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The hobby of kings and presidents
What are the hobbies of kings and presidents? And why are they called that? Most of us know that King Farouk was one of the world's greatest stamp collectors, but perhaps not all of us know that US President Franklin Delano Roosevelt was also a huge fan. This may have been one of the reasons for the friendship that developed between the two men, unlike the relationship that existed between…
November 24, 2023A gang that forged postage stamps was arrested.
The police successfully apprehended a dangerous gang specializing in forging rare postage stamps. In 1921 (translator's note: the conference and stamps were issued in 1926), the International Navigation Conference was held in Cairo. At that time, the Egyptian Postal Authority issued a new set of stamps in denominations of 5, 10, and 15 milliemes. Despite the sale of a large number of these sets, the quantity...
May 16, 2023A thesis entitled “The Aesthetics of Postage Stamps and Their Relationship to Political and Social Events”
Postage Stamps and Political and Social Events (Source: elnile24) Researcher Rasha Saber Mokhtar Abdel Hamid Gohar, an assistant lecturer at the Faculty of Applied Arts, Badr University, received her PhD in Fine Arts from Helwan University. She earned her doctorate from the Graphic Arts Department, Book and Print Arts Division, after defending her dissertation entitled “The Aesthetics of Postage Stamps and Their Relationship to Political Events…”
May 7, 2022The UAE and symbolic encryption stamps
To celebrate the 50th National Day of the United Arab Emirates, Emirates Post Group (EPG) announced that it has become the first in the region to issue non-fungible token stamps, also known as cryptographic stamps. This new generation of stamps will be unveiled on December 2nd (National Day) and will feature four distinct stamps…
December 1, 2021Joint issues of postage stamps
Joint Stamp Issues – Between International Cooperation and Sovereignty: The first lecture on joint Arab stamp issues, presented in cooperation between Al-Muqtani Al-Arabi magazine and the Pioneers Club for Postage Stamps, was delivered by Engineer Karim Al-Shazly from the Pioneers Club on April 1, 2021.
April 1, 2021Lamp of Peace Award 2019
The Jordan Post/Stamp Department will release a new commemorative stamp issue for 2020, available for purchase by the public on Thursday, January 28, 2021. This issue commemorates the 2019 Lamp of Peace Award for His Majesty King Abdullah II, may God protect and preserve him. It includes four stamp denominations, each valued at forty piasters, and a card valued at eighty piasters, for a total value of two dinars and forty piasters. The first-day cover…
January 26, 2021Kings and princes interested in stamp collecting
A charming article published in 1932 showcases some kings and princes interested in stamp collecting, including King Fuad I, the king of hobbies and the hobby of kings! Stamp collecting is considered the king of domestic hobbies, as it's the best way for kings and princes to spend their free time. His Majesty King George V has been collecting postage stamps since his adolescence and has never lost his enthusiasm for the hobby. Today…
January 29, 2018Salamah Fi Kheir film
Who among us remembers the film "Salama Fi Kheir" starring the late, great actor Naguib El Rihani? Who doesn't remember this wonderful film, produced in 1937? "Salama Fi Kheir" was one of the most important works of the late artist Naguib El Rihani and the directorial debut of Niazi Mostafa. Its story revolves around a messenger working in a shop…
January 25, 2016