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The solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 was a total eclipse visible within a band across the entire contiguous United States, passing from the Pacific to the Atlantic coasts. As a partial solar eclipse, it was visible on land from Nunavut in northern Canada to as far south as northern South America. The United States Postal Service issued the <a href="https://about.usps.com/postal-bulletin/2017/pb22468/html/info2_002.htm" target="_blank">Total Eclipse of the Sun Forever stamp</a> on June 20th. This is the first U.S. stamp application of thermochromic ink. By rubbing a thumb or finger on the eclipse image, the heat thereby imparted to it will cause an underlying image of the full moon to be revealed. Afterward, the image reverts back to the eclipse as it cools.</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0United States37.09024 -95.712891000000013-36.4162205 99.052733999999987 90 69.521483999999987tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005601185213489846.post-20911672314262776192017-08-03T15:08:00.002+01:002017-08-03T15:08:15.984+01:00Butterflies from India<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0India20.593684 78.962880000000041-8.6044825 37.654286000000042 49.791850499999995 120.27147400000004tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005601185213489846.post-52614526790036752202017-06-07T09:09:00.000+01:002017-06-07T09:09:18.579+01:00UNESCO Forteiland Pampus from the Netherlands<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I visited Forteiland Pampus with the family, a day-trip to this tiny island that is part of the Defense Line of Amsterdam. The fort was built between 1887 and 1897 to defend Amsterdam against an attack from the river IJ. The vast quantities of material were delivered by ship out of Amsterdam. A German Company built the steel gun turrets. The whole Defense Line of Amsterdam ("Stelling van Amsterdam" in Dutch) was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996. It is a 135 km long ring of fortifications around Amsterdam, consisting of 42 forts located between 10 and 15 kilometers from the centre, and lowlands that can easily be flooded in time of war. On the island it is possible to buy and mail postcards with matching <a href="http://www.postnl.nl/" target="_blank">stamps </a>depicting the site itself.</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1Pampus, 1398 PX Netherlands52.365001199999988 5.0692639000000152.36257719999999 5.06422140000001 52.367425199999985 5.07430640000001tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005601185213489846.post-32952970265402611832016-11-21T14:43:00.000+00:002016-11-21T14:43:57.158+00:00Franz Josef I Emperor of Austria from Austria<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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On 21st November 1916 the Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph I died of pneumonia in Schönbrunn Palace. He reached the age of 86 and reigned for almost 68 years. The subject for the <a href="https://onlineshop.post.at/onlineshop/briefmarken---philatelie/briefmarken/sondermarken/100-todestag-kaiser-franz-joseph_13438" target="_blank">commemorative stamp to celebrate the 100th anniversary of his death</a> is taken from one of the jubilee stamps designed by Koloman Moser in 1908 to celebrate 60 years of the Emperor’s reign. On the front of the postcard he is depicted with his wife Elisabeth of Bavaria, commonly known as Sisi,</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Vienna, Austria48.2081743 16.3738189000000647.8696338 15.728371900000059 48.546714800000004 17.019265900000061tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005601185213489846.post-10559268968439655132016-11-20T20:07:00.001+00:002016-11-20T20:07:49.851+00:00Beach Life from Sweden<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A series of stamps dedicated to the "Life on the beach" issued in May 2016 by Posten Sverige. The series is available in a <a href="http://www.postnord.se/en/about-us/about-stamps/the-stamp-year/Pages/the-stamp-year.aspx" target="_blank">booklet of 10 stamps</a> with 5 different motifs depicting everyone's holiday dream, the typical summer destination, away from stress and musts.</div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Sweden60.128161000000013 18.64350100000001544.449076000000012 -22.665092999999985 75.807246000000021 59.952095000000014tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005601185213489846.post-23400563751153238522016-11-16T13:48:00.000+00:002016-11-16T13:48:11.023+00:00Owls from Czech Republic<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is a postcard that celebrates a popular bird of prey. The upper part of the stamp shows the flying snowy owl. This large tundra predator represents owls in the far north. The lower part of the stamp shows the tawny owl sitting in front of a castle ruin. This is the most common Czech owl species. The stamp is part of a <a href="https://www.ceskaposta.cz/en/sluzby/filatelie-a-postfila/znamky/prehled-znamek?p_auth=tkqghQVA&p_p_id=Philatelyportlet_WAR_Philatelyportlet&p_p_lifecycle=1&p_p_state=normal&p_p_mode=view&p_p_col_id=column-1&p_p_col_count=1&_Philatelyportlet_WAR_Philatelyportlet_id=5004885&_Philatelyportlet_WAR_Philatelyportlet_page=1&_Philatelyportlet_WAR_Philatelyportlet_struts.portlet.action=%2Fview%2FdetailZnamka&_Philatelyportlet_WAR_Philatelyportlet_struts.portlet.mode=view" target="_blank">commemorative miniature sheet</a> issued in September 2015 by Česká pošta.