Posts Tagged ‘Liechtenstein’

Chinese Signs of the Zodiac – Liechtenstein

For some time now the small Principality of Liechtenstein and the vast People’s Republic of China have enjoyed friendly relations. One expression of this cordial relationship are numerous Liechtenstein postage stamps to which Chinese artists have contributed. For the “Chinese Signs of the Zodiac” issue (face value CHF 1.90) a different approach has however been [...]

Christmas 2011 – Liechtenstein

Liechtenstein post has chosen Christmas cribs as stamp subject: much loved in Liechtenstein, these decorate the local churches in the time leading up to Christmas, at Christmas itself and in the period between Christmas and the New Year, bringing the event of Christ’s birth closer to the faithful in palpable three-dimensional form. A section taken [...]

Liechtenstein Landscapes SEPAC – III

For the third and final time the focus of the stamp folders produced since 2007 by SEPAC (“Small European Postal Administrations Cooperation”, to which Liechtenstein also belongs) is on “European Landscapes”. Following “Beautiful Corners of Europe I” (2007) and “Beautiful Corners of Europe II” (2009) this year’s issue too is intended offer an exclusive platform [...]

Butterflies – III – Liechtenstein

Liechtenstein post for the third time following 2009 and 2010 issued butterflies native to Liechtenstein feature depicting two more harbingers of spring, the Orange Tip and the Peacock. The “Peacock”, Inachis io (face value CHF 2.20) from the Nymphalidae family was the “Butterfly of the Year 2009”. Since because of global warming this butterfly now [...]

Europa 2011 – Liechtenstein

There have now been annual “Europa stamps” for more than 55 years. Following the pattern established in 1956 by the six member countries of the then European Coal and Steel Community (Belgium, the Federal Republic of Germany, France, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands), every year a steadily growing number of European postal administrations all issue [...]

Liechtenstein Museum of Art: Arte Povera

Liechtenstein post issued a set of stamps featuring the art work of some of the most famous artists of Liechtenstein.


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