An Post issued three stamps commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the first Irish television broadcasts. The stamps feature TVs and a hand-held device, which evoke a sense of the Past, Present & Future. On the screens are iconic images of The Late Late Show host Gay Byrne, children’s TV presenter, Emma O’Driscoll, on the set [...]
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Christmas 2011 – Ireland
December 7th, 2011 
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557 viewsChristmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days. In much of the world’s nations Christmas is a civil [...]
The Irish Horse
September 6th, 2011 srmodh 913 viewsAn Post issued a series of four stamps to honour the Irish horse. Peter Curling, Ireland’s leading equestrian artist, painted the images on which the stamps were based. They show four common horses in Ireland; the thoroughbred horse, the Connemara pony, the coloured horse and the Irish draught horse.
Irish Animals & Marine Life
July 28th, 2011 srmodh 1,609 viewsAn Post issued eight stamps for its Irish Animals and Marine Life definitive series, illustrating Ireland’s biodiversity from the seabed to the mountain top. Biodiversity is an all-encompassing term used to describe the variety of all life and natural processes on Earth. The species featured on these stamps are; the Beadlet Anemone, the Squat Lobster, [...]
50th Anniversary of Amnesty International
July 13th, 2011 srmodh 1,417 viewsAn Post issued a stamp to mark the 50th anniversary of the founding of Amnesty International. Amnesty International is a worldwide movement that campaigns for internationally recognised human rights for all, regardless of political or religious affiliations. It was founded on 28 May, 1961, after a British lawyer, Peter Beneson was reading an article in [...]
Ireland’s National Parks
July 6th, 2011 srmodh 1,208 viewsIrish Post issued a set of six stamps commemorating Ireland’s national parks. These are Glenveagh National Park in Co Donegal; Ballycroy National Park in Co Mayo; Connemara National Park in Co Galway; the Burren National Park in Co Clare; Wicklow Mountains National Park in Co Wicklow and Killarney National Park in Co Kerry. Ireland’s exceptional [...]
