Basil Rathbone appears as Sherlock Holmes for the first time in The Hound of the Baskervilles on March 21, 1939. The Hound of the Baskervilles From the Sherlock Holmes series Royal Mail issued the set October 12, 1993 Designer: Andrew Davidson Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes Part of the Centenary of Cinema: Screen Detectives series […]
The northern territory of Nunavut was formed April 1, 1999. Creation of Nunavut Territory Canada Post released this stamp April 1, 1999 Designers: Bonne Zabolotney & Susan Point Bone Zabolotney is a professor at Emily Carr University of Art and Design. Susan Point is a Musqueam Coast Salish artist. Previously part of the Norhtwest Territories, […]
Storyteller Hans Christian Andersen born April 2, 1930, in Odense, Denmark Hans Christian Andersen, Scissors & paper cut-out, Ugly duckling, pen & inkwell and Ugly duckling, pen & inkwell From Bicentenary of Birth Hans Cristian Andersen Issued by Denmark's post office March 2, 2005 Designers: Eric Mourier and Mette Mourier Engraver: Lars Sjööblom Hans Christian […]
Primatologist and anthropologist Jane Goodall was born April 3, 1934. Tanzania issued a multi series set featuring both Goodall and Gombe to celebrate the park's 50th anniversary Gombe 50 Years - The Jane Goodall Institute series Tanzania's post office released this set October 23, 2010 Goodall's began her groundbreaking research in July 1960, […]
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The annual Qingming Festival (清明节) or Tomb Sweeping Day (掃墓節) occurs this year on April 4, 2024. Qingming Festival Burning incense Gathering of willow branches Flying kits Issued by China Post April 5, 2010 This traditional Chinese festival is celebrated in many countries, including China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore, Cambodia, Indonesia, Philippines, […]
Independence forces win the Battle of Maipú, Chile on April 5, 1818. Bicentenary Battle of Maipú Correos Chile issued this stamp April 5, 2018 Designer: Mauricio Navarro González The independence forces (Army of the Andes and the Chilean Army) met Spanish Royalist and loyalist forces on the Maipú plains, near Santiago, Chile. James Houser over […]
Sultan Mehmed II begins the siege of Constantinople on April 6, 1453. Sultan Mehmet II (1432-1481) and Cartouche Soldier Leaders at Table Ceremonial Robe of the Sultan From the 550th Anniversary of the Conquest of Constantinople series Issued by Türkiye May 29, 2003 Mehmed's massive forces circled the vast walls of Constantinople, and his […]
Canadian politician and Father of Confederation, Thomas D'Arcy McGee was assassinated April 7, 1868. Thomas D'Arcy McGee Part of the Historical Series featuring Thomas D'Arcy McGee, Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Sir John A. Macdonald, Robert Baldwin, and Sir Louis Lafontaine Issued by the Canada's Post Office Department June 29, 1927 Engraver Elie Timothée Loizeaux used a […]
Today, a total solar eclipse will pass over parts of Canada, Mexico and the US. Solar Eclipse The booklet and FDC glow under a blacklight. Issued by Canada post on March 14, 2024 Designer: Richard Nalli-Petta Illustrator: Michal Karcz On Monday, April 8, 2024, Ontario, Quebec and the Maritime provinces […]
The Philippines observes Day of Valour, Araw ng Kagitingan, on April 9 Araw ng Kagitingan (day of valor) commemorates the heroism of Filipino and American soldiers at the Battle of Bataan. The Bataan Peninsula and Corregidor Island were the only remaining Allied strongholds in Southeast Asia. Their relentless fighting delayed the Japanese invasion over the […]
Charles Baudelaire born April 9, 1821. "There are two ways of becoming famous, by piling up successes year after year, or by bursting on the world in a clap of thunder. The second way is assuredly the more original." Charles Baudelaire Charles Baudelaire (1821 – 1867) Issued by LaPoste (France) April 12, 2021 Designer: Patrick Dérible Engraver: Elsa Catelin Baudelaire is arguably the most […]