New Stamps from San Marino

 

 

Date of Issue : 17 March 2014

On 17th March 2014 San Marino Post issued 4 different issues depicting Music, Sports and Law  themes.

EUROPA 2014

The theme of PostEurop 2014 is dedicated to the National musical instruments. The € 0.70 stamp shows a trumpet, while the € 0.85 value depicts a typical horn, two musical instruments of San Marino. Each value has the caption “National musical instruments”. The designer inserted in the trumpet of the € 0.70 value the reflection of the First Tower, one of the three “feathers” symbol of Mount Titano. The horn of the € 0.85 stamp shows the reflection of the Palazzo Pubblico of San Marino, which is the Government Building, where official State ceremonies take place and it is the seat of the Republic's main institutional and administrative bodies.

40th Anniversary of the Declaration of Rights Law

On the occasion of the 40th Anniversary of the Declaration of Rights Law No. 59 of 8th July 1974, the Ufficio Filatelico e Numismatico issued asouvenir sheet with two stamps of € 2.50. The set shows many hands directed in unison towards the bright and constituent light of the Rights. Each arm, outstretched towards the guarantees the Republic of San Marino ensures to its citizens, represents symbolically one of the fundamental elements of the Declaration: social security, study, international law, work, equality, freedom and family.

35th World Convention of the International Confederation of Sport fishing

The stamp has been issued on the occasion of the 35th World Convention of the International Confederation of Sportfishing, held in San Marino on April 3rd - 6th, 2014 and organized by the Sportfishing Federation of San Marino, with more than 120 participants coming from 60 countries. The bright value designed by Costazza shows the theme of sportfishing in a creative way with hooks, floats and coloured fishes. Below the logo of the 35th C.I.P.S. Congress, the caption “35° CONGRESSO MONDIALE DI PESCA SPORTIVA”; the writing “San Marino”, the “0.85” value, the printing house and the name of the designer complete the stamp.

Made in San Marino

The series that celebrates the most important companies of San Marino has started in 2012 and this year it goes on with a € 0.70 stamp dedicated to Colorificio Sammarinese. The designer Esploratori dello spazio highlights with number 70 the 70 years of activity of this “Made in San Marino” historic firm. Since 1944 passion, innovation and experience have marked the industriousness of a group which is distinguished by research. It is a leading company in the sector at the national and international level and it has a manufacturing plant of 30,000 square meters since 1976. The number 70 is made up of coloured paint pots. The descriptive strip of the sheet shows an old picture of one of the first signs of Colorificio and a brief history of the company.

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Matter Valley..

 

Date of Issue : 14 November 2013

Swiss Post issue a Miniature sheet on famous Matter Valley. The issue is perfect for this winter time !! The Matter Valley  is located in southwestern Switzerland, south of the Rhone valley in the canton of Valais. The village of Zermatt is the most important settlement of the valley, which is surrounded by many four-thousanders, including the Matterhorn.

This valley where 29 four-thousand-metre peaks line the course of the Matter Vispa river is a “must” for mountain lovers! And there is plenty to discover here, in the “deepest valley of the Alps”.

The 30-kilometre journey through the so- called Nikolai Valley begins in Stalden, at the confluence of the Matter and Saaser Vispa rivers. The first steam train trav-elled from Visp to Zermatt in 1891, taking passengers on a two-and-a-half hour trip, confined to the summer months, through wild, romantic scenery along the Matter Vispa.

The railway began operating all year round from 1929 following electrifi-cation of the track. Today, this same train journey takes just 50 minutes but the experience remains totally electrifying.

Valley of records

Near Grächen which enjoys nearly 300 sunny days per year, annual rainfall is just 550 mililitres (compared with Zurich’s 1200 or so millilitres), the lowest recorded in Switzerland. Visperterminen is home to Europe’s highest vineyards, producing rare wine varieties, like the eminently quaffable Heida, at altitudes up to and over 1,000 metres above sea- level.

Above Gspon near Staldenried, forests of stone pines defy the harsh climatic conditions, growing at altitudes of up to 2,400 metres, making it the highest timber line in Switzerland! Besides the many four-thousand-metre mountains that shelter it, the Matter Valley’s south-facing orientation also influences its climate. Did you know, for instance, that Zermatt is on the same latitude as Lugano?

The height difference in the Matter Valley is almost 4,000 metres, ranging from Stalden (at 795 metres) to the Dufourspitze in the Monte Rosa massif, the highest point at 4,634 metres above sea-level. And it is precisely this 3,839-metre height difference that has earned the Matter Valley its nickname of the “deepest valley in the Alps”.

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ITS Postal Auction No.63 – Last Date : 29th December 2013

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New stamps on Horses…

 

 

Date of Issue : 18 September 2013

The Post of Czech Republic will issue a set of two stamps featuring breeds of horses on 18th September 2013.

