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Tag Archives: History
1977 – Mongolia & UNICEF
In honour of the humanitarian efforts led by UNICEF, the Mongolian post office issued a commemorative collection of stamps featuring depictions of native Mongolian children dressed in traditional Mongolian clothing.
1958 – China’s First Nuclear Reactor
The People’s Republic of China has an interesting history around nuclear energy and atomic programs. It’s first research programs date back to the end of WWII, starting with what seemed like an everlasting mutual relationship…
1963 – 100th Anniversary of Baron P. de Coubertin
The Olympic season is nearing and I thought it would be nice to share this stamp featuring Baron Pierre de Coubertin, the father of modern Olympics.
1956 – Hungarian Puli Dog
The triangular shape and Hungarian Puli Dog makes this stamp stand out in its own way among the other ordinary rectangular stamps…
The Oath of Pontida by Adolfo Cao, 1967
This stamp celebrates the 800th anniversary of the Oath of Pontida, a would-have-been ceremony which would have been celebrated on April 7 since 1167. Its documentation is quite puzzling, as official documents barely talk about this Oath with the closest mention of it only 350 years after its happening.
40 Years since the First Mongolian Constitution (1924-1964)
Very few can be said about this stamp other than being a commemorative work of art celebrating 40 years since the first constitution of Mongolia (Mongolian People’s Republic)…
1970 Leipzig Autumn Fair
The Liepzig Autumn Fair is older than you think. It served many functions but had an interesting one for the East and West Blocks during the Cold War…
Stamp Time Traveller 