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Bulgaria issued this stamp in 1990 to commemorate the centenary of cooperative farming in the country.  |
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On May 8, 1975 Algeria issued a set of seven stamps of identical design, but in different colors. They commemorate the 30th anniversary of the "May 8, 1945 Massacre" in the former French colony. The .50 franc value (Sc #555) of the set is shown here.  |
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Austria European Football Games May 10, 2008 The design depicts football field with the text Dein Stück vom Rasen.  |
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In 1992 Turkey issued this 1000 lira official stamp and a 10,000 lira value of the same design.  |
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On April 2, 1985 Iraq issued a set of three stamps (Sc #s 1163-5) commemorating the 5th anniversary of President Hussein's visit to Al-Mustansiriyah University. The three stamps are of identical design, but are in different colors. Here is the 250 fils high value of the set.  |
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The design depicts football field with the text Dein Stück vom Rasen. That stamp is hilarious! For those who can't read the German: Your piece of the lawn! Assemble your own football (soccer) field with another 5,023,128 stamps. |
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Here is the 4.00 escudo value (Sc #1168) from Portugal's April 11, 1973 set of three stamps publicizing the country's Productivity Congress.  |
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On February 17, 2000 Canada issued a four stamp minisheet as part of its "Millennium Collection" 3rd series. The sheet honors benefactors; its theme is "a tradition of generosity". One of the stamps (SC #1830d) in this sheet honors the Macdonald Stewart Foundation, and its design is built around the bilingual presentation of the foundation name.  |
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Slovakia 90th Anniversary of the International Peace Marathon October 5, 2014 The design shows the number 90 made of marathon runners.  |
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On November 16, 1984 Canada issued this stamp (Sc #1044) to commemorate the centenary of the Montreal newspaper La Presse. 400 repetitions of "La Presse" form the profile image of Treffle Berthiaume, the early editor and owner of the newspaper.  |
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Here is Canada's November 8, 2000 stamp (Sc #1925) commemorating the 150th anniversary of the YMCA in the country.  |
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Here are two Swiss "A" stamps, paying the first class domestic rate at time of issue. The .80 franc issue (January 19, 1993, Sc #908), on the left, was printed by offset and recess. The .90 franc stamp (November 28, 1995, Sc #909), on the right, is an offset printing.  |
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