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1.- ALAND
TITLE: ”SANTA’S LITTLE HELPERS AS SKATING JUDGES” CREATOR: Mrs. Kertu Ekholm STAMP:Issue: Oct. 9, 2012. For: Christmas Mail CARD: Tuomareipelia, nr. 1631(design by: Virpi Pekkala) CANCEL:First Day, Marienhamn, concordant illustration (skating shoes) BEST MAXIMUM CARD WORLD COMPETITION FOR THE YEAR 2012
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2.- ALDERNEY
TITLE: THE SINKINING OF THE TITANIC (on card: 1912 painting by Willy Stoewer) CREATOR: Terry Watson STAMP:Issue: Feb. 22, 2012. For: Centenary of the Titanic 1912 – 2012 CARD: 1988 Dover Publication, Inc CANCEL:First Day, Alderney, special illustration (helm & flag) BEST MC WORLD COMPETITION FOR THE YEAR 2012
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3.- ANDORRA
TITLE: HENRY IV Co-prince (b.1553, r.1572, d.1610) CREATOR:Les Maximaphiles Francais STAMP:Issue: Nov. 8, 2012. For: Joint ISSUE Andorra-France CARD: Musee national du chateau de Pau CANCEL:First Day, Pricipat d’ Andorra, special illustration BEST MAXIMUM CARD WORLD COMPETITION FOR THE YEAR 2012
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4.- ARMENIA
TITLE: TATEV MONASTERY, 8th century CREATOR: Sedrak Nersesyan STAMP:Issue: Dec. 27, 2012. For: Cableway(5,7km) to Tatev Monastery CARD: Armenian Comm. Edition, 2012 CANCEL:First Day, Yerevan, special illustration (cablecar). BEST MAXIMUM CARD WORLD COMPETITION FOR THE YEAR 2012
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5.- AUSTRALIA
TITLE: PINK-EARED DUCK (Malacorhynchus membranaceus) CREATOR: Australia Post (Photo: Steven Kuiter) STAMP:Issue: Mar.6, 2012. For: Australian Waterbirds CARD: Australia Post, (Photo: Steven Kuiter) CANCEL:First Day, Riverview Qld, concordant illustration (triple) BEST MC WORLD COMPETITION FOR THE YEAR 2012
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6.- AUSTRIA
TITLE: FRITZA RIEDLER, 1906 painting by Gustav Klimt CREATOR: Peter Riedl STAMP:Issue:July 14, 2012 For:150th Birth Anniv. Gustav Klimt 1862-1918 CARD: Austrian Comm. Edition, Belvedere, Vienna CANCEL: First Day, Vienna, special mention, concordant illustration(triple) BEST MC WORLD COMPETITION FOR THE YEAR 2012
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7.- BAHAMAS
TITLE: YELLOWTAIL SNAPPER (Ocyurus chrysurus) CREATOR: Terry Watson STAMP:Issue: Jan. 3, 2012. For: Bahamas Marine Life CARD: Barton - Cotton Inc. Baltimore CANCEL:Apr. 27, 2012, Nassau, Bahamas, regular BEST MC WORLD COMPETITION FOR THE YEAR 2012
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8.- BELGIUM
TITLE: LE BEFFROI, GRAND PLACE BRUGES CREATOR: Gaston Lefebvre/The Belgian Maximaphiles STAMP:Issue: Oct. 27, 2012. For: Unesco World Heritage CARD: Belgian Maximaphiles asbl-vzw CANCEL:First Day, Brugge, special mention and illustration (triple) BEST MAXIMUM CARD WORLD COMPETITION FOR THE YEAR 2012
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9.- BRAZIL
TITLE: SUGARLOAF MOUNTAIN CABLE CAR 1st Cable Car installed in Brazil and the 3rd in the world. One of the most important icons of tourism of the city of Rio de Janeiro CREATOR: Agnaldo de Souza Gabriel STAMP:Issue: Oct. 27, 2012 For: Centenary Sugarloaf Mountain Cable Car CARD: Edicio Schmittstamps 2012 CANCEL:First Day, Rio de Janeiro, special mention, concordant illustration BEST MAXIMUM CARD WORLD COMPETITION FOR THE YEAR 2012
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10.- BULGARIA
