On April 28, 1947, the Kon-Tiki left Callao, Peru Kon-Tiki + prestige booklet From the Thor Heyerdahl Centenary set Issued by Norway Post April 28, 2014 Designer: Benjamin Stenmarck Norwegian scientist Thor Heyerdahl, […]
April 29, 1882, Werner von Siemens tested the world's first electric trolleybus, the Elektromote, on the streets of Berlin. “When I have time and money, I want to build an […]
Pioneer black aviator Bessie Coleman was tragically killed in an air accident April 30, 1926. It's tempting to draw parallels between me and Ms. Coleman . . . I point […]
The world's first adhesive postage stamp, the Penny Black, went on sale May 1, 1840. Although some Penny Blacks were sold on May 1, it wasn't officially released until May […]
The embodiment of Renaissance humanist thinking, Leonardo da Vinci died May 2, 1519. Born in Vinci, Republic of Florence and died in Clos Lucé, Amboise, Kingdom of France. 500th Anniversary […]
On May 3, 1915, Canadian army surgeon penned In Flanders Fields. 50th Death Anniversary of John McCrae (1872-1918) Canada Post issued October 15, 1968 Designer: Imre von Mosdóssy In Flanders […]
On May 4, 1799, Tipu Sultan, the Tiger of Mysore, was killed during the Siege of Seringapatam in the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War. Tipu Sultan From the Indian Personalities 1974 […]
When Great Britain passed the Duty on Hair Powder Act on May 5, 1795, the government inadvertently changed English fashion forever. There are no stamps solely about powdered wigs, so […]
The Channel Tunnel, or Chunnel officially opened to the public May 6, 1994 The 50.46-kilometre (31.35 mi) tunnel cuts under the English Channel linking the British Isles to mainland Europe. […]
Edvard Munch's The Scream was recovered May 7, 1994, after it was stolen 3 months previously. The Scream From 150th Birth anniversary of Edvard Munch series Released by Norwegian Post […]
On May 8, 1819, King Kamehameha I (1738-1819) died. King Kamehameha I Revenue stamp Issued by the Republic of Hawaii 1897 Kamehameha was the first ruler of a unified Hawaii. […]
Maharana Pratap Singh (1540-1597) born May 9, 1540 Maharana Pratap Singh (1540-1597) From the series Creators of India Indian Post issued it on June 10, 2016 The 13th King of […]