Monthly Archive: May 2014

#17 – ISRAEL

Hashomer Hatzair Movement Centennial

Gerberas (05.02.2013)

Hashomer Hatzair Movement Centennial (26.05.2013)

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Date: 07.05.2014

Thank You Jacob Goldstein for this nice cover.

#16 – ITALY

La Fenice Venice

200th Anniversary of the Birth of Giuseppe Verdi (10.10.2013)

  • Italian composer and musician among the most popular in the world

“La Fenice” in Venice (09.11.2013)

  • Reproduces the interior of the theater “La Fenice” in Venice, completely destroyed by fire in 1996 and then rebuilt and reopened December 14, 2003
  • 10th Anniversary of the reopening
  • THE ITALIAN CULTURAL AND ARTISTIC HERITAGE

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Date: 29.3.14
Location: Pompei

Thank You Salvatore Izzo for this nice cover.

#15 – GREECE

100 Years from Mount Olympus First Ascent

Riches of the Greek Seas (21.02.2012)

  • Octopus vulgaris
  • Palinurus elephas

100 Years from Mount Olympus First Ascent (19.07.2013)

Thank You George Robakis for this nice cover.

#14 – GREECE

100 years since the liberation of Thessaloniki

Riches of the Greek Seas (21.02.2012)

  • Caretta caretta

100 Years Since The Liberation Of Thessaloniki (26.10.2012)

  • The battle of Deskati

Thank You Kioroglou Savas for this nice cover.

#13 – GERMANY

1000 years of Mainz Cathedral

Fritillaria Imperialis (05.12.2013)

1000 Years Consecration of Mainz Cathedral (13.08.2009)

Thank You Hartmut Herty for this nice cover.

#12 – POLAND

The canonization of Pope John Paul II

Polish Cities – Sieradz (29.07.2005)

    • Parish Church of All Saints

The Canonization of Pope John Paul II (02.04.2014)

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Szczecin 2 Kanonizacja Jana Pawła II (27.04.2014)
Stettin 2 Canonization of John Paul II

Thank You Roman Sudzik for this nice cover.

#11 – CZECH REPUBLIC

150 Years of the Czech Firefighters

JIRÍ SLÍVA (06.09.1995)

The Čtyřlístek Comics – Bobík (04.05.2011)

    • Bobík the Pig, sitting on the grass, playing guitar and singing a love song. The Bobík the Pig stamp is the final one of the series of stamps featuring the Čtyřlístek comics characters.
    • A stamp identified with the letter A corresponding to the price of Ordinary Letter – Standard up to 50 g in domestic service (current price according to the Price List of Basic Postal Services: CZK 13).

150 Years of the Czech Firefighters (05.03.2014)

    • vintage fire engine and a firefighter putting out house fire

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150 LET ČESKÉHO DOBROVOLNÉHO HASIČSTVA
150 Years of Czech VOLUNTARY Firemen (25.4.2014), showing patron of firefighter

Thank You Ivan Loew for this nice cover.