Irish post issued four stamps featuring Ireland’s birds of prey (raptors) as part of the Fauna and Flora series. The species depicted on the stamps are the Buzzard, the Golden Eagle, the Peregrine Falcon and the Merlin.
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50th Anniversary of the Founding of the Diocese of Eisenstadt
August 9th, 2010 
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678 viewsThe 15th of August 1960 was a significant date for Burgenland, for it was on this day that the then Pope, John XXIII, created the Diocese of Eisenstadt with his Bull “Magna quae”. However, this important step had been preceded by a long a varied history. Up to the end of the First World War, [...]
Modern Taiwanese Paintings 2010
August 7th, 2010 srmodh 1,318 viewsChunghwa Post is following up with another set of two stamps from the collection of the Taipei Fine Arts Museum, featuring Bamboo Grove in Early Summer and Pear Espalier.
Commonwealth Games Stadiums
August 6th, 2010 srmodh 1,413 viewsIndia post issued a set of two postage stamps featuring two stadiums The Talkatora and the Jawaharlal Stadium prepared for the Commonwealth Games.
The Age of Dinosaurs (1st)
August 4th, 2010 srmodh 1,424 viewsKorean post will issues a stamps featuring the fascinating animal which appeared hundreds of millions years ago to dominate life on earth for 160 million years only to abruptly go extinct.
Vintage Cars IV
August 1st, 2010 srmodh 1,443 viewsJersey post will issue a fourth set in the Vintage Cars series featuring a further selection of the vintage motor cars which are still driven on Jersey’s roads. The models range from 1912 to 1949.
