Emerging in France between the two world wars, Art Deco was a creative response to the dull austerity of the First World War that permeated the design of furniture, household goods and textiles. Still, the movement made its most lasting contribution to early 20th century architecture. Beginning between 1908 and 1912, Art Deco gained mainstream [...]
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World Heritage – Nordic Countries
May 26th, 2011 
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1,110 viewsThe United Nations Postal Administration (UNPA) issued a set of six stamps on the theme “World Heritage – Nordic Countries” which includes five Nordic countries plus the Struve Geodetic Arc. Heritage is our legacy from the past, what we live with today, and what we pass on to future generations. Our cultural heritage and our [...]
The Struve Geodetic Arc
May 22nd, 2011 srmodh 1,166 viewsThe Struve Geodetic Arc is a chain of survey triangulations stretching from the Black Sea to Norway’ northern coast on the initiative of Friedrich Georg Wilhelm Struve (1793-1864) for the measurement of the shape and size of the planet Earth. The measurement of the arc is an exceptional example of different countries scientists’ and monarchs’ [...]
Tourist Stamps – San Marino
April 30th, 2011 srmodh 1,346 viewsSan Marino post issued a set of six stamps showing various tourist places of San Marino: the San Francesco Gate, the Church of San Francesco, the Government Building, the First Tower, the Basilica del Santo and the Church of the Capuchin. At the bottom right the first stamp shows the San Francesco Gate, known also [...]
Lighthouses 2011 – Spain
April 30th, 2011 srmodh 1,214 viewsThis Lighthouses issue is devoted to the following six Lighthouses: Calella (Barcelona), Chipiona (Cádiz), La Entallada (Fuerteventura); Cap de Sant Sebastiá (Girona), Castell de Ferro (Granada) and Faro Valencia. The lighthouse of Calella is located on a hill 50 m above sea level. It was inaugurated in December 1859. It first worked with oil and [...]
Russia Regions
April 12th, 2011 srmodh 1,199 viewsRussia post issued three postage stamps dedicated to the Tambov, Tyumen and Novgorod Regions in continuation of the series Russia Regions. The stamps depicts: 1) monument to a peasant of Tambov in the city of Tambov, Nikiforovsky Sugar Plant, apple breeds of the All-Russia Scientific Research Institute of Horticulture named after. I. V. Michurin and [...]