TITLE: ‘ROSENERNTE’ ROSE PETAL HARVESTING FOR ROSE OIL CREATOR: Sergei Magdichev STAMP:Issue: Nov. 20, 2012. For: Rose oil production CARD: Bulgarian Commercial Edition CANCEL: First Day, Sophia, special mention and illustration BEST MAXIMUM CARD WORLD COMPETITION FOR THE YEAR 2012
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11.- CANADA
TITLE: HMS ‘TITANIC’ LUXURY LINER On April 10, 1912 the ‘Titanic’ set sail from Southampton, England bound for New York. It struck an iceberg off the coast of Newfoundland and sank on Apr. 15 claiming 1,517 lives. The 710 survivors were taken to Halifax, where many of the Titanic disaster’s victims are buried. CREATOR: Isidore Baum STAMP:Issue: Apr. 5, 2012 For: 100th Anniv. of the ill fated Maiden Trip CARD: Topicals etc.com, Montreal QC CANCEL: First Day, Halifax NS, special illustration (deck long chair) BEST MAXIMUM CARD WORLD COMPETITION FOR THE YEAR 2012
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12.- CHINESE TAIPEI (Taiwan)
TITLE:FORMOSAN WHITE-NOSE CIVET (Paguma larvata taivana) CREATOR: Chig-yung Chiang STAMP:Issue: Nov. 7, 2012. For: Protected Mammal species in Taiwan CARD: Yushan National Park, Taiwan CANCEL:First Day, Taipei, concordant illustration (triple) BEST MAXIMUM CARD WORLD COMPETITION FOR THE YEAR 2012
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13.- COSTA RICA
TITLE: OLIVE RIDLEY SEA-TURTLE (Lepidochelys olivasea) CREATOR: Galeria ATM-Ateeme STAMP:Issue: Sept. 10, 2012. For: Spawning of Sea-Turtles in Costa Rica CARD: Iberia SA, Spanish Comm. Edition CANCEL: First Day, San Jose , regular BEST MAXIMUM CARD WORLD COMPETITION FOR THE YEAR 2012
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14.- CROATIA
TITLE: STEAM LOCOMOTIVE (series MAV 424) CREATOR: Ivan Libric STAMP:Issue: Oct. 1, 2012 For: 150th Anniv. of arrival of 1st train to Zagrep CARD: Croatian Comm. Edition CANCEL:First Day, Zagreb, special mention, concordant illustration (triple) BEST MAXIMUM CARD WORLD COMPETITION FOR THE YEAR 2012
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15.- CYPRUS
TITLE: HORSES CREATOR: Nicos Rangos STAMP:Issue: Jan. 31, 2012. For: Horses CARD: Cyprus Post, Nicosia, 2012 CANCEL: First Day, Cyprus, special illustration (horse-shoe) BEST MC WORLD COMPETITION FOR THE YEAR 2012
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16.- CZECH Rep.
TITLE: GIRL WITH LONG HAIR, 1951 painting by Kamil Lhotak CREATOR: Josef Fronc STAMP:Issue: Dec. 1, 2012. For: Art series CARD: Vychodeceska galerie, Pardubicich 2012 CANCEL:First Day, Prague, special mention (Kamil Lhotak) BEST MC WORLD COMPETITION FOR THE YEAR 2012
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17.- DENMARK
TITLE: HAWFINCH (Coccothraustes coccothraustes) CREATOR: Galerie ATM - Ateeme STAMP:Issue:Sept. 5, 2012. For: Birds of Denmark – Franking label CARD: Musee Royal HIST. Natur. Belgique, nr. 141 CANCEL:First Day, Copenhagen, concordant illustration (triple) BEST MAXIMUM CARD WORLD COMPETITION FOR THE YEAR 2012
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18.- ECUADOR
TITLE: CITY HALL BUILDING, GUAYAQUIL CREATOR: Elvis Velez Procel STAMP:Issue: June 8, 2012. For: Marvels of Guayaquil CARD: Speck-tacular, Guayaquil, Ecudor(Photo: Alois Speck) CANCEL:First Day, Guayaquil, special mention & illustration BEST MAXIMUM CARD WORLD COMPETITION FOR THE YEAR 2012
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19.- ESTONIA
