Name: Cocos (Keeling) Islands: 400 YearsDate of Issue: 21 April 2009Country: AustraliaDenominations: 2 x 55c, 1 x $1.10, 1 x $1.65 55c – 1609 Captain William Keeling’s first sighting 55c – 1836 Charles Darwin visited the islands on The Beagle $1.10 – 1827-1978 Clunies Ross family $1.65 – 1955 An Australian Territory www.mycovercollection.blogspot.com
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Birth Centenary of Francis Bacon
April 24th, 2009 
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496 viewsName: Birth Centenary of Francis BaconDate of Issue: 24 April 2009Country: IrelandDenominations: 55c Francis Bacon was born at 63 Lower Baggot Street, Dublin on 28 October 1909. His parents had moved to Ireland from England to breed and train racehorses. Francis left home at the age of 16 after an argument with his father, travelling [...]
The Polish Year in Israel
April 24th, 2009 srmodh 444 viewsName: The Polish Year in IsraelDate of Issue: 22 April 2009Country: PolandDenominations: PLN 3 Since 9 April 2008 a major event of culture and science – The Polish Year, has been celebrated in Israel in order to demonstrate the legacy of Poland, a country which is dear to many Jewish people. The rich agenda of [...]
Engineering Excellence in Nation Building
April 22nd, 2009 srmodh 861 viewsName: Engineering Excellence in Nation BuildingDate of Issue: 20 April 2009Country:MalaysiaDenominations: 30 sen (2 x setenant pairs : 4 designs), 50 sen (setenant pair: 2 designs30 sen: Transportation and Port – Past Transportation and Port – Present 30 sen: Telecommunication and Power – Past Telecommunication and Power – Present 50 sen: Road, Bridge and Dam [...]
Asia Becoming One through Stamps – Korea
April 22nd, 2009 srmodh 1,022 viewsName: Asia Becoming One through StampsDate of Issue: 22 April 2009Denominations:250 won x 2 As is known by all of us, a stamp is attached to an envelop as an indication of the fee paid to send a piece of mail. The letter attached with a stamp, as if it had wings, flies across the [...]
Love for the Earth – Korea
April 22nd, 2009 srmodh 819 viewsName: Love for the EarthDate of Issue: 22 April 2009Denominations:250 won x 2 The earth is dying! Snow is falling in Africa. Unseasonable waves of cold and scorching heat are battering the earth. Glaciers in the polar regions are melting, causing coastlines to sink under water. Human efforts to make their lives more convenient and [...]
