MOLDOVA

MOLDOVA.

Issue EUROPA C.E.P.T. 2020: Ancient Postal Routes.
Map of postal routes en 1812.
First stamp in a set of 2, issued on 17.08.2020.
Face value: 9.50 Moldovan lei.
Design: Vitaly Pogolsha.
Printing: Offset lithography.
Print: 4,000 copies.

Catalogs
- Michel No. 1130.
- Posta Moldovei No. 1157.
- Scott No. 1062.
- StampWorld No. 1136.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 988.

On May 28, 1812, a peace treaty between Russia and the Ottoman Empire was signed in Bucharest, ending the Russo-Turkish War of 1806-1812. According to this treaty, Turkey ceded to Russia all of Bessarabia, the territory located between the Prut and Dniester rivers, which is that of the current Republic of Moldova, officially independent on August 27, 1991. At that time, its own postal service was created, with a center administrative in Chișinău, established by the civil governor of Bessarabia, Scarlat Sturdza, and the first postal routes were established. In 1816, the Chișinău postal service was transformed into the Regional Postal Department. By the end of 1851, 50 post offices were already operating in the region and there were nine postal routes.

CANADA

CANADA.

Wilderness Rivers.
Main River and moose.
Fifth stamp in a set of 5, issued on 20.08.1991.
Face value: 40 cents of Canadian dollar.
Design: Malcolm Waddell & Jan Waddell.
Printet by Ashton-Potter Ltd.
Printing: Offset lithography.
Print: 3,000,000 copies.
Size: 30 x 48 mm.

Catalogs
- Michel No. 1241.
- Scott No. 1325.
- StampWorld No. 1241.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 1436.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 1203.

Main River, in western Newfoundland Island, is a 57 km (35.41 mi) long river originates in the Long Range Mountains, at an altitude of 675 m (2,215 ft) above sea level, and enters the sea at White Bay, near Sop’s Arm village. It was designated a Canadian Heritage River in February 2001. It is considered one of the last wild rivers on the island.

The moose (in North America) or elk (in Eurasia) (Alces alces) is a member of the New World deer subfamily and is the largest and heaviest extant species in the deer family.

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NEPAL

NEPAL / नेपाल

Tourism.
Mount Cho-oyu.
Third stamp in a set of 3, issued on 30.12.1983.
Face value: 6 Nepalese rupee.
Design: M. N. Rana.
Printing: Offset lithography.
Print: 1,000,000 copies.
Size: 36 x 26 mm.

Catalogs
- Michel No. 437.
- Scott No. 419.
- StampWorld No. 433.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 441.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 407.

Cho-oyu (Nepali: चोयु; Tibetan: ཇོ་བོ་དབུ་ཡ; Chinese: 卓奥友峰) is the sixth-highest mountain in the world at 8,188 meters (26,864 ft) above sea level. It is the westernmost major peak of the Khumbu sub-section of the Mahalangur Himalayas 20 km west of Mount Everest. The mountain stands on the China–Nepal border. The northern and southern slopes of the mountain are part, respectively, of the Qomolangma Nature Reserve (Tibet) and the Sagarmatha National Park (Nepal). The mountain was first climbed on October 19, 1954, via the north-west ridge, by Herbert Tichy, Sepp Jöchler and Sherpa Pasang Dawa Lama of an Austrian expedition.

INDONESIA

INDONESIA.

Agung Volcano Disaster Fund.
Second stamp in  a set of 2, issued on 29.06.1963.
Face value: 6 + 3 Indonesian rupiah.
Printing: Photogravure.

Catalogs
- Michel No. 408.
- Scott No. B155.
- StampWorld No. 449.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 970.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 346.
- Zonnebloem No. 407.

Mount Agung (Indonesian: Gunung Agung) is an active stratovolcano in Bali. With 3,031 m (9,944 ft) above sea level, it is the highest point on the island. On February 18, 1963, local residents heard loud explosions and saw clouds rising from the crater of Mount Agung. On February 24, 1963, lava began flowing down the northern slope of the mountain, eventually traveling 7 km (4.35 mi) in the next 20 days. On March 17, the volcano erupted, sending debris 8 to 10 km (5 to 6.20 mi) into the air and generating massive pyroclastic flows. These flows devastated numerous villages, killing an estimated 1,100–1,500 people. Cold lahars caused by heavy rainfall after the eruption killed an additional 200. A second eruption on May 16 led to pyroclastic flows that killed another 200 inhabitants. Minor eruptions and flows followed and lasted almost a year. Balinese people believe that Mt Agung is a replica of Mt Meru, the central axis of the universe. The most important temple on Bali, Pura Besakih, is high on the slopes of the volcano.

