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| THE NETHERLANDS 13. September 1958 12C - orange-red 30C - lightblue |
Showing posts with label 1958. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1958. Show all posts
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
BELGIUM - 1958
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| BELGIUM 13. September 1958 2.50Fr - red 5Fr - blue |
A seminal totem in the Brussels skyline; neither tower, nor pyramid, a little bit cubic, a little bit spherical, half-way between sculpture and architecture, a relic of the past with a determinedly futuristic look, museum and exhibition centre; the Atomium is, at once, an object, a place, a space, a Utopia and the only symbol of its kind in the world, which eludes any kind of classification.
The Atomium was the main pavilion and icon of the World Fair of Brussels (1958), commonly called Expo 58. It symbolised the democratic will to maintain peace among all the nations, faith in progress, both technical and scientific and, finally, an optimistic vision of the future of a modern, new, super-technological world for a better life for mankind.
The peaceful use of atomic energy for scientific purposes embodied these themes particularly well and, so, that is what determined the shape of the edifice. At 102 metres high, with its nine interconnected spheres, it represents an elementary iron crystal enlarged 165 billion (thousand million) times. It was dreamed up by the engineer André Waterkeyn (1917-2005). The spheres, though, were fitted out by the architects André and Jean Polak.
The Atomium was not intended to survive beyond the 1958 World Fair but its popularity and success soon made it a key landmark, first of Brussels then internationally.
Half a century later, the Atomium continues, for that matter, to embody those ideas of the future and universality. And, among other things through its cultural programming, it carries on the debate begun in 1958: What kind of future do we want for tomorrow? What does happiness depend on? from http://atomium.be/History.aspx?lang=en
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| http://www.motor-cycle-world-traveller.de/EURO-Reisen/67_brussels.JPG |
LUXEMBOURG - 1958
I received a few Covers recently. One big envelope i got from Laura (stamp raiders). Unfortunately i didn't marked them, so i just can say thanks a bunch to all those nice Covers you sent me! Other covers are coming from an auction i won last winter. The first i like to show you comes from Luxembourg. A FirstDayCover.
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| LUXEMBOURG 13. September 1985 2.50Fr - dark-rosa-karmin 3.50Fr - bluegreen 5Fr - türkisblue |
But much more nicer the registered mail to Monsieur Holzherr, living at the Schänzlihalde and the marks on the back of the envelope!
It arrives at the main Post (formerly the Schanzenpost) and a Day later it was in the District Postoffice, where i had a PO Box too :)
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| Registered Mail to Bern, posted on my Birthday - well i was still with the stars in this year :) Interesting: 1 Day from Luxembourg to Bern - that's quite fast for this time! |
Monday, May 16, 2011
ITALY - 1958
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| ITALY 13. September 1958 25L - orange - red 60L - blue |
Not that beautiful First Day Cover, but i like the old spirit of it.
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| wonderful foto from Rom 1958 found on this