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Croatian Post has issued a postage stamp marking the 400th anniversary of the founding of the Order of Capuchins in Croatia. The motif of the stamp is a monk and St. Leopold Mandic under an arcade of the Church of Our Lady of Lourdes in Rijeka. The stamp was designed by Ariana Norsic, a graphic designer from Zagreb. It was printed in 100 000 copies  Read More →

Croatian Post has commemorated the start of one of the most important sporting events in the world, which takes place from 11 June to 11 July, with the release of a football-themed postage stamp. The stamp was designed by Dean Roksandic, Zagreb. It was printed in 200.000 copies, in sheets of nine stamps. —splitterQSWEDFR—Croatian Post... 

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This year’s Christmas set will be issued by MaltaPost’s Philatelic Bureau on Monday 30th November 2009. The set depicts images of three nativity paintings from the National Museum of Fine Arts in Valletta and from a private collection. The stamps were designed in-house by MaltaPost and have values of Euro 0.19, Euro 0.37, Euro 0.63.... 

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