TITLE: DEER (Capreolus capreolus) CREATOR: Eesti Post STAMP:Issue: feb. 16, 2012. For: Estonian Fauna CARD: Eesti Post, nr. 85/2012 CANCEL: First Day, Tallinn, special mention, concordant illustration(triple) BEST MAXIMUM CARD WORLD COMPETITION FOR THE YEAR 2012
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20.- FAROE ISLANDS
TITLE: TROELLANES CLIFFS, EYSTUROY, FAROE ISL. CREATOR: Faroe Post STAMP:Issue: Apr. 30, 2012. For: Europa 2012-Visit the Faroe Islands CARD: Posta Faroe, Europa 2012 CANCEL:First Day, Thorhavn, special mention: ‘VISIT FOEROYAR’ BEST MAXIMUM CARD WORLD COMPETITION FOR THE YEAR 2012
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21.- FINLAND
TITLE: CLOUDS – SUNSET IN THE FINISH ARCHIPELAGO CREATOR: Mrs. Kertu Ekholm STAMP:Issue: May 7, 2012. For: Environment - Clouds CARD: Kumlinge, Aland CANCEL:First Day,Helsinki, special illustration ( Clouds) BEST MC WORLD COMPETITION FOR THE YEAR 2012
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22.- FRANCE
TITLE: ARLES – SAINT TROPHIME BASILICA (VIA TOLOSANA – CHEMAIN DE TOULOUSE) CREATOR: Les Maximaphiles Francais STAMP:Issue: May 30, 2012. For: The Routes of Santiago de Compostella CARD: Edition de Castelet , nr. G. 3337. CANCEL:First Day, Arles, special illustr. & mention: ‘Les chemins de Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle’ BEST MC WORLD COMPETITION FOR THE YEAR 2012
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23.- GERMANY
TITLE KING FRIEDRICH THE GREAT (b.1712, r.1740, d.1786) CREATOR: Juergen Noll STAMP:Issue: Jan. 24, 2012. For: 300th Birth Anniversary CARD: Schrader ESA, nr. 16 CANCEL: FIRST Day, Postdam (place of birth), special mention: ‘300 Geburtstag Koenig Friedrich der Grosse’, concordant illustration (triple) BEST MAXIMUM CARD WORLD COMPETITION FOR THE YEAR 2012
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24.- GIBRALTAR
TITLE: HMS ‘TITANIC’ LEAVING SOUTHAMPTON (Painting by John Bachelor) CREATOR: Terry Watson STAMP:Issue: Jan. 30, 2012 For: Centenary of the Titanic CARD: Dover Publications Inc, 1998 CANCEL: FIRST Day, Gibraltar, special illustration & mention: ‘WHITE STAR LINE - Centenary of the Titanic’. BEST MAXIMUM CARD WORLD COMPETITION FOR THE YEAR 2012
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25.- GREAT BRITAIN
TITLE: DALESBRED SHEEP The Dalesbred Sheep is distinguished by its black face with a white nose and magnificent horns. The wool of this hardy sheep is favored in the making of tweeds and carpets. CREATOR: Ian Billings STAMP: Issue: Feb. 24, 2012. For: Farm Animals - Sheep CARD: Northumbrian Postcards, nr. SPN 137 CANCEL: Feb. 3, 2011, Harrogate, North Yorkshire(area of breeding), special mention:‘FARM ANIMALS – SHEEP’, concordant illustration (triple) BEST MAXIMUM CARD WORLD COMPETITION FOR THE YEAR 2012
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26.- GREECE
TITLE: BACK-STREET FOOTBALL (SOCCER) CREATOR: Union Collectionneurs Grecs des CM STAMP:Issue: Apr. 18, 2012. For: Back-street Games of a bygone era CARD: Union Collectionneurs Grecs, nr. 2/2012-1 CANCEL:First Day, Athens, special illustration & mention: “Back-street Games of a Bygone Era” BEST MAXIMUM CARD WORLD COMPETITION FOR THE YEAR 2012
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27.- GREENLAND
TITLE: HUMBACK WHALE (Megaptera novaeangliae) CREATOR: Post Greenland STAMP:Issue: Mar. 21, 2012. For: Humback Whales in Greenlandic waters CARD: Post Greenland, nr. G487, Photo by John Rasmussen CANCEL: First Day, Tasiilaq, special mention & illustration.
