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Augustus the great, Imperator, Poste Italiane (Italy), 10 Centimi, brown, stamp

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country: Italy (Poste Italiane) topic: Augustus the great, Imperator theme: historic people type of stamp: postal stamp color: brown year: 1944 postal value: 10 Centimi designer: engraver: Information: August the great was the first emperor of the Roman Empire.

Queen Elizabeth II, Canada postes postage, brown, 1 c, 1963, stamp

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country: Canada postes postage topic: Queen Elizabeth II theme: Queens heads type of stamp: postal stamp color: brown year: 1963 issue date: 4 February 1963 postal value: 1 c designer: Ernst Roch engraver: portred by Yves Baril, lettering and symbol by Donald J. Mitchell More from the same series: Queen Elizabeth II, 1 c, brown (1963) Queen Elizabeth II, 2 c, green (1963) Queen Elizabeth II, 3 c, purple (1963) Queen Elizabeth II, 4 c, red (1963) Queen Elizabeth II, 5 c, blue (1963) Information: Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary, born 21 April 1926) is the reigning queen and head of state of the 16 independent sovereign states known as the Commonwealth realms: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize, Antigua and Barbuda, and Saint Kitts and Nevis. In addition, as Head of the Commonwealth, she is the figurehead o...

Shalimar Garden of Lahore, Pakistan postage, 10 Paisa, brown, stamp 1961-1962

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country: Pakistan postage topic: Shalimar Garden of Lahore theme: landscape type of stamp: postal stamp color: brown year: 1961-1962 postal value: 10 Paisa designer: ? More from the same series: Khyber Pass, 5 Paisa, blue Shalimar Garden, 10 Paisa, brown Shalimar Garden, 50 Paisa, green Shalimar Garden, 13 Paisa, purple Information: The definitive series depicting Khyber Pass and Shalimar Garden, was twice produced during 1961-1962. But the postal authorities were not satisfied with the shape of Bengali inscription denoting Pakistan. The inscription was redrawn in new style and all paisa values were printed with Pakistan in Bengali accordingly altered. Distinction of the new font is a straight line over all the letters resembling Pakistan which also connects the letters with each other. These stamps remained in use till 1970's. The Shalimar Gardens, sometimes written as the Shalamar Gardens, is a Persian garden built by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in Lahore, mod...

Cijfer type Vürtheim, figures, Netherlands, (Nederland), 2 cent, brown, bruin, 1899, stamp, designer Vürtheim Joseph

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country: Netherlands (Nederland) code: michel nr. NL 51 topic: Figures type Vürtheim theme: Figures type of stamp: postal stamp color: brown year: 1899 postal value: 2 cent designer: Vürtheim Joseph number of stamps issued: 446.312.876 More from the same serie: Figures, 0,5 cent, violet (1899) Figures, 1 cent, red (1899) Figures, 2 cent, brown (1899) Figures, 2,5 cent, green (1899) Information: Joseph Vürtheim (Cleves, 1808 - 1900) was a German-Dutch lithographer. Vürtheim was educated by Alois Senefelder, the inventor of lithography. After completing it, he wanted to make a name in the United States, but he finally settled in Amsterdam. He is best known for philatelists for a number of stamp designs, including the number series from 1899 that later appeared in the Dutch East Indies, Suriname and Curaçao. He also designed Dutch banknotes. (Source: Wikipedia) Informatie: (NL) Joseph Vürtheim (Kleef, 1808 - 1900) was een Duits-Nederlands lithograaf. Vürtheim ontving...

Queen Elizabeth II, ER, Canada postes postage, brown, 1 c, 1954, stamp

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country: Canada postes postage topic: Queen Elizabeth II, ER theme: Queens heads type of stamp: postal stamp color: brown year: 1954 issue date: 10 June 1954 postal value: 1 c designer: Herman Herbert Schwartz, photograph by Dorothy Wilding engraver: Silas Robert Allen More from the same series: Queen Elizabeth II, ER, 1 c, brown (1954) Queen Elizabeth II, ER, 2 c, green (1954) Queen Elizabeth II, ER, 4 c, purple (1954) Queen Elizabeth II, ER, 5 c, blue (1954) Information: Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary, born 21 April 1926) is the reigning queen and head of state of the 16 independent sovereign states known as the Commonwealth realms: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize, Antigua and Barbuda, and Saint Kitts and Nevis. In addition, as Head of the Commonwealth, she is the figurehead of the 54-member Commonw...

