Category Archive: tonga Stamps

Feb 13

The Pacific Islands to support renewable energy action :insurance news

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Xinhuanet.com Abu Dhabi January 13 report (the reporter Ann River) part ofThe Pacific Ocean(601099,SharesLeaders or representatives of 13) island in Abu Dhabi held a meeting,discuss the international renewable energy mechanism in accelerating the popularization and promotion of renewable energy should play the role well and development partners to strengthen cooperation and other issues.From the PacificCookIslands,Micronesia,Fiji,Kiribati,Marshall …

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Jan 20

Herod the Baby-Killer

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Today is the feast of the Holy Innocents—the baby boys that Matthew records were slain on the orders of Herod the great in his attempt to kill the infant Jesus. Sometimes we hear skeptics dismiss the idea by saying that we have no record of him doing so. But it’s not exactly like we have …

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Jan 14

Simple planning helps get thank-you notes out this week

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We are always surprised when we hear grown people shrug off thank-you notes. no, it doesn’t matter if Grandma was sitting with you as you opened the gift from her; you still owe her a formal thank-you note. an email won’t do either. And yes, even if you have horrible handwriting, you still must sit …

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Jan 10

Jubilee: royal trip to paradise for Duke and Duchess

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“We will give the Duke and Duchess a traditional way of welcome. The first surprise they will have will be when the arrive on the shores of Tuvalu. “they will sit in a canoe and the young men of the island, dressed in skirts of coconut fibre, will carry the canoe on their shoulders. I …

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Jan 09

CHILE MNH SC#389 CHURCH SCV$.30 (Auction ID: 2532163, End Time : January. 15, 2012 17:02:01) – WeBidz Auctions

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Shipping is 1.75, YOU WILL GET A DISCOUNT ON SHIPPING WITH MULTIPLE ORDERS…$0.05 EVERY CARD AFTER THE 1ST ONE. ALL…………..ON STAMP ORDERS IT IS A FLAT $.99………………………….. items will be packed in a bubble envelope or boxed, where appropriate and will be shipped with delivery confirmation. I ALSO HAVE AUCTION ON ……………WENSY.COM UNDER SPORTCARDSPLUS2……………….WEBSTORE.COM …UNDER. …

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Jan 04

A special holiday tradition

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VILLAGE OF RUDOLPH, Ohio (WUPW) – It’s a holiday tradition that has special meaning for people all over the world.  Rudolph makes his mark on letters that come through the Rudolph Post Office. Letters started pouring in early December. “It’s just a very special time of year for Rudolph, Ohio. it just puts us on …

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Jan 03

Slain LTTE chief Prabhakaran turns up on French postal stamps

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He may not be in his trademark fatigues and expressionless glum face, but there’s no mistaking the man in the stamp – a smiling and clean-shaven Velupillai Prabhakaran in casuals. The ghost of the slain LTTE supremo has returned to haunt Sri Lanka, on stamps allegedly issued in France with government approval! In all, four …

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Jan 02

Should food stamps be used to buy fast food? « Fat to Fit by Stefan Pinto

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I think this is a bad idea, but what do I know? So I asked some smart(er) people. FYI BACKSTORY: The Supplemental Nutrition assistance Program (SNAP), used to be called the Food Stamp program. the amount a household qualifies for will depend on the household’s size, income, and expenses. According to the United States Department of Agriculture, …

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Dec 21

Philately in the Doldrums? (1947)

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This article was published in the “Pacific Stamp Review”, a new Zealand monthly stamp magazine, in February 1947. the article is by a generalist collector, who is concerned about the future of the state of philately in the post War period its future thematic implications. Lennie lower, present-day doyen of Australian humourists, once said that …

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Nov 22

Smart tunnel posted on stamps

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SIX stamps featuring different images of the Stormwater Management and Road Tunnel (Smart) will be made available to the public on Monday. The stamps and First Day cover of the Smart tunnel, a project initiated to alleviate the flooding problem in the Kuala Lumpur city centre, was chosen as it represented the country With these …

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