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Semeuse lignée

Country: France

Yvert et Tellier FR 205, Michel FR 168, Stamp Number FR 154, Stanley Gibbons FR 425

Issued on: 1926-08-07

This type of stamp belongs to the more general family of Sower types intended for postal items, designed by Oscar Roty : the motif represents an agrarian allegory , a woman called "The Sower", who sows grain against the wind. This allegory was used on the reverse of French silver coins since 1897 (50 centimes, 1 and 2 francs).

This type of Sower is called a “lineage” because of the lines drawn in the background of the main figure; a sun can be seen on the horizon, which was suppressed for the last two broadcasts. There are indeed several series, printed between 1903 to 1930, then two modern lineage Sower stamps, issued between 1960 to 1965.

The engraving is carried out by Louis-Eugène Mouchon : the mentions “O. Roty” and “L. Mouchon” are printed at the bottom of the stamp, under the motif.

(https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semeuse_lign%C3%A9e)

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Chemist

Country: Romania

Michel RO 1500, Stamp Number RO 1024, Yvert et Tellier RO 1382, Stanley Gibbons RO 2358, Unificato RO 1500

Issued on: 1955-03-29

Color: Dark Blue

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Philippines Philatelic Week 1988

Date Issued: November 24, 1988

1938 ERROR

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We are prepared.

Country: Singapore

Series: Total Defence

Issued: October 6, 1984

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Total Defence is Singapore’s whole-of-society national defence concept, based on the premise that every aspect of society contributes to the collective defence of the state. The strategy was first introduced in 1984 and adopted from the national defence strategies of Sweden and Switzerland. It initially consisted of five key tenets; military, civil, economic, social, and psychological, with the sixth, digital, being introduced in 2019. The strategy was amplified by the government slogan: There's A Part For Everyone, with a corresponding national song named after it when first introduced.

Total Defence Day is commemorated on 15 February annually, the day colonial Singapore surrendered to Japan in 1942 during World War II.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Total_Defence_(Singapore)

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1960 Rome Summer Olympics

The 1960 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad (Italian: Giochi della XVII Olimpiade), was an international multi-sport event that was held from August 25 to September 11, 1960, in Rome, Italy. The city of Rome had previously been awarded the administration of the 1908 Summer Olympics, but following the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 1906, Rome had no choice but to decline and pass the honour to London. The Soviet Union won the most gold and overall medals.

The Games lasted 18 days, one more than a typical Olympics would usually last nowadays.

Source: Wikipedia contributors. (2020, March 31). 1960 Summer Olympics. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 05:14, April 19, 2020, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1960_Summer_Olympics&oldid=948279972

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Tractor

Country: Pakistan

Issued: March 19, 1979

Face value: 25P

Series: Agriculture

Catalog Codes: Michel PK 468; SN PK 464; Yvert et Tellier PK 466; Stanley Gibbons PK 469

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King Fuad I (1923-24)

Country: Egypt

Mi: EG 86; Sn: EG 96; Yt: EG 86; Sg: EG 115

Issued on: 1923-04-16

Face value: 5 Egyptian millieme

Fuad I (Arabic: فؤاد الأول Fu’ād al-Awwal; Turkish: I. Fuad or Ahmed Fuad Paşa; 26 March 1868 – 28 April 1936) was the Sultan and later King of Egypt and the Sudan. The ninth ruler of Egypt and Sudan from the Muhammad Ali dynasty, he became Sultan in 1917, succeeding his elder brother Hussein Kamel. He substituted the title of Sultan for King when the United Kingdom unilaterally declared Egyptian independence in 1922. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuad_I_of_Egypt)

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George Washington (1789-1797)

Country: USA

Issued: April 25, 1938

Face value: 1c

Catalog Codes: Michel US 411E

Did you know? George Washington was the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. He appears on contemporary U.S. currency. The United States Post Office released its first ever two postage stamps in 1847, featuring George Washington on one, and Benjamin Franklin on the other. Since that time, George Washington has appeared on many postage issues, more than any other person.

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Antonio Regidor

Country: Philippines

Issued: January 21, 1966

Face value: 30s

Catalog Codes: Michel PH 796; Stamp Number PH 945; Stanley Gibbons PH 1014

Antonio Ma. Regidor was born on 16 April 1845. He attended the University of Santo Tomas and here achieved the proof of doctorate. In Central Madrid, he obtained proof in Derecho Civil and Cananico.

