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First International Day of Yoga 20151. Who was the creator of Yoga?2. In which country Yoga was originated?3. Why China issued postage stamp on an…

 Canoe, British Columbia, is a semi-rural community in British Columbia within the larger City of Salmon Arm. The Secwepemc peoples were known to use the…

 I received this fine registered Serbian cover in March 2022. There's whole Art 2018 mini sheet on cover and also one charity tax stamp. Serbian…

 Wonderful FDC Europa 2022: Stories & Myths from Germany, issued on 5th May.Thank you, Holger!

The tradition of sending postcards and letters to friends and loved ones has persevered through time. In Europe, regular mail transportation began with the initiative…

There are four very distinct seasons in Estonia. The arrival of each season is signalled by the beautiful flowers that we expect to bloom every…

 I recently received two nice covers from Italy, one with Europa stamp, other with egg shaped stamp dedicated to Gucci. Thank you, Alessandra!

 BC “Partizan” won the European Champions Cup in 1992, with Aleksandar Đorđević scoring three points in the last second of the game against Juventud from…

Volodymyr Zelensky displaying the stamp (Source: internet)We all are familiar with the proverb - ‘The pen is mightier than the sword.’ This popular adage states…

Mike's Big Blue Collection - Parts 1 to 7 is the name of a new blog that will be of interest to Scott International Album…

 What is Swiss Post trying to tell us with this special stamp – which is undoubtedly the right name for it? The answer to the…

 

    The London International Stamp Exhibition, originally scheduled for the spring of 2020 and then postponed for two years due to COVID19, recently concluded.…

Marx, Engels and Lenin issue:In 2018, Russia made one issue for"The 200th Anniversary of the Birth of Karl Marx, (1818-1883)"with one interesting design, little bit,…

A special logo created for the eventYes, you have got it right.It was made in Germany but writing on it was in Hindi language.The story…

I've written about the Annual/Progressive Albums several times in the past. These were intended as yearly supplements to the Brown Internationals between publication of the…

 I received this nice cover from Sweden with stamps from set The Age of the Vikings issued in 2015.  Thank you so much, Henrik!

 Bust statue of Lal Bahadur Shastri‘Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan’ was a clarion call given to the nation in 1965 by Lal Bahadur Shastri, the second…

 Fantastic cover from Montegro, Europa CEPT 2021! Thank you, Antea!

 I received two postcards from Malaysia sent by random senders from Postcard United. It's astonishing how much time these two cards have traveled thanks to…

The 2022 edition, number 28, will arrive this year in December. Primarily responsible were the familiar names of Donna Houseman, Bill Jones, and Sergio Sismondo.…

 This cover is one best surprises in my mailbox this year, sent by my dear friend Wolfgang from Austria. BIOT is a British Overseas Territory…

 Béziers is one of the oldest cities in France. Research published in March 2013 shows that Béziers dates from 575 BC, making it older than…

This article by Paul M. Holland recently appeared in the September 20, 2021 issue of Linn's (pp 103-108) and is a succinct and entertaining introduction…