Germany on Stamps: Two German East Africa Occupation Postcards

New 10ct Postcards from belgian occupation of German East Africa (Ruanda-Urundi) at World War I. Novos Postais de 10ct da ocupação belga na África Oriental Alemã (Ruanda-Urundi) durante a Primeira Guerra Mundial. 1916 - 10ct Postcards  // 1916 - Postais de 10...

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Stamps of France: Chenonceau Castle

CHENONCEAU CASTLE The "Château de Chenonceau" (Chenonceau Castle) is a manor house near the small village of Chenonceaux, in the Indre-et-Loire, département of the Loire Valley, in France. It was built on the site of an old mill on the River Cher, sometime before its first mention in writing in the 11th century. The current manor was designed by the French Renaissance...

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Stamps of France: Charles Gounod

 CHARLES GOUNOD (17 June 1818 – 17 October 1893) Charles-François Gounod was born in Paris and died in Saint-Cloud, France. He was a French composer, known for his "Ave Maria" as well as his operas "Faust" and "Roméo et Juliette". Perhaps his most well-known piece in modern times, however, is his "Funeral March of a Marionette", known as the theme song for the...

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Germany On Stamps: Upper Silesia Pages

New pages from theme "German Empire after Treaty of Versailles. This time the Upper Silésia stamps, letters and Postcards pages. The Pages   Novas páginas do tema "O Império Alemão após o Tratado de Versalhes". Desta vez as páginas de Selos, Cartas e Postais da Alta Silésia. As Páginas...

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Germany on Stamps: Upper Silesia History

UPPER SILESIA HISTORY Upper Silesia is the southeastern part of the historical and geographical region of Silesia. The region is situated on the upper Oder River, north of the Eastern Sudetes mountain range and the Moravian Gate, which form the southern border with the historic Moravia region. Within the adjacent Silesian Beskids to the east, the Vistula River...

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German Empire after Treaty of Versailles: General History

WORLD'S CHANGES AFTER WWI The fighting in World War I ended in Western Europe when the Armistice took effect at 11:00 am GMT on November 11, 1918, and in Eastern Europe by the early 1920s. During and in the aftermath of the war, the political, cultural, and social order was drastically changed in Europe, Asia and Africa, even outside the areas directly involved...

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