France Issues Semi-Postal to Aid Haiti
The Palm Beach Post reports the French post office has released semi-postal to help victims of Haiti’s earthquake. The cost of the stamp is 1 euro (US$.1.45). For each one sold the French Red Cross will receive euro 0,44 (US$. 0.638), to help the earthquake victims in Haiti. According to the Associated Press article, France occupied Haiti for more than 100 years, from 1697 to independence in 1804 after the world’s first successful slave uprising. France still has a large presence in the Caribbean, including the two official French overseas departments of Guadeloupe and Martinique, and is keen to
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France has released a stamp in a demonstration of solidarity with the victims of Haiti’s earthquake. For each stamp sold for the price of 1 euro (US$.1.45), the French Red Cross will receive euro 0,44 (US$. 0.638), to help the victims of Haiti. —splitterQSWEDFR—France has released a stamp in a demonstration of solidarity with...
The Journal of Commerce Online reports that the U.S.Postal Service has placed a temporary hold on all mail destined to the nation of Haiti. The action comes in response to the cancellation of normal flight operations by air cargo contractors into and out of the island nation, where emergency relief efforts are continuing as a result of a devastating...
The National Postal Museum’s blog takes a look at Haiti’s rich heritage through stamps and encourages Americans to donate to the relief effort. As seen here many of Haiti’s most enduring historical buildings have been destroyed by the January 12th earthquake including the Presidential Palace in Port-au-Prince. According to the...
The Vatican’s Philatelic and Numismatic Office announced on Tuesday that it will “overprint” a stamp as a fundraiser for Haitian earthquake survivors. The initiative is expected to bring in proceeds of over $210,000. A stamp commemorating the 1,500th anniversary of the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Graces already planned to be printed...
And here’s another cover / lot I received in todays mail in response to my stamp exchange offer. Jacques-Marie from France sent me 33 stamps, of which I found 14 useful to me. Here are the stamps I took from Jacques-Marie’s sending: And here are the ones I’m sending in return: And here’s a something I
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And my covers showcase moves on from Canada to France, where I’ve received 3 covers lately. First a cover with “Le Carré d’Encre” special cancel. If I have understood correctly this is a promotion cancel for new “philatelic concept store” in Paris. I have to say that each of the stamps designs appeals to me, but especially...
Postmaster General John Potter writes in today’s Washington Post , “For 235 years, the U.S. Postal Service has delivered your mail in snow, rain and dark of night. However, tough market conditions are creating new challenges for our business. Misconceptions about the future of our enterprise abound; dispelling these myths will show...
MyWebTimes.com reports two Ottawa, Ill. postal workers, Ronald Kotecki and Keith Rorem, started working at the local post office on the same day, Sept. 28, 1959, and retired together yesterday. In an article by Steve Stout, the two men shared memories of their 50 years of service and talked about the changes they’ve witnessed. “When we...
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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