ESTONIA

ESTONIA / EESTI.

Estonian lighthouses.
120th Anniversary of Ruhnu Lighthouse.
Stamp issued on 11.02.1997.
Face value: 3.30 Estonian kroon.
Design: Roman Matkiewicz (b. Tallinn, 27.02.1966).
Printing: Offset lithography.
Print: 909,300 copies.

Catalogs
- AFA No. 318.
- Michel No. 293.
- Scott No. 318.
- StampWorld No. 325.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 287.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 293.

Ruhnu (Swedish: Runö; German: Runö; Latvian: Roņu sala) is an island in the Gulf of Riga in the Baltic Sea. It is administratively part of Saare County but is geographically closer to the Latvian mainland. At 11.88 km² (4.6 sq mi), its length is 5.5 km (3.42 mi) and its width is 3.5 km (2.17 mi). Its population, in 2011, was 55 permanent inhabitants, mostly ethnic Estonian. Ruhnu Parish has the smallest population of Estonia's 79 municipalities. Before 1944, it was for centuries populated by ethnic Swedes and traditional Swedish law was used. Ruhnu Stave Church, from 1643, is the oldest surviving wooden building in Estonia. The island is connected to the mainland through the Ringsu port and Ruhnu Airfield. The quadripod metallic tower lighthouse, designed by Gustave Eiffel, was prefabricated in France and shipped to Ruhnu for assembly in 1877; it stands on the highest point of the island, Håubjärre Hill, 28 m (92 ft) high.

TANZANIA

TANZANIA.

Country Motifs.
Fishing: Mafia Island map.
Eleventh stamp in a set of 14, issued on 09.12.1965.
Face value: 2.50 Tanzanian shilingi.
Design: Victor Whiteley (1922-2002).
Printed by Harrison & Sons Ltd.
Printing; Photogravure.
Size: 45 x 29 mm.

Catalogs
- Michel No. 15.
- Scott No. 15.
- StampWorld No. 15.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 138.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 11.

Mafia Island (Swahili: Kisiwa cha Mafia or Chole shamba) is a district of Pwani Region. Its area is 435 km² (168 sq mi), its length is 49 km (30.4 mi) and its width is 17 km (10.6 mi). Its maximum elevation is a 53 m (174 ft) hill. In 2016 it had an approximate population of 48,000 inhabitants, mainly from the Rufiji and Matumbi ethnic groups. Its most important city is Kilindoni, on the southwestern coast. The main ecosystems on the island are mangroves, coastal forests, scrublands, and grasslands. The southern coast of Mafia and its closest islands (Juani, Chole and Jibondo), together with the intervening marine waters, have been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International. A sailfish (Istiophorus orientalis) is represented on the stamp.

ADEN

ADEN / عدن (now in Yemen).

Definitive stamps (with a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II).
Map with location of Aden in the Arabian Peninsula.
Stamp issued on 15.06.1953.
Face value: 50 East African cents.
Printing: Recess.

Catalogs
- Michel No. 54.
- Scott No. 53.
- StampWorld No. 54.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 59.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 54A.

Aden (in Arabic, عدن) is currently a city in Yemen located south of the Arabian Peninsula. It is a natural harbor, built on an old volcanic peninsula, in a strategic position on the route between India and Europe. The first records of its existence date from the 5th and 7th centuries BC. On January 19, 1839, the British seized the city, which was under the control of the British Crown until on November 7, 1967, as a result of several Yemeni revolts and some armed confrontations, was abandoned. On December 1, 1970 the Democratic People's Republic of Yemen, better known as South Yemen, was proclaimed. On July 7, 1994, Aden was occupied by troops from the North Yemen Army and Yemen was unified into one country.

HUNGARY

HUNGARY / MAGYARORSZÁG.

Electrification of Hungary's Villages.
Syntetized map of Hungary.
Stamp issued on 18.08.1963.
Face value: 1 Hungarian forint.
Design: Légrády Sándor (1906-1987).
Printing: Photogravure.
Print: 4,700,000 copies.
Size: 45 x 45 mm.

