Italian post issued a stamp of Italian mail featuring an envelope taking off, leaving behind a trail formed by the colours of the Italian flag.
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Methods of Mail Delivery – Canada
June 9th, 2011 
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2,876 viewsCanada post issued a se-tenant stamp depicting two of the more unusual methods of mail delivery. In the winter of 1910, a snapped telegraphic cable severed communications between the people the Magdalen Islands north of Cape Breton and the mainland. Faced with isolation, the leaders of the community rigged a ponchon—a large barrel used for [...]
Posthorn – Norway
November 24th, 2010 srmodh 2,159 viewsNorwegian post issued a set of three stamps in the world’s longest-running definitive series posthorn. Norwegian post offices were informed in a circular dated 16 December 1871 that a red 3 skilling stamp would go into circulation in January 1872.
World Day of Post
October 22nd, 2010 srmodh 1,187 viewsPolish post issued a postage stamp to mark the world post day.
First international mail flight
August 14th, 2010 srmodh 7,548 viewsMonaco post issued a postage stamp commemorating the first international mail flight. A project for the first international mail flight with electric propulsion will be made in 2010 from the Principality. A century ago, Monaco was the starting point of the first aircraft flying over the Mediterranean Sea and the Alps with the support of [...]
