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		<title>Forvik Island &#8212; population 1 &#8212; to issue own postage stamps?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Stuart Hill lives in a tent on Forewick Holm (a.k.a. Forvik Island), which is off the coast of Scotland. He is the island&#8217;s only resident.
He has announced that he is breaking away from Great Britain and the EU. Hill, who is also called &#8220;Captain Calamity&#8221;, cites as his authority to do so the 1468 AD [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Forvik Island &#8212; population 1 &#8212; to issue own postage stamps?", url: "http://www.europe-stamps.com/blog/forvik-island-population-1-to-issue-own-postage-stamps/" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>2008 Hungarian stamp issues: Philavillage series</title>
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Philavillage is a series of twelve stamps, issued in six batches of two each, issued in Hungary throughout 2008. The twelve stamps and a supplemental playing board (HUF 450) comprise a children&#8217;s board game, with cartoon anthropomorphic animals and a village scene, intended to teach Hungarian children about stamp collecting.
Each time a set of two [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "2008 Hungarian stamp issues: Philavillage series", url: "http://www.europe-stamps.com/blog/2008-hungarian-stamp-issues-philavillage-series/" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>2008 Hungarian stamp issues: Let&#8217;s Help Each Other (May 20 2008)</title>
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The design of this stamp was chosen from among four thousand children&#8217;s drawings submitted in 2007. The &#8220;Let&#8217;s Help Each Other&#8221; stamp has a face value of HUF 100, with a surcharge of HUF 50 per stamp. This surcharge is not available for paying postage; it is donated to the Hungarian Ambulance Service to supplement [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "2008 Hungarian stamp issues: Let&#8217;s Help Each Other (May 20 2008)", url: "http://www.europe-stamps.com/blog/2008-hungarian-stamp-issues-lets-help-each-other-may-20-2008/" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>2008 Hungarian stamp issues: Holiday Vouchers Anniversary (May 20 2008)</title>
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To celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Hungarian National Recreational Foundation&#8217;s holiday vouchers, this HUF 70 stamp was issued on May 20, 2008. Its stylized graphical design in meant to invoke the carefree feeling of being on holiday.
Holiday vouchers are given out to Foundation members and their families, and are accepted at a wide range [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "2008 Hungarian stamp issues: Holiday Vouchers Anniversary (May 20 2008)", url: "http://www.europe-stamps.com/blog/2008-hungarian-stamp-issues-holiday-vouchers-anniversary-may-20-2008/" });</script>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.europe-stamps.com/blog/2008-hungarian-stamp-issues-holiday-vouchers-anniversary-may-20-2008/</link>
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		<title>2008 Hungarian stamp issues: Euro 2008 Soccer (Football) (May 16 2008)</title>
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Hungary is one of many countries issuing stamps in honor of UEFA&#8217;s Euro 2008 soccer tournament. It was decided that its hosts would be both Austria and Switzerland, which beat out Hungary for the privelege.
Still, no hard feelings on the part of Hungary: their Euro 2008 stamp shows a closeup of the corner of the [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "2008 Hungarian stamp issues: Euro 2008 Soccer (Football) (May 16 2008)", url: "http://www.europe-stamps.com/blog/2008-hungarian-stamp-issues-euro-2008-soccer-football-may-16-2008/" });</script>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.europe-stamps.com/blog/2008-hungarian-stamp-issues-euro-2008-soccer-football-may-16-2008/</link>
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		<title>2008 Hungarian stamp issues: &#x150;rség National Park (May 16 2008)</title>
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This stamp is a tribute to &#x150;rség, a National Park located in far western Hungary known for its mysterious natural beauty. Magyar Posta, Hungary&#8217;s postal authority, has been issuing stamps honoring Hungarian National Parks since 1998.
This stamp, issued May 16, 2008, shows a typical &#x150;rség scene. In the foreground is a crossbill bird and a [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "2008 Hungarian stamp issues: &#x150;rség National Park (May 16 2008)", url: "http://www.europe-stamps.com/blog/2008-hungarian-stamp-issues-orseg-national-park-may-16-2008/" });</script>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.europe-stamps.com/blog/2008-hungarian-stamp-issues-orseg-national-park-may-16-2008/</link>
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		<title>2008 Hungarian stamp issues: Tokaj wine region (May 16 2008)</title>
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The Tokaj area in northeastern Hungary has been a world-famous wine-producing region for centuries. It has been designated a World Heritage Site, and now Hungary has honored that development with another in its long-term series of Hungarian World Heritage Sites.
This stamp is a mix of two photographs &#8212; at the top, a view across the [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "2008 Hungarian stamp issues: Tokaj wine region (May 16 2008)", url: "http://www.europe-stamps.com/blog/2008-hungarian-stamp-issues-tokaj-wine-region-may-16-2008/" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>2008 Hungarian stamp issues: Letter-writing (Europa 2008) (May 9 2008)</title>
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This is a tribute to, somewhat obscurely, the practice of writing letters. This theme was chosen by PostEurop, a body based in Brussels, Belgium that comprises (at the time of this writing) 48 countries and promotes cooperation and improved relationships between various postal authorities.
The design of this set of four stamps (two stamps printed twice [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "2008 Hungarian stamp issues: Letter-writing (Europa 2008) (May 9 2008)", url: "http://www.europe-stamps.com/blog/2008-hungarian-stamp-issues-letter-writing-europa-2008-may-9-2008/" });</script>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.europe-stamps.com/blog/2008-hungarian-stamp-issues-letter-writing-europa-2008-may-9-2008/</link>
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		<title>2008 Hungarian stamp issues: Ethnic Minorities &#8212; Germans (May 9 2008)</title>
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This is the second in a series (the first being the Roma stamp of April 8). This time, the Hungarian minority being celebrated is the German people, who have established a significant presence in the country through several instances of migration throughout history.
The stamp&#8217;s basic design is closely related to the Romany issue: it features [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "2008 Hungarian stamp issues: Ethnic Minorities &#8212; Germans (May 9 2008)", url: "http://www.europe-stamps.com/blog/2008-hungarian-stamp-issues-ethnic-minorities-germans-may-9-2008/" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>2008 Hungarian stamp issues: Our Living Heritage IV (May 9 2008)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Part four of this multi-year series is a set of 5 stamps showing 5 different animals seen in Hungary.

The first (most expensive &#8212; HUF 600) is one of the finest designs of the year. A herd of water buffalo make their way through some water, light glinting dazzlingly behind one particular beast &#8212; the star [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "2008 Hungarian stamp issues: Our Living Heritage IV (May 9 2008)", url: "http://www.europe-stamps.com/blog/2008-hungarian-stamp-issues-our-living-heritage-iv-may-9-2008/" });</script>]]></description>
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