The Christmas 2011 stamp shows a happy family seated around a table and eating biscuits. Christmas decorations, including a tree, garlands, and golden stars, emphasise the festive side and magic of the moment. Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian [...]
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30 years of fighting AIDS
October 9th, 2011 
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892 viewsThirty years have passed since the discovery of the acquired immune deficiency syndrome, better known as AIDS. It was 30 years ago, during the summer of 1981, that the American medical authorities officially recognised a mysterious pneumonia and a rare skin cancer. Two years later, Professor Luc Montagnier and researcher Françoise Barré-Sinoussi discovered the virus [...]
Luxembourg SEPAC
October 8th, 2011 srmodh 737 viewsThe Small European Postal Administration Cooperation (SEPAC) is an organisation that brings together Europe’s small postal administrations or operators. They are Åland, the Faroe Islands, Gibraltar, Greenland, Guernsey, Iceland, the Isle of Man, Jersey, Liechtenstein, Malta, Monaco and Luxembourg.
International Year of Forests – Luxembourg
June 4th, 2011 srmodh 1,340 views2011 has been declared the “International Year of Forests” by the United Nations. This is why the theme selected for this year’s Europa stamps series will focus on the “forest” topic. Forests are vital to the survival of mankind and today require our attention more than ever before. They support life on Earth by protecting [...]
Christmas 2010 – Luxembourg
December 24th, 2010 srmodh 579 viewsLuxembourg post issued Christmas stamp showing a winter scene with a child sledding in the company of his dog.
Roses – Luxembourg
October 8th, 2010 srmodh 1,913 viewsLuxembourg post issued a set of stamps featuring various roses found in the country. The stamps are to be distributed by the automated teller machines.
