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Jan 18, 2014

Will be back soon! - Regressaremos em breve!

 At the moment we are working hard on our mountaineering blog, with the catalogation of over 20,000 photographs of our adventures and technical sheets of our hiking, biking and climbing routes. Will be back soon to continue our work in this philatelic blog probably with new blogs (the return of "GermanyOnStamps" and "The France Stamps" blogs). Will be back soon! De...

Sep 22, 2013

Germany on Stamps: Belgian Occupation of German East Africa

Postcard from the belgian occupation of Ruanda-Urundi (German East Africa), during World War I. One 10ct postcard from 1916 to 1922. Postal da ocupação belga no Ruanda-Urundi (África Oriental Alemã), durante a Primeira Guerra Mundial. Um postal de 10ct emitido entre 1916 e 1922. The Ruanda-Urundi 10ct Postcards // Os Postais de 10ct do Ruanda-Urun...

Germany on Stamps: Belgian Occupation of German East Africa

 Postcards from the belgian occupation of Ruanda-Urundi (German East Africa), during World War I. Two 5ct postcards from 1916 to 1922. Postais da ocupação belga no Ruanda-Urundi (África Oriental Alemã), durante a Primeira Guerra Mundial. Dois postais de 5ct emitidos entre 1916 e 1922. The Ruanda-Urundi 5ct Postcards // Os Postais de 5ct do Ruanda-Urund...

Aug 24, 2013

Stamps of France: Jean-Jacques Renouard

 JEAN-JACQUES RENOUARD (24 June 1607 – 5 March 1691) Jean-Jacques Renouard, seigneur de Villayer, born in Nantes and died in Paris, France, was a member of the French Conseil d'État, which had been delegated special legal authorities by the absolutist reigning King Louis XIV. In 1653 as the tenant of the Paris City Post, Renouard de Villayer ordered letter...

Stamps of France: Saint-Denis Cathedral

CATHEDRAL OF SAINT-DENIS The Cathedral of Saint-Denis, French: Cathédrale royale de Saint-Denis, or simply Basilique Saint-Denis (previously the Abbaye de Saint-Denis) is a large medieval abbey church in the commune of Saint-Denis, now a northern suburb of Paris. The abbey church was created a cathedral in 1966 and is the seat of the Bishop of Saint-Denis. The...

Jul 28, 2013

Stamps of France: Chartres Cathedral

 CHARTRES CATHEDRAL The French medieval Cathedral of Our Lady of Chartres, French: Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres, is a cathedral located in Chartres, about 80 kilometres (50 mi) southwest of Paris, is considered one of the finest examples of the French Gothic style. The current cathedral, mostly constructed between 1193 and 1250, is one of at least five...

Stamps of France: Beauvais Cathedral

BEAUVAIS CATHEDRAL The Cathedral of Saint Peter of Beauvais, in French: Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Beauvais - is an incomplete Roman Catholic cathedral located in Beauvais, in northern France. It is the seat of the Bishop of Beauvais. In some respects, it's the most daring achievement of Gothic architecture, and consists only of a transept of the 16thcentury and...

Jun 28, 2013

Germany on Stamps: Third Reich Postcards

Four new Third Reich postcards from 1937. Partial "Reichsparteitag in Nürnberg" set.  Quatro novos postais do Terceiro Reich emitidos em 1937. Parte da série com a temática "Reichsparteitag in Nürnberg". 1937 - The Third Reich Postcards Collection 1937 - A Colecção de Postais do Terceiro Rei...

Jun 17, 2013

Germany on Stamps: New Third Reich Postcards

Two Third Reich postcards from Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Dois postais do Terceiro Reich, comemorativos dos Jogos Olímpicos de Inverno em Garmisch-Partenkirchen. The 1935 German Postcards page // A Página de Postais Alemães de 19...

Jun 10, 2013

Germany On Stamps: Belgian Occupation of German East Africa at WWI

Those Postcards are from the belgian occupation of Ruanda-Urundi (German East Africa) during World War I. Three 5ct postcards from 1916/22. Estes Postais são da ocupação belga no Ruanda-Urundi (África Oriental Alemã) durante a Primeira Guerra Mundial. Três postais de 5ct emitidos entre 1916/22. The Ruanda-Urundi 5ct Postcards // Os Postais de 5ct do Ruanda-Ur...