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Pillar Of The Community
France
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France
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Estonia,1999 10th anniversary of the Baltic Chain The Baltic Chain (or Baltic Way) was a peaceful political demonstration (23 August 1989) Two millions people joined their hands to form a human chain (nearly 700km) accross the three Baltic States,claiming for independence from USSR   |
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Pillar Of The Community
Russian Federation
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three heroes from the Baltic states: Lithuanian partisans Alfonsas Ceponis, Juosas Aleksonis and Gubertas Borisa. All of them bravely fought against the Nazis during the Great Patriotic War and died with weapons in their hands.  as for the famous Baltic chain, it was an interesting flash mob. It is a pity that the population of the three Baltic countries in these 30 years has decreased by exactly 2 million people |
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United States
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On November 4, 1952, Italy issued a set of three stamps to commemorate Armed Forces Day (Nov. 4). The 25 lira stamp (Sc #614) of the set depicts a sailor, a soldier, and an aviator.  |
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Pillar Of The Community
Brazil
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Egypt 1957 A mother with her daughters enlights this egyptian tribute to the Mothers Day in 1957  |
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United States
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These two stamps (Mi #s 518-9) from Berlin are part of an April 6, 1976 set of four youth charity stamps depicting young athletes training for the Olympic Games.  |
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Pillar Of The Community
France
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Pillar Of The Community
United States
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Pillar Of The Community
France
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Saarland Stamp Day,1952 This stamp depicts a Postrider delivering mail to a woman and her daughter.  |
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Brazil
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France 1975 30 years of liberation of concentration camps - 1v Pierre Kaan (1903-1945) was a professor of philosophy, Marxist essayist, and prominent member of the French Resistance during the Second World War Jean-Édouard Verneau (1890-1944) french general, chief of Staff in North Africa, Commander in Chief l'Organisation de Résistance de l'Armée, captured by Gestapo and died in Buchenwald camp Henri Frédéric Manhès (1889-1959) colonel and jornalist, fight in french resistence and arrested by Gestapo in 1943  |
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France
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USSR,1958 Centenary of the first russian stamp This stamp shows three men...but three horses too (a postal troika)  |
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United States
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A philatelist shows two Young Pioneers the oddly precise way he has mounted his stamps on this October 1, 1951, 12 pf Stamp Day issue (Mi #295) of the DDR. The youngsters appear to be quite impressed. Meanwhile, what happened to the lower level of his bookcase?  |
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USSR,1954 150th birth anniversary of russian composer Mikhail Glinka (1804-1857) On this stamp Glinka is playing for two friends (and famous writers) Vasily Zhukovsky (1783-1852) and Alexander Pushkin (1799-1837) Painting by russian artist Viktor Artamonov  |
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Brazil
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France 1951 Vet medicine - 1v Edmond Isidore Etienne Nocard (1850-1903) was a French veterinarian and microbiologist and his main contribution to medicine has been the discovery of the genre of bacteria which was named, in his honor, Nocardia. Henri-Marie Bouley (1814-1885) was a pioneering French veterinarian and pathologist, professor of surgical pathology at the École nationale vétérinaire d'Alfort. Jean-Baptiste "Auguste" Chauveau (1827-1917) was a french veterinarian and professor and conducted investigations in the fields of microbiology, virology, biochemistry, muscle thermodynamics and cardiology  |
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Brazil
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France 1951 Military docteurs - 1v One more french stamp honoring a trio. This time are depicted great personages of military french medicine  |
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