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28.- ISRAEL
TITLE: GREEN SEA TURTLE (Chelonia mydas) CREATOR: Mayer Gozes STAMP:Issue: June 26, 2012. For: Endagered Sea Creatures CARD: Postcard.pics, Sydney NSW CANCEL: First Day, Netanya, special mention ‘GREEN SEA TURTLE’, concordant illustration (triple) BEST MAXIMUM CARD WORLD COMPETITION FOR THE YEAR 2012
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29.- ITALY
TITLE BOTANICAL GARDENS, ROME CREATOR: Cesare Rialdi for A.I.M. (Italian Max. Ass.) STAMP:Issue: Sept. 28, 2012. For: Parks & Botanical Gardens in Italy CARD: Universal Postcards, Italy CANCEL: First Day, Rome, special mention ‘ORTO BOTANICO’, concordant illustration (triple). BEST MAXIMUM CARD WORLD COMPETITION FOR THE YEAR 2012
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30.- KOREA Rep. (South)
TITLE: KOREAN PAVILLION – EXPO 2012 YEOSU, KOREA CREATOR: Chang Hwan Kim STAMP:Issue: June 3, 2012. For: Expo 2012, Yeosu, Korea CARD: Korean Commercial Edition 2012 CANCEL:First Day, Yeosu, special illustration & mention: ‘EXPO 2012’.
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31.LIECTENSTEIN
TITLE: CHRIST DESCENT FROM THE CROSS (Terracotta Relief by Mass. Soldani-Benzi, 1710/20) CREATOR: Liechtenstein Post STAMP:Issue: Nov. 12, 2012. For: Princely Treasurs: Reliefs CARD: Liechtenstein Post, MK 355/2012 CANCEL:First Day, Vaduz, special illustration BEST MC WORLD COMPETITION FOR THE YEAR 2012
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32.- LUXEMBOURG
TITLE: NOEL-CHRISTMAS (STAR, CANDLE, TREE, ENVELOPE) CREATOR: Commission de Maximaphilie FSPL STAMP:Issue: Dec. 12, 2012. For: Christmas 2012 CARD: Olmic, Linden, Luxembourg CANCEL:First Day, Luxembourg, special mention, concordant illustration
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33.- MACAU
TITLE:PEONY PAVILLION-REVISIT GARDEN FOR THE DREAM The Peony Pavillion by Tang Xianzu, a playwriter of the Ming Dynasty, is a classical story with 6 songs. Acharming love story with dreaming due to love and love in the dream. CREATOR: Clube Filatelico de Macau STAMP: Issue: Nov. 30, 2012. For: Literature and its Characters CARD: Correios de Macau, BPL 155 CANCEL:First Day, Macau, special mention, concordant illustration (triple). BEST MC WORLD COMPETITION FOR THE YEAR 2012
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34.- MALAYSIA
TITLE: DRUM PLAYING – CHILDREN’S HOBBIES CREATOR: Ye Choh San STAMP:Issue: Nov. 19, 2012. For: Children’s Hobbies-2012 Stamp Week CARD: ZoCard, Singapore , 2007 CANCEL:First Day, Serenban, special mention & illustration BEST MAXIMUM CARD WORLD COMPETITION FOR THE YEAR 2012
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35.- MEXICO
TITLE: GRAY WHALE (Eschrichtius robustus) CREATOR: Guadelupe Morales Grifaldo STAMP:Issue: Jan. 26, 2012. For: 50th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations between Mexico and Korea. CARD: Commercial Mexican Edition CANCEL:First Day, Tlalnepantla, special mention & illustration (triple) BEST MAXIMUM CARD WORLD COMPETITION FOR THE YEAR 2012
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36.- MOLDOVA
TITLE: ROSE ‘PRISCILIA’ CREATOR: Posta Moldovei STAMP:Issue: Aug. 10, 2012. For: Flora - Roses CARD: Posta Moldovei, nr. 7/2012 CANCEL:First Day, Balti, concordant illustration (triple)
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37.- MONACO
