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James Cameron's "Avitar- The Way of Water" featured on New Zealand Stamps
Pandora is what Earth once was: a pristine world unsullied by technology and the ravages of industry. In order to realise the captivating world of Pandora, director James Cameron and producer Jon Landau shot Avatar: The Way of Water in a number of locations around Aotearoa New Zealand. The new film combines Kiwi landscapes with the industry-leading innovations that Cameron is renowned for.Cutting-edge filmmaking technology is the key that opens the door to telling stories in more immersive and e
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Jun 11th 2023
USPS HONORS THE CENTENNIAL OF CHARLES M. SCHULZ WITH STAMPS FEATURING BELOVED CHARACTERS OF "PEANUTS" COMIC STRIP
In 2020, the United States Post Office celebrated the centennial of the birth of cartoonist Charles M. Schulz (1922-2000) with new stamps celebrating his beloved comic series through his unforgettable “Peanuts” characters. The groundbreaking comic became history’s most popular and successful strip.Debuting in 1950, “Peanuts” garnered hundreds of millions of readers worldwide. Its original cast included Charlie Brown and Snoopy, soon joined by Lucy, Linus and others. Each character reflects Schul
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May 2nd 2023
WORLDWIDE PHILATELIC TRIBUTE TO ONE OF HOLLYWOOD'S LEGENDS- MARILYN MONROE
Marilyn MonroeVery few American actors have been honored on worldwide stamps more than Marilyn Monroe. Countries throughout the world have issued stamps and sheets featuring the iconic American actress.The United States Postal service honored Marilyn Monroe with a stamp issued on June 1, 1995. The stamp was part in a series entitled "Legends of Hollywood." Actors included in this series include: Gregory Peck, Cary Grant, James Stewart, Lucille Ball, Alfred Hitchcock, and Edward G. Robinson
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Mar 22nd 2023
COLLECTING MINERALS ON STAMPS...MORE THAN PET ROCKS!
The science that explores the formation and classification of rocks is called petrology An important point to note is that rocks make up the lithosphere – a solid mass of rocks with a thickness of 5 to 70 kilometers, which encompasses the Earth's crust (the solid surface layer of the planet Earth) and the Earth's upper mantle (the thickest layer containing the majority of our planet's material). Just beneath the solid lithosphere lies the central part of the Earth's mantle – the asthenosphere –
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Mar 17th 2023
AN UNUSUAL 11 COUNTRY JOINT ISSUE CELEBRATING THE LATE QUEEN'S 95TH BIRTHDAY
Joint issues are not all that uncommon, but usually the issue is shared by two or three countries at the most.In 2021 , eleven postal administrations joined together to celebrate the 95th birthday of Queen Elizabeth II with the issue of a special sheetlet.The eleven participating nations weer the Isle of Man, Ascension Island, Bahamas, British Antarctic Territory, British Virgin Islands, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Guernsey, Jersey, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, and Tristan da C
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Mar 9th 2023