Catalogs
- AFA No. 1924.
- Michel No. 1952A.
- Philatelia Hungarica No. 2017.
- Scott No. 1505.
- StampWorld No. 1975.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 1933.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 1577.

Started in 1888, the electrification of rural Hungary was completed in 1963.

BRITISH GUIANA

BRITISH GUIANA.

Definitive stamps.
Location map of Guiana in South America, and Queen Elizabeth II.
Fifth stamp in a set of 15, issued on 01.12.1954.
Face value: 5 Guyanese cents.
Printing: Recess.
Size: 34 x 28 mm.

Catalogs
- Michel No. 203.
- Scott No. 257.
- StampWorld No. 205.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 335.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 189.

British Guiana was a colony, part of the mainland British West Indies, on the northern coast of South America. The first European to encounter Guiana was the English explorer Walter Raleigh in 1595. The Dutch were the first Europeans to settle there, starting in the early 17th century, when they founded the colonies of Essequibo and Berbice. The colonies were officially ceded to the United Kingdom in 1814 and consolidated into a single colony in 1831. In 1928 the British Government abolished the Dutch-influenced constitution and replaced it with a Crown colony constitution. The colony's capital was at Georgetown. Guyana became independent of the United Kingdom on May 26, 1966.

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NORWAY

NORWAY / NORGE - NOREG.

Tenth anniversary of the Antarctic Treaty & Roald Amundsen portrait.
Simplified map of the Antarctica.
Stamp issued on 23.06.1971.
Face value: 100 Norwegian øre.
Design: Knut Løkke-Sørensen (1931-2021).
Printed by Norges Banks Seddeltrykkeri, Oslo.
Printing: Recess.
Print: 2,050,000 copies.
Size: 36 x 24 mm.

Catalogs
- AFA No. 642.
- Michel No. 629.
- Norgeskatalogen No. 676.
- Scott No. 578.
- StampWorld No. 645.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 671.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 585.

The Antarctic Treaty and related agreements, collectively known as the Antarctic Treaty System, regulate international relations with respect to Antarctica. It was the first arms control agreement established during the Cold War, setting aside the continent as a scientific preserve, establishing freedom of scientific investigation, and banning military activity; for the purposes of the treaty system, Antarctica is defined as all the land and ice shelves south of 60°S latitude. The main treaty was opened for signature on December 1, 1959, and officially entered into force on June 23, 1961. The original signatories were the 12 countries active in Antarctica during the International Geophysical Year of 1957–58: Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Chile, France, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, South Africa, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen (July 16, 1872 – June 18, 1928) was a Norwegian explorer of polar regions. From 1903 to 1906, he led the first expedition to successfully traverse the Northwest Passage on the sloop Gjøa. In 1909, Amundsen began planning for a South Pole expedition. He left Norway in June 1910 on the ship Fram and reached Antarctica in January 1911. On 12 May 1926, Amundsen and 15 other men in the airship Norge became the first explorers verified to have reached the North Pole. Amundsen disappeared in June 1928 while flying on a rescue mission for the airship Italia in the Arctic.

DENMARK

DENMARK / DANMARK.

Danish islands.
Avernakø Island.
First stamp in a set of 4, issued on 16.03.1995.
Face value: 3.75 Danish krone.
Design: Eric Mourier (b. 1939).
Engraving: Arne Kühlmann Hansen (1939-2017). 
Printing: Recess.
Print: 25,100,000 copies.
Size: 41 x 24 mm.

Catalogs
- AFA No. 1086.
- Michel No. 1096.
- Scott No. 1022.
- StampWorld No. 1099.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 1043.
- Unificato No. 1099.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 1099.

Avernakø is an island in the south of Funen archipelago, belonging to the Association of Small Danish Islands. It has an area of 5.9 km² (2.28 sq mi) and is part of the municipality of Faaborg-Midtfyn. It is characterized by its elongated shape and strongly mountainous terrain; it has an approximate length of 8 km (5 mi) and its population, in 2021, was 110 inhabitants. It is made up of two islands, Abernak and Korshavn, which in 1937 were joined by a 700 m (2,300 ft) long dyke, called Drejet. The island arose about 15,000 years ago from the deposits left by the glacier of the last glaciation as it descended the high Scandinavian mountains. Finds of three stone dolmens and stone age tools indicate that the island was inhabited around 5,000 years ago. In 2000 the western part of Arnakø was designated a Nature reserve.

