Österreichischer Sammlerverein der Liechtensteinischen Philatelie
On today’s cover of the month, two special features of the Liechtenstein philately can be found. First, it is franked with the so-called “Vaduzblock”. This was issued on 29 Sept. 1934 on the occasion of the first Liechtenstein stamp exhibition in connection with the Liechtenstein National Exhibition – a show of achievements of the local 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 …
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 …
The cover of the month is a letter sent from Triesenberg in Liechtenstein to Muttenz / Baselland in Switzerland. Accordingly, it was a domestic letter in long-distance traffic and thus franked with a 20 centime stamp for long-distance traffic, appropriate for postage. The stamp is from a series of stamps with hunting motifs issued in Read More …
Here we tell little stories about various individual philatelic items. The PDF can also be downloaded – if the font here on the homepage is too small. All you have to do is to click on the red heading. This will open the file with the description of the document. The PDF contains background information Read More …
Since Greenland became an autonomous country within the Danish Kingdom in 1979, after being a Danish colony since the early 18th century, many changes have been made to restore Greenlandic culture. This includes the revival of one of their ancestral traditions: tattooing. The new elegant stamps from Greenland now show such tattoos, namely kakiniit. Kakiniit Read More …
On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the first Liechtenstein airmail stamps, a special helicopter flight was made from Vaduz to Zurich (Kloten) on 28 May 1960. This postcard was one of 11,816 covers sent as domestic mail either to Liechtenstein or Switzerland (4,971 covers went abroad) via this service. Since mail from Liechtenstein 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 red heading. This will open the file with the description of the document. The PDF contains background information on the Read More …
Today things are getting colorful. In July, the Royal Mail issued a series of stamps (4x £1.00; 4x £1.85) to mark the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. After the Olympic Games, the Asian Games, this is the third largest multi-sport event in the world. All 56 members of the Commonwealth of Nations can participate in 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 red heading. This will open the file with the description of the document. The PDF contains background information on the Read More …