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After January 2024 and February 2024, today we’ll again travel around the world to see some interesting new stamps that were issued in March 2024. We’ll see some 50 years anniversary stamps, and dinosaurs.
Can you believe that it’s 50 years since Playmobil figures appeared for the first time!? In 1974, Hans Beck, a furniture maker and model enthusiast, came with the great idea for new toys. We know these today as Playmobil. Most icons are figures that can move arms and legs, bend at the hips. Besides figure, today we have so many sets available – almost anything you can think of from realism to fantasy and science fiction.
Playmobil Toy Figurines, 50 Years
Germany – 2024/03/01
Denomination: 85 Euro cent
"More than 2.2bn figures have been produced and sold in over 70 countries. At 7.5cm tall, and promoted as "ideal for a child's grip", the figures are meant to represent real life average adult height of 175cm (5ft 7ins).
The original figures were a knight, a builder and a Native American. But the toy empire expanded hugely over the years and, alongside fairies, firefighters, nurses, jewel thieves, Egyptologists, prisoners, police tracking dogs and airport security staff are now part of the Playmobil firmament.
The trigger for the toy's creation was the global oil crisis of the early 1970s, when the price of plastics increased sixfold. Large toys which Brandstätter had produced up until then became prohibitively expensive and it was forced to rethink its product line." - https://www.theguardian.com/
The next one on our list is Hungary. Magyar Posta celebrated 50 years of EDDA Művek rock band with a stamp issue.
Hungarian Rock Music Classics - EDDA Művek, 50 Years
Hungary – 2024/03/04
Denomination: 1,155 Ft (Hungarian forint)
EDDA Művek is a very important part of the Hungary rock scene. They’ve been playing since 1974, when they first played covers of popular rock songs, and later they started writing and performing their music. Some of their well-known tracks include "Álomháló" (Dream Net), "Győzni fogunk!" (We Will Win!), and "Gyere ki a hegyoldalba!" (Come Out to the Hillside!).
Another 50-year anniversary is coming from France. Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG), also known as Roissy Airport, is located 25 kilometers northeast of Paris. It started with operations in 1974.
Charles de Gaulle Airport, Paris, 50 Years
France – 2024/03/18
Denomination: 1.96 € (Euro)
The motif on the stamp is Terminal 1. "Terminal 1 designed by Paul Andreu, also nicknamed the “Camembert”, alone embodies the audacity and futuristic vision which characterized the development of Paris international airport. This iconic structure has left its mark on generations of travelers, while contributing to the global reputation of CDG and influencing the architecture of other airports around the world." - https://www.grand-roissy-tourisme.com/
At the end of today’s article, we’ll see some beautiful stamps coming from the UK. These are related to dinos.
"Eight new, stunning stamps that include dinosaurs and other prehistoric reptiles from the Jurassic and Cretaceous eras. The new designs, by Exeter based, digital concept illustrator, Joshua Dunlop, combine scientific accuracy, provided by the Natural History Museum’s palaeontology department, with artistic brilliance in a captivating homage to the wonders of palaeontology." - https://collectgbstamps.co.uk/explore/issues/?issue=23157
Age of Dinosaurs
UK – 2024/03/12
Denomination: 1st & 2 £ (British pound sterling)
On 8 dino stamps, we can see: Tyrannosaurus, Coloborhynchus, Stegosaurus, Megalosaurus, Triceratops, Iguanodon, Diplodocus, and Cryptoclidus.
Age of Dinosaurs: Mary Anning
UK – 2024/03/12
Denomination: 1st
The remaining 4 stamps are related to Marry Anning, English paleontologist. Her most import work was the discovery of Jurassic marine fossils along the cliffs of Lyme Regis in Dorset, England. Also, we can see 3 stamps with fossils: Ichthyosaurus communis, Dapedium politum, Plesiosaurus macrocephalus.
Today we’ve seen some beautiful stamps from March 2024. While you wait for the next article, feel free to take a look at previous articles from this series:
New Stamps Around the World: January 2024
