Date of Issue : 30 April 2015
The Iceland Post will issue stamps on Europa 2015 featuring wooden duck and the Dúa cars. The issue is to be released on the 30th of April. According to the decision of PostEurop, the association of European public postal operators, old toys are the common theme of 2015.
The wooden duck was first produced from 1931 to 1960 by Akureyri Toy Makers and Leifur Toys, both based in Akureyri. The production was initiated by Skarphéðinn Ásgeirsson and the toys enjoyed great domestic popularity. Leifur Toys took over the production in 1942 and continued producing wooden toys until 1960.
The business failed, however, due to increased import of foreign toys. Guðbjörg Ringsted is in charge of the toy museum located in Friðbjörn’s House in Akureyri. A variety of toys from the last century can be found there, including the wooden duck. The initial production of Dúa cars started in 1985 when several pioneers in the Westfjords founded a toy workshop called Aldan.
Their goal was to produce wooden toys. The workshop produced all kinds of sought-after toys, including the Dúa cars which became very popular. The Red Cross was for many years one of the workshop’s agents, with sales proceeds going to the Red Cross house in Reykjavik which served as a relief center for children and youth. Dúa cars can be seen among other places at the local museum of Hafnarfjörður.
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STAMPEX 2015
A stamp exhibition and workshop will be held at Shri Shyma Prasad Mukharjee Art Gallery, Rajkot from 1-3rd May 2015.
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Aid to Nepal
Help Earthquake victims of Nepal !!!
An Appeal
India is doing so much to provide aid to Nepal. But, I do feel that we as citizens need to extend a helping hand too. It would be a great idea if the Dept of Posts could issue stamps and a minisheet highlighting the disaster. the money gained from the stamps could be exclusively sent to Nepal as a contribution from us Indians who feel and understand their pain and grief.
This will be a much quicker way of collecting money, rather than create a fund the credibility of which most people don't believe in anyway.
- Commodore Vijay Kapre, New Delhi
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WORLD SOCIAL WORK DAY - 17TH MARCH 2015
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PROMOTING SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION For Sustainable Development
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- Sreejesh Krishnan - Trivandrum
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