TITLE: THE NATIVITY, painting by Giotto, Scrovegni Chapel, Padua CREATOR: Sergia Berti STAMP: Issue:Nov. 2, 2012. For: Christmas 2012 CARD: Skira, Padova. CANCEL:First Day, Monaco, concordant illustration (triple) BEST MAXIMUM CARD WORLD COMPETITION FOR THE YEAR 2012
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38.- NEPAL
TITLE: Mt. EVEREST 8,848m height CREATOR: Ilan Shaya,Israel STAMP: Issue:Sept. 4, 2012. For:Highest & Lowest points on Earth - Joint issue Nepal – Israel. CARD: Israeli Commercial Edition CANCEL:First Day, Katmandu, concordant illustration (triple) BEST MC WORLD COMPETITION FOR THE YEAR 2012 CONCOURS MONDIAL DE LA MEILLEURE CM 2012
39.- NETHERLANDS
TITLE: ‘MAGERE’ BRIDGE, AMSTERDAM CREATOR: Ronald van der Leeden-Dutch Maximum Card Ass. STAMP:Issue: Mar. 26, 2012. For: Europa 2012 – Visit Amsterdam CARD: Bert van Loo, Houten, nr. AM-157 CANCEL:First Day, Amsterdam, special mention: ‘Visit Amsterdam’, concordant illustration (triple). (This triple cancellation is the result of a co- operation between the Dutch Posts and the Dutch Maximaphily Society). BEST MAXIMUM CARD WORLD COMPETITION FOR THE YEAR 2012
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40.- NEW ZEALAND
TITLE: CAPE CAMBELL LIGHTHOUSE, MARLBOROUGH PROVINCE CREATOR: Fred Saunders STAMP:Issue: Oct. 13, 2012. For: Blenpex 2012, Nat. Stamp Exhibition CARD: Monarch Print, Blenheim, New Zealand CANCEL:First Day, Blenheim, special mention: ‘BLENHEIM 2012 – NATIONAL STAMP EXHIBITION’ BEST MAXIMUM CARD WORLD COMPETITION FOR THE YEAR 2012
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41.- NORWAY
TITLE: KAVRINGEN LIGHTHOUSE IN FOG, OSLO FJORD CREATOR: Norway Posts STAMP:Issue: June 15, 2012. For: Norwegian Lighthouses CARD: Posten Norge AS 2012 CANCEL:First Day, Oslo, special illustration (light beams) BEST MAXIMUM CARD WORLD COMPETITION FOR THE YEAR 2012
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42.- POLAND
TITLE: MASQUERADE 1931 watercolor painting by Tadeusz Makowski CREATOR: Marian Rawinski STAMP:Issue: May 17, 2012. For: 150th Anniv. National Museum of Warsaw CARD: Wyd. Maksimafilia PZF, Tarnow CANCEL:First Day, Warsaw, special illustr. & mention: “150th Anniversary National Museum of Warsaw”
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43.- PORTUGAL
TITLE: ‘SAGRES’ SAIL TRAINING SHIP CREATOR: Jose Joaquim Encarnacao STAMP:Issue: Apr. 8, 2012. For: Symbols of Maritime Heritage CARD: Kronos edicoes, nr. CNM 174 CANCEL:First Day, Matosinhos, special mention, concordant illustr. (triple) BEST MAXIMUM CARD WORLD COMPETITION FOR THE YEAR 2012
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44.- ROMANIA
TITLE: ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL OF TIMISOARA It was was built between 1937 and 1940. It has 11 towers of which the central is 96m high. It is dedicated to the Three Holy Hierachs, Saint Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian and John Chrysostom. It is home to many valuable religious objects and early religious writings in Romanian. CREATOR: Muntean Marius STAMP:Issue: Aug. 3, 2012. For: 800 years of documentary testimony CARD: Grafica Nicu Darastean CANCEL: First Day, Timisoara, concordant illustration (triple) BEST MAXIMUM CARD WORLD COMPETITION FOR THE YEAR 2012
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45.- RUSSIA
