http://www.Filahome-Stamps.com/index.htm Filahome-Stamps.com informs collectors about postage stamps stamp collecting and other philatelic subjects Copyright 2010 AbsoluteFigures.com en-us Sat, 17 Apr 2010 08:00:00 EDT http://www.filahome-stamps.com/rss-postage-stamps/filahome-stamps.gif http://www.Filahome-Stamps.com/index.htm http://www.filahome-stamps.com/stamps/0812-breeding-penguins.htm This stamp issue illustrates the breeding penguins of the Falkland Islands. Local photographer Alan Henry and Reinhard Mischke took the pictures for the postage stamps. The set comprises of six Airmail Postcard rate postage stamps (currently 55p) showing the head profile of each type of the five breeding penguins and an unusual picture of an albino Rockhopper penguin. Penguins are generally regarded as being synonymous with the Falkland Islands and attract a great number of tourists each year to our shores. The stamps are available singly in sheetlets of 10 and combined in a souvenir sheet. Sat, 17 Apr 2010 08:00:00 EDT http://www.filahome-stamps.com/stamps/0812-britains-longest-reigning-monarchs.htm On 21 December 2007 Elizabeth II became Britain's oldest reigning monarch surpassing Queen Victoria who died aged 81 years, seven months, four weeks and one day on 22 January 1901 and George III five days earlier. However, Queen Elizabeth II still has several years to go before becoming the longest reigning monarch. The Queen, the fifth longest-reigning monarch in 1,000 years of British history, will on March 5 next year overtake Henry III, who reigned for 56 years from 12161272. It will be 2011 before she passes the record of King James VI of Scotland and I of England and then 2012 before she overtakes George III, who served for 59 years from 17601820. With Queen Victoria remaining as the longest serving monarch who ruled the Empire for almost 64 years, providing Queen Elizabeth is still on the throne on 9 September 2015, she will take Queen Victoria's place. Sat, 17 Apr 2010 08:00:00 EDT http://www.filahome-stamps.com/stamps/0812-christmas-henry-vii.htm The Christmas Stamp of Luxembourg this year, depicting a roe deer, is the work of well-known Belgian wildlife artist André Buzin. He is the artist of more than 300 postage stamp designs around the world. Sat, 17 Apr 2010 08:00:00 EDT http://www.filahome-stamps.com/stamps/0812-court-of-justice.htm To build Europe, the member States have entered into treaties forming the European Community, then a European Union, supported by institutions, which adopt the rules of law in specified fields.Luxembourg issued a special postage stamp on 2 December 2008. Sat, 17 Apr 2010 08:00:00 EDT http://www.filahome-stamps.com/stamps/0812-pipe-organs-luxembourg.htm This third collection of special postage stamps traces in sound and vision the History of some of the most beautiful pipe organs of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, and is part of a special series which began in 2006. Sat, 17 Apr 2010 08:00:00 EDT http://www.filahome-stamps.com/stamps/0811-farewell-rms-queen-elizabeth-2.htm The contract to build Cunard's replacement for the Queen Elizabeth and the Queen Mary was signed between Cunard Line and John Brown (Clydebank) Limited on 30th December 1964. However it was not until September 1967 that her enormous hull was ready to slide down the spillways into the Clyde, launched by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Mon, 29 Mar 2010 08:00:00 EDT http://www.filahome-stamps.com/stamps/0811-finnish-christmas-stamps.htm On the Finnish Christmas stamps, bear fetch their Christmas tree and forest animals dance in a round game. At the same date, the transparent Frosty Night stamp was issued. Finland's Christmas stamps were issued on 6 November 2008. Mon, 29 Mar 2010 08:00:00 EDT http://www.filahome-stamps.com/stamps/0810-nordenskiold-stamps.htm Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld, the famous Finnish-born scientist and explorer, is the subject of a miniature sheet with two 1st class non-value indicator stamps to be issued on 20 October 2008. A Norwegian-born Swede Martin Mörck designed the issue. The engraved stamp sheet was printed by the printing house of the Danish Post operator. Mon, 8 Mar 2010 08:00:00 EDT http://www.filahome-stamps.com/stamps/0810-falkland-islands-coastline.htm The Falklands' coastline is enriched by a series of magnificent bluffs and numerous offshore islands and stacks. The postage stamps in this series illustrate both some of the best-known and other more obscure examples of these features. Wed, 13 Jan 2010 08:00:00 EDT http://www.filahome-stamps.com/stamps/0810-christmas-ascension-island.htm