</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Czech Republic49.817491999999987 15.47296200000005247.193582499999991 10.309388000000052 52.441401499999984 20.636536000000053tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005601185213489846.post-21710029919428884922016-06-09T09:44:00.000+01:002016-06-09T21:53:13.654+01:00Miffy / Nijntje from the Netherlands<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Miffy is a popular character created by Dutch artist Dick Bruna. Miffy's original name is Nijntje and this character is so famous all over the world that has her own museum in Utrecht (<a href="http://www.nijntjemuseum.nl/">www.nijntjemuseum.nl</a>), which is perfect for toddlers and children. PostNL has issued several minisheets to celebrate Miffy and her friends. The stamp used on this card is part of the "<a href="http://collectclub.postnl.nl/nijntje-in-de-speeltuin.html" target="_blank">Nijntje </a><a href="http://collectclub.postnl.nl/nijntje-in-de-speeltuin.html" target="_blank">in de speeltuin</a>" series, issued on 1st September 2015.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Utrecht, Netherlands52.090737399999988 5.12142010000002351.934617399999986 4.7986966000000226 52.246857399999989 5.4441436000000234tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005601185213489846.post-23448431780480760842015-09-16T18:48:00.002+01:002015-09-16T18:48:44.083+01:00Planets from Ireland<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The front of the card shows a picture of Jupiter taken from the Hubble telescope (ESA). The dark smudge at bottom right is debris from a comet or asteroid that plunged into Jupiter's atmosphere and disintegrated. In addition to the fresh impact, the image reveals a spectacular variety of shapes in the swirling atmosphere of Jupiter. The stamps were issued in 2007 by <a href="http://www.anpost.ie/AnPost/IrishStamps/Home/" target="_blank">AnPost</a> as part of the series dedicated to the "Planets". The stamps are special elongated stamps and are based on photographic images of Jupiter and Neptune. The other two stamps of the same series show Saturn and Uranus.</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Dublino, Irlanda53.3498053 -6.260309699999993453.0463133 -6.9057566999999933 53.6532973 -5.6148626999999935tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005601185213489846.post-29107296002402669942015-08-03T22:49:00.000+01:002015-08-03T22:49:00.219+01:00Turtles from France<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">The card shows a turtle <i>(Chrysemys picta</i>) painted in watercolors and pencils by C.A. Lesueur (1778-1846). The</span> <span class="hps">stamp</span>, <a href="https://boutique.laposte.fr/envoi-simple-envoi-suivi/beaux-timbres/timbre-emission-commune-france-pays-de-l%27ocean-indien/p/1114018?template=part&chatTpl=laposte-boutique-part&notCertifiedPro=&devatics=d541&cartVisibleItemCount=1&isUserConnected=false&chatSid=823&isCollectionneur=false&idnPush=true" target="_blank">issued in 2014 by LaPoste</a>, <span class="hps">is dedicated to</span> <span class="hps">the green turtle</span><span>, representative</span> <span class="hps">of the islands in</span> <span class="hps">the </span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">Southwest</span> <span class="hps">area</span> <span class="hps">of the Indian Ocean</span><span>:</span> <span class="hps">Madagascar</span><span>, Mauritius,</span> <span class="hps">Comoros,</span> <span class="hps">France</span> <span class="hps">(Reunion</span><span>)</span><span>,</span> <span class="hps">Seychelles and</span> <span class="hps">the TAAF</span><span>. </span></span></span><span class="hps">The green turtle</span> <span class="hps">(<i>Chelonia</i></span><i> <span class="hps">mydas</span></i><span>) is the sole</span> <span class="hps">representative of the genus</span> <span class="hps">Chelonia</span><span>,</span> <span class="hps">and the largest</span> <span class="hps">species</span> <span class="hps">of</span> <span class="hps">turtles</span> <span class="hps">of the family</span> <span class="hps">Cheloniidae</span><span>.