TITLE: ARCHTECTURAL ENSEMBLE OF THE HOLY ST. TRINITY – SERGIUS LAVRA, SERGIEV-POSAD CREATOR: Valery Petrov STAMP: Issue: Aug. 30, 2012. For: World Cultural Heritage Sites in Russia CARD: ‘Marka’ Postal Stationary, nr. 2010 – 198/1 CANCEL:First Day, Sergei-Posad, special mention: ‘World Cultural Heritage in Russia – Trinity-Sergius Lavra”, concordant illustration (triple) BEST MC WORLD COMPETITION FOR THE YEAR 2012
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46.- SAN MARINO
TITLE: JACQUES BERGERET AS A CHILD Painting (1880) by P. A. Renoir, Boston, Museum of Fine Arts CREATOR: Vincenzo Scicutella STAMP:Issue:Feb. 8, 2012. For:French Paintings Monet,Cezanne,Renoir etc CARD: Edizione G A i Zecchino VE CANCEL:First Day, San Marino, special mention, concordant illustr. (triple) BEST MAXIMUM CARD WORLD COMPETITION FOR THE YEAR 2012
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47.- SERBIA
TITLE: YEAR OF THE DRAGON CHINESE LUNAR HOROSCOPE CREATOR: Serbian Posts STAMP:Issue: Feb. 6, 2012. For: Lunar Horoscope -Year of the Dragon CARD: Serbian Posts (design: Boban Savic) CANCEL:First Day, Belgrade, special mention ‘Lunar Horoscope – Year of the Dragon’, concordant illustration (triple) BEST MC WORLD COMPETITION FOR THE YEAR 2012
48.- SINGAPORE
TITLE: PANDAS ‘KAI KAI & JIA JIA’ AT SINGAPORE ZOO CREATOR: Singapore Post STAMP:Issue: Nov. 29, 2012. For: Official Opening of the new home for Kai Kai & Jia Jia. CARD: River Safari, Singapore Post CANCEL:First Day, Singapore, concordant illustration (triple) BEST MC WORLD COMPETITION FOR THE YEAR 2012
49.- SLOVAKIA
TITLE: ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST 1906 Bronze by Jan Koniarek Jan Koniarek (1878-1952) sculptor. In 1906 he became professor at the Art School in Belgrade. Since 1919, lived in Tranva, where he created many works inspired by Slovak history. The Art Galery in Tranva has been named after Jan Koniarek. CREATOR: Julius MOLNAR STAMP:Issue:Apr. 13, 2012 For: 60th Death Anniv.- Joint issue with Serbia CARD: KF ZSF52-53 Tirnavia, CANCEL:F.D. Trnava, special mention and illustration. BEST MC WORLD COMPETITION FOR THE YEAR 2012 CONCOURS MONDIAL DE LA MEILLEURE CM 2012
50.- Sovereign Military Order of MALTA
TITLE: ‘KORE’ STATUE, 674 BC, Acropolis Museum Athens Archaic period marble statue of a KORE having beautiful, graceful draperies with many pleats, very fine outlines, and a sweet feminine smile. CREATOR: Sergio Berti/George Constantourakis STAMP: Issue: Apr. 16, 2012. For: Ancient Greek Sculpture CARD: Fernan Hazan, Paris, nr. 1002 CANCEL: First Day, Poste Magistrali, special illustration BEST MC WORLD COMPETITION FOR THE YEAR 2012
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51.- SPAIN
TITLE: THE BURGOS CATHEDRAL (1765, GOTHIC STYLE) CREATOR: ASEMA (Spanish Maximaphily Ass.) STAMP:Issue: MaR. 15, 2012. For: World Heritage Site (since 1984) CARD: ASEMA (Spanish Maximaphily Ass.), 2012 CANCEL:First Day, Burgos, special mention: ‘PATRIMONIO MUNDIAL- CATHEDRAL DE BURGOS’, concordant illustration (triple) BEST MC WORLD COMPETITION FOR THE YEAR 2012
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52.- SWEDEN
TITLE: ERIC LEMMING, JAVELIN GOLD OLYMPIAN STOCKHOLM 1912 OLYMPICS CREATOR:Sweden Post STAMP:Issue: May 10, 2012. For: 100th Anniv. of the Stadium – Swedish Gold Medal Olympians. CARD: Sweden Post, 2012, nr. 436 CANCEL: First Day, Stockholm, special illustration (stadium) BEST MAXIMUM CARD WORLD COMPETITION FOR THE YEAR 2012
