Spain post issued a souvenir sheet of the Cathedral of Salvador de Albarracín in the cathedral series. The souvenir sheet features a panoramic view of the cathedral and the surroundings. The town of Albarracín is located in the province of Teruel by the river Guadalaviar at an altitude of 1,171 meters. It belongs to the [...]
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Castles of Croatia
July 6th, 2011 
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1,125 viewsCroatian Post has released four new commemorative postage stamps from the new series “Castles of Croatia”. Donji Miholjac – the Hilleprand-Mailáth Castle There are two castles in Donji Miholjac, one next to the other. The older one is a ground floor, long, late-baroque building from 1818 and the newer one is one storey historicist building [...]
Circus – Romania
June 20th, 2011 srmodh 1,504 viewsIn the heyday of the Roman Empire, the circus was one of the most accessible and popular forms of entertainment. Mode of existence and organization of joint activities as the circus bears the mark of defining temperament various peoples and continents. In ancient Rome, “Circus”, meaning circle or ring, defined spaces such as the specific [...]
Thomas The Tank Engine
June 14th, 2011 srmodh 2,964 viewsGB post issued a set of stamps to mark the centenary of the birth of the Reverend Wilbert Awdry creator of Thomas the Tank Engine. The six stamps show Thomas and some of his friends from the TV series. Reverend Awdry’s passion for railways had been instilled in him by his clergyman father, Vere, and [...]
Architecture: Art Deco
June 13th, 2011 srmodh 2,270 viewsEmerging 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 [...]
The Year of Craft in Ireland
June 4th, 2011 srmodh 1,182 viewsAn Post issued five stamps to celebrate Year of Craft 2011. Crafts have been essential for many decades in developing Ireland’s creative and economic growth. The Year of Craft will focus domestic and international attention on Ireland’s craft makers, and raise the profile of craft designers, promoters and collectors of exquisite craftware produced in Ireland. [...]