</span> <span class=""></span></span></div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Francia46.227638 2.213749000000007134.9722085 -18.440547999999993 57.4830675 22.868046000000007tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005601185213489846.post-54890067385499279022015-07-26T11:27:00.000+01:002015-07-26T11:27:04.913+01:00French Fries from Belgium<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Belgian national dish “les frites’ was wrongly given the name ‘French Fries’ by American servicemen when they arrived in Belgium at the end of the First World War. They named the fries after the French language spoken in Wallonia creating confusion with the invention’s nationality. “Les frites” are part of Belgium’s gastronomic and cultural heritage. There are frites stalls everywhere while visiting this country. </div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Belgio50.503887 4.469935999999961547.917913 -0.69363800000003817 53.089861 9.633509999999962tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005601185213489846.post-81740943800057530092015-07-07T14:59:00.001+01:002015-07-07T14:59:10.941+01:00Famous Irish Writers from Ireland<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Dublin was designated a UNESCO City of Literature in 2010 in recognition of its cultural profile and international standing as a city of literary excellence. The postcard depicts some of the most famous Irish Writers. <a href="http://www.irishstamps.ie/shop/c-202-150th-anniversary-of-the-birth-of-wb-yeats.aspx" target="_blank">The stamp was issued in 2015</a> to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the birth of William Butler Yeats.</div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Dublino, Irlanda53.3498053 -6.260309699999993453.0463133 -6.9057566999999933 53.6532973 -5.6148626999999935tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005601185213489846.post-86945476209203470262015-06-17T18:33:00.000+01:002015-06-17T18:33:00.092+01:00Jazz from the United Nations<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The United Nations Postal Administration (UNPA) issued <a href="https://unstamps.org/shop/international-jazz-day-2014/" target="_blank">three mini-sheets of twelve stamps</a> to celebrate International Jazz Day on 30
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Vienna, Austria48.2081743 16.3738189000000647.8696338 15.728371900000059 48.546714800000004 17.019265900000061tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005601185213489846.post-41072832847734682492015-06-12T17:57:00.000+01:002015-06-12T17:57:14.851+01:00Frans Hals from the Netherlands<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Frans Hals (c. 1582 - 1666) was a Dutch portrait painter, who practiced an intimate realism with a free approach. Many stamps depicting his masterpieces have been issued by the Netherlands. The one used on these two cards was issued in 2013 to celebrate the <a href="http://www.franshalsmuseum.nl/" target="_blank">Frans Hals Museum </a>in Haarlem. </div>
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Haarlem, Paesi Bassi52.3873878 4.646219400000063652.2323178 4.3234959000000632 52.5424578 4.968942900000064tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005601185213489846.post-37285552431157052072015-05-09T18:00:00.005+01:002015-05-09T18:00:53.312+01:00Harry Potter and Ron Weasley from the U.S.A.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling is one of the best-selling book series in history having sold between 400 million and 450 million copies. It had been translated in more than 70 languages. In 2013, the U.S. Postal Service celebrated Harry Potter's magical world with a <a href="https://www.usps.com/stamps/harry-potter.htm" target="_blank">20-stamp souvenir booklet </a>featuring stills from the award-winning Warner Bros movies.</div>
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Stati Uniti37.09024 -95.712891000000013-36.418582499999992 99.052733999999987 90 69.521483999999987tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005601185213489846.post-83463506537371644092015-03-11T13:22:00.002+00:002015-03-11T13:22:16.970+00:00Tintin from Belgium<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Adventures of Tintin is a series of comic albums created by Belgian Georges Remi. Tintin has been published in more than 70 languages and has sold more than 200 million copies. BPost has issued several stamps dedicated to this characters and his friends. The two stamps used on this card were issued in April 2014 and they are part of <a href="http://www.bpost.be/site/fr/residential/stamps/philately/stamps/2014/items/07_2014.html" target="_blank">a series of ten values.</a> </div>
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1Belgio50.503887 4.469935999999961547.917913 -0.69363800000003817 53.089861 9.633509999999962tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005601185213489846.post-52093720746695698862015-03-04T13:07:00.000+00:002015-03-04T13:07:00.147+00:00The Cathedral of Christ the Saviour and the Patriarshy Bridge from Russia<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Cathedral of Christ the Saviour is one of the largest cathedrals in Moscow and it is the tallest Orthodox Christian church in the world with its height of 103 metres. A pedestrian bridge across the river, the Patriarshy Bridge, was constructed between 21 June 2003 and 3 September 2004. The stamp was issued in 2011 and it is part of a series of three values dedicated to Architectural Constructions. </div>
