The American Philatelist May 2018

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NEW WORLDWIDE STAMPS A quick peek at stamps issued in March from nine different countries around the world. SLOVENIA EASTER EGG Slovenia on March 9 issued a single stamp of a decorated egg to celebrate the upcoming Easter season. Decorating Easter eggs is a long tradition, particularly among the Baltic countries. The stamp’s designers are Maja Tomažič and Robert Žvokelj. TAIWAN (REPUBLIC OF CHINA) LIGHTHOUSES Taiwan on March 23 issued a set of four stamps featuring lighthouses of different eras, including the Kaomei Lighthouse, built in 1967. The lighthouse is an octagonal reinforced-concrete structure with red and white horizontal stripes. It is currently out of commission. BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA WORLD DOWN SYNDROME DAY Bosnia and Herzegovina on March 21 (3/21) issued a stamp to observe World Down Syndrome Day. March 21 was chosen symbolically to signify the uniqueness of the triplication (trisomy) of the 21st chromosome, which causes Down syndrome. The symbol of the day, shown on the stamp, is colorful socks, because people with this disorder cannot pair socks. UNITED NATIONS ENDANGERED SPECIES On March 2, World Wildlife Day, the United Nations issued three sets of four stamps featuring endangered flora and fauna throughout the world. This is the U.N.’s 25th anniversary edition of the series. Shown on the U.S.-denominated stamps are the red-crested turaco, Andean hairy armadillo, Lurestan newt and goldenseal plant. 510 AMERICAN PHILATELIST / MAY 2018
BELGIUM PETER PAUL RUBENS On March 12, Belgium issued a souvenir sheet of five stamps featuring details of masterworks from Flemish artist Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640), one of the most influential of Baroque painters. AUSTRIA MOTORCYCLE Austria on March 17 issued a single stamp featuring a classic 1954 KTM R125 Tourist motorcycle designed by Hans Trunkenpolz, who started his first shop 20 years earlier. The bike featured a 6.1-HP two-stroke engine, telescopic fork, kick starter, three-speed gearbox and upholstered seat. MONACO SEA TURTLES On March 7, Monaco released a stamp honoring the Care Center for Sea Turtles, a new center supported by the Oceanographic Museum of Monaco and the French Mediterranean Turtle Care Network in partnership with the Center for the Study and Protection of Mediterranean Sea Turtles. CANADA LOTUS Canada on March 1 issued a pair of colorful stamps featuring two lotus species: the pink and white sacred lotus, a native of India with religious significance to Buddhists and Hindus; and the American yellow lotus, Canada’s only indigenous lotus. The stamp designs are based on watercolors by Eunike Nugroho. FRANCE SPORTS AUTHORITY On March 26, France issued a stamp with a tab honoring the ASPTT Omnisports Federation, founded in 1898 by postal workers. The stamp shows silhouettes of men and women participating in lifelong sports such as tennis and cycling. One athlete is in a wheelchair. AUSTRALIA JAMS Australia Post on March 6 paid tribute to one of the first locally manufactured foods – jam – with a set of four stamps depicting vintage paper labels common from the late 19th through mid-20th centuries. Along with the Alva dark plum jam, the set includes Peacock’s apricot, Kingurli Prince Englebert (plums) and Melray blackberry jams. New worldwide stamps are presented for information and are not necessarily shown at the correct scale. The quality of images available at the time of release varies widely and we will scale to achieve the best possible reproduction. MAY 2018 / AMERICAN PHILATELIST 511
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