Diamond shape stamps present in the a special diamond shape miniature sheet to commemorate the Diamond Mining in Namibia.
Nov 3, 2011
Circle Shape Austria stamp – Europa 2011: Forests
The United Nations has declared this year to be the International Year of the Forest. On this occasion, Austria Post, in cooperation with the Austrian Mint, is issuing an attractive commemorative block whose round motif shows typical representatives of the flora and fauna of the Austrian forests.
Roughly 47% of the Austrian territory is forest.
The forest, an important habitat for many Austrian animal species, can without doubt be regarded as a “true performance wonder”. It fulfils a large number of irreplaceable functions for us humans and our environment – thus for instance it supplies the renewable, environment friendly and natural raw material wood, for which at present there is hardly any intelligent alternative.
The unique ecosystem of the forest is home to a natural treasure that must be preserved at all costs. The new commemorative block is a small contribution to encouraging the corresponding awareness.
Bequia Grenadines of St. Vincent issued egg-shape stamps
equia Grenadines of St. Vincent has issued egg-shape stamps 2011 including four sheets commemorating the distinct differences between bird species through the eggs they lay.
See images of this stampset
100th anniversary of the first South African airmail flight
On 7 oct 2011, South African Post issued a stampset with aircraft on stamps, aviation history, occasion of the anniversary 100th anniversary of the first South African airmail flight. The South African Post office will commemorate this historical flight with a miniature sheet which has odd shaped same as aircraft.
This set depicts the aircraft in flight in 1911, the first South African airmail flight between Kenilworth and Muizenberg. The Muizenberg Post-office is the first in South Africa has received an airmail.
Muizenberg Post Office are selling commemorative FDC with R8.10 of each.
Front and Back of FDC 100th anniversary of the first South African airmail flight
Mar 14, 2011
Dragonfly Shape Miniature Sheet
Dragonfly Miniature Sheet
This dragonfly is the world’s most widely distributed dragonfly being found in the tropics as well as in temperate zones. It breeds on every continent except Europe and Antarctica and is found all around the world. This species flies almost constantly and drifts with the wind as it feeds. It flies thousands of miles over oceans and because of its characteristic gliding flight, its common name is the Globe Skimmer or Wandering Glider. It can be seen flying almost anywhere in open country, sometimes in great numbers. They rarely perch but at sea they have been known to land on ships far away from land. They usually inhabit the thickly vegetated areas of stream bank areas and lower wetland areas near the ocean. Breeding occurs in standing or slow moving water, so rice paddies in the tropics are particularly suitable habitats. Forests and even rain puddles are also known breeding locations.
Dragonfly date stampThe colour of the thorax and tapered abdomen of both sexes is orangish to light brown with long, broad and clear wings. The small dark area on the tip of the hind-wing is distinctive. The Wandering Glider feeds mainly on insects and small crustaceans. Of distinct advantage to humans is that both the larvae and the adult are great hunters and often eat a lot of insect pests, including mosquitoes. Their main predators are fish.
This dragonfly is the world’s most widely distributed dragonfly being found in the tropics as well as in temperate zones. It breeds on every continent except Europe and Antarctica and is found all around the world. This species flies almost constantly and drifts with the wind as it feeds. It flies thousands of miles over oceans and because of its characteristic gliding flight, its common name is the Globe Skimmer or Wandering Glider. It can be seen flying almost anywhere in open country, sometimes in great numbers. They rarely perch but at sea they have been known to land on ships far away from land. They usually inhabit the thickly vegetated areas of stream bank areas and lower wetland areas near the ocean. Breeding occurs in standing or slow moving water, so rice paddies in the tropics are particularly suitable habitats. Forests and even rain puddles are also known breeding locations.
Dragonfly date stampThe colour of the thorax and tapered abdomen of both sexes is orangish to light brown with long, broad and clear wings. The small dark area on the tip of the hind-wing is distinctive. The Wandering Glider feeds mainly on insects and small crustaceans. Of distinct advantage to humans is that both the larvae and the adult are great hunters and often eat a lot of insect pests, including mosquitoes. Their main predators are fish.
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