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Christ the Saviour Cathedral, ulitsa Volkhonka, 15, Moskva, Russia, 11901955.744421 37.60566530000005530.222386500000002 -3.7029286999999442 81.2664555 78.914259300000055tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005601185213489846.post-59823351234442085502015-02-28T11:45:00.000+00:002015-02-28T11:45:00.450+00:00Dinosaurs from Germany<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Tyrannosaurus is one of the best known dinosaur species. The meat-eater with the big head and the fearsome pointy teeth could be up to 13 meters long and six tonnes in weight. It is depicted on the front of the card together with an Edmontosaurus. The stamp is part of the series "Für die Jugend" issued in 2008 by <a href="https://philatelie.deutschepost.de/" target="_blank">Deutsche Post</a>. </div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Germania51.165691 10.45152600000005840.94185 -10.202770999999942 61.389532 31.105823000000058tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005601185213489846.post-61097469598217248432015-02-23T10:35:00.000+00:002015-02-23T10:35:00.658+00:00European Hedgehog from Estonia<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The European hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus), also known as the West European hedgehog or common hedgehog, is mainly a nocturnal animal and solitary in nature. The stamp was <a href="http://pood.post.ee/index.php?id=1946&prod_id=8652">issued in May 2014 </a>by Eesti Post as part of the Estonian fauna serie. </div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1Estonia58.595272 25.01360699999997956.476436 19.850032999999979 60.714108 30.17718099999998tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005601185213489846.post-22604417914455821732015-02-21T12:12:00.001+00:002015-03-04T13:40:30.719+00:00Songbirds from the U.S.A.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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On the front of the card there is a House Sparrow (<i>Passer Domesticus</i>), a small, seed-eating songbird that thrives around people. Originally from the Middle East, travel on ships has helped its spread to every continent except Antarctiva. Now it is the most widespread bird in the world.</div>
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In 2014 USPS issued <a href="https://store.usps.com/store/browse/productDetailSingleSku.jsp?productId=S_689304&categoryId=nature-stamps" target="_blank">a series of 10 self-adhesive stamps</a> to celebrate their melodic voice. On the card you can see the American Goldfinch (<i>Spinus tristis</i>) and the White-throated Sparrow (<i>Zonotrichia albicollis</i>). </div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Stati Uniti37.09024 -95.712891000000013-36.4181565 99.052733999999987 90 69.521483999999987tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005601185213489846.post-50386893926307772052015-02-18T10:24:00.000+00:002015-02-18T10:24:00.345+00:00The Little Prince from Germany<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>"Of course I love you," the flower said to him. "It is my fault that you have not known it all the while. That is of no importance. But you--you have been just as foolish as I. Try to be happy... Let the glass globe be. I don't want it any more."</i></div>
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Deutsche Post issued <a href="https://philatelie.deutschepost.de/out/pictures/wysiwigpro/philatelie/004657.pdf" target="_blank">the stamp in 2014</a> to celebrate this worldwide phenomenon with 400 Million readers, 150 Million books sold and officially translated in 280 languages<i>. </i></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Germania51.165691 10.45152600000005840.94185 -10.202770999999942 61.389532 31.105823000000058tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005601185213489846.post-43220493604111828802015-02-15T12:14:00.005+00:002015-02-15T12:14:58.378+00:00Butterflies from Belgium<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The card is an artwork by Penny Bean titled "Butterfly on Green". The stamp was issued in 2012 by <a href="http://www.bpost.be/site/fr/residential/stamps/philately/stamps/sticker/items/index.html">BPost</a> and represents an Old World swallowtail butterfly (<i>Papilio machaon</i>), also known as common yellow swallowtail or simply the swallowtail. Its Latin name "machaon" is after the Physician Machaon, who belongs to the Greek mithology and led an army from Thessaly in the Trojan War on the side of the Greeks.</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Belgio50.503887 4.469935999999961547.917913 -0.69363800000003817 53.089861 9.633509999999962tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005601185213489846.post-41721413404226457142015-02-13T10:09:00.001+00:002015-02-13T10:09:06.616+00:00Beaches from Australia<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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According to the <a href="https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2060.html" target="_blank">CIA World Factbook</a>, Australia has more than 25000 kilometers of coastline. No wonder sandy or rocky beaches are a common theme on postcards and stamps by <a href="http://shop.auspost.com.au/stamp-coin-collectables/stamp-issues" target="_blank">Australian Post</a>.</div>
