The West Indies Federation was a short-lived political union that existed from 3 January 1958 to 31 May 1962. Various islands in the Caribbean that were colonies of the United Kingdom, including Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, Jamaica, and those on the Leeward and Windward Islands, came together to form the…
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Thematic: Microbiology – Virology
Virology is the study of viruses – submicroscopic, parasitic particles of genetic material contained in a protein coat – and virus-like agents. It focuses on the following aspects of viruses: their structure, classification and evolution, their ways to infect and exploit host cells for reproduction, their interaction with host organism…
View More Thematic: Microbiology – VirologyStamp Chats: The 1929 Airmail Stamps of India
The 1929 Airmail Stamps of India will be presented by Mr. Markand Dave, FRPSL, philatelist, author, and will be hosted by the American Philatelic Society.
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Mauritania
Mauritania (Mauritanie) derives its name from the ancient Berber kingdom of Mauretania, which existed from the 3rd century BCE into the 7th century CE in the modern-day Morocco and West Algeria. France laid claim to the territories of present-day Mauritania from the Senegal River area and northwards, starting in the…
View More MauritaniaDenmark: West Jutland
Jutland (Jylland , known anciently as the Cimbric or Cimbrian Peninsula is a peninsula of Northern Europe that forms the continental portion of Denmark and part of northern Germany. The names are derived from the Jutes and the Cimbri, respectively. West Jutland is characterised by open lands, heaths, plains and…
View More Denmark: West JutlandDenmark: South and West Zealand
Zealand or Sealand (Sjælland) is the largest and most populous island in Denmark proper (thus excluding Greenland and Disko Island, which are larger in size). Administratively, Zealand is divided between two Danish regions: The Copenhagen metropolitan area and North Zealand belong to the Capital Region, while the major and more rural…
View More Denmark: South and West ZealandRepublic of Upper Volta
The Republic of Upper Volta (République de Haute-Volta) was a landlocked West African country established on December 11, 1958, as a self-governing colony within the French Community. Before attaining autonomy it had been French Upper Volta and part of the French Union. On August 5, 1960, it attained full independence…
View More Republic of Upper VoltaDenmark: South and Southern Jutland
Southern Jutland (Sønderjylland) is the name for the region south of the Kongeå in Jutland, Denmark and north of the Eider (river) in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. The region north of the Kongeå is called Nørrejylland, ‘Northern Jutland’. Both territories had their own ting assemblies in the Middle Ages (in Viborg and…
View More Denmark: South and Southern JutlandDenmark: Greater Copenhagen
The Capital Region of Denmark (Region Hovedstaden) is the easternmost administrative region of Denmark. The Capital Region was established on January 1, 2007 as part of the 2007 Danish Municipal Reform, which abolished the traditional counties and set up five regions. Facebook Brøndby Frimærkeklub Taastrup og Omegns Frimærkeklub Websites BRØNDBY FRIMÆRKEKLUB…
View More Denmark: Greater CopenhagenFrench Upper Volta
Upper Volta (Haute-Volta) was a colony of French West Africa established on 1 March 1919, from territories that had been part of the colonies of Upper Senegal and Niger and the Côte d’Ivoire. The colony was dissolved on 5 September 1932, with parts being administered by the Côte d’Ivoire, French…
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