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53.- SWITZERLAND (SUISSE)
TITLE: SWISS AIRCRAFT ‘PILATUS PC 12 NG’ CREATOR: Ass. Maximaphile Suisse STAMP: Issue: Oct. 7-10, 2012 For: Swiss Aircraft Industry CARD: Pilatus Aircraft Ltd, Suisse CANCEL:First Day, Stans, special mention, concordant illustrat. (triple) BEST MC WORLD COMPETITION FOR THE YEAR 2012
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54.- THAILAND
TITLE:KING MENGRAI THE GREAT STATUE, CHIANG RAI CREATOR: Thailand Post STAMP: Issue: Jan. 26 , 2012. For: 750th Anniv. of the founding of Chiang Rai City. CARD: Thailand Post. CANCEL: First Day, Chiang Rai City, special mention & illustration. BEST MAXIMUM CARD WORLD COMPETITION FOR THE YEAR 2012
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55.- TUNISIA
TITLE: TRADITIONAL TUNISIAN POTTERY CREATOR: Moncef Trabelsi STAMP:Issue: Mar. 23, 2012. For: Traditional Tunisian Pottery CARD: Editions TANIT, Tunis, nr. 288 CANCEL: First Day, Tunis, special mention: ‘Poterie Traditionnelle Tunisienne’, concordant illustration (triple). BEST MAXIMUM CARD WORLD COMPETITION FOR THE YEAR 2012
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56.- UKRAINE
rd TITLE: FORTRESS OF SUDAK IN CRIMEA 3 century AD (On Card: The Walls of the town of Sudak can be seen close-up on the upper left and as a background in the middle) CREATOR: Veslav SAVIN STAMP:Issue: Sept. 20, 2012. For: 1800 years since the founding of Sudak in 212 AD. CARD: USSR Posts Stationary, 1988 CANCEL:First Day, Sudak - Rokiv, special mention & illustration.
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57.- UNITED NATIONS – New York
TITLE: GIRAFFE - KILIMANZARO NATIONAL PARK TANZANIA CREATOR: Terry Watson STAMP:Issue: Sept. 5, 2012. For: World (Natutre) Heritage - Africa CARD: Commercial US Edition (Photo by Gretchen L’Hommedieu) CANCEL:First Day, UN – New York City, special mention: ‘World Heritage - Africa’, concordant illustration (triple)
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58.- UNITED NATIONS – Vienna
TITLE: WHITE RHINO – GREAT RIFT VALLEY, KENYA CREATOR: Terry Watson STAMP:Issue: Sept. 5, 2012. For: World (Natutre) Heritage - Africa CARD: Art Publishers Ltd, Durban,SA, nr. 20 CANCEL:First Day, UN – Wien/Vienna, special mention: ‘Welterbe - Afrika’, concordant illustration (triple) BEST MAXIMUM CARD WORLD COMPETITION FOR THE YEAR 2012
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59.- USA
TITLE: JEFFERSON MEMORIAL & CHERRY BLOSSOMS, WASHINGTON DC. In 1912, Japan gave 3,000 Cherry Trees to the United States, which were planted round the Tidal Basin in Washington DC. Here the stamp on the right of a se-tenant issue, depicts the Jefferson Memorial, as a backdrop for sightseers under the canopy of pink blooms. CREATOR: Frank Kohut STAMP:Issue: Mar. 24, 2012. For: Cherry Blossom Centennial CARD: The Distinguished Collection, N & T, Washington DC CANCEL:First Day, Washington DC, regular. BEST MC WORLD COMPETITION FOR THE YEAR 2012
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60.- VATICAN
TITLE: EMPEROR CONSTANTINE – MILVIAN BRIDGE BATTLE, 1521 painting by Giulio Romano, Vatican Museums CREATOR: A.I.M. (Italian Maximaphily Ass.) STAMP:Issue: Sept. 13, 2012. For: 1700th Anniversary of the Battle of ‘Ponte Milvio’. CARD: Universal Postcards, Italy CANCEL:First Day,Vatican, special mention, concordant illustration (triple)