Celebrate the World Postcard Day 2021

Annaberger KÄT 500th Anniversary - The Annaberger KÄT is one of the most traditional folk festivals in Germany and is known nationwide. It will be held for the 500th time in 2020. Since its first orientation in 1520, it takes place every year fourteen days after Pentecost in the Ore Mountains of Annaberg-Buchholz. Under the motto “Higher – faster – further”, it will open its doors from 12 to 21 June 2020. On the occasion of the 500th anniversary, the present special postage stamp “500 years of Annaberger KÄT” is published.

Der Rattenfänger von Hameln

The new sheet with ten stamps has become a true work of art. You should take the gift literally, because every stamp has a seed glued to it. When the protective layer is removed from the seeds, the seeds are loosely placed in the soil and the germs are regularly watered, the greatest chance of a beautiful flowering plant arises, according to TNT Post. Never before has such a stamp been issued. 

Pine Marten (Martes martes)

LB Eden Project, St Austell - Eden is a dramatic global garden housed in tropical biomes that nestle in a crater the size of 30 football pitches.

Toy Train and Airplane

St John's Point Lighthouse - Designed by George Halpin Senior, one of the most famous civil engineers of the time. The light was first exhibited in 1844. The original lighthouse was painted white. In 1902 three black bands were added. Its current markings of black with two yellow bands have been in place since 1954. The tower was originally only 14m tall. It was extended to its current dizzying height of 40m in the 1880s and is now the tallest onshore lighthouse on the Irish coast (Fastnet is the tallest offshore lighthouse). The lighthouse was automated in 1981.

Britain’s beloved bear turns 100 - Great Britain’s Royal Mail issued eight stamps Sept. 3 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Rupert Bear. The children’s comic strip character made his debut Nov. 8, 1920, in the Daily Express newspaper. The new stamps show illustrations created from 1944 through 1963 featuring the bear and his chums on their adventures.

A very small stamp. The 13-cent Indian Head experimental stamp was first available on January 11, 1978, at Kansas City, Missouri. A pane of the experimental stamps contained one-hundred fifty stamps rather than one hundred, which was the norm.

The public's response was negative. It was felt that the stamps were too small to handle and too easy to lose.

A Stamp printed in USA shows the Royal Poinciana (Delonix regia), Tropical Flowers series.

These stamp provides an example of the artistic talent that American Indians from all parts of the country applied to everyday and ceremonial objects. Native craftspeople used the natural resources of each area –  plant and animal fibers, clay, stone, and wood – to create distinctive  and enduring designs. 

Amish Quilt. The Amish quilt, distinctive in its simplicity, symmetry, deft needlework, and broad fields of deep color, is one of the most expressive traditions in American design. Amish quilting traditions are influenced by the values of Amish daily life: humility, simplicity, modesty, and serviceability.

A stamp dedicated to the national cuisine. The world-famous Russian cuisine is well-known for the variety and abundance. Over the history Russian cuisine enriched many recipes for delicious dishes.

This stamp illustrates a still life of Russian cuisine dishes - pickles, okroshka, kvass and vegetables.

Leonid Alexeyevich Kolesnikov (1893-1968) was an outstanding Soviet self-educated breeder; he created hundreds of lilac cultivars which got popular in the USSR and other countries. Lilac cultivation became his lifework. It was Leonid Kolesnikov who introduced the world to the “Russian lilac”. His lilac can be found in botanical gardens of many countries around the globe.