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In the News (Tue 29 Dec 09)

  
  German Shepherd Dog Stamps
The Soviet government tried to bring these people under their rule but the climatic conditions are very harsh and it was difficult to exploit the natural resources, so much of the country was still undominated when the Soviet Union broke apart in 1991.
Interior peoples sent undesirables from their own societies and captives from warfare down the waterways to the coast where they were collected in barracoons (temporary enclosures) to await the arrival of European ships.
Stamp (left) is a lovely portrayal of a proud mother and her offspring issued by Touva in 1999.
www.animalstamps.com /GSD.htm   (8674 words)

  
  Category:Lists of people on stamps - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
List of people on stamps of the Bahamas
List of people on stamps of Cape Juby
List of people on stamps of Straits Settlements
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Category:Lists_of_people_on_stamps   (281 words)

  
 FRANCE - LoveToKnow Article on FRANCE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
On the whole, however, France is inadequately provided with natural harbours; her long tract of coast washed by the Atlantic and the Bay of Biscay has sqarcely three or four good seaports, and those on the southern shore of the Channel form a striking contrast to the spacious maritime inlets on theEnglish side.
The basin of the Garonne occupies south-western France with the exception of the tracts covered by the secondary basins of the Adour, the Aude, the Hrault, the Orb and other smaller rivers, and the lowlying plain of the Landes, which is watered by numerous coast rivers, notably by the Leyre.
Upper Poitou and the zone of south-western France to the north of the Pyrenees are the chief regions for the breeding of mules.
49.1911encyclopedia.org /F/FR/FRANCE.htm   (16624 words)

  
 FRANCE
France's ultimate victory in World War I and World War II after initially being invaded and partly occupied by German forces did not prevent the loss of the colonial empire, the comparative economic status, population and status as a dominant nation state.
France is divided into 26 administrative régions: 22 are in metropolitan France (21 are on the continental part of metropolitan France; one is the "territorial collectivity" of Corse, on the island of Corsica, commonly referred to as a région in common speech), and four are overseas régions.
In 2003, France's natural population growth (excluding immigration) was responsible for almost all the natural growth in European population: the population of the European Union increased by 216,000 inhabitants (without immigration), of which 211,000 was the increase in France's population alone, and 5,000 was the increase in all the other countries of the EU combined.
www.solarnavigator.net /geography/france.htm   (5977 words)

  
 National Postal Museum
Because stamps are small, it is often difficult to see all of their minute detail with the naked eye.
These catalogues list stamps or covers by number, and if you are using pre-printed albums produced by the same companies, that number will probably be used as a reference there as well.
Many more people collect stamps according to topic, such as animals, like birds, or fish, people on stamps, such as authors or scientists, or sport scenes, flowers, art or crafts, the list of stamp collections by topics is practically endless.
www.postalmuseum.si.edu /stamp/5a_introduction.html   (1567 words)

  
 Denmark
People have inhabited Denmark since about 12,500 BC, and agriculture has been in evidence since around 3,900 BC.
Before the arrival of precursors to the Danes, who came from Scandinavia and spoke an early form of north Germanic, most of Jutland and part of the islands had been vacated or partly vacated by the earlier Jutes, who settled in Britain together with the Angles and the Saxons to form the Anglo-Saxons.
The Danish Vikings were most active in England and France where they temporarily conquered parts of England, known as the Danelaw, Ireland and France, giving name to the French region of Normandy.
www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/d/de/denmark.html   (4954 words)

  
 Nordfrim A/S • Stamps and Coins
carrier's stamp certified mail stamp commemorative stamp - a limited run of stamp designed to commemorate a particular event customised stamp - a stamp the picture or image in which can in some way be chosen by the purchaser, either by sending in a photograph or by use of the computer.
The adhesive or gum on the back of the stamp must be moistened (usually it is done by licking, thus the stamps are also known as "lick and stick") to affix it to the envelope or package.
The colour of these test stamps was changed from green to fl after 1937 when some test coils were accidentally left in a machine and used as half-penny stamps.
www.nordfrim.com   (1999 words)

  
 Salon People | Liberté, Egalité, 36C   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
A multifarious figure unique to France (the only country in the industrialized world to revere a woman as its national effigy), Marianne originally emerged as an image representing France's liberation from the shackles of monarchic dynasties and of its transformation into a republic.
She is perhaps best known outside France as the buxom, bare-breasted and barefoot revolutionary storming the barricades in Delacroix's "Liberty Leading the People" -- frock unfurled, bayonet in one hand, French flag in the other, curious red bonnet flapping in a gunpowder wind.
With her anonymous French face and her creamy, insurgent breasts, Marianne was of the people and for the people.
www.salon.com /people/feature/2000/02/19/mkarianne   (759 words)

  
 Denmark   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Danish is spoken in the entire country, although a small group near the German border also speaks German.
According to official statistics from January 2002 84.3% of Danes are members of the state church, the Danish People's Church (Den Danske Folkekirke), also known as the Church of Denmark, a form of Lutheranism; the rest are primarily of other Christian denominations and also about 3% are Muslims.
List of Danish monarchs - Danish monarchs family tree
www.bidprobe.com /en/wikipedia/d/de/denmark.html   (1045 words)

