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country: United States of America (USA) topic: First President Benjamin Franklin theme: Presidents color: brown year: 1847 type of stamp: postal stamp postal value: 5 Cent comments: This is the first stamp ever used for post offices in the United States of America. Authorized for use by Congress on March 3, 1847 in Washington. Français pay: Aux États-Unis d'Amérique rubrique: Premier président Benjamin Franklin thème: présidents couleur: brun année: 1847 type de timbre: timbre-poste valeur postal: 5 Cent commentaires: Il s'agit de la première empreinte jamais utilisée pour les bureaux de poste dans les États-Unis d'Amérique. L'utilisation est autorisée par le Congrès le 3 Mars 1847 à Washington. Nederlands land: Verenigde Staten van Amerika onderwerp: Eerste President (Premier) Benjamin Franklin thema: Presidenten jaar: 1847 soort zegel: postzegel kleur: bruin postwaarde: 5 Cent opmerkingen: Dit is de eerste stempel ooit gebruikt voor ...

country: Poland (Polska) topic: 50 LECIE ZSRR theme: space type of stamp: postal stamp color: multi-color design: T. Konarski & J. Wysocki year: 1972 postal value: 60 gr

country: Poland (Polska) topic: FIL European Luge Championships of 1971 theme: winter sports type of stamp: postal stamp color: multi-color design: H. Matuszewski year: 1971 postal value: 40 GR Information: This stamp is made for the FIL European Luge Championships of 1971. The Luge Championships took place in Imst, Austria for the second time after having previously hosted the championships in 1956. East Germany won 1 gold (for Horst Hörnlein) and 2 Silver medals (for Wolfgang Scheidel and Angela Knösel), Italy won 2 gold medals (for Erika Lechner and duo Paul Hildgartner and Welter Pleikner), Austria won 1 silver (for due Manfred Schmid and Ewald Walch) and 1 bronze (for Manfred Schmid) and Poland won 2 bronze medals (for Barbara Piecha and duo Tudeusz Radwan and Janusz Krawczyk). (Source: Wikipedia, read more: FIL European Luge Championships 1971 on Wikipedia )

country: Poland (Polska) topic: Peasant Boy painting by Kazimierz Sichulski theme: paintings type of stamp: postal stamp design: Kazimierz Sichulski (1879–1942) color: multi-colored year: 1974 publication date: 9 October 1974 postal value: 3 Zt Information: Kazimierz Sichulski (born 17 January 1879, Lviv – 6 November 1942, Liviv) is a Polish painter, illustrator and graphic artist. The 'Peasant Boy' is one of his paintings. He studied in the years 1900-1908 at the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow under the leadership of Leon Wyczółkowski, Joseph and Mehoffer Wyspianski. Educated in Rome, Paris and Munich. He married the famous actress Bronislawa Rudlicką. He debuted in 1903 at the Association of Friends of Fine Arts in Krakow. Between 1903-1905 he worked as an illustrator for the satirical magazine Liberum Veto. He was a member of the Vienna group Hagen Bund. He fought in the ranks of the Polish Legions during World War I. In 1920-1930, he was professor at the State Un...

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...

country: Belgium (België / Belgique) code: 139 (and 139a) topic: King Albert I of Belgium theme: Kings type of stamp: postal stamp color: violet (deep violet for 139a) year: 1915-1919 publication date: 15 October 1915 postal value: 15 c designer and engraving: Waterlow and Sons Londen Information: King Albert I (8 April 1875 – 17 February 1934) reigned as King of the Belgians from 1909 until 1934. At the beginning of World War I, Albert complied with a British demand that he not acquiesce to a German request to move troops through Belgium in order to attack Britain's ally, France, which Germany anticipated was about to declare war on Germany in support of Russia. Albert responded to the German demand to move soldiers through his country: 'I rule a nation, not a road!' When Germany subsequently invaded Belgium, King Albert, as prescribed by the Belgian constitution, took personal command of the Belgian army, and held the Germans off long enough for Britain and Fr...

18 veiligheidsmensen bewaken momenteel op de filateliebeurs Antverpia 2010 één postzegel. Het gaat om de welbekende 'omgekeerde Dendermonde', heeft een cataloguswaarde van 75.000 euro en is hiermee de duurste Belgische postzegel ooit. Op veilingen bracht hij al tot 112.000 euro op. Hij werd in 1920 gedrukt in het Nederlandse Haarlem. Twee vellen met telkens 25 postzegels werden verkeerd gedrukt, waarvan het stadhuis van Dendermonde omgekeerd staat. Eén vel werd vernietigd, het andere verkocht aan een Gents postkantoor. Van de eerste oplage zijn momenteel 17 exemplaren gekend, 15 postfrisse en 2 afgestempelde. De enige gekende afstempeling is "Gand 13/8/1920". In 1942 werd een Brusselse postzegelhandelaar, die in het bezit was van twee exemplaren, vermoord. De moordenaar en de twee postzegels zijn nooit achterhaald. De post heeft zelf één van de zegels in haar kluizen liggen, en die wordt nu voor het eerst in 15 jaar tentoongesteld aan het grote publiek. Achttien mense...