Eesti Post Honors Estonian War of Independence Patriots

Estonia 2009-02-12

Eesti Post (Estonian Post Ltd.) has issued two stamps in early 2009 that feature background maps. The February 12, 2009 issue commemorates the 125th anniversary of the birth of Johan Laidoner (12 Feb. 1884 – 13 March 1953), who was Commander-in-Chief of the Estonian armed forces during the War of Independence. […]

UK Issues Darwin Commemorative Galapagos Map Sheet

UK Darwin Set 2009-02-12

Royal Mail has issued, on February 12, 2009, a set of new stamps and a souvenir sheet to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin. The stamps also mark the 150th anniversary, November 24, 1859, of the publication of Darwin’s “On The Origin of Species.” The […]

London “Tube” Map Featured on Jan. 2009 British Design Series

United Kingdom 2009-01-13

A single First Class rate stamp featuring the Harry Beck designed “London Underground Map” was featured as part of the British Design Classics, issued by Royal Mail on January 13, 2009. The first “Tube” map was designed in 1931 by Beck, an Underground employee, with the concept being based on […]

Outer Islands of Indonesia Sheet

On November 10, 2008 Indonesia Post issued a set of stamps depicting various small and outer islands “Pulau-pulau Kecil Terluar / The Small Outermost Islands” in the Indonesian chain of islands. The stamps feature a photograph of the island, and a locator map. A full sheet of stamps,

Indonesia 2008-11-10

shown above, […]

Republic of Latvia Marks 90th Anniversary

Latvia 2008-11-07

On November 7, 2008 Latvian Post issued a single stamp that commemorates the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Republic of Latvia on November 18, 1918. The stamp shows the Latvian Coat of Arms overlaid on the national flag in the shape of the country boundary. This issue of 500,000 […]

Belarus: Struve Geodetic Arc Souvenir Sheet

Here is an interesting souvenir sheet, shown below, issued by Belarus on December 16, 2007. The single stamp souvenir sheet commemorates the Struve Geodetic Arc, a project lasting from 1816-1855 by German-born Russian scientist Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve to determine the exact size and shape of the Earth. The original arc […]