af Vagn Juhl-Larsen | jun 4, 2023 | Stamp of the day
Inverted center pieces on stamps became a concept when two-color stamps began to be printed. The printing technique was then more primitive and took place in two separate processes. First one color was printed and then the next. This created the possibility that the...
af Vagn Juhl-Larsen | jun 2, 2023 | Stamp of the day
Tête-bêche (French for “head-to-tail” or “head-to-head”) is a joined pair of stamps in which one is upside-down in relation to the other. It can be produced intentionally or accidentally. Like any pair of stamps, a pair of tête-bêches can be a...
af Vagn Juhl-Larsen | jun 1, 2023 | Stamp of the day
The king penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) is the second largest of the approximately 18 different penguins that exist; the emperor penguin is the largest. The king penguin gives birth to 1 young at a time and raises 2 young in a 3-year period. The king penguin weighs...
af Vagn Juhl-Larsen | maj 31, 2023 | Stamp of the day
The white stork (Ciconia ciconia) is a large bird in the stork family, Ciconiidae. Its plumage is mainly white, with black on the bird’s wings. Adults have long red legs and long pointed red beaks, and measure on average 100–115 cm (39–45 in) from beak tip to...
af Vagn Juhl-Larsen | maj 30, 2023 | Stamp of the day
The common pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) is a bird in the pheasant family (Phasianidae). The genus name comes from Latin phasianus, “pheasant”. The species name colchicus is Latin for “of Colchis” (modern day Georgia), a country on the Black...