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MEXICO

MEXICO / MÉXICO.

Inauguration of the Southeastern Railway line.
Map with the route of the line.
Second stamp in a set of 2, issued on 24.05.1950.
Face value: 20 Mexican centavos.
Printed by Talleres de Impresión de Espampillas y Valores, México.
Printing: Recess.

Catalogs
- Michel No. 997.
- Scott No. 871.
- StampWorld No. 1058.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 865.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 642.

The construction of the Ferrocarril del Sureste (Southeastern Railway) between Mexico City and the Yucatán was carried out in several stages. The history of this railway line dates back to 1904 and 1905, when the engineer Pedro González made the first reconnaissance studies to draw a line that would join some points in the Mexican southeast. However, it was not until 1935 that work began, which was very laborious due to the geography of the territory and the expropriation of some land. On May 29, 1950, the first track (738 km, 458 mi) was inaugurated, connecting Coatzacoalcos with Campeche, but the work continued until 1970. In 1977, the Ferrocarriles del Sureste came under the command of the federal government and were renamed Ferrocarriles Unidos del Sureste (United Southeastern Railways).

UNITED KINGDOM, England

UNITED KINGDOM. England.

EUROPA Issue.
Humber Bridge, on Humber Estuary.
First stamp in a set of 3, issued on 25.05.1983.
Face value: 16 British penny.
Design: Michael Taylor.
Printed by Harrison & Sons Ltd.
Printing: Photogravure.
Print: 39,498,300 copies.
Size: 41 x 30 mm.

Catalogs
- AFA No. 1057.
- Michel No. 953.
- Scott No. 1019.
- StampWorld No. 934.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 1215.
- Unificato No. 1091.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 1091.

The Humber Bridge, near Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, is a 2.22 km (7,300 ft; 1.38 mi) single-span road suspension bridge, which opened to traffic on June 24, 1981. Construction work had begun on July 27, 1972. Its width is 28.5 m (94 ft), and its height is 155.5 m (510 ft). The bridge spans the Humber (an estuary formed by the rivers Trent and Ouse), between Barton-upon-Humber on the south bank and Hessle on the north bank, connecting the East Riding of Yorkshire with North Lincolnshire. The bridge was designed by Freeman Fox & Partners. The total cost of the work, including interest, was £151,000,000.

FAROE ISLANDS

FAROE ISLANDS / FØROYAR.

Islands.
Stóra Dímun Island.
First stamp in a set of 2, issued on 26.01.2004.
Face value: 5.50 Faroese króna.
Design: Absalon Hansen.
Printing: Offset lithography.
Size: 36 x 24 mm.

Catalogs
- AFA No. 465.
- Michel No. 483.
- Scott No. 439.
- StampWorld No. 465.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 368a.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 479.

Stóra Dímun is a rocky and mountainous island in the southern Faroe. It is part of the Útoyggjar group of islands (outer or peripheral islands) and is one of the smallest in the archipelago: its area is 2.6 km² (1 sq mi) and its highest peak is Mount Høgoyggj, 395 m (1,296 ft ) above sea level, It is accessible by sea only during periods of clear and calm weather, but there is a regular helicopter service twice a week all year. There is a lighthouse on the island, built in 1927. In 2021 the island was inhabited by only ten people.

MALTA

MALTA.

National Heritage of the Maltese Islands.
Gozo Channel.
Tenth stamp in a set of 12, issued on 09.12.1991.
Face value: 50 Maltese cents.
Design: Frank Portelli (1922-2004).
Printed by Printex Ltd.
Printing: Offset lithography.
Size: 36 x 27 mm.

Catalogs
- Michel No. 880.
- Scott No. 792.
- StampWorld No. 879.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 914.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 859.

The Gozo Channel (Maltese language: Fliegu ta’ Għawdex) is short stretch of Mediterranean Sea separating the Maltese island of Gozo from the northern tip of Malta. It is about 7 km (4.3 mi) long and varies in width from 6.7 km (4.2 mi) at its widest to 4.5 km (2.8 mi) at its northeastern end. At the centre of the channel are the islands of Comino and Cominotto. The channel serves as a sea route link between the two islands with a ferry service run by Gozo Channel Line running all year round from the ports of Mġarr Harbour and Ċirkewwa.

SPAIN

SPAIN / ESPAÑA.

