On July 25, 1909, French aviator Louis Blériot successfully flew across the English Channel. Louis Blériot, Birth Centenary Issued by Monaco in 2022 Designer and engraver: Pierre Albuisson ...

The Rosetta Stone is a black granodiorite stele inscribed with a decree by King Ptolemy V Epiphanes. The decree, written in  54 lines of Greek, 32 lines of ...

On July 14 of that year, a Paris mob – hungry from a poor harvest and angry at the king and government for their suffering – stormed the Bastille prison, ...

May 9 is Goku Day in Japan! On May 9, anime and manga fans in Japan and abroad celebrate Goku Day. This holiday is dedicated to Son Goku, the main protagonist of the Japanese Dragon Ball media ...

The Royal Australian Air Force formed March 31, 1921 and traces its origins to the 1912 formation of the Australian Flying Corps (AFC) They turned 100 in 2021 and as part of the celebration Australian ...

Hard to believe, but the Algerian 2025 stamps represent the 5th year of exploring Algeria. During the past half decade, I've discovered some excellent artists ...

Hard to believe it’s time for a new Jersey stamp program. Yet, here we are. Jersey issues one of my favourite programs primarily because the stamps are perfect island ambassadors Jersey Post sources ...

Scottish Canadian poet Robert W. Service, The Poet of the Yukon, was born January 16, 1874. There are strange things done in the midnight sun By the men who moil for gold; The Arctic trails have their ...

Singapore's new flag was officially unveiled December 3, 1959 to coincide with its self governing status.

Germany’s 2024 stamp program just might unseat Japan as the reigning postmark champion. I’ve long loved Japan’s graceful, poetic postmarks but this year Germany is in a league of its own with this ...

Greenland’s 2024 stamp program has a few changes in store for you. I’ve been dabbling with a few ideas over the last year, hoping to make the articles a little more fun and informative. Each article ...