It was in 1996 that the international breast cancer expert Dr Ernie Bodai launched the first breast-cancer stamp. The idea was for this stamp to raise a maximum of donations for breast cancer research. In the meantime, the stamp has raised an unbelievable USD 30 million in America for the National Cancer Institute and the [...]
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Elisabeth Gorgl
October 6th, 2011 
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497 views“Elisabeth Görgl’s Courage brings Gold!“ was the headline in “Der Standard” after Lizz Görgl’s victory in the Super-G at the Ski World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen last winter. A few days later this congenial sportswoman went one further and won a second gold medal in the downhill race. The whole of Austria celebrated with this new [...]
90 years of the Federation of Austrian Philatelist Societies
September 15th, 2011 srmodh 470 viewsThe Federation of Austrian Philatelist Societies is celebrating its 90th birthday. It was on 9 March 1921 that representatives of 16 stamp collectors’ clubs came together in the once famous Dreierl restaurant in Vienna’s first district in order to found the Federation of Austrian Philatelist Societies, the VÖPh.
100 years of the Stammersdorf local railway
July 17th, 2011 srmodh 603 viewsThe Stammersdorf local railway, today also known as the Weinviertel Regional Railway, is a single-track, non-electrified branch line operated by the Austrian Federal Railways in the Weinviertel of Lower Austria. Originally, it ran from Stammersdorf to Dobermannsdorf via Auersthal, but today only the section from Obersdorf to Bad Pirawarth is in operation. The Stephaniebrücke – [...]
50 years of the OECD
July 17th, 2011 srmodh 559 viewsExactly 50 years ago, in 1961, the OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development) replaced its predecessor organisation the OEEC, which for its part had been founded in 1947 with the assistance of the United States and Canada to coordinate the Marshall Plan for the reconstruction of Europe after the Second World War. The OECD [...]
625 years of the St Christopher Brotherhood
July 16th, 2011 srmodh 629 viewsAustria post issued a postage stamp dedicated to the 625th anniversary of the foundation of the St Christopher Brotherhood, an “association of Christian charity” with over 18,000 members. The Brotherhood’s headquarters is the famous Arlberg Hospice Hotel and Chapel at Saint Christoph am Arlberg; the members of this charitable organisation include many famous personalities such [...]
