Showing posts with label 2023. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2023. Show all posts

Monday, 15 April 2024

France 2024 Tresors de Notre Dame

On April 15, 2019, a fire destroyed the cathedral’s spire and most of the roof. French President Emmanuel Macron immediately promised that the cathedral would be rebuilt in five years, and the reopening of the cathedral is scheduled for December 2024.

 

The Treasures of Notre Dame series began in 2020 with a July 17 issue showing exterior decorations of Notre Dame. A 2021 souvenir sheet features a stained glass window depicting Adam and Eve. The 2022 sheet and 2023 sheet show a pipe organ and bell, respectively.

 

The 2024 souvenir sheet shows the wood framework of the cathedral. Nicknamed “the forest,” the framework of Notre Dame measures about 330 feet (100 meters) long and 33 feet (10m) high.

 

Carpenters reconstructed the framework using the wood from approximately 1,400 oak trees.

 

2024 The Framework


2023 The Bumblebees



2022 The Great Organs




2021 Adam & Eve


2020 The Facade








Wednesday, 27 March 2024

Taiwan 2020s 注音符號

注音符号(也叫ㄅㄆㄇㄈ)是用来表示普通话发音的符号系统。是在20世纪初(大约1913年)发展出来,目的是帮助人们学习普通话的发音。目前主要在台湾使用。

它有37个符号,分为辅音(21个)和元音(16个),用来帮助学习普通话的发音。每个符号代表一个音,例如ㄅ是“b”音,ㄧ是“i”音。注音符号常用在字典和教材中,特别是儿童书籍里。

20 Mar 2023

首輯1套10枚,以「ㄅ、ㄆ、ㄇ、ㄈ、ㄉ、ㄊ、ㄋ、ㄌ、ㄍ、ㄎ」結合行政區地圖及當地特色為設計,面值均為6元,採聯刷方式印製,圖案簡介如下:
一、ㄅ:北投、溫泉。
二、ㄆ:平溪、天燈。
三、ㄇ:馬公、西瀛虹橋。
四、ㄈ:富里、金針花。
五、ㄉ:東港、黑鮪魚。
六、ㄊ:頭份、油桐花。
七、ㄋ:南竿、八八坑道。
八、ㄌ:鹿谷、茶。
九、ㄍ:觀音、蓮花。
十、ㄎ:口湖、烏魚子。

16 Nov 2023

第2輯「ㄏ、ㄐ、ㄑ、ㄒ、ㄓ、ㄔ、ㄕ、ㄖ、ㄗ、ㄘ」結合行政區地圖及當地特色為設計,規劃郵票1套10枚,面值均為6元,採聯刷方式印製,圖案簡介如下:
一、ㄏ:后里、馬場。
二、ㄐ:集集、集集車站。
三、ㄑ:旗山、香蕉。
四、ㄒ:新埔、柿餅。
五、ㄓ:彰化、大佛。
六、ㄔ:池上、稻米。
七、ㄕ:石門、老梅綠石槽。
八、ㄖ:瑞穗、洛神花。
九、ㄗ:左鎮、草山月世界。
十、ㄘ:莿桐、蒜。


26 Jan 2024

第 3 輯郵票1套10枚,以「ㄙ、一、ㄨ、ㄩ、ㄚ、ㄛ、ㄜ、ㄝ、ㄞ、ㄟ」結合行政區地圖及當地特色為設計,面值均為6元,採聯刷方式印製,圖案簡介如下:
一、ㄙ:三峽、金牛角麵包。
二、一:宜蘭、金棗。
三、ㄨ:文山、臺北市立動物園、貓空纜車。
四、ㄩ:魚池、日月潭拉魯島。
五、ㄚ:阿里山、櫻花。
六、ㄛ:卓蘭、葡萄。
七、ㄜ:峨眉、細茅埔吊橋。
八、ㄝ:茄萣、茄萣濕地、黑面琵鷺。
九、ㄞ:白沙、吉貝嶼。
十、ㄟ:卑南、釋迦。


27 Mar 2024

第 4 輯郵票1套10枚,以「ㄠ、ㄡ、ㄢ、ㄣ、ㄤ、ㄥ、ㄦ」結合行政區地圖與當地特色,及「ㄐ一ˊ、ㄧㄡˊ、ㄏㄠˇ」搭配集郵、郵車、郵筒圖案為設計,面值均為6元,採聯刷方式印製,圖案簡介如下:
一、ㄠ:鳥松、澄清湖九曲橋。
二、ㄡ:後龍、西瓜。
三、ㄢ:安樂、大武崙砲台。
四、ㄣ:金城、風獅爺。
五、ㄤ:壯圍、哈密瓜。
六、ㄥ:恆春、洋蔥。
七、ㄦ:二水、蒸汽火車頭。
八、ㄐ一ˊ:集、集郵。
九、ㄧㄡˊ:郵、郵車。
十、ㄏㄠˇ:好、郵筒。