Sciences of the Earth and the Universe.
Map of the border between Castilla-La Mancha, Castilla y Léon and Extremadura.
First stamp in a set of 2, issued on 16.02.2007.
Face value: 0.30 euro.
Printed by Real Casa de la Moneda - Fábrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre, Madrid.
Printing: Offset lithography.
Size: 40.9 x 28.8 mm.

Catalogs
- AFA No. 4327.
- Edifil No. 4314.
- Michel No. 4205.
- Scott No. 3480.
- StampWorld No. 4213.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 4263.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 3910.

The Rosarito reservoir, which appears on the map, dams the waters of the Tiétar River and is located in the Tagus River hydrographic basin, in the central area of the Iberian Peninsula, between the provinces of Ávila (Castilla y León) and Toledo (Castilla la Mancha). It was built between 1940 and 1958 for irrigation use, and has a capacity of 82 cubic hectometers. The dam is 123.35 m (404.69 ft) long and 37.5 m (123 ft) high. The reservoir constitutes an important wintering nucleus for the common crane.

HAITI

HAITI / HAÏTI.

Zim Waterfall.
Airmail. First stamp in a set of 4, issued on 16.12.1957.
Face value: 5 Haitian centimes.
Printed by Courvoisier S.A.
Printing: Photogravure.

Catalogs
- Michel No. 468.
- Scott No. C108.
- StampWorld No. 463.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 553.
- Yvert et Tellier No. PA117.

Zim Waterfall (Bassin Zim) is located about 8 km (5 mi) north of the city of Hinche, in the Centre Department, in the Central Plateau of Haiti, at more than 250 m (820 ft) above sea level. The waterfall, just over 20 m (65 ft) high, is located in the course of the Samana River and forms a series of natural pools; next to it there are several caves, in some of which there are Taino petroglyphs, which are usually used for voodoo rituals. These caves served as a hiding place for escaped slaves in colonial times. The place has become a tourist attraction.

JAPAN

JAPAN / 日本

Kanmon Bridge connecting Honshū and Kyūshū islands.
Stamp issued on 14.11.1973.
Face value: 20 Japanese yen.
Printing: Photogravure.
Print: 38,000,000 copies.
Size: 42 x 26 mm.

Catalogs
- Michel No. 1191.
- Sakura: C628.
- Scott No. 1151.
- StampWorld No. 1181.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 1333.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 1093.

The Kanmon Bridge (関門橋) is a three-span suspension bridge crossing the Kanmon Straits, a stretch of water separating the Japan's islands of Honshū and Kyūshū. It connects the towns of Shimonoseki, on the island of Honshū, and Kitakyushū, on the island of Kyūshū. It was opened to vehicles on November 14, 1973. The central length of the bridge is 1,068 m (3,504 ft). Its height from the bottom of the beam to sea level is 61 m (200 ft).

CROATIA

CROATIA / HRVATSKA.

Anti-tuberculosis Week.
Croatian Red Cross.
Lošinj Island.
Second stamp in a set of 3, issued on 14.09.2014.
Face value: 1.55 Croatian kuna.
Printing: Offset lithography.
Size: 25.56 x 35.5 mm.

Catalogs
- AFA No. 1265.
- Croatian Post No. Z124.
- Michel No. Z132.
- Scott No. RA123.
- Stanley Gibbons No.1201a.
- Yvert et Tellier No. B110.

Lošinj is an island in the Cres-Lošinj archipelago, northern Adriatic Sea, in the Kvarner Gulf. It is part of the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County. Island’s area is 74.36 km² (28.71 sq mi), his length 33 km (20.5 mi) and its width 0.25–4.75 km (0.16–2.95 mi). The highest elevations of the island are the mountains Televrin (also called Osoršćica) at 588 m (1,929 ft) and Sv. Nikola (also called Sv. Mikul) at 557 m (1,827 ft). The total coastline of the island is 112.7 km (70.0 mi). According to Ptolemy, the Romans called this island Apsorrus (Ancient Greek: Ἄψορρος). In 2011, Losinj had 9,587 inhabitants.

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VIETNAM

VIETNAM / VIỆT NAM.

Đa Nhim Hydroelectric Power Station.
Third stamp in a set of 4, issued on 15.01.1964.
Face value: 3 South Vietnamese đồng.
Printing: Recess.

