1950 - The 50th Anniversary of Forestry Service

The Philippines is an island state in Southeast Asia located in the Pacific Ocean. In 1521, the arrival of Ferdinand Magellan was the beginning of an era of influence and later to Spanish rule. Between the nineteenth and twentieth century the United States replaced Spain as the dominant power in the archipelago and retained sovereignty over the islands until the end of the Second World War.

In June 1862 pursuant to a Spanish Royal Decree, was created the first forestry service in the Philippines, the "Inspeccion General de Montes". On April 14, 1900, the U.S. military governor in the Philippines is the General Order No. 50, renamed him into the Bureau of Forestry. 

The Bureau of Posts issued a set of two stamps commemorating the Bureau of Forestry on its 50th anniversary, April 14, 1950. Featured on the stamps is an engraving of the native Red Lauan tree, a valuable export timber.

Italy - Centenary of Italian Railways

Italy is a unitary parliamentary republic in southern Europe. Rome, the capital of Italy, was for centuries a political and religious center of western civilization as the capital of the Roman Empire and site of the Holy See. After the fall of the Roman Empire, Italy endured numerous invasions by foreign peoples, and for most of its post-Roman history, Italy was fragmented into numerous city and regional states, but was unified in 1861. In the late 19th century, Italy possessed a colonial empire. Italy plays a prominent role in the military, european and world cultural, diplomatic and affairs.

The series of the Centenary of Italian Railways is a series of stamps of the Kingdom of Italy issued December 15, 1939 to celebrate the hundred years since the inauguration of the first Italian railway Naples-Portici, which unfolded on the Tyrrhenian coast at the foot of Vesuvius.

The Naples-Portici railway was the first railway line built in Italian territory, in the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, it was double-track and had a length of just over seven kilometers (7.25 km) and was inaugurated on 3 October 1839 with great solemnity

The stamps of the series, printed in rotogravure in sheets of 60 (x4), have as their subject the steam locomotive of the first Italian train (operating on the Naples-Portici line) and a more modern electric train.

Italy - "Ginnici"

Series of 3 stamps issued by the Italian Republic on May 18, 1951 to commemorate the Feasts and International Gymnastics Competitions held in Florence. 

This event was divided into team competitions with the participation of over 4,000 gymnasts, military competitions, tournaments of nations and Olympic representations. 

More than 25 nations participated in the event including Japan, Russia and U.S.A.

Italy is a unitary parliamentary republic in southern Europe. Rome, the capital of Italy, was for centuries a political and religious center of western civilization as the capital of the Roman Empire and site of the Holy See. After the fall of the Roman Empire, Italy endured numerous invasions by foreign peoples, and for most of its post-Roman history, Italy was fragmented into numerous city and regional states, but was unified in 1861. In the late 19th century, Italy possessed a colonial empire. Italy plays a prominent role in the military, european and world cultural, diplomatic and affairs.

Florence 1951

Symbols of the International Gymnastic Festival and Meet 

Belgium 1957 King Leopold I

Leopold George Christian Frederick of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha was a member of the House of Wettin; he had the titles of: Prince of Saxe-Coburg, Prince of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Prince of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. 

Germany - Winter Relief

The Winterhilfswerk des Deutschen Volkes (Winter Relief of the German people) was an annual drive by the Nationalsozialistische Volkswohlfahrt (National Socialist People’s Welfare Organization) to help finance charitable work. Its slogan was "None shall starve or freeze". The drive was originally set up under the government of Heinrich Brüning in 1931, though Hitler would later claim sole credit. It ran from 1933–1945 during the months of October through March, and was designed to provide food, clothing, coal, and other items to less fortunate Germans during the inclement months.

21 September 1936 - Modern Buildings

4 November 1937 - Ships

5 November 1940 - Buildings

Western Samoa -1935- Views

Archipelago in the south Pacific Ocean, east of Fiji. In 1861-99, Samoa was an independent kingdom under the influence of the US, to which the harbor of Pago Pago had been ceded, and that of Great Britain and Germany. In 1898 a disturbance arose, resulting in the withdrawal of Great Britain, and the partitioning of the islands between Germany and the US. Early in World War I the islands under German domination were occupied by New Zealand troops and in 1920 the League of Nations declared them a mandate to New Zealand. Western Samoa became independent in 1962.

1935

Views of the Samoa islands

Complete set

Brunei 1952 Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin

 Al-Marhum Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Maulana Paduka Seri Begawan Al-Hajj Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien Sa'adul Khairi Waddien III (Brunei Town, 23 september 1914 – Bandar Seri Begawan, 7 september 1986) was installed as the 28th sultan of Brunei on June 14, 1950, crowned on May 31, 1951..

Obock - Stamp of 1892 selection

Navigation and Commerce

Obock is a city of the African state of Djibouti, the capital of the region and of the district in the north-east of the country. 

Italy 1946 - Advent of the Republic

This is the first real set of stamps Republicans (ie issued after the end of the monarchy), and could be defined, simultaneously, both celebrative, that commemorative. 

Hawaii 1875 King David Kalakaua

Kalakaua, born as David La'amea Kamanakapu'u Mahinulani Nalaiaehuokalani Lumialani Kalakaua and also known as David Kalakaua, or with the nickname King happy (Honolulu, November 16, 1836 - San Francisco, January 20, 1891), was King of Hawaii from 1874 to 1891.