Lion, Finland (Suomi), 1 Mk, brown, 1955, Cat. number 440, stamp

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country: Finland (Suomi) Cat. nr.: 440 topic: Lion / coat of arms theme: animals / coat of arms type of stamp: postal stamp color: brown year: 1955 issue date: 03/01/1955 total published: 240 000 000 postal value: 30 mk Perforation: 11¾ x 11¾ designer: ? More from the same series: Lion, 1 MK, brown (1955) Lion, 30 MK, blue (1956)

La Semeuse cameé et Merson (sower, zaaister), Republique Française Postes (France), 20 c, brown, stamp, O. Roty (engraver), Louis-Eugène Mouchon (designer) 1907

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country: Republique Française Postes (France) topic: La Semeuse cameé et Merson (sower) theme: agriculture sort stamp: postal stamp color: brown year: 1907 stamp value: 20 c designer: Louis-Eugène Mouchon engraving: O. Roty More from the same series: La Semeuse ligneé, 10 c, red (1903-1924) La Semeuse ligneé, 15 c, green (1903-1924) La Semeuse cameé, 10 c, orange-red and carmine-red (1906) La Semeuse cameé et Merson, 5 c, green (1907) La Semeuse cameé et Merson, 20 c, brown (1907) La Semeuse cameé et Merson, 25 c, green-blue, turquoise (1907) La Semeuse, 5 c, orange (1921-1922) La Semeuse, 10 c, green (1921-1922) La Semeuse cameé, 20 c, purple (1924-1926) La Semeuse cameé, 50 c. green (1926) La Semeuse ligneé et Merson, 50 c, red (1924-1932) La Semeuse cameé, 10 c, blue (1932-1937) La Semeuse cameé, 35 c, green (1937) La Semeuse, 0,20, green-blue and red (1960) Information: Louis-Eugène Mouchon (Paris, August 30, 1843-March 3, 1914) was a French engraver, esp...

Queen Elizabeth II of England (United Kingdom) British stamp, 5 P, brown

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country: England (United Kingdom) topic: Queen Elizabeth II of England (United Kingdom) theme: Queen's Head type of stamp: postal stamp color: brown postal value: 5 P More from this series: Queen Elizabeth II of England, 1 P, red brown Queen Elizabeth II of England, 1,5 P, black grey Queen Elizabeth II of England, 5 P, purple to white Queen Elizabeth II of England, 5 P, brown Information: Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary, born 21 April 1926) is the reigning queen and head of state of the 16 independent sovereign states known as the Commonwealth realms: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize, Antigua and Barbuda, and Saint Kitts and Nevis. In addition, as Head of the Commonwealth, she is the figurehead of the 54-member Commonwealth of Nations and, as the British monarch, she is the Supreme Governor of the C...

Siedem Wiekow Warszawy - Ratusz Staromiejski Z Konca XVIII Wieku, Poland (Polska) stamp, 40 to 50 GR

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country: Poland (Polska) topic: Siedem Wiekow Warszawy - Ratusz Staromiejski Z Konca XVIII Wieku theme: buildings type of stamp: postal stamp design: J. Willer - CZ Kaczmarczym color: brown year: 1965 postal value: 50 GR (from 40 GR) Information: Ratysz Staromis Jskri end of the XVII Century. The history of Warsaw, the capital and later the largest Polish cities, dating back even the twelfth or thirteenth century, when the oldest historically stood in the former Warsaw court of the dukes of Mazovia Jazdów (now Ujazdów (Warsaw)). Assigning seniority grodowi appearing in the current Forest Brodnowski is abuse, because the land did not belong to BRÓDNO the city of Warsaw until 1916 and did not assist with the development of the city. Over the centuries the city experienced glorious years, but it became on the verge of total destruction for several times. The basic urban layout of today's Warsaw was formed during the reconstruction of the great devastation after World War II...