March 16th, 2012 
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Russia post issued a set of stamps featuring XXII Olympic Winter Games and paralympic games mascots. The Leopard, Polar Bear and Hare are of Olympic games and Snowflake and Ray of Light are talismans of the XI Winter Paralympic Games. The 2014 Winter Olympics, officially the XXII Olympic Winter Games, or the 22nd Winter Olympics, [...]
February 8th, 2012 srmodh 949 views
In his book ‘A Century Of British Chess’, Philip Sergeant writes that Britain’s first chess club, Parsloe’s, which opened in 1774, numbered among its early supporters George Eliot, later General Eliot, Governor of Gibraltar and commander of the forces during the Great Siege of 1779-1783. Many famous military men have played chess. Down the ages [...]
September 16th, 2011 srmodh 1,469 viewsNew Zealand post issued it’s first 3D stamp – just in time for Rugby World Cup 2011. Featuring the Tournament’s prize, the Webb Ellis Cup, as you’ve never seen it before, this innovative stamp is sure to impress. When you order your Webb Ellis Cup stamp, you will receive more than just the stamp itself. [...]
September 5th, 2011 srmodh 1,932 viewsThe Isle of Man Post Office issued a miniature sheet of stamps featuring the official CYG 2011 logo, and the Games mascot ‘Tosha’ to celebrate the fourth Commonwealth Youth Games which take place on the Isle of Man from the 7th – 13th September 2011. The first Commonwealth Youth Games were held in Edinburgh, Scotland [...]
August 12th, 2011 srmodh 2,466 viewsA commemorative stamp celebrating the hosting of the XXIII Olympic Winter Games is issued, conveying our delight and exhilaration and looking forward to the date when this dream is realized in PyeongChang – a locale that is surrounded by Taebaek Mountains to its east, the Charyeong Mountains to its southwest, the Odae Mountain and Gyebang [...]
July 18th, 2011 srmodh 2,460 viewsRepublic of Belarus issued three stamps and a souvenir sheet from the series “Equestrian sport”. Equestrian sport began to develop in Belarus after the creation of the first horse-riding school in Gomel in 1957. In 1958 its branch was opened in the village of Ratomka in Minsk region. Equestrian sport includes jumping (overcoming obstacles), dressage [...]
World Stamp Competition nicknamed "INDONESIA 2012" will be held from 18 to 24 June 2012 at the Jakarta Convention Center, Jakarta.
Australia is hosting an International Stamp Exhibition, AUSTRALIA 2013 in Melbourne, from 10 - 15 May 2013 at the Exhibition Buildings, Carlton, Melbourne.
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