Germany on Stamps: Frederick, The Great

KING FREDERICK, THE GREAT (24 January 1712 - 17 August 1786) Frederick II was a King in Prussia (1740–1786) from the Hohenzollern dynasty. In his role as a prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire, he was Frederick IV (Friedrich IV) of Brandenburg. He was in personal union the sovereign prince of the Principality of Neuchâtel and became known as "Frederick the...

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Germany on Stamps: Henrich Schutz

COMPOSER HEINRICH SCHÜTZ (October 8 (Julian calendar), 1585 – November 6, 1672)   Heinrich Schütz, born in Köstritz and was a German composer and organist, generally regarded as the most important German composer before Johann Sebastian Bach and often considered to be one of the most important composers of the 17th century along with Claudio Monteverdi....

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Germany on Stamps: Nuremberg Castle

NUREMBERG CASTLE   Nuremberg Castle is a historical building on a sandstone rock in the north of the historical city of Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany. It comprises three sections: the imperial castle ("Kaiserburg"), some buildings of the Bur graves of Nuremberg ("Burggrafenburg"), and the municipal buildings of the Imperial City at the eastern site ("Reichsstädtische...

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Germany on Stamps: Composer Georg Händel

GEORG FRIEDRICH HÄNDEL (23 February 1685 – 14 April 1759) Georg Friedrich Händel born in Halle in the Duchy of Magdeburg (province of Brandenburg-Prussia) was a German-British Baroque composer, famous for his operas, oratorios, anthems and organ concertos. He received critical musical training in Halle, Hamburg and Italy before settling in London (1712) and...

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Stamps of France: New 1942 Set

New Complete Set from Vichy France (1942). Nova Série Completa da república de Vichy (1942). 1942 Vichy France Page // Página de 1942 da República de Vichy ...

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Stamps of France: Legion Tricolor

THE LEGION TRICOLOR The "Légion Tricolore" (Legion Tricolor), was created in 1941, existed only on paper and was abandoned in the fall of 1942. The Legion Tricolor is an attempt by the Vichy government (Laval and his Secretary of State Jacques Benoist-Méchin) to recover politically and militarily the LVF (Legion of French Volunteers). The LVF was the...

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