Österreichischer Sammlerverein der Liechtensteinischen Philatelie
I have long hesitated to show these stamps already in January, because the Day of Fertility in Italy and also San Marino – from where the stamps come – is celebrated only on May 7. For this occasion, in fact, these stamps were issued in 2016. But they also have a justification in January: the Read More …
This time I present again a letter which was made available to me by Sieghard. It is a so-called precursor letter, i.e. a letter with Austrian stamps cancelled in Liechtenstein. These precursor letters existed until the issue of the first own Liechtenstein stamps in 1912. In this case it is a letter dated 7.8.1899 from Read More …
EUROPA stamps are an annual joint issue of stamps with a common motif or theme issued by the postal administrations of the member countries of the European Communities (1956-1959), the European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations (CEPT) from 1960 to 1992 and the PostEurop Association since 1993. Since 2011, they have all carried the Read More …
In December, the choice for the stamp of the month was again difficult for me. In the end, however, I decided on a stamp from Botswana (10 Botswana Pula). It depicts a national monument of the country – a baobab (baobab) tree. On this stamp specifically the prison post tree of Kasane. Already on my Read More …
Here we tell little stories around various single covers. The PDF can also be downloaded – if the font here on the homepage is too small. You just have to click on the red headline. This will open the file with the description of the document. The PDF contains background on the subject of the Read More …
GLEICHSTELLUNG (Equality) An interesting stamp of the November issue is the “Equal=Equal” special stamp. The stamp symbolizes equality in all spheres of society. Equality means measures of adjustment of life situation of equal heterogeneous groups within the population (e.g. man-woman; hetero- and homosexual, poor-rich, hearing-deaf, seeing-blind). Only if we regard the differences as equal, we Read More …
Just a short post today. I wanted to end the year by thanking all ÖSVLPH members who provide feedback and suggestions for improving the website or contributing articles. THANK YOU VERY MUCH! As a small thank you here now the New Year wishes probably from the year 1918 from Vaduz. Unfortunately, the date on the Read More …
Our exhibition, which was previously on display in Bludenz Town Hall, has now been on display in the entrance hall of Gayenhofen Castle in Bludenz for a fortnight. The exhibition can be viewed during visiting hours of the district administration. It consists of 16 frames with a focus on railways and nature. It will be Read More …
Here we tell little stories about various individual items. The PDF can also be downloaded – if the font here on the homepage is too small. All you have to do is click on the heading below. This will open the file with the description of the document. The PDF contains background information on the Read More …
In November, many stamps were again issued with which we can frank our Christmas mail. One can only talk of being spoilt for choice when it comes to naming the most beautiful stamp. This time I have chosen one from Switzerland. It comes from a set of three described by the Swiss Post Office as Read More …