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Cinema Stamps

These Swiss stamps celebrating the history of cinema won the prestigious Asiago Award for philatelic art in 2021. Source.

Léo Major

Crazy bastard Léo Major captured the Dutch town of Zwolle from the retreating Germans on this date in 1945. Source.

1953 Frontal Pole Stamp

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Dürer Airmail, 1971

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Kawabata Nobel Prize Postage Stamp

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Roger Dean Postage Stamps

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Avicenna Postage Stamps

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Votes For Women, 1881

In the Isle of Man women have had the vote since 1881*. Source.

*Fine print: applied only to widows and spinsters over 21 who owned or occupied real estate valued at not less than £4 per annum. Source.

Flann O'Brien Stamp

Brian O'Nolan, aka Flann O'Brien, was born on this date in 1911. They put a stamp out ten years ago for the centenary. Source.

Chinese Space Stamps 1958

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