Magyar Posta is issuing an exclusive commemorative stamp block in memory of the Titanic and Dr Árpád Lengyel, the ship’s doctor on the first vessel to hurry to the aid of the Titanic, the British steamship RMS Carpathia. The main motif of this unusual philatelic product is the Titanic heading towards the iceberg, while the [...]
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Titanic 100 years – Aland
April 16th, 2012 
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356 viewsThe date 15 April 1912 is highly associated with the ocean-going steamship Titanic that struck an iceberg on her maiden voyage from Southampton on her way to New York City and sank in the Atlantic Ocean. The wreck of Titanic is worldwide known and a number of movies has been filmed and novels written about [...]
Titanic – Canada
April 10th, 2012 srmodh 847 viewsCanada post issued a set of four stamps to commemorate 100 year of Titanic. The stamps feature the front view of Titanic, The Bow and The Stern. The bow: Titanic’s enormous bow and two front anchors appear in the centre of the first pair of stamps. On the right side, you’ll see Southampton (England), where [...]
Titanic – Isle of Man
April 10th, 2012 srmodh 461 viewsIOM post commemorated the one-hundredth anniversary of the most infamous maritime disaster that shocked the world with a set of six stamps. RMS Titanic was a British passenger liner that sank in the North Atlantic Ocean on 15 April 1912 after colliding with an iceberg during her maiden voyage from Southampton, England to New York [...]
Holy Easter 2012 – Romania
March 21st, 2012 srmodh 891 viewsOn the occasion of Easter holidays, Romania post issued the postage stamps issue HOLY EASTER 2012. The Resurrection of our Lord, this miracle that has been in the Christian mind for two millennia, has always made people become better to be able to properly receive the Light of Christ´s Resurrection. The postage stamp of this [...]
75 Years of the RNZAF
March 20th, 2012 srmodh 529 views
New Zealand Post issued a set of stamps commemorating the 75th anniversary of the RNZAF. Since its inception in 1937 the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) has made a significant contribution to war – and peace – time efforts in New Zealand and around the world. When the RNZAF (Te Tauaarangi o Aotearoa, or [...]
