Below you will find articles about agriculture. Or click here to view stamps with the subject agriculture in the catalog.
Czechoslovakia 1987 Jakub Obrovský was a Czechoslovak artist, sculptor, stamp designer and writer. The stamp at the top of the story was issued by Czechoslovakia in 1987, his 105th birth anniversary. Czechoslovakia 1919 He designed the above 1919 stamps commemorating...
Portugal 2006 The year 2006 was declared the International Year of Deserts and Desertification by the United Nations General Assembly. Several countries issued stamps that year in an effort to raise awareness of the problem of increased desertification in the world. In the...
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is a specialised agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger. Tunisia 2019 Its aim is to achieve food security for all and make sure that...
The tractor was a very important invention for the development of agricultural production throughout the world and tractors on postage stamps can be an interesting topic for the stamp collector. Maybe some of the following shown here will be of...
Some people are interested in ancient mythology and love the stories handed down through the years about the Gods the Romans and Greeks worshipped. Certain philatelists also collect stamps for this topic and many countries have issued stamps over the...
This year marks 150 years since John McDouall Stuart returned from his expedition, from north to south, across the Australian continent. And 2013 marks 200 years since the expedition of Gregory Blaxland, William Lawson and William...
'Drumpt is a village in the Thielerwaard situated a good half mile from the city of Thiel. This village has its houses very irregularly, and the farmhouses stand there in nothing but as if they had been poured out of a basket. The so-called...
Where has Oostvaart gone? We can find Oostvaart in Belgium near Moerbeke in East Flanders, and also near Hazerswoude-Dorp. However, near Hazerswoude-Dorp, there is nothing to be found but meadows, a lot of water, and a few farms. No village...
The first mobile post office was probably put into service by the French Post. That was in 1929. Several other countries followed: Germany, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, England, Switzerland, and Sweden. The Dutch PTT purchased a large Chevrolet tractor with a semi-trailer in 1936....
The answer to competition number 7 with the question about the service stamps (with thanks to Cees Janssen) that were never issued: they are all ministries, namely: DEP. v. A. = Labour, DEP. v. BNL. = Interior, DEP. v. BTL....
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