Friday, 22 March 2024

Singapore ATM Stamps

Singapore Post 's experience with ATM vending machines began in 1988 with the installation of PLVM ( Postage Label Vending Machine ) equipment manufactured by the British firm Almex ( Metric Parking Group ). The machines resembled parking meters; in fact, they were an adaptation of a standard Almex

These machines were installed in post offices and various public places, totaling 49 units ( nos. 0001 to 0048 and 0050 ) in operation from 1989.

The Almex machines operated with coins and offered 16 basic programmed postage values . They did not give change in coins but rather in other ATMs worth 5 and/or 10 cents.
These stamps feature pre-printed colorful designs, but the actual postage value is printed on-demand by the machine at the time of purchase.



Early Frama Era (1980s - 2000s)

19 Apr 1988

5 Jun 1989


5 Apr 1994

8 Sep 1990


2 Oct 1991

1 Dec 1992

5 Apr 1994

1 Apr 1995


Modern SAM Kiosk Era

As mechanical Frama setups phased out, modern touchscreen SAM (Self-Service Automated Machines) took over, printing digital thermal ink onto beautifully detailed, full-bleed design backdrops.


19 May 1997 "Sunny Singapore"


8 Nov 2000

10 Jun 2003

15 Mar 2007

22 Feb 2010 "Destination Singapore"

26 Aug 2013 "City in a Garden"


1 Jan 2017 

5 Jan 2018
Potpourri

9 Oct 2023
165 Years of Singapore Postal Service


22 Mar 2024
Otters & Singapore Skyline



Monday, 18 March 2024

France 2024 Aeroport Paris-Charles de Gaulle > 50 Ans

Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (French: Aéroport de Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle) (IATA: CDG, ICAO: LFPG), also known as Roissy Airport (Aéroport de Roissy) or simply Paris CDG, is the main international airport serving Paris, the capital of France. Opened in 1974, it is in Roissy-en-France, 23 km (14 mile) northeast of Paris and is named after World War II statesman Charles de Gaulle (1890–1970), whose initials (CDG) are used as its IATA airport code.


Charles de Gaulle Airport has three terminals: 
Terminal 1 is the oldest. It was designed by Paul Andreu in the image of an octopus. It consists of a circular terminal building which houses key functions such as check-in counters and baggage claim conveyors. Seven satellites with boarding gates are connected to the central building by underground walkways.
Terminal 2 is located at another side with 7 sub-terminal buildings (2A to 2G). Terminal 2 was originally built exclusively for Air France; since then it has been expanded significantly and now houses other airlines. 
Terminal 3 (formerly known as "Terminal 9") hosts charter and low-cost airlines. The CDGVAL light-rail shuttle connects Terminal 2 to Terminals 1/3 and their parking lots.  Terminal 3 is located 1 km (0.62 mi) away from Terminal 1. It consists of one single building for arrivals and departures.  Terminal 3 has no boarding gates constructed and all passengers are ferried by airport buses to the aircraft stands.


Wednesday, 17 January 2024

Malaysia 2023 Palestine Merdeka > Postcard to UN

Perdana Menteri, YAB Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim bersama-sama Jemaah Menteri menandatangani poskad “We appeal for UN to accept The State of Palestine as a full member. Ceasefire now!” melalui Kempen Pengiriman Poskad Khas kepada Setiausaha Agung Pertubuhan Bangsa-bangsa Bersatu (PBB) sebagai usaha menyuarakan aspirasi rakyat Malaysia bagi menuntut keadilan dan keamanan Palestin.

Kempen ini merupakan kerjasama antara Kementerian Komunikasi dengan Pos Malaysia Berhad bagi mewujudkan satu saluran untuk membolehkan rakyat Malaysia menyalurkan pandangan kepada PBB dalam memelihara keamanan dan keselamatan sejagat.



Thursday, 28 December 2023

Pakistan 2013 Pakistan Bible Society

 


The Pakistan Bible Society (PBS) is a non-profit Christian organization dedicated to making the Bible accessible to all people in Pakistan, regardless of language, literacy, or economic status. Established in 1863 as the Punjab Auxiliary of the British and Foreign Bible Society, it has been serving the Christian community for over 160 years .