He served as secretary of the audencia and Fiscal of Artillery and Engineers and became Consehal Sindinco and City Council of Manila. Regidor proposed the existence of the University of the Philippines . As a lawyer, he won the case filed by the Spaniards against Governor General Don Maria la Torre as a journalist, he became the writer of El Comersio and Diario de Manila under the pseudonym Luis V. Rances. He founded the Assemblea Filipina which published insults to the friars, and he attacked the Spaniards. He became envoy to negotiate with the Spanish Government and he met with Don German Gamozo and their negotiation was a success. In 1872, he was exiled to Guam on the grounds that he was behind the secret movement in San Felipe, Cavite. He fled and was stranded in London , Great Britain and settled there. Regidor adopted Rizal when the Spaniards in the Philippines harassed him. He tried to save Rizal when he was confined to a car in Hong Kong.

He died on 28 December 1910 in Nice , France .

(https://tl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Maria_Regidor)

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Robert F. Kennedy

Country: USA

Issued: January 12, 1979

Catalog Codes: Michel US 1371; Stamp Number US 1770; Yvert et Tellier US 1233; Stanley Gibbons US 1743

Face value: 15c

Did you know? Robert F. Kennedy was an American politician and lawyer. He was assassinated in June 1968 when shot by a Palestinian allegedly in retaliation for his support of Israel following the 1967 Six-Day War.

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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1869-1948)

Country: India

Issued: January 25, 1983

Face value: 50

Catalog Codes: Michel IN 940; Stamp Number IN 846e; Yvert et Tellier IN 751; Stanley Gibbons IN 1073

Description: Gandhiji

Did you know? Mohandas Gandhi led India to independence against British colonial rule by employing nonviolent civil disobedience. He inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world.

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Fight Drug Abuse

Country: Philippines

Issued: July 23, 1979

Catalog Codes: Michel PH 1312; Stamp Number PH 1422; Stanley Gibbons PH 1536

Face value: 30s

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Andres Bonifacio Monument

Country: Philippines

Issued: March 23, 1947

Face value: 10c

Catalog Codes: Michel PH 463; Stamp Number PH 505; Yvert et Tellier PH 326; Stanley Gibbons PH 630

Andres Bonifacio is known as “The Father of Philippine Revolution”. He urged his men to take arms against the colonial rule of Spain, which is widely known as the “Cry of Pugad Lawin”. It marked the beginning of the Philippine Revolution against the Spanish Empire. The Bonifacio Monument was created in 1933 by Guillermo E. Tolentino, one of the National Artists of the Philippines, in memory of the great Filipino hero.

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Balagtas Bicentennial 1788-1988

Country: Philippines

Issued: August 13, 1988

Face value: P1.00

Catalog Codes: Michel PH 1876; Stamp Number PH 1947

Description: Francisco Baltazar 200th Birth Anniversary

Francisco Baltazar is known as the “Prince of Tagalog Poets” because of his impact on Filipino literature. He wrote his famous epic and masterpiece, Florante at Laura, while in prison.

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Emily Hobhouse (1860-1926)

Country: South Africa

Issued: June 8, 1976

Face value: 4c

Catalog Codes: Mi ZA 504; Sn ZA 469; Yt ZA 409; Sg ZA 408

Description: Johan Hoekstra

Emily Hobhouse (9 April 1860 – 8 June 1926) was a British welfare campaigner, feminist, and pacifist.[1][2][3] She is primarily remembered for bringing to the attention of the British public, and working to change, the deprived conditions inside the British concentration camps in South Africa built to incarcerate Boer women and children during the Second Boer War.

Source: Wikipedia contributors. (2020, March 19). Emily Hobhouse. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 06:03, April 19, 2020, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Emily_Hobhouse&oldid=946400455

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Panthera Tigris

Country: Malaysia

Issued: January 4, 1979

Face value: 30c

Catalog Codes: Michel MY 189Y; Stamp Number MY 175; Yvert et Tellier MY 190; Stanley Gibbons MY 190

The Malayan tiger is a Panthera tigris tigris population in Peninsular Malaysia.[5] This population inhabits the southern and central parts of the Malay Peninsula, and has been classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List in 2015. The population was roughly estimated at 250 to 340 adult individuals in 2013, and likely comprises less than 200 mature breeding individuals and has a declining trend.[1]

In the Malay language, the tiger is called harimau, also abbreviated to rimau.[6] It is also known as the southern Indochinese tiger, to distinguish it from tiger populations in northern parts of Indochina which are genetically different to this population.[2]

Source: Wikipedia contributors. (2020, April 17). Malayan tiger. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 06:18, April 19, 2020, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Malayan_tiger&oldid=951447741

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Basilica of Taal

Country: Philippines

Issued: December 23, 1975

Face value: 45s

Catalog Codes: Michel PH 1153; Stamp Number PH 1283; Yvert et Tellier PH 1004

Description: Holy Year 1975 Basilica of Taal

The Basilica of Taal is the largest Catholic Church in the Philippines and in Asia. It is located in Poblacion Taal, Batangas.