Catalogs
- Michel No. 306 (South Vietnam).
- Scott No. 229 (South Vietnam).
- StampWorld No. 209 (South Vietnam).
- Stanley Gibbons No. 209 (South Vietnam).
- Yvert et Tellier No. 232 (South Vietnam).

The Đa Nhim Hydroelectric Power Station is on the Đa Nhim River, in Lâm Đồng Province. The construction, with funding from the Japanese government, started in April 1961 and was finished in January 1964. Electricity produced here supplied the central region of Vietnam but was unable to reach the large industrial centers in Saigon and Biên Hòa, which had to rely on oil for electricity generation. The dam is located at an approximate altitude of 1,000 m (3,280 ft) above sea level, and is about 1,500 m (4,920 ft) long and 38 m (124.6 ft) high. The water volume of the reservoir is 165 million m³.

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ROMANIA

ROMANIA / ROMÂNIA.

Definitive stamps. Buildings.
Vidraru Dam, Argeș.
Fifth stamp in a set of 19, issued on 15.10.1972.
Face value: 5.15 Romanian lei.
Design: Ion Dumitrana (1923-1976) & Aida Tasgian- Constantinescu.
Printing: Photogravure.
Size: 28 x 22 mm.

Catalogs
- Michel No. 3087.
- Romfilatelia No. 804d.
- Scott No. 2357.
- StampWorld No. 3046.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 3933.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 2779.

The Vidraru Dam was built between 1960 and 1966 in the course of the Argeș River, in northern Argeș County, for the production of electricity, irrigation and flood prevention. The dam’s height is 166 m (545 ft), the arch length 305 m (1,000 ft) and it can store 465 million m³ of water. The reservoir is 8.94 km² (3.45 sq mi), its length is 10.3 km (6.4 mi), the maximum width is 2.2 km (1.4 mi) and its circumference is 28 km (17 mi). The Vidraru Hydro Power Plant has an installed capacity of 220 MW.

EL SALVADOR

EL SALVADOR.

America UPAE issue.
Coatepeque Lake.
Second stamp in a set of 2, issued on 11.10.1990.
Face value: 70 cents of Salvadoran colón.
Printed by D. S. G.
Printing: Offset lithography.
Size: 40 x 35 mm.

Catalogs
- Michel No. 1814.
- Scott No. 1252.
- StampWorld No. 1887.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 2132.

Lake Coatepeque (Nahuatl language: Cōātepēc, 'at the snake hill'), of volcanic origin, is located in the Santa Ana Department, northwest of El Salvador. It is at an altitude of 745 m (2,444 ft) above the sea level, and its surface is 25.3 km² (9.76 sq mi). Its maximum depth is 115 m (377 ft). It has an island called Teopan. The caldera was formed as a result of a series of explosive eruptions that occurred between 57,000-72,000 BC. Then scoria cones and lava flows formed in the western part of the caldera and six lava domes. The formation of the most recent dome began around 8,000 BC.

INDONESIA

INDONESIA.

Musical instruments.
Timor Map and sasando.
Second stamp in a set of 16, issued on 01.02.1967.
Face value: 1 Indonesian rupiah.
Printing: Photogravure.
Size: 25 x 32 mm.

Catalogs
- Michel No. 563.
- Scott No. 706.
- StampWorld No. 605.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 1141.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 499.
- Zonnebloem No. 564.

Timor is an island at the southern end of Maritime Southeast Asia, in the north of the Timor Sea. Currently the island is divided between the sovereign states of East Timor on the eastern part (former Portuguese colony) and Indonesia on the western part. The Indonesian part, also known as West Timor, constitutes part of the province of East Nusa Tenggara. The island covers an area of 30,777 km² (11,883 sq mi). The island lies at the eastern end of the Lesser Sunda Islands.

The sasando is a tube zither, a harp-like traditional music string instrument native to Timor Island and alls the eastern portion of the Lesser Sunda Islands. The name is derived from the Rote dialect word sasandu, which means 'vibrating' or 'sounded instrument'. Its box is almost hemispherical in shape and containing a cylinder in which between 22 and 56 strings are tightened.

LIECHTENSTEIN

LIECHTENSTEIN.

Mountains.
Augstenberg.
First stamp in a set of 4, issued on 05.06.1990.
Face value: 5 cents of Swiss franc.
Design: Josef Schädler (1930-2012).
Printed by Helio Corvoisier SA.
Printing: Photogravure.
Print: 1,176,119.
Size: 34 x 28.3 mm.

