Denmark Plans Maps Issue for History of Cartography Meeting

Post Danmark plans to issue on July 15, 2009, a set of four (4) map stamps depicting old maps of Denmark to mark the 23rd biennial International Conference on the History of Cartography (ICHC) which will be held in Copenhagen from July 12 to July 17, 2009. The planned set comprises of 1

Background Map on Queensland 150 Years Mini-sheet

Australia Post issued two single stamps and a mini-sheet on June 9, 2009 to mark 150 years of Queensland’s independence from New South Wales in December 1859. The design on the 55c stamp depicts the Queensland outback, and windmill along with a night view of Queensland Parliament House. The $2.75 stamp shows the […]

Singapore Mass Rapid Transit Maps

On May 28, 2009 Singapore Post released a set of four circular stamps commemorating opening of the first section of Singapore Mass Rapid Transit Corporation’s Circle Line. While the four stamps all have small maps of Singapore and the Circle Line route, the 1ST denomination stamp has the largest map in the set, showing Singapore […]

National History Museum of Latvia

Latvia 2009-05-14

On May 14, 2009 Latvian Post issued a new stamp to commemorate the National History Museum of Latvia ( Latvijas Nacionālais vēstures muzejs). The musuem is the largest repository of Latvian cultural material and was founded in 1869 as the museum of the Riga Latvian Society. Since 1920 the Museum has […]

Marshall Islands Postal Service 25th Anniversary

Marshall Islands 2009-05-02

The Marshall Islands marked the 25th anniversary of Postal Service in the islands with a 44cent souvenir sheet issued on May 2, 2009. Now part of the US Postal Service, the Marshall Islands issued their first stamps in 1984.

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Marshall Islands Map on Air Heros Sheet

On April 28th, 2009 the Marshall Islands issued a sheet of 16 stamps to honor some of America’s most important military aviation heros. The 44cent stamps show portraits of the aviation heros with backgrounds depecting important events in their distinquished careers. The final stamp at the lower

Marshall Islands 2009-04-28

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