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| 2021: Tall Ships Race |
A sailing ship at the port of Mariehamn ready for the 2021 Tall Ships Race and a stamp issued for the event. That was the plan. Covid had other ideas and restrictions at the time meant it had to be cancelled. Undaunted the Åland islanders pivoted to a substitute and created a Maritime Folk Festival with food, drinks and entertainment. They would have to wait until 2024 to welcome the fleet of sail ships to Mariehamn, and gain another stamp.
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| 1989: 10th Anniversary of Home Rule in Greenland |
The Greenland flag flying over land and sea
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| 1981: 125th Anniversary of Danube Commission |
For fans of stamp on stamps these feature the Danube commission stamps from 1967 with the paddle steamers Franz I (1830) and the Arpad (1834) sailing underneath. The latter named after a Hungarian hero, head of the confederation of Magyar tribes
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| 1981: Historic Hungarian Flags |
The 40f stamp shows the House of
Arpad flag(11th Century). 60f Hunyadi Family flag (15th Century) at the time they were the most powerful nobles in the Kingdom of Hungary.
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| 1979: OCAM Summit Meeting, Cotonou |
Changing continents and a group of nations - OCAM (Organization Commune Africaine et Malgache), Founded in 1961 it was disbanded in 1985. The stamp shows the members flags at the time
6 comments:
You found some great flags today. I love the circular design on the Benin stamp.
I love that Greenland one, the opposites. You can't miss it. Long may it wave!
Great collection! I really like the Hungarian stamps/flags.
Stamps on stamps - a favorite of mine.
I haven't seen many stamps on stamps - it's an interesting idea. It is nice that Greenland stands out without a flag that doesn't have a cross.
You found very interesting stamps today! I had forgotten the striking design of the Greenland flag.
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