Monday, January 4, 2010

Singapore Stamp: Zodiac Series Tiger


The date of issue for this zodiac series - tiger is 08 January 2010.

There are a total of 12 animal signs in the Chinese calendar. According to Chinese beliefs, the traits of these zodiac animals shape the personalities and life events of the people born under the respective sign.

Famous personalities born in the year of the Tiger include Beethoven, Karl Marx, Stevie Wonder and Ho Chi Minh.




Sunday, December 20, 2009

1959 New Constitution

A stamp which is part of a series of stamps that was issued in 1959 to commemorate the new constitution that saw Singapore turning from a British colony to that of a state.

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

1955 Queen Elizabeth II Series Definition


This is a 1 cent stamp of the series of stamps that were issued in 1955.
Even though this stamp is pretty old, it is still quite common and mint stamps like these can be easily gotten from ebay and stuff.

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