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Public library, Radovljica, Slovenia (2006)  Special postmark: 100 years of public library in Radovljica. I live here 300 metres from library. |
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Two Libraries from Belarus (2005) on postal stationery envelopes with commemorative stamps
Centenary of Library in Ostromechevo of F.F.Pavlenkova.
The drawing shows the portrait of the founder of library Florenty Fedorovich Pavlenkov on a background of old and new buildings of library.
National Library of Belarus in Minsk was completed in 2006. The building has the shape of a rhombicuboctahedron and was designed by architects Mihail Vinogradov and Viktor Kramarenko.
The drawing shows the books from funds of National library of Belarus.
75 years of National Library of Belarus: https://goscf.com/t/28776&whichpage=3#300306
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In 1997 the National Library of Belarus celebrated 75 year anniversary. The stamp shows still the old library building.  It's the building of the Jesuit College in Pinsk. His rich library was moved to Leningrad in 1940 and therefore survived during the war.  |
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Bibliotheca Apostolica Vaticana, Vatican City, Roma
  
The Vatican Apostolic Library (Latin: Bibliotheca Apostolica Vaticana), more commonly called simply the Vatican Library, is the library of the Holy See, currently located in Vatican City. It is one of the oldest libraries in the world and contains one of the most significant collections of historical texts. Formally established in 1475, though in fact much older, it has 75,000 codices from throughout history.
It was founded by pope Sixtus IV. On central stamp is his portrait.
On right stamp is fresco of italian artist Melozzo da Forli: Sixtus IV Appointing Platina as Prefect of the Vatican Library.
  
World Book and Copyright Day is celebrated each year on April 23rd as an occasion to pay tribute to this exceptional medium which promotes education, study and culture. The Day also highlights perspectives and challenges for authors and publishing. April 23rd is a symbolic date for world literature, for on this date in 1616, Cervantes, Shakespeare and Garcilaso de la Vega all died.
The Pontifical Biblical Institute (P.B.I.) is a university-level institution of the Holy See. It was established by Pope Pius X.
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Primoz, very nice post. It is great to see books and learning celebrated. I did not know of this date before now. Thank you. |
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Raza Library, Rampur, India
The Raza Library was founded by Nawab Faizullah Khan in 1774, who ruled the Rampur State up to 1794 and formed the nucleus of the library through his inherited collection of valuable anuscripts, historical documents, Mughal miniature paintings, books and other works of art. Rulers of Rampur state The Nawabs were great patrons of learning and the learned ulema, poets, painters, calligraphers and musicians - enjoyed their patronage. |
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Gorgeous stamps, everyone! Thank you! I'm really enjoying this thread!
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300th year of the Royal Library in Copenhagen, Denmark (1973)
The Royal Danish Library was founded by King Frederik III in 1673. During 1661 and 1664 the King acquired four private libraries and their book collections formed the basis of the Royal Library.
On stamp is miniature from the oldest Danish book Dalbybogen fom around year 1060. The book is written on parchment paper. It contains the four Gospels in Latin in a Caroline script.
The book takes its name for the Augustinian convent of Dalby in Scania. The miniature depicting the evangelist St. Mark. |
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Centenary of the jewish national & university library, Jerusalem (1992)    The B'nai Brith (Jewish service organization) library, founded in Jerusalem in 1892, was the first public library in Palestine to serve the Jewish community and became the basis for a university library. It is renamed now in National Library of Israel. - Parables Brescia (1491) includes a collection of amusing parables in rhymed prose written in 1281 in Guadalajara, Spain, by Yitzhak ben Shlomo ibn Sahula a philosopher and kabbalist. It is the first Hebrew illustrated incunabula.
- The Italian Mahzor is a prayer book for the whole year according to the Italian rite. It includes prayers for weekdays and the Sabbath, festival prayers for Passover and Shavuot. The Mahzor was written on parchment in the mid-fifteenth century. On the stamp is an illustration: the Giving of the Law on Mt. Sinai.
- Martin Buber's (1878-1965) German Bible translation. He began the translation in 1923. In 1961 he completed the translation. On the stamp reproduced a handwritten draft of the translation of Leviticus 25: 10-13.
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Gazi Husrev Begova Library
Gazi Husrev-Begova Biblioteka is the largest collection of Islamic manuscripts and documents in the Balkans.
The library#8217;s main collections consist of Islamic manuscripts, printed books, documents such as court records, and photographs.
The manuscript collection contains around 10,500 volumes in Arabic, Persian, Turkish, and Bosnian (in Arabic script).
The library is named after Sarajevo's governor Gazi Husrev-Bey (1480-1542). |
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Library reading room, printed by photogravure, and issued by Iceland on October 30, 1968 as one of a set of two similar stamps commemorating the 150th anniversary of the National Library, Reykjavik, Scott no. 401, Facit No. 460. - nethryk  |
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