President Benigno S. Aquino III Stamps

Finally it's going to be out in two days! The President Benigno S. Aquino III stamps will be released on July 26, 2010 by the Philippine Postal Corporation (Philpost).

The stamps are valued at P 7.00 and P 40.00 and relive President Aquino's historical inaugural speech and oathtaking last June 30, 2010 at the Quirino Grandstand at the Rizal Park.

The issuance of the stamps coincides with the first State of the Nation address of the Philippine President.

Prize Winners of the Games of the XXIX Olympiad in Beijing

On July 24, 2010 the Ministry of Communications and Informatization of the Republic of Belarus issues a souvenir sheet highlighting the “Prize winners of the XXIX Olympiad in Beijing”. The souvenir sheet is designed by Aleksey Nikolaevaskiy.

The games of the XXIX Olympiad were held in Beijing, China on August 8-24, 2008 with Belarus coming up with 181 athletes who took part in 26 events.

On June 2010 the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne resolved to repudiate the charges of doping against Vadim Devyatovskiy and Ivan Tsikhan and to return to them the silver and bronze medals won at the Olympiad in Beijing.

After the Court resolution the Belarus team took the 15th place among 204 countries that participated in the Games. 30 Belarus athletes won 19 medals: 4 gold, 5 silver and 10 bronze.

Medal Winners at the XXI Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver

Belarus will issue 3 stamps featuring “Medal winners at XXI Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver” on July 23, 2010.

According to the results of the XXI Olympic Winter Games 2010, Belarus team took the 17th place. Three of Belarus' sportsmen were on the podium.

The biathlete Darya Domracheva won the bronze medal in the Women’s 15 Kilometre individual race, Sergei Novikov got the silver medal and was the best among Belarus biathletes in the individual race while the freestyler Aleksei Grishin became the Olympic champion.

2010 Philippine Stamp and Philatelic Issues (First Quarter)

The Philippine Postal Corporation (Philpost) comes out with exciting philatelic items and stamps for 2010.

Photo above features the first quarter issues of those stamps, souvenir sheets and commemorative cover. Among the items worth collecting is the Cory Aquino Birth Anniversary Commemorative Cover released on January 25, 2010.

Australia's For Special Occasions Stamps

For just over a decade Australia Post has regularly released its popular Special Occasions stamp series, the purpose of which is to provide postage stamps for mail relating to specific events and celebrations. Some of the designs in this year's issue are occasion-specific, such as those marking a wedding or the birth of a baby; others, such as the tulip and the balloon designs, can be used for a broader range of occasions. While some stamps are best suited for personal occasions, others, such as the Southern Cross and the wattle stamps, have been designed with the needs of community and business organisations in mind.

Issued on July 19, 2010, all 10 designs can be used as traditional postage stamps, and all but the Southern Cross designs can be used as Personalised Stamps™ .

HongKongs' Biodiversity Stamps

The United Nations declared 2010 the International Year of Biodiversity to promote the awareness of ecological balance.

In response to this meaningful endeavour, Hongkong Post dedicates this edition to living creatures inhabiting Hong Kong with a set of 4 stamps displaying images of species endemic to Hong Kong.

Irish Fashion Designers

On 15 July, 2010, An Post issued six stamps to honour contemporary Irish Fashion Designers who work under their own name and with their own label, and who have both a national and international reputation.

The designers celebrated are Paul Costelloe, Louise Kennedy, Lainey Keogh, John Rocha, Philip Treacy and Orla Kiely.