Each of the four Christmas stamps and the first day cover design of Ascension Island takes a detailed image of Father Christmas and superimposes it over a different photograph of Ascension Island to show how he would enjoy a holiday there. Wed, 13 Jan 2010 08:00:00 EDT http://www.filahome-stamps.com/stamps/0809-greetings-from-luxembourg.htm In 2008 the Grand Prix for philatelic illustration by young people took place from 10 September 2007 to 29 February 2008. The drawing competition was organized by the Stamp Office in partnership with the National Tourist Office, Luxembourg City Tourist Office, the Museum of History of the City of Luxembourg and the Ministry of National Education. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EDT http://www.filahome-stamps.com/stamps/0809-mika-waltari-kimi-raikkonen.htm On 5 September 2008, a total of 11 new postage stamps were issued in four separate issues in Finland. Two of the issues are miniature sheets. One of them celebrates author Mika Waltari, who was born a century ago this year, and the other honors the 2007 Formula One World Champion, Kimi Räikkönen. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EDT http://www.filahome-stamps.com/stamps/0809-ettelbruck-medical-social-society.htm In the middle of the 19th century, the first agricultural school was created in the city Echternach. It was only in 1880 that the agricultural school was integrated with the secondary school in Ettelbruck. Then, three years later, the State Agricultural School was founded in Ettelbruck. Wed, 12 Aug 2009 08:00:00 EDT http://www.filahome-stamps.com/stamps/0809-education-animal-protection.htm In 1908, the association called "Volksbildungsverein" (educational society) was created in Luxembourg City and extended so rapidly across the country that on July 31, 1910 a federation of popular education associations of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg was created. Mon, 3 Aug 2009 08:00:00 EDT http://www.filahome-stamps.com/stamps/0809-dogs-fireworks.htm On 5 September 2008, a total of 11 new postage stamps were issued in four separate issues in Finland. Among these new postage stamps were a postage stamp booklet about dogs and a fireworks stamp, which Finland Post uses to demonstrate the new Personalized stamp frame and to underline two birthdays: this year, Finland's postal service is 370 and the Personalized stamp is five years old. Fri, 29 May 2009 08:00:00 EDT http://www.filahome-stamps.com/stamps/0808-botanists-plants.htm The earliest visitors to Ascension during the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries found very few plants growing on the island. The reasons for the scant vegetation were mainly two-fold. Firstly, in geological terms, this is a fairly young volcanic island. Little could survive in such a barren terrain with its tumbled lava flows, ash and clinker-strewn plains, and craggy basalt peaks, without water and beneath a fierce sun. Fri, 29 May 2009 08:00:00 EDT http://www.filahome-stamps.com/stamps/0808-aircraft-definitive.htm On 1 August 2008 a new definitive series on Falkland Islands was released, comprising of twelve new stamps depicting airplanes that flew above the Falkland Islands. Fri, 29 May 2009 08:00:00 EDT http://www.filahome-stamps.com/stamps/0807-southern-elephant-seal.htm Southern Elephant Seals are the biggest seal and aquatic carnivore species. The species was nearly extinct after being heavily exploited due to hunting for their oil in the 19th and early 20th century by sealers. Population has recovered; today a stable population of approximately 700,000 individuals lives in their Antarctic and sub Antarctic habitat. Thu, 7 May 2009 08:00:00 EDT http://www.filahome-stamps.com/stamps/0807-wwf-chinstrap-penguin.htm The new stamps of South Georgia depict Chinstrap penguins. There are four stamp designs released as stamps with values of 2 x 55p, 1 x 65p and 1 x 95p. Each postage stamp bears the WWF Panda symbol. These stamps are available in a number of different formats. Tue, 10 Mar 2009 08:00:00 EDT http://www.filahome-stamps.com/stamps/0806-anniversary-raf.htm 2008 saw the 90th Anniversary of the founding of one of the world's first and most famous Air Forces, the Royal Air Force. A series of six stamps depicting important aircraft of the RAF is being released, with each stamp bearing an official RAF 90th Anniversary logo used by permission of the Royal Air Force. Tue, 10 Mar 2009 08:00:00 EDT http://www.filahome-stamps.com/stamps/0808-anniversary-raf-falkland-islands.htm The Falkland Islands Post Office is releasing a new Definitive series of stamps celebrating Air Transportation, which has played such an important role in the development of the Islands economy and defense. Four of the stamps depict aircraft operated by the Royal Air Force and to commemorate its 90th Anniversary these four stamps are being released in a special miniature sheet. Tue, 20 Jan 2009 08:00:00 EDT http://www.filahome-stamps.com/stamps/0805-south-georgia-fisheries.htm South Georgia issued four new stamps about fishing in the waters around South Georgia. These postage stamps depict ships at sea and the fish they hunt for. Tue, 20 Jan 2009 08:00:00 EDT http://www.filahome-stamps.com/stamps/0804-polar-explorers.htm The Fourth International Polar Year was launched in March 2007 and runs to March 2009 to allow for two field seasons at both Poles. Falkland Islands released a set of four postage stamps depicting four famous polar explorers. Wed, 7 Jan 2009 08:00:00 EDT http://www.filahome-stamps.com/stamps/0803-sharks-ascension-island.htm Five stamps with dangerous sharks were issued on Ascension Island in March 2008. Four of these values were produced in individual sheets of 10 stamps with plain border. These sets are also available in staggered se-tenant strips of four in a single stamp sheetlet with decorative border. Wed, 7 Jan 2009 08:00:00 EDT http://www.filahome-stamps.com/stamps/0801-international-polar-year.htm South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands issued a series of four stamps about the International Polar Year. The earliest example of international coordination in polar science was the Transit of Venus, 9 December 1874. Britain, France, Germany and the United States, which established eight coordinated observatories, observed it in Antarctic regions. Tue, 23 Dec 2008 08:00:00 EDT http://www.filahome-stamps.com/stamps/0801-james-bond-postage-stamps.htm This collection of six postage stamps celebrates the world of James Bond novels written by their originator, Ian Fleming. Each stamp includes an original Cape book cover, as well as three others from later editions. The first-ever Bond novel, Casino Royale, is featured, and Dr No, Goldfinger, Diamonds are Forever, For Your Eyes Only and From Russia with Love are also part of this very special collection. Tue, 23 Dec 2008 08:00:00 EDT http://www.filahome-stamps.com/stamps/0801-alpine-skiing-stamps-with-3-d-motion.htm This miniature sheet dedicated to alpine skiing has an illusion of movement thanks to the imaging and printing technology used. When you turn the sheet in your hands, the picture comes to life. Tanja Poutiainen speeds downhill on the slalom stamp. Sat, 29 Nov 2008 08:00:00 EDT http://www.filahome-stamps.com/stamps/0712-pipe-organs-luxembourg.htm Luxembourg brings a second incursion into the world of music: this series of special postage stamps once again illustrates four pipe organs. Sat, 29 Nov 2008 08:00:00 EDT http://www.filahome-stamps.com/stamps/0712-british-ornithologists-union-expedition.htm This special postage stamp issue marks the 50th anniversary of the expedition mounted in 1957-1959 to celebrate the centenary of the British Ornithologists' Union, one of the oldest ornithological societies in the world. This postage stamp issue of Ascension Island exists of eight postage stamps. Mon, 20 Oct 2008 08:00:00 EDT http://www.filahome-stamps.com/stamps/0711-silhouettes.htm Black-and-white depictions of herds going up to mountain pastures are regarded as typically Swiss, and in Switzerland hundreds of artists make silhouettes a lively art form to which Swiss Post dedicated four special postage stamps. Wed, 15 Oct 2008 08:00:00 EDT http://www.filahome-stamps.com/stamps/0711-einsiedeln.htm Virtually no other Swiss town is so well known in other countries as Einsiedeln, whose main claims to fame are its Benedictine abbey and more than a thousand years of cultural history. To commemorate Stamp Day 2007, Einsiedeln features on a new miniature postage stamp sheet. Tue, 7 Oct 2008 08:00:00 EDT http://www.filahome-stamps.com/stamps/0711-diamond-wedding-anniversary.htm In November 2007, Falkland Islands issued a single postage stamp in remembrance of a truly historic anniversary. The 60th Wedding Anniversary of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and His Royal Highness Prince Philip on 20th November 2007 marked the first ever Diamond Wedding Anniversary in British Royal History. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:00:00 EDT http://www.filahome-stamps.com/stamps/0711-finnish-independence-crafts.htm Two miniature sheets were issued at the same time as the Christmas stamps in November 2007. The Memories of Finland miniature sheet celebrates outstanding years of Finnish independence. The miniature sheet includes eight stamps showing the lives of Finns, using real pictures from Finnish home photo albums. Sat, 5 Jul 2008 08:00:00 EDT http://www.filahome-stamps.com/stamps/0710-scouts-of-the-quest.htm Sir Ernest Shackleton was one of the foremost British Polar explorers of his day as can be seen on postage stamps of South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands. These postage stamps were issued on 15 October 2007. Mon, 30 Jun 2008 08:00:00 EDT http://www.filahome-stamps.com/stamps/0709-saunders-island.htm Saunders Islands is the fourth largest of the Falkland Islands. The island was named after Sir Charles Saunders, a British Admiral who accompanied Lord Anson during his round-the-world voyage in the late 18th century. Tue, 3 Jun 2008 08:00:00 EDT http://www.filahome-stamps.com/stamps/0708-princess-diana-mother-teresa.htm The stamps of Ascension Island are produced in sheetlets of eight. A very attractive photograph of Princess Diana, Princess of Wales appears in the border. The FDC depicts Princess Diana during her visit to Leicester in May 1997. Fri, 9 May 2008 08:00:00 EDT http://www.filahome-stamps.com/stamps/0705-scouting-and-moomins.htm All the new stamps issued in May 2007 were for first class mail in Finland. Scouting were featured on two stamps, and stamp booklets featuring public transport and Moomins were issued. Wed, 30 Apr 2008 08:00:00 EDT http://www.filahome-stamps.com/stamps/0705-public-transport-tampere-cathedral.htm Helsinki City Transport and the Helsinki Metropolitan Area Council hosted a major public transport event in Helsinki: the 57th world conference of the International Association of Public Transport. Sat, 19 Apr 2008 08:00:00 EDT http://www.filahome-stamps.com/stamps/0705-eurovision-song-contest.htm The miniature sheet dedicated to the 52nd Eurovision Song Contest, held at Helsinki's Hartwall Arena on 10 and 12 May 2007, features Finland's entries to the contest in different decades. Last Finnish victors, monster band Lordi, is celebrated with two postage stamps Wed, 16 Apr 2008 08:00:00 EDT http://www.filahome-stamps.com/stamps/0610-stamp-jubilee-miniature-sheet.htm The heraldic lion of Finland adorned the jubilee issue for the 150th anniversary of the Finnish postage stamp in 2006. In honor of the 150th anniversary of the Finnish stamp, a miniature sheet was issued on 27 October 2006 in scintillating red, blue and gold, on the theme of the lion coat of arms of Finland on Finnish stamps. Wed, 9 Apr 2008 08:00:00 EDT http://www.filahome-stamps.com/stamps/0707-falkland-islands-centenary-scouting.htm In their Centennial Year it is right that the 29 million Scouts worldwide should look back on the pioneering work of the past and the success it has brought. Sea Scouts still flourish across the globe. Wed, 2 Apr 2008 08:00:00 EDT http://www.filahome-stamps.com/stamps/0709-peacekeeping-missions.htm A special postage stamp Peacekeeping Missions of the Luxembourg Army was released in September 2007. Advantage Communication in Howald designed this special postage stamp, which was printed by the Stamp printer of Belgium in Malines. Thu, 27 Mar 2008 08:00:00 EDT http://www.filahome-stamps.com/free-postage-stamp-collecting-download.htm Yes, you can now download exciting software to read and enjoy philatelic articles and background information on your Windows computer for free. Thu, 3 Mar 2008 08:00:00 EDT http://www.filahome-stamps.com/stamps/0709-roman-mosaic.htm Archaeological research undertaken in 1995 on the site of a new agricultural operation in Vichten showed that the terrain in question covered the foundations of one of the most remarkable Roman villas ever discovered in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Wed, 2 Jan 2008 08:00:00 EDT http://www.filahome-stamps.com/stamps/0705-vulcan-bomber.htm Had it not been for the Falklands war in 1982 the Vulcan would have flown for its entire service life without ever dropping a bomb in anger. Tue, 12 Dec 2007 08:00:00 EDT http://www.filahome-stamps.com/stamps/0705-scouting-on-stamps.htm A joint issue of postage stamps planned by the European country members of PostEurop, the Europa stamps annually follow a common theme. The subject chosen for 2007 is the centenary of scouting. Mon, 5 Nov 2007 08:00:00 EDT http://www.filahome-stamps.com/stamps/0708-finland-design-architecture.htm On 24 August 2007 eight new postage stamps in five different issues came on sale in Finland. The themes of the stamps are raspberries, butterflies, Finnish Olympic Committee, architecture and design styles. Mon, 5 Nov 2007 08:00:00 EDT