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The second stamp was issued in 2007 and depicts Maria Island. The third stamp, issued in 2010, shows the Bay of Fires. Both are located in Tasmania.</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1Australia-25.274398 133.77513599999997-25.274398 133.77513599999997 -25.274398 133.77513599999997tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005601185213489846.post-26935262623931432102015-01-07T17:16:00.000+00:002015-01-07T17:16:40.249+00:00Aurora Borealis from Finland<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Nothern Lights flame in the frost nights on the northern hemisphere and they are visible on roughly 200 nights a year in Finnish Lapland. The traditional ways to go Aurora spotting are snowshoeing, cross-country skiing or snowmobile and sled dog touring. Issued in 2009 by <a href="http://www.post.fi/" target="_blank">Finnish Post</a>, the stamps are self-adhesive and they feature views of the northern lights as well an aurora borealis crown. The stamps also bear map coordinates indicating the location at which they were shot.</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Regione della Lapponia, Finlandia67.9222304 26.5046437999999461.7187989 5.85034679999994 74.1256619 47.158940799999939tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005601185213489846.post-55848761775097015662014-09-14T16:56:00.002+01:002014-09-14T16:57:57.036+01:00The Flag of Italy (Il Tricolore) from Italy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The front of the card shows the propaganda leaflet dropped over Vienna in 1918 by nationalist patriot and poet Gabriele d'Annunzio. The text reads: </div>
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<i>"<u>VIENNESE!</u><br />
Learn to know the Italians.<br />
We are flying over Vienna; we could drop tons of bombs. All we are
dropping on you is a greeting of three colors: the three colors of
liberty.<br />
We Italians do not make war on children, on old people, on women.<br />
We are making war on your government, the enemy of national liberties,
on your blind, stubborn, cruel government that can give you neither
peace nor bread, and feeds you hatred and illusions.</i></div>
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<i><u>VIENNESE!</u><br />
You are famous for being intelligent. But why have you put on the
Prussian uniform? By now, you see, the whole world has turned against
you.<br />
You want to continue the war? Continue it; it's your suicide. What do
you hope for? The decisive victory promised to you by the Prussian
generals? Their decisive victory is like the bread of Ukraine: You die
waiting for it.<br />
<u>PEOPLE OF VIENNA</u>, think of your own fates. Wake up!<br />
<u>LONG LIVE LIBERTY!<br />
LONG LIVE ITALY!</u></i></div>
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LONG LIVE THE ENTENTE!</u>"</i></div>
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In the background, the vertical tricolour of green, white, and red, with the arms of Savoy, which was adopted as the civil flag between 1861 and 1948. The stamps were issued in 2011 to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the Unification of Italy (one minisheet and one self-adhesive stamp) and they both depict the current green-white-red "Tricolore".<i> </i></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Italia41.87194 12.56737999999995729.678010500000003 -8.0869170000000423 54.065869500000005 33.221676999999957tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005601185213489846.post-2285136285178567472014-08-02T00:00:00.000+01:002014-08-02T00:00:01.079+01:00The Tidal Basin with Cherry Blossoms from the U.S.A.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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There are more than 3000 cherry trees that bloom all over Washington DC each spring and many tourists come to see them every year during the <a href="http://www.nationalcherryblossomfestival.org/" target="_blank">National Cherry Blossom Festival</a>. The trees were a gift from the Japanese government in 1912 as a gift of friendship to the people of the United States. The two stamps, showing a panoramic view of the trees in blossom, were <a href="https://store.usps.com/store/browse/productDetailSingleSku.jsp?categoryNav=false&navAction=push&navCount=0&productId=S_468291&categoryId=stamp-collectors" target="_blank">issued in 2012</a> by the US Postal Service and commemorated the centennial of that gift. The stamp on the left shows the Washington Monument in the background, while the Jefferson Memorial is shown on the stamp to the right.</div>
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