  
 Bulldog Stamps
This set of stamps was issued more than 30 years ago and is kind of on the endangered species list.
The stamp on the left was issued in 1999 and the one on the right in 1998.
The people of Somaliland experienced more than three years of bitter civil war (1988-1991) resulting in the deaths of nearly 60,000 people, massisive displacement both internal and to other countries, and a near total destruction of infrastructure, communications systems, banking and public services.
www.animalstamps.com /bulldog.htm   (5807 words)

  
 List of people on stamps   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The usual practice is for the stamp to feature a portrait of the person, either full-length or head alone.
The list that follows is an index to the lists of people for individual countries.
In some cases, several short lists from related countries are merged into a single list, while entries without links indicate entities that never had any people on their stamps.
hallencyclopedia.com /List_of_people_on_stamps   (558 words)

  
 Learn more about List of people on stamps in the online encyclopedia.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Although many smaller countries will put a hodge-podge of international personalities on their stamps in an effort to make sales to collectors, countries with a more respectable issuing policy will more often feature people who have played an important role in the country's own history and culture.
by stamp-issuing authority) of identified people on stamps with the year in which that person was first featured on the stamp.
Between 1932 and 1972 Aitutaki used the stamps of the Cook Islands.
www.onlineencyclopedia.org /l/li/list_of_people_on_stamps.html   (1110 words)

  
 Foreign Entry Requirements
This listing is for U.S. citizens traveling on tourism/business and does not apply to persons planning to emigrate to foreign countries.
For purposes of this publication, a visa is an endorsement or stamp placed by officials of a foreign country on a U.S. passport that allows the bearer to visit that foreign country.
Although many are listed here, check with the Embassy or Consulate of the country that you plan to visit to verify if this is a requirement for entry.
travel.state.gov /foreignentryreqs.html   (9550 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: List of people on stamps of Brazil   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
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www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/List-of-people-on-stamps-of-Brazil   (102 words)

  
 Stamps
There are many stamps which look the same but have varieties in size, color, paper type, perforations, secret marks, and watermarks to name a few.
If you have stamps to offer that can fill holes, or can replace defective or misidentified items, feel free to email me. Suggestions as to the design and implementation of this web site are also encouraged.
These stamps can form an interesting addition to a school report, make wonderful additions to scrapbooks by croppers, can be framed, and can be included in a genealogical report to demonstrate visions of the home country at very little cost.
www.visiteuropeonline.com /germany/stamps.htm   (1828 words)

  
 Hobbies, Crafts, Games, and other Pastimes
As a youngster in France, she compiled a fine small collection of stamps from France, French colonies, and Germany.
Cryptozoology and Philately lists stamps depicting "cryptids," creatures whose existence is not yet proved such as Bigfoot; creatures which were once legendary but have been shown to exist such as the Okapi and the Mountain Gorilla; and creatures presumed extinct but which may not be, such as the Tasmanian Tiger.
SCI-PHILATELY by Maiken Naylor offers "a selective history of science on stamps." There are sections on astronomu and cosmology, instruments and measuresments, mathematics and computation, chemistry, evolution and the fossil record, biology, heredity and the genetic code, physics, electromagnetic theory and light, modern physics, geology and mapping, and the Nobel prizes.
www.pibburns.com /hobbies.htm   (2101 words)

  
 Dalida Online Research :: Information about Dalida   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Born Yolande Christina Gigliotti of Italy parents in Shoubra, a district of Cairo, Egypt, she was the child of an opera violinist and was given singing lessons at an early age.
In 1997, the angle of the rues Girardon and Abreuvoir in the Butte Montmartre in Paris was inaugurated as "Place Dalida" and is where a life-size bust was erected to her memory.
In 2001, the French government honored her memory with her image on a List of people on stamps of France.
www.in-northcarolina.com /search/Dalida.html   (818 words)

  
 eBay — Europe, Stamps and Albania items on eBay.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Here you can find a wide variety of stamps and related items.United States stamps, United States first day covers, British Commonwealth, and an item that isn't rare but is difficult to locate.
Stamps: WORLD-WIDE STAMPS MINT and USED<--- Mint United States Plate Blocks, Booklets Panes, Coils,Plate Number Strips of 5 and singles, Misc.
Protect your stamp collection with sheets and folders so they last longer and stay in mint condition.
stamps.stores.ebay.com /Europe_W0QQalphaZ19QQcatZ4742QQsrtZsQQtZlw   (693 words)

