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Italy,1945 "Work,Justice & Family" from a set of 23 definitive stamps.   |
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Three nurses are shown on the 3d value (Sc #257) of Fiji's December 9, 1968 three-stamp set commemorating the 20th anniversary of the World Health Organization (UN).  |
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This February 3, 1963 10 yen stamp of Japan commemorates Setsubun. The boy in the foreground has thrown beans into the air, and two running children are wearing masks. From wikipedia, "Setsubun is the day before spring in the old calendar of Japan. Setsubun was (is) accompanied by a number of rituals and traditions held at various levels to drive away the previous year's bad fortunes and evil spirits in the year to come."  |
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Bulgaria,1940 Integration of Southern Dobruja At the bottom right : King Boris III (1894-1943)  From Wikipedia :  |
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On July 31, 1976 Nepal issued a four-stamp set featuring folk dances. The 15 paisa value (Sc #318) of this set shows Maruni dancing. From wikipedia, "Maruni is a dance popular in Nepal, Darjeeling, Assam, Bhutan and Myanmar. It is the oldest and most famous dance of the Nepalese community residing in these regions...The styles of this dance vary according to where it is danced."  |
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Czechoslovakia,1946 From a set of 3 stamps : Return of Slovaks (from Hungary)  From Wikipedia : "Hungary finally signed the bilateral agreement with Czechoslovakia in Budapest, on February 27, 1946,but the Hungarian government considered the agreement to be a major fiasco.The Czechoslovak government planned the removal of 130,000 Hungarians from South Slovakia to Hungary, generally well-to-do businessmen, tradesmen, farmers and intellectuals while 73,200 Slovaks from Hungary were resettled in South Slovakia. Slovaks leaving Hungary moved voluntarily, but Hungarians leaving Czechoslovakia were forcibly deported and their properties taken away" |
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Greece,1956 From the "Greek Kings and Queens" series This stamp depicts,from left to right : Prince Constantine (born in 1940), King Paul (1901-1964) and Queen Fredericka (1917-1981)   |
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Here is the 30 rupiah value (Sc #850) from Indonesia's September 3, 1973 two-stamp set commemorating the 50th anniversary of International Police Organization (INTERPOL). Three policemen and the Interpol emblem/logo are shown on the stamp.  |
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Poland,1938 From a set of 13 stamps (20th anniversary of the Polish Republic) 1st stamp,on the left : King Wladyslaw II Jagiello and Queen Jadwiga 2nd stamp : Union of nobles,commoners and peasants before the Constitution   |
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This March 3, 1986 12 francs stamp (Sc #745) of Luxembourg commemorates the 50th anniversary of Luxembourg Table Tennis Federation. The two shadowy figures to the left and right of the main figure show different stances.  |
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France,2011 150th anniversary of the birth of famous French sculptor Aristide Maillol "Three nymphs"  And from the other side...  |
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France,2011 90th anniversary of the discovery of insulin "Vie" means "Life"  |
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On September 9, 1997 Indonesia issued a four-stamp set commemorating the 19th Southeast Asia (SEA) Games, hosted by Jakarta. The set consists of two 300 rupiah values, and two 700 rupiah values, with each of the two values printed as separate, horizontally se-tenant pairs. One of the 700 rupiah stamps (Sc #1720) depicts three athletes, a hurdler and two runners.  |
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Here is Austria's January 14, 1982 5.50 schilling stamps (Mi #2049) commemorating the centenary of the Labor Union of Private Employees.  |
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