Catalogs
- Michel No. 993.
- Scott No. 930.
- StampWorld No. 997.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 965.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 934.
- Zumstein No. 915.

Augstenberg, also known as Schafälpler, is a mountain in the Rätikon range of the Eastern Alps close to the border with Austria and the town of Malbun (southeast Liechtenstein), with a height of 2,359 meters (7,740 ft) above sea level.

ECUADOR

ECUADOR.

Tourism Promotion.
Cuicocha Lagoon.
First stamp in a set of 6, issued in 1953.
Face value: 5 Ecuadorian centavos.
Printed by Security Banknote Company.
Printing: Recess.
Print: 300,000 copies.

Catalogs
- Bertossa No. 857.
- Michel No. 812.
- Scott No. 576.
- StampWorld No. 814.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 984.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 565.

Cuicocha (Kichwa language: Kuychi Kucha) is a 3 km (2 mi) wide caldera and crater lake at the foot of Cotacachi Volcano in the Cordillera Occidental of the Ecuadorian Andes, in Imbabura Province, at an altitude of 3,068 m (10,066 ft) over sea level . The caldera was created by a massive eruption about 3100 years ago that generated about 5 km³ (6.54 billion cubic yards) of pyroclastic flow and covered the surrounding area in volcanic ash up to 20 cm (8 inches) deep. Activity continued until 650 CE. The lake, which is 200 m (656 ft) deep at its deepest point, is highly alkaline and contains little life. It has no known output. Lake Cuicocha contains four dacitic lava domes that form two steep forested islands: Yerovi and Teodoro Wolf, separated by the so-called “Channel of Dreams” (Spanish: Canal de los Sueños). Cuicocha forms the southern end of the Cotacachi-Cayapas Ecological Reserve.

JERSEY

JERSEY.

Jersey Forteresses.
Plan of Elizabeth Castle by Thomas Phillips.
Third stamp in a set of 4, issued on 05.02.1980.
Face value: 13 Jersey pence.
Design: T.H.O.S. Phillips
Printed by Joh. Enschedé Stamps, Haarlem, Netherlands.
Printing: Offset lithography.
Print: 415,790 copies.
Size: 35.2 x 27.3 mm.

Catalogs
- AFA No. 208.
- Michel No. 214.
- Scott No. 224.
- StampWorld No. 208. 
- Stanley Gibbons No. 224.
- Unificato No. 208.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 208.

Elizabeth Castle (Norman language: Lé Châté Lîzabé) is located on a tidal island called L’Islet within the parish of Saint Helier. It was constructed, between 1626 and 1636 when the power of cannon meant that the existing stronghold at Mont Orgueil was insufficient to defend the Island and the port of St. Helier was vulnerable to attack by ships armed with cannon. It is named after Elizabeth I who was queen of England around the time the castle was built. Today, Jersey Heritage administers the site as a museum. Among the historical displays is the regimental museum of the Royal Jersey Militia that holds several centuries of military memorabilia.

Thomas Phillips (1635-1693) was an military engineer and topographical watercolourist, came to Ireland from England in the winter of 1685 during the reign of James II to survey and report on the principal fortified places, castles, forts, and garrisons and to draw exact designs of their present condition and estimate the cost of any necessary repairs. He had worked in the Channel Islands (1679), making maps and plans of probable landing places and of defences needed.

AUSTRIA

AUSTRIA / ÖSTERREICH.

Landscapes.
Silvretta Alps (Vorarlberg).
Twenty-third stamp in a set of 33, issued on 24.11.1945.
Face value: 50 Austrian groschen.
Design: Alfred von Chmielowski (1896–1967).
Printing: Photogravure.
Size: 28 x 33 mm.

Catalogs
- AFA No. 658.
- Austria Netto Katalog No. 760.
- Michel No. 760.
- Scott No. 473.
- StampWorld No. 784.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 945.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 622.

The Silvretta Alps are a mountain range of the Central Eastern Alps shared by Tyrol, Vorarlberg (both in Austria) and Graubünden (Switzerland). The Austrian states of Tirol and Vorarlberg are connected by a pass road (Silvretta Hochalpenstraße at 2,032 m, 6,666 ft). The majority of the peaks are elevated above three thousand metres and are surrounded by glaciers.

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Thanks to Dragan Buškulić for his contribution (https://worldofstamp2.wordpress.com/).