  
 WorldNetDaily: Meet the Frenchterror connection
France is involved in a massive, emergency investigation of the activities of Islamic terror groups operating inside the country, turning the European nation into a major logistical and operational base, reports Joseph Farah's G2 Bulletin.
One of Brigitte's interrogators said Brigitte was using new passports he had obtained to travel with a virgin document with no border crossing stamps, which could have revealed places and dates related to his activities.
Until recently this list included Australia but the number of warnings and wake up calls the Australian intelligence community succeeded in gathering, forced the terrorists to look for more countries and new alternatives.
www.worldnetdaily.com /news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=35388   (1878 words)

  
 ipedia.com: List of people on stamps of the United States Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
This article lists people who have been featured on stamps of the United States.
List of people on stamps of the United States Article - ipedia.com
Thus the "Whistler's Mother" stamp of 1934 is considered to feature its painter (see also Artists of stamps of the United States).
www.ipedia.com /list_of_people_on_stamps_of_the_united_states.html   (301 words)

  
 Stamps
The society is an important source of information and material on the stamps, postal history and philatelic literature of Helvetia, as this popular European country identifies itself on its stamps.
AHPS members have said, in a past survey, that they collect Swiss stamps for one of four reasons: family ties to Switzerland, the experience of living or visiting there, the fine design and printing quality of Swiss stamps, or the country’s solid reputation for a conservative stamp-issuing policy and hard currency.
List of Ratifications of International Labour Conventions by Switzerland, from ILO, 56 docs.
www.visiteuropeonline.com /switzerland/stamps.htm   (1420 words)

  
 List of people on stamps of France - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is a list of people on stamps of France.
As with related lists, the dates indicate the dates on which the stamps were issued.
This page was last modified 00:20, 1 October 2005.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_people_on_stamps_of_France   (63 words)

  
 BG's Stamp Trader List
Want lists welcomed.Prefer to trade bywant list and equal value.May consider 1:1 trading depending on country.
Prefer to trade whereby each party selects the stamps they like from a selection and returns a supply for the other party to choose from.
All stamps should be different and free of defects.
www.bgstamps.com /ListTradersCountryGo.asp?c=38   (739 words)

  
 eBay Guides - Postage Stamps - What to Collect
Many times when starting a new stamp collection, it is hard to decide what stamps to collect.
If you are in the United States you will see better returns on your investments if you buy United States stamps, and if you are in Great Britain consequently you will see better returns if you buy Great Britain stamps.
Stamp Collecting As a Hobby by Burton Hobson, Robert...
reviews.ebay.com /Postage-Stamps-What-to-Collect_W0QQugidZ10000000000942202   (499 words)

  
 the Puffball, Mushroom Stamps
Also, the statistical information needs to be updated as it only reflects the stamps through around 1990 or so (I had missed many of the stamps that featured mushrooms as part of the design, such as the very early Chinese issues).
The next few issues will include a listing of all the stamps that have been issued by various countries of the world in the past, which include mushrooms as either the main focus of their design, or as some part of their design.
The first mushroom stamps were issued by Romania in July of 1958.
www.mv.com /ipusers/dhabolt/dad/mushroom/puffball/puffball5/stamps.html   (593 words)

  
 Stamps of France
France #252 - 10 Franc La Rochelle of 1931 - Type III - Mint Lightly Hinged
France #348 Clement Ader of 1938 - Mint Lightly Hinged
France #C34-C36 French Aircraft of 1957-1959 - Mint Lightly Hinged
www.stampview.com /fr   (220 words)

  
 People & Orgainzations : A.J.'s Encyclopedia of Stamps
It's members are both stamp collectors who collect gays and lesbians on stamps and gays, lesbians and bisexuals who happen to be stamp collectors.
Greenpeace has for several years issued cinderella or local post stamps for use on their campaign support vessels and also in the earlier years from their Antarctic Base situated in the Ross Dependency (a dependency of New Zealand).
In the listing, one asterisk (*) indicates that the item is not listed in Scott, and two asterisks (**) mean that the item is too recent to have received a Scott number.
ajward.tripod.com /stamps/0308org.htm   (1183 words)

  
 eBay Guides - Valuable stamps, quality and price
Once stamps exceed several hundred dollars each, quality becomes more important than many buyers seem to realise.
Between these extremes are factors like shade or colour, which depend on the scanning or photographic equipment used, and freshness, which is easier to see on a large scan than a small one.
To help buyers assess quality, I list using Vendio, which allows for quite large images that can expand a stamp to be a larger than the monitor screen.
reviews.ebay.com /Valuable-stamps-quality-and-price_W0QQugidZ10000000000926244   (455 words)

  
 Pen-friends E-Mail List - France   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
I'm from: Templeuve (Lille) FRANCE and I'm 12.
I'm from: Nogent Sur Oise, France and I'm 27.
I'm from: Belgium (Brussel), France and I'm 32.
www.pen-friends.net /france.html   (864 words)

  
 List of people on stamps information - Search.com
However, the mere depiction of a work of art (such as for a Christmas stamp) is not considered to be honoring the artist.
The list that follows is an index to the lists of people for individual countries.
In some cases, several short lists from related countries are merged into a single list, while entries without links indicate entities that never had any people on their stamps.
www.search.com /reference/List_of_people_on_stamps   (362 words)

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