Protection of Persons with Disabilities, Respect on the Net, the Use of the Safety Belt and Keep your City Clean are the four stamps of this year’s Civic Values issue. The rights and freedoms of individuals should be enjoyed by people with disabilities on an equal footing. For this reason, governments are to promote, protect [...]
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150 anniversary of the Property Act
February 11th, 2011 
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1,037 viewsTo celebrate the 150 anniversary of the Property Act (Ley Hipotecaria), a stamp is issued within the “Anniversaries” series depicting the official logo made on occasion of this commemoration. The Property Act was passed on February 8 1861 under the reign of Elizabeth II and was the origin of the current real estate registry system. [...]
International Year of Chemistry – Spain
February 9th, 2011 srmodh 2,134 viewsThe General Assembly of the United Nations has proclaimed 2011 as International Year of Chemistry and philately joins in this celebration with a commemorative stamp. The IYC 2011 is an initiative of IUPAC, the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, and of UNESCO. The goals of IYC2011 are to increase the public appreciation of [...]
Musical instruments – Spain
February 7th, 2011 srmodh 4,066 viewsSpanish post issued a set of stamps devoted to musical instruments featuring four string instruments, three of them plucked: guitar, lute and mandolin, and the other one, the violin, bowed. The guitar is a plucked string instrument consisting of a wooden box, a neck on which is attached the fretboard, an acoustic sound hole in [...]
Biodiversity and Oceanography
January 27th, 2011 srmodh 1,973 viewsSpain post issued a stamp reflecting the importance and concern of society in Oceanography, the science devoted to the study of the seas, its phenomena, the marine flora and fauna, and to biodiversity – number of plant and animal species of the oceans. The Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) (Higher Council for Scientific Research) [...]
Popular Festivity – Spain
January 26th, 2011 srmodh 1,121 viewsSpanish post issued a stamp to celebrate the 425th anniversary of Fiesta de Sant Sebastià en El Pont de Suert. The origins of the Fiesta de Sant Sebastià en El Pont de Suert, which celebrates its 425th anniversary, the Cofradía (brotherhood) of the same name, although established in 1503, was not formalized until 1586. This [...]
