Romania Issued Stamps on Alexandru Ioan Cuza
Alexandru Ioan Cuza was born on March 20th, 1820, in Barlad, in a family of Moldavian dignitaries (“dregator” in Romanian). He held several positions in the Moldavian administration – chairman of the Covurlui Court (1849-1851 and 1855-1856), director of the Ministry of Interior (1851), burgrave (“parcalab” in Romanian) of Galati (1856). After the adoption of the […]
Pablo Dorigo Sempere turns algae from Venice canals into postage stamps
Spanish-Italian designer Pablo Dorigo Sempere has extracted algae polluting the Venetian Lagoon and used it to make paper postage stamps for the Italian city. Dorigo Sempere made the product to showcase the qualities and ingredients of algae paper. Otherwise known as Shiro Alga Carta, this material was first produced in 1992 by Venetian paper company […]
From Cheese Rolling, to pigs, battles, and trains – how Gloucestershire has made a stamp on history
Gloucestershire has featured on many a postage stamp down the years, most recently in 2019 when the Cooper’s Hill cheeseroll was included in a collection titled Curious customs. If you are a fan of philately you may have in your collection the series issued in May 2008 by the Royal Mail that pictured the interiors […]
Portugal Issued Stamps and MS on 500th Anniversary of the Navigation of the Strait of Magellan
The First Circumnavigation Voyage, started by Ferdinand Magellan and completed by Sebastian Elcano, represents the rst truly global view of the world. A singular adventure that, having been de ned by Stefan Zweig as “the most glorious odyssey in the history of mankind”, had geographical, cultural, scienti c and socio-economic repercussions. Issue Date:18.03.2020 Designer:Atelier Folk […]
Ruth Asawa to be honored with postage stamps depicting her wire sculptures
Trailblazing artist and arts education advocate Ruth Asawa will be honored with postage stamps. Photo: Deanne Fitzmaurice, The Chronicle 2002 San Francisco sculptor and arts education advocate Ruth Asawa will be honored with a series of postage stamps, the United States Postal Service announced Friday, April 3. The Asawa stamps will feature 10 designs, each […]