Alishan, with its beautiful natural scenery and rich ecological resources, is a world famous tourist destination. The Beimen to Erwanping section of Alishan Forest Railway officially opened to traffic on December 25, 1912. Along with the mountain’s sacred trees, sunrise, sunset, and sea of clouds, the railway is one of the “Five Wonders of Alishan.” [...]
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50th Anniversary of the first RTÉ Broadcast
December 8th, 2011 
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677 viewsAn 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 [...]
Poles on the world
September 6th, 2011 srmodh 768 viewsPolish post issued a set of four stamps featuring famous personalities of Poland.
Mental Health 2011
September 5th, 2011 srmodh 2,873 viewsThe 2011 Mental Health stamp is the fourth annual semi-postal issued in support of the Canada Post Foundation for Mental Health. Collectively, stamps issued in the past three years have raised close to a million dollars, via a dollar from the sale of every booklet of ten stamps going to the Foundation. Along with a [...]
Canadian Innovations 2011
August 24th, 2011 srmodh 1,013 viewsCanada post issued a set of stamps that spotlight on the “Made in Canada” leaps of science and creativity that have changed lives at home and abroad. Canadians are an inventive bunch. In fact, Canadian inventors have patented more than a million inventions—but far too many of us would be unable to name more than [...]
100 Years of Aviation
July 20th, 2011 srmodh 1,216 viewsMalaysia post issued a set of stamps to celebrate 100 years of Aviation.
