In September 2025, 'Railway 200' celebrates the 200th anniversary of the opening of the Stockton & Darlington Railway on 27 September 1825 – widely recognized as the birth of the modern railway. The 200th anniversary of the railways is already...
Every year, there are facts or events that are commemorated globally by a number of philatelists. Last year, that was the 150th anniversary of the Universal Postal Union. Randy Koo already devoted extensive attention to this in an episode on December 8....
On February 9, the Rabbit made way for the Dragon in the Chinese Lunar Calendar. Since then, 36 countries have already featured the Dragon, according to an update from Bitter Grounds Magazine. These are: Åland, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus,...
A leap year is a calendar year with 366 days instead of 365. This extra day, a leap day, is introduced because a calendar year of 365 days is approximately 6 hours shorter than the tropical year. To prevent the seasons,...
In 2004, the World Health Organization (WHO) designated June 14 as World Blood Donor Day. A special day on which attention is drawn worldwide to the importance of voluntary and unpaid blood donation. On this day, special attention is given to those who donate their blood...
Wild bees are not doing well. Of the 358 species, more than half are threatened. If we know more about bees, we can help them better. That is why there is the annual National Bee Count on 17 and 18...
The first steps towards peace were taken on March 3, 1918, when the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was concluded, bringing an end to the Eastern Front in the First World War. The peace treaty was signed by the so-called Central Powers, consisting...
The National Garden Bird Count is over. 90.264 participants took part over three days. A total of 1.581.156 birds were counted. It is not a scientific study, but it provides an indication of which birds flew that weekend...
Ohrid, the city of light, showed us the golden immortal faces of its angels once again after two and a half millennia. The discovery of priceless treasures from the village of Trebenište, located on the Ohrid-Kiževo road, is as if from a...
Anyone visiting Efteling and walking through the Fairytale Forest is confronted with several depictions of fairy tales written by the Danish writer and poet Hans Christian Andersen. Fairy tales that appeal to young and old. The year 2005 prompted many postal services...
Many new stamps on a wide variety of subjects appear with great regularity. Below you will find a selection of recently issued stamps from around the world. Serbia recently won the Under-20 World Cup in New Zealand....
Many new stamps on a wide variety of subjects appear with great regularity. Below you will find a selection of recently issued stamps from around the world. Australia is issuing a series of stamps featuring equestrian sports: Cross-country, Pony Club, Showjumping, Polocrosse, and Dressage...
Many new stamps on a wide variety of subjects appear with great regularity. Below you will find a selection of recently issued stamps from around the world. Bulgaria issued this block with the theme of football. A block issued by Canada with...
Many new stamps on a wide variety of subjects appear with great regularity. Below you will find a selection of recently issued stamps from around the world. Spain has issued a block containing a round stamp in honor of the Park...
The territory of Thrace is bordered to the north by Bulgaria, to the east by the Black Sea, and further by European Turkey and Greece. The area was of great strategic importance and was therefore often disputed. Until 1912...
The Summer Olympic Games of the XXV Olympiad were held in Barcelona in 1992. The residence of the then IOC President J.A. Samaranch was chosen over Amsterdam, Belgrade, Birmingham, Brisbane, and Paris. The ceremonies and athletics took place in the Estadi Olimpic...
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