China FDC on "60th Anniversary of the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries"

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60th Anniversary of the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries

Date of Issue : 3 May 2014

1-1 : Ode to Peace
- Originally created by 14 renowned Chinese Painters including Qi Baishi for the 1955 World Peace Congress, which symbolizes Chinese people's support and praise for peace.

The Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, founded on 3 May 1954, is a national people's organization engaged in people-to-people diplomacy of the People's Republic of China.

Portugal FDC on "Eusébio Forever"

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Eusébio Sempre

Eusébio Forever

Date of Issue : 2 May 2014

N20g : Eusébio in the game Benfica vs AC Milan, 1963 European Cup Final held at Wembley Stadium, London.
E20g : Eusébio led the ball in the game Benfica vs Sporting to the National Championship, at the Estádio da Luz (Stadium of the Light) in October, 1966.
Souvenir sheet : Eusébio bronze statue at Estádio da Luz (Stadium of the Light), Lisboa

Eusébio da Silva Ferreira was born on January 25th, 1942 in the Mafalala neighbourhood in Lourenço Marques (now Maputo), Mozambique. In December 1960, Eusébio arrived in Portugal to play for Benfica.

Eusébio spent fifteen seasons with Benfica, between 1960/61 and 1974/75, where he played 614 matches and scored 638 goals, being the highest scorer in the club. He was a Portuguese international player for over a decade, playing 64 games and scoring 41 goals, and helped the national team achieve third place in the World Cup in 1966, being the top scorer of the championship.

He died on January 5th, 2014, a few days before turning 72.

Estonia FDC on "150th Birth Anniversary of the Writer Juhan Liiv"

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150th Birth Anniversary of the Writer Juhan Liiv

Date of Issue : 30 April 2014

Juhan Liiv, one of the most important Estonian poets of all time (1864 - 1913), was born in the Kodavere Parish and grew up in the village of Rupsi near Alatskivi. Juhan Liiv’s work is characterized by simplicity, existential depth and extraordinary power of generalization. Many lines of his poetry are familiar to every Estonian.

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A nice cover from Italy. Thank You very much to my friend.

Russia FDC on "Weapon of the Victory - Artillery"

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Weapon of the Victory - Artillery

Date of Issue : 25 April 2014

China FDC on "International Horticultural Exposition 2014 Qingdao"

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International Horticultural Exposition 2014 Qingdao

Date of Issue : 25 April 2014

2-1 : Theme Pavilion
2-2 : Botanical Pavilion

International Horticultural Exposition 2014 Qingdao was scheduled to be held in Qingdao, Shandong Province from 25 April to 25 October 2014. The theme of the Expo 2014 is "From the Earth, for the Earth", while the emblem and mascot are celestial beauty scattering flowers" and "Sea Elf-Qingqing" respectively. The Expo site covers a total area of 241 hectares.

Portugal FDC on "40 Years of April 25 Revolution"

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40 Anos do 25 de Abril

40 Years of April 25 Revolution

Date of Issue : 14 April 2014

€ 0,42 : The image of Salgueiro Maia next to Commerce Square at the time the 7th Cavalry Regiment joins the revolution, one of the most iconic of the 25th April.
€ 0,80 : A photograph of Henri Bureau , one in Chaimite Restorers surrounded by people.

Souvenir Sheet : includes many images and evokes the role of the Carnation Revolution in the inauguration of the so-called third phase of democratization in Europe , which also includes Spain and Greece. So this piece incorporates the flags of the three countries.

Slovakia FDC on "Technical Monuments: Historic Motorcycles"

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Technical Monuments: Historic Motorcycles

Date of Issue : 17 April 2014

1.10 € : Manet M90
1.25 € : Jawa 50/550 Pioneer

China FDC on "Internet Life"

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Internet Life

Date of Issue : 20 April 2014

China officially gained internet access on April 20, 1994. This year marks the 20th anniversary of China's internet era.

Mexico Postcard - Calakmul Ruins

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A beautiful Mexican postcard showing the view of Calakmul Ruins, Campeche. Thank You very much to my friend !

Mexico Postcard - Becal's Handicrafts

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Another Mexican postcard showing Becal's handicrafts of Campeche. Thank You very much to my friend !

Hong Kong Maximum Card - Old General Post Office Building

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~~~ Hong Kong "A Journey through Hong Kong's Postal History - A Glimpse of Hong Kong's Postal History through the Old General Post Office Building (1911 – 1976)" Stamp (Issued on 29 April 2014)
~~~ Cancellation : Philatelic Bureau Pictorial Postmark

Israel FDC on "Non Olympic Sport in Israel"

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Non Olympic Sport in Israel

Date of Issue : 08 April 2014

3.9 NIS : Cable Water Skiing
5 NIS : Wushu
5.7 NIS : Paragliding

Portugal Postcard - 40 Years of the April 25 Revolution

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A very nice postcard commemorating 40 Years of April 25 Revolution, with matching stamp and special postmark. Thank You very much to my friend!

Korea FDC on "Memorable Figures Series Stamps (2nd)"

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Memorable Figures Series Stamps (2nd)

Date of Issue : 9 April 2014

The second in the Memorable Figures Series introduces the national poets, Han Yongun, Lee Yuksa and Yun Dongju.

Han Yongun was an independence activist who led the March 1st Independence Movement. He was born in Hongseong, Chungcheongnam-do in 1879. He died in 1944 without witnessing the independence of his homeland.

Lee Yuksa was a writer and also an independence fighter. He was born in Andong, Gyeongsangbuk-do in 1904. He was arrested, detained and imprisoned a total of 17 times during his life time. In the end, he closed his short life of 40 years in a prison attached to the Japanese Consulate General in Beijing.

Yun Dongju sang about the independence of his country with lyrical poetic words. He was born in Myeongdong village in Jiandao. He later went to study in Japan and was arrested and imprisoned on suspicion of participating in the independence movement in 1943. In February 1945 a telegram was sent to his hometown, ‘Dongju died in prison.’ He was 27 years old.

Mexico Postcard - Campeche

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A beautiful Mexican postcard showing different views of Campeche. Thank You very much to my friend !

Portugal Postcard - Centenary of the Portuguese Football Federation

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Centenário da Federação Portuguesa de Futebol

Centenary of the Portuguese Football Federation

Date of Issue : 31 March 2014

Estonia FDC on "Folk Costumes"

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Folk Costumes

Date of Issue : 14 April 2014

Mihkli Parish lies on the boundary of the Lääne and Pärnu Counties. One of the stamps has a young man and girl in clothes of the mid-19th century. The young man wears a suit typical to the period but differs from others by its greenish blue colour. Also the girl’s cardigan with puffy sleeves is slightly peculiar. The girl is bareheaded, but married women wore a rather peculiar cocked cap which had to be tied under the chin so it would stay in place at all. The embroidery of one such cap has been used in the First Day cancellation. In the second half of the 19th century women of Vigala Parish wore beautiful red chequered skirts, cardigans with the shoulders buffed up and wide necks, later also jackets, tall hats, aprons of print cotton as well as numerous kerchiefs. Necklaces of coin pendants were the preferred jewellery in Vigala Parish; some of them had several rows of beads and pendants. Sometimes we have to do with coin imitations, such as the pendent pictured in the FDC.

Russia FDC on "100th Anniversary of M.L. Gallai(1914–1998), Test Pilot"

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100th Anniversary of M.L. Gallai(1914–1998), Test Pilot

Date of Issue : 28 March 2014

Mark Lasarevich Gallai (1914–1998) was a Russian test pilot, writer, Hero of the Soviet Union.

For the time of flight operation Gallai utilized 125 types of aircrafts, helicopters and gliders. He was conferred with the title of Hero of the Soviet Union in 1957 for his valor and bravery demonstrated under testing of new aviation equipment.

“Through Invisible Barriers”, his first book, was published in 1960. In 1965 Gallai became a member of the USSR Union of Writers. And since 1975 he has been fully focused on book-writing.

The stamp reflects the portrait of M.L. Gallai against the background of strategic bomber М-3 developed by the Design Bureau n.a. V. Myasishchev, for testing of which Mark Lasarevich Gallai was conferred with the title of Hero of the Soviet Union.

Slovakia FDC on "Štefan Osuský (1889 – 1973)"

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Štefan Osuský (1889 – 1973)

Date of Issue : 31 March 2014

Štefan Osuský (1889 − 1973), a native from Brezová pod Bradlom and co-founder of the Czechoslovak Republic, was the most significant Slovak diplomat of this time.

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A nice Indian cover affixed with a "Architectural Heritage of India Srikurmam, Srikakulam" souvenir sheet issued on 11 April 2013. Thank You very much to my friend !

Slovakia FDC on "Easter 2014: Crucifixion – Stained Glass Windows of Romanticism"

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Easter 2014: Crucifixion – Stained Glass Windows of Romanticism

Date of Issue : 10 March 2014

The stamps are with jasmine perfume.

Slovakia FDC on "International Year of Crystallography"

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International Year of Crystallography

Date of Issue : 14 February 2014

In 2014 we will celebrate 100 years since awarding the Nobel Price to Max von Laue for the experiments that for the first time revealed the atomic (crystal) structure of solid matter via X-ray diffraction. That is why the UNO announced the year 2014 to be the International Year of Crystallography.

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A cover from Monaco. Thank You very much !