Stamps of France: Blaise Pascal

BLAISE PASCAL (19 June 1623 – 19 August 1662) Blaise Pascal was born in Clermont-Ferrand and died in Paris, France. He was a French mathematician, physicist, inventor, writer and Catholic philosopher. Pascal's earliest work was the study of fluids, and clarified the concepts of pressure and vacuum by generalizing the work of Evangelista Torricelli. Pascal...

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Stamps of France: 1944 Page

New Vichy France Page with stamps from 1944. The last page of this important moment of France history. Nova página da República de Vichy com selos de 1944. A última página deste momento importante na história de França. 1944 Vichy France Page // Página de 1944 da República de Vic...

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Stamps of France: Vichy France

FRANÇA DE VICHY (1940 – 1944) França de Vichy, Regime de Vichy, ou Governo de Vichy, são termos comuns usados para descrever o governo Francês que colaborou com as potências do Eixo, entre Julho de 1940 e Agosto de 1944. Este governo sucedeu a Terceira República e precedeu o Governo Provisório da República Francesa. Oficialmente chamado de Estado francês...

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Stamps of France: Pierre Terrail

PIERRE TERRAIL (c. 1473 – 30 April 1524) Pierre Terrail, "seigneur de Bayard", was born in Château Bayard, near Pontcharra, France and died in Romagnano Sesia, Italy. He was generally known as the Chevalier de Bayard. Throughout the centuries since his death French soldier known as "le chevalier sans peur et sans reproche" (the knight without fear and without...

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Stamps of France: Michel Montaigne

MICHEL EYQUEM DE MONTAIGNE (28 February 1533 – 13 September 1592)    Lord Michel Eyquem de Montaigne was one of the most influential writers of the French Renaissance, known for popularising the essay as a literary genre and is popularly thought of as the father of Modern Skepticism. He became famous for his effortless ability to merge serious...

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Germany on Stamps: German Occupation Letter in Romania (WWI)

1917 Letter from German Occupation of Romania at World War I. Carta, datada de 1917, da Ocupação Alemã na Roménia durante a Primeira Guerra Mundial.           1917 German Occupation letters in Romania Page // Página das Cartas de Ocupação Alemã na Roménia (19...

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Germany on Stamps: German Occupations - World War One

WORLD WAR ONE Causes The alliance between Germany and Austria was natural. Both spoke the same language, German, and had a similar culture. In previous centuries, they had both been part of the same empire - the Holy Roman Empire. Austria was in political trouble in the south-east of Europe - the Balkans. She needed the might of Germany to back her...

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Germany on Stamps: New German Office Abroad Stamp (Turkey)

New German Office Abroad Stamp. This 1900 stamp was used in Ottoman Empire (Turkey). Novo Selo dos Postos de Correios Alemães no Estrangeiro. Este selo de 1900 circulou no Império Otomano (Turquia). 1900 - German Offices Abroad (Turkey)  Page // 1900 - Página dos Postos de Correios Alemães no Estrageiro (Turquia) ...

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Germany on Stamps: German Offices Abroad - Ottoman Empire (Turkey)

GERMAN OFFICES ABROAD - TURKEY (TÜRKEI) Turkey, known officially as the Republic of Turkey, is a Eurasian country located 97% in Asia (mostly in the Anatolian peninsula) and 3% in East Thrace in Europe. Turkey is bordered by eight countries: Bulgaria to the northwest; Greece to the west; Georgia to the northeast; Armenia, Azerbaijan and Iran...

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Stamps of France: Maximilien de Béthune

MAXIMILIEN DE BÉTHUNE (13 December 1560 – 22 December 1641) Maximilien de Béthune was born near Mantes-la-Jolie, France, and died in Villebon, France. He was a French statesman who, as the trusted minister of King Henry IV, substantially contributed to the rehabilitation of France after the Wars of Religion between 1562 and 1598. During his life, Sully inherited...

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Stamps of France: Henri IV

HENRI IV (13 December 1553 – 14 May 1610) Henri de Bourbon was born in Pau, the capital of the French province of Béarn, in the Kingdom of Navarre. Later he was Henri IV, King of France from 1589 to 1610 and King of Navarre from 1572 to 1610. He was the first monarch of the Bourbon branch of the Capetian dynasty in France. As a Huguenot, Henry was...

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Germany on Stamps: 1877 German Empire Letter

New German Empire (1877) Letter. Nova Carta do Império Alemão (1877). 1877 German Empire Letters Page // Página das Cartas de 1877 do Império Alem...

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