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Singapore Hari Raya Aidilfitri July 7, 2004 The celebration marks the end of the month-long dawn-to-sunset fasting of Ramadan.  |
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Here is the one rupiah value (Sc #423) from Indonesia's May 26, 1956 set of three identically-designed stamps commemorating the Asia-Africa Student Conference in Bandung.  |
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On September 9, 1964 Japan issued its Tokyo Summer Olympic Games II set of 5 stamps. Here is the 5 yen value (Sc #821) of the set showing a stylized olympic flame.  |
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France 1982 100 years of Public Electric Light in Grenoble The stamps depicts the first public event in Grenoble, France, with eletric light  |
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Here is the 4 angolars value (Sc #332) from Angola's June 1950 Holy Year set of two stamps.  |
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This 50c value (SG #157) of Singapore is from the August 9, 1971 set of four Singapore Festival stamps. Stamp depicts a boy and girl celebrating Deepavali, or Diwali (modern pronunciation. Deepavali is the Festival of Lights (triumph of good over evil) celebrated by Hindus, Jains, Sikhs and some Buddhists.  |
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Monaco 1990 UPU Congress - 1v The stamp, engraved by Czeslaw Slania, shows a grafic interpretation of the automaton 'Pierrot Ecrivain', created by Gustave Vichy in ~1895. A kerosen lamp is over the table.  |
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Brazil 2004 The stamp depicts an athlete carrying the olympic torch in Rio de Janeiro , with the sugarloaf at second plane  |
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Egypt, Kingdon 1957 National Assembly - 1v The stamp shows the luminaries of the gate of the National Assembly at the time   |
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Netherlands Dutch Inventions February 9, 2010 Set of ten, one stamp depicts LED (light emitting diode) lighting by Philips Company in 2007.  |
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This Japan 1992 Yamaguchi Prefecture stamp depicts the lantern festival held annually on the 7th of July (lunar calendar).  |
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On November 1, 1991 Finland issued this 1.80 markka, discount 1st class domestic rate stamp (Facit #1157) for use on Christmas cards mailed between December 1-15. Stamp depicts Santa Claus leading a candlelight parade through the snow. From Facit, "The sale at post offices ceased from 16th December 1991".  |
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Here is Bolivia's set of two stamps (Sc #s 376-7) publicizing the the country's nationalization of mines. Stamp depicts a miner with a helmet light.  |
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