 
srmodh Name: Birth Bicentenary of Louis BrailleDate of Issue: 23 January 2009Denominations: 55cLouis lost his sight following an eye injury at the age of three. While a student of the Royal Institute for Blind Youth in Paris, Louis was shown a system of raised dots and dashes developed by Charles Barbier, a French army captain, as [...]
Tags: Chinese Year of the Ox 2009 – Ireland
January 26th, 2009 srmodh Name: Chinese Year of the Ox 2009Date of Issue: 23 January 2009Denominations: 82c The ox is much admired in Chinese culture for the uncomplaining pains it takes with daily work. Those born under its watch are expected to demonstrate similar strength of character! However, there are also five elements – wood, fire, earth, metal and [...]
Giant Panda – Taiwan
January 26th, 2009 srmodh Name: Giant PandaDate of Issue: 20 January 2009Denominations:Tuan Tuan at NT$5.00, Yuan Yuan NT$9.00, miniature sheet NT$25.00. The stamp featureing Tuan Tuan is denominated at NT$5.00 while Yuan Yuan is denominated at NT$9.00. The miniature sheet is denominated at NT$25.00. The giant panda is a charming and adorable animal. It has a face of a [...]
Unique Birds of Malaysia
January 26th, 2009 srmodh Name: Unique Birds of MalaysiaDate of Issue: 21 January 2009Denominations:30 sen, 50 sen (2 designs), Miniature sheet – RM5 30 sen (left): Malaysian Peacock-Pheasant (Polyplectron malacense) 50 sen (middle): Malaysian Whistling Thrush (Myophonus robinsoni) 50 sen (right): Milky Stork (Mycteria cineria) RM5: Wreathed Hornbill (Aceros undulatus) Plain-pouched Hornbill (Aceros subruficollis) www.stampgallery.xm.com www.mycovercollection.blogspot.com
Year of the Ox – Australia
January 24th, 2009 srmodh Name: Year of the OxDate of Issue: 26 January, 2009Denominations:55c, $1.65 The Ox symbolises loyalty and tenderness and is highly respected in traditional Chinese society signifying prosperity through fortitude and hard work. The minisheet of the issue depicts Laozi, a prominent thinker in ancient China. A native of Chu, a southern state in the Zhou [...]
The landscape of the journey – Japan
January 22nd, 2009 srmodh Name: The landscape of the journeyDate of Issue: 23 January, 2009Denominations:80 Yen x 10 www.mycovercollection.blogspot.com
Robert Burns 250th Anniversary – GB
January 22nd, 2009 srmodh Name: Robert Burns 250th AnniversaryDate of Issue: 22 January, 2009Denominations:1st, 2nd, 1st, 50, 81, 1st Robert Burns, one of the world’s greatest poets, and Scotland’s national bard, was born 250 years ago into a farming family at Alloway in Ayrshire in 1759. The brilliance Burns displayed as a child did not reach a wider public [...]