Kinsky horses (Equus Kinsky) from the Kinsky stud belong to the best horse breeds in the Czech Republic. The typical feature is their gold-coloured coat and black (duns) mane. The breeding of horses in Chlumetz stud started in the 17th century. The gold-coloured horses served mainly military and farming purposes. On the Empress Maria Theresa’s order, the breeding programme was extended to cover the army demand during the seven-year war between Austria and Prussia.

Originally, no horse pedigrees were kept. This was changed in 1832 by the introduction of the Kinsky horse studbook; the studbook is still in use today as the evidence of the history of Chlumetzer horses.
A new race course was built in 1843; three years later, it hosted the first race in the Bohemian Kingdom held according to the English rules and won by the Chlumetzer stallion Caesar. The emphasis was clearly shifting from hunting to racing, which helped establish the long-lasting tradition of the Pardubice Grand National in 1874. Many of the Pardubice Grand National winners came from the Kinsky horse breeds including but not limited to, 1897, 1900 - Magyarád, 1899 - Sláva, 1931 - Pohanka, 1937 - Norma, 1966 - Nestor. These as well as many other Chlumetzer horses were regularly among the top award winners.

The character, colour and ease of ride of these horses make them in high demand by breeders and riders all around the world. The talent of Chlumetzer horses is universal; they can be used for many disciplines from classic dressage to jumping, teaming and hunting. They are frequently saddled as sport horses for children.

Most stallions at stud in the Czech Republic are imported; the export of Chlumetzer horses to the world is a rare exception. A Chlumetzer horse can also be found at the Royal Stud in England; the mare Johanka Kinská (Joan Kinsky) was a 100th birthday present to Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother.

Great Footballer of 20th Century - Josef “Pepi” Bican

Date of Issue : 18 September 2013

Josef “Pepi” Bican was born in Vienna on 25 September 1913 into a Czech family and died in Prague on 12 December 2001. Pepi’s father was a great footballer who represented Austria. Following his father’s example, Josef Bican became a world-famous footballer. The author of 644 league goals, he spent most of his career in the Czech FC Slavia Prague.

As a young player, he represented Austria where he scored fourteen goals during nineteen matches. During his years in Rapid Vienna he became the best shooter in the Austrian League. In 1937, he joined Slavia Prague where he remained for most of his life. One year later, he became the best shooter of the Central European International Cup (a competition compared to today’s Cup of Masters). Bican’s greatest achievements as a footballer came during World War II. Despite the possibility to join foreign clubs after the war, he remained loyal to Slavia. He was also good at tennis and futnet.

After the turning point events of 1948, he was found to be a class enemy and Slavia Prague was found to be a bourgeois club by the ruling Communist Party. Bican found a job as an unskilled worker in the iron and steelworks in Kladno. It had taken many more years before he became a coach in Slavia Prague, Kladno, Liberec and Brno FCs. In the late 1960s he also worked as a coach in Belgium.

Bican, Pelé and Uwe Seeler were declared the greatest football players of the 20th century. A planet was named in Josef “Pepi” Bican’s honour. Planet 10634 is known as “Pepibican”.

 

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Chinese stamp sold for $890,000

 

 

This rare  stamp  from China was in the news for the last few days. It was sold on Wednesday at auction in Hong Kong for a big price of HK$ 6.9 million'.

HONG KONG: One of China’s rarest stamps sold for HK$6.9 million ($890,000) at auction in Hong Kong, the auctioneers said Wednesday.

With just 32 recorded copies, the Qing Dynasty “1897 Red Revenue Small One  Dollar” stamp is “China’s rarest regularly-issued stamp”, Interasia Auctions  said in a press release.

The bright red stamp, symbolising luck and good fortune in Chinese culture,  is rare because the characters “Qing Dynasty postal service, one dollar” were  considered too small, prompting the printing of a second version.

The stamp was part of a three-day auction of Chinese, Hong Kong and Asian  stamps which ended Monday bringing in a total of HK$71.9 million, Interasia  said.

“Philately has a special place in Chinese culture, with rare stamps  regarded as important cultural icons and treasures, just like art,” auction  house director Jeffrey Schneider said in the statement.

A pair of rare stamps bearing an accidentally inverted picture of Chinese  nationalist leader Sun Yat-sen sold for more than $700,000 in Hong Kong last  October.

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Interesting Facts…

The way you place a stamp on an envelope has a meaning!

You probably place stamps on an envelope with little to no care for how. Well, , you may have been accidentally sending love letters to business connections because of how you placed it!

The coded messages started in the Victorian era, as a hidden sign of courtship at an age where parents heavily censored mail. If you place a stamp upside down, for example, it means I Love You; diagonally, it means I miss you.

So now you know, if for whatever reason you still use snail mail, be careful how you stamp your letters.

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