Treaty of Waitangi - Aotearoa New Zealand 2015 175th Anniversary of the Treaty of Waitangi Image shows Ngapuhi chief Tamati Waka Nene shaking hands with William Hobson, the first governor of […]
Viola Desmond died on this date - February 7, 1965. Nova Scotian woman who triggered a change in Canada's segregation laws when she refused to give up her seat at […]
On February 8, 1879, Sir Sandford Fleming presented two papers, "Time reckoning" and "Longitude and Time Reckoning" to the Canadian Institute in Toronto Issued 1977 Robert Couture engraver | Will Davies designer […]
Alishir Navoiy was born February 9, 1441 Poet, linguist, statesman, painter & mystic Father of Uzbek literature His name has a number of spelling variations, depending on how it is […]
February 10th, 2024 starts the Year of the Dragon. The Lunar New Year runs from February 10, 2024 to January 25, 2025. The year brings dragons from every corner of the […]
On February 11, 1990, Nelson Mandela released from prison. South Africa South African - part of a 10-stamp set issued Nov. 26, 2001 Photo by Alf Kumalo. Kumalo was a […]
On Feb. 12, 1554, Lady Jane Grey executed at the age of 16. Royal Mail, UK. Issued Apr. 21, 2009 Part of a large Kings and Queens series Designer: Atleier […]
The last Peanuts comic strip was published February 13, 2000, the day after Charles Shultz's death. USPS sheet of forever stamps featuring 10 Peanuts characters. Centennial of Charles Schultz' Birth […]
Dracula is released across the USA February 14, 1931. USPS Bela Lugosi as Dracula / Classic Movie Monsters Released Sept. 30, 1997 Artist: Thomas Blackshear The antithesis of Valentine's Day, […]
Galileo Galilei born on February 15, 1564 Italian stamp released for 450th Anniversary of the Birth of Galileo Galilei Issued April 5, 2014 Designer & engraver: Rita Morena Galileo Galilei […]
Egyptian ruler King Tutankhamen's burial chamber unsealed Egypt post souvenir sheet Discovery of Tutankhamon's Tomb, Centenary Issued November 4, 2022, for the anniversary of the opening of Tut's burial chamber […]
Feb. 17 is a spudtastic day for potato lovers. It was on this date in 1795 that Thomas Seddal, from Chester, England, pulled an 8.3 kilo potato (or about 18lbs) […]