Astronomy
Articles about topical stamps with astronomy publised on freestampmagazine.
This Polish stamp sheet was issued in 1946 with education as its subject. The letters B, I and E in the bottom right corner of the stamps indicate that Poland was then a member of the International Bureau of...
The Soviet Union amazed the world on Nov. 3, 1957, with the launch of the small satellite Sputnik 2. On board was a small dog, Laika, the first animal to actually orbit Earth. Unfortunately Laika was doomed to die...
The normally careful and precise Swiss postal administration made a mistake with one of the stamps from the series "Constellations and Landscapes" which ran from 1982-86.
The stamp, issued in 1983, shows what is meant to be a naked...
To commemorate the eclipse of the sun on 21 August 2017, Alderney Post in that year issued six special thermochromic stamps featuring six coastal locations in the world which experienced a partial eclipse.
The Alderney stamps shown in this article...
Quite often when browsing stamps I come across items regarding certain people or subjects of which I previously had no knowledge. But that's part of the fascination of stamp collecting as a hobby - it can be both intriguing...
The American Apollo 11 lunar mission took place in July 1969. It is remembered as one of the world's most significant historical events, the impact of which has affected the lives of the world's population, and continues as a...
In this second part of the story we provide an analysis of the song Bohemian Rhapsody.
Freddie Mercury never really gave a clear explanation about the meaning of the song’s lyrics. The text contains many philosophical and religious elements. According...
On the 4th of December 2013 Japan Post launched the fourth issue of Constellation series, which aims to promote both fields of letter culture and natural science.
The stamps depict ten signs of constellation often seen in winter: Aries, Taurus,...
