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► New stamp issue – Hungary: Fauna of Hungary 2013

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► New stamp issue – Hungary: Széchényi Thermal Baths

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► Breaking news/Personality transfer by Romfilatelia

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Shortly before the release on April 26th, 2013 of the stamps issue dedicated to the celebration of The World Intellectual Property Day, a philatelist friend from Bucharest, Mr. Brigadier General (ret.) Alexandru Mateescu (a keen maximafilist) contacted me to provide him with any available further information on the work of the physicist Ștefania Mărăcineanu, immortalized on the More on page 9236

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Kállai László @ April 30, 2013

► Breaking news/Transfer de personalitate prin Romfilatelia

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Cu puțin timp înainte de punerea în circulaţie la 26 aprilie 2013 a emisiunii de mărci poştale dedicate celebrării Zilei Mondiale a Proprietăţii Intelectuale, un prieten filatelist din Bucuresti, dl. general de brigadă (ret.) Alexandru Mateescu (un pasionat maximafilist) m-a contactat pentru a-i oferi eventuale informații suplimentare referitoare la activitatea fizicienei Ștefania Mărăcineanu, imortalizată pe marca de 1 leu (Fig. 1) din respectiva serie. Deoarece – fără excepție – Romfilatelia păstrează More on page 9228

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Kállai László @ April 28, 2013

► New stamp issue – Hungary: Fauna of Hungary 2013

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It is an established practice of Magyar Posta to periodically present the breeds and species of animal indigenous to Hungary on stamps. On this occasion the protected predatory and insectivorous mammals the More on page 9221

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Kállai László @ April 2, 2013

► New stamp issue – Hungary: Széchényi Thermal Baths

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A few years ago Magyar Posta began a series of ordinary stamps presenting Hungary’s spas. This year’s stamps show characteristic parts of the exterior and interior of the Széchenyi Thermal Baths. The graphics of the first day cover and the postmark use compositions related to the baths. More on page 9217

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Kállai László @ April 2, 2013

► New stamp issue – Vatican: Habemus Papam!

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Philatelic Certificate for the Restoration of Saint Peter Square Colonnade to the new Pope HIS HOLINESS FRANCIS, elected on March 13th 2013. The Philatelic Certificate will be cancelled with the Beginning of Pontificate Cancellation. Here attached the image of the Certificate that will be sold starting from tomorrow in the Philatelic and Numismatic Office.

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Kállai László @ March 14, 2013

► New stamp issue – Canada: Magnolias

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Is it the shyly opening cup of velvety petals? Or the intoxicating fragrance prized by luxury perfumers? For whatever reason, there’s something romantic and irresistibly exotic about magnolias.
While the very name of the flower can still conjure up visions of the South, complete with mint juleps and hoop-skirted belles, magnolias, More on page 9199

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Kállai László @ March 4, 2013

► New stamp issue – Liechtenstein: Switzerland-Liechtenstein Customs Treaty, 1923-2013

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The Principality of Liechtenstein and Switzerland are closely bound to one another by economic, regional and friendly ties. It has however not always been so. Over many long years Liechtenstein’s eastern neighbor Austria was its most important partner in a constantly changing world. More on page 9195

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Kállai László @ March 4, 2013

► New stamp issue – Liechtenstein: Mathematics

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The starting point for this series is the touring exhibition Geopythafibotonpolyhypotesaeder! Matheliebe at the Liechtenstein National Museum. In his collection assembled over the years partly of objects made by himself and partly of objects discovered in the course of everyday life the Liechtenstein mathematician Georg Schierscher seeks firstly to awaken a joy and More on page 9192

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Kállai László @ March 4, 2013

► New stamp issue – Liechtenstein: Europa 2013 – Postal Vehicles

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Every year the member countries of “PostEurop” each produce a commemorative stamp on a jointly set theme. After “Children’s Books” (2010), “Forests” (2011) and “Visit…” (2012) the theme for the 2013 Europa stamps is “Postal vehicles”. For this year’s issue, as for many before, the proven approach of collaborating with the Liechtenstein School of Art was adopted. More on page 9188

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Kállai László @ March 4, 2013

► New stamp issue – Faroe Islands/Denmark: Søren Aabye Kierkegaard, 1813-2013 (Joint Issue)

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The 5th of May 2013 marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of the world famous Danish theologian and philosopher, Søren Aabye Kierkegaard. As Kierkegaard also had a great influence on the Faroese people and their religious convictions, we are celebrating this 200th anniversary in a joint issue with Post Danmark. More on page 9181

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Kállai László @ March 4, 2013