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INTERNATIONAL CELEBRATION OF MARIA CALLAS' OPERA CAREER
This year, a number of philatelic offices will issue stamps commemorating the remarkable career of opera singer, Maria Callas. Maria Callas, whose birth name was Maria Cecilia Sophia Anna Kalogeropoulos, was born on 2 December 1923 in New York and died on 16 September 1977 in Paris.Frequently known as “La Divina”, Callas was a huge name in modern opera, an unforgettable soprano who in the mid-20th century revived the classic roles of “coloratura” (ornamentation of the melody typical of Ital
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Nov 28th 2023
LUXEMBOURG ISSUES ITS FIRST CYRPTO CURRENCY STAMP
Luxembourg now joins Croatia, Netherlands, the United Nations, Switzerland & Austria in issuing a stamp with a crypto currency value. What is a crypto stamp?A crypto stamp is a stamp made up of two parts: a physical stamp and its digital twin. The digital twin is an image that you can collect, exchange and trade on the blockchain.Features of the Luxembourg issue:
Price of the stamp: €9,00 Design: Sandra Smulders, Vormgoed (NL)Printing: color offset and screen print on Inverc
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Nov 17th 2023
YOUNG COLLECTORS FOLLOW DINOSAUR TRACKS AND BONES TO PURSUE THEIR HOBBY!
Last year, the Spainish city of Teruel hosted the National Exhibition of Youth Philately Being an exhibition aimed at a younger audience, the aim was to recover the dinosaur-themed series that in 2015 consisted of the Ankylosaurus, Tyrannosaurus, Triceratops and Diplodocus stamps.In 2023, the dinosaur chosen was the Aragosaurus ischiaticus, which consists of a stamp in which we see a representation of what its image was and a vignette in which an illustration of some of the rema
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Oct 25th 2023
CAN YOU DECIPHER THE HIDDEN CODE IN THE U.S. $3 PATHFINDER SOUVENIR SHEET?
The USPS provides a Scrambled Indicia Stamp Decoder tool that allows you to view hidden images and symbols on select commemorative stamps issued between 1997 and 2004. You will need the decoder to view hidden images on this Pathfinder Souvenir Sheet. The decoder lens is a precision optical device manufactured with the same acrylics used for prescription eyeglass lenses. Will you be able to decipher the code in the $3 souvenir sheet? Stampcenter.com is offeri
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Oct 18th 2023
NATIVE AMERICANS HONORED FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS ON US STAMPS
Native Americans have been featured on US postage stamps since 18981. The stamps were issued to honor American Indians and their contributions. Below is a list of those stamps along with their denomination and date of issue:SubjectDenominationDate IssuedIndian Hunting Buffalo4¢June 17, 1898Pocahontas5¢May 8, 1907American Indian14¢May 1, 1923National Parks: Cliff Palace, Mesa Verde4¢September 25, 1934Indian Centennial3¢October 15, 1948Will Rogers3¢November 4, 1948Frederic Remington, Artist of the
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Oct 12th 2023