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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.

Map of Pakistan postage, R. 1, blue, stamp, West Pakistan, East Pakistan, India, Jammu & Kashmir (Final status not yet determined), Junagarh & Manavadar

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country: Pakistan postage topic: Map of Pakistan theme: geology type of stamp: postal stamp color: blue year: ? postal value: R. 1 designer: ? Over the last 60 years, various people have designed Pakistani stamps with many graduates of the National College of Arts (earlier Mayo School of Arts) in Lahore. Information: Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a country in South Asia. It has a 1,046-kilometre (650 mi) coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. Tajikistan also lies very close to Pakistan but is separated by the narrow Wakhan Corridor. Strategically it is located in a position between the important regions of South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. The region forming modern Pakistan was the site of several ancient cultures including the neolithic Mehrgarh and the bronze era Indus Valley Civilisation. Subsequently i...

Otto von Bismarck, Deutsches Reich (Germany), 6 Pfennig, dark green, stamp, 1936

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country: Deutsches Reich (Germany) topic: Otto von Bismarck theme: prime minister type of stamp: postal stamp color: dark green year: 1936 postal value: 6 Pfenning Information: Otto Eduard Leopold von Bismarck (1 April 1815 – 30 July 1898) was a German-Prussian statesman of the late 19th century, and a dominant figure in world affairs. As Ministerpräsident, or Prime Minister, of Prussia from 1862–1890, he oversaw the unification of Germany. In 1867 he became Chancellor of the North German Confederation. He designed the German Empire in 1871, becoming its first Chancellor and dominating its affairs until he was removed by Wilhelm II in 1890. His diplomacy of Realpolitik and powerful rule gained him the nickname the 'Iron Chancellor'. (source: Wikipedia, read more about Otto Bismarck on Wikipedia ). More from the same series: Otto von Bismarck, 4 Pfenning, dark blue (1936) Otto von Bismarck, 5 Pfenning, light green (1936) Otto von Bismarck, 6 Pfenning, dark green (...

Justice and Angels, Republique Française Postes (France), 5 c, Green, 1900-1924, stamp

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country: Republique Française Postes (France) topic: Justice and Angels theme: angels type of stamp: postal stamp color: green year: 1900-1924 postal value: 5 c designer: ?

Central de Correos 1926 (Post Office, San José), 1e julio, 1826-1926, Republica Argentina, 12 c, blue, stamp, Scott OD34

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country: Republica Argentina topic: Central de Correos 1926 (Post Office, San José), 1e julio, 1826-1926 theme: Anniversary / Buildings code: Scott OD34 type of stamp: postal stamp color: blue year: 1926 postal value: 12 c designer: ? Information: The Central Post Office 100 year Anniversary. The architecture of this building is in Victorian style (from the Victorian era 1837-1901, the period when Queen Victoria ruled her empire).

Europa, Pays-Bas 1911, L'armada du siecle 1999, stamp, France

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country: France topic: Europa, Pays-Bas 1911, L'armada du siecle 1999 theme: boats / ships type of stamp: special (non postal) color: multi-color year: 1999 postal value: no value More from the same series: Amerigo Vespucci, Italie 1931 Europa, Pays-Bas 1911 Information: The Armada of the Century is a gathering of tall ships at Rouen held from 9 to 18 July 1999 and brings together some fifty yachts and warships from more than 30 countries. This event followed the Sails of Freedom in 1989 and the Armada of Freedom in 1994. (source: Wikipedia, read more about the L'armade du siecle 1999 on Wikipedia )

Amerigo Vespucci, Italie 1931, L'armada du siecle 1999 stamp, France

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country: France topic: Amerigo Vespucci, Italie 1931, L'armada du siecle 1999 theme: boats / ships type of stamp: special (non postal) color: multi-color year: 1999 postal value: no value More from the same series: Amerigo Vespucci, Italie 1931 Europa, Pays-Bas 1911 Information: The Armada of the Century is a gathering of tall ships at Rouen held from 9 to 18 July 1999 and brings together some fifty yachts and warships from more than 30 countries. This event followed the Sails of Freedom in 1989 and the Armada of Freedom in 1994. (source: Wikipedia, read more about the L'armade du siecle 1999 on Wikipedia ) Amerigo Vespucci (March 9, 1454 – February 22, 1512) was an Italian explorer, navigator and cartographer. The Americas are generally believed to have derived their name from the feminized Latin version of his first name. (source: Wikipedia, read more about the L'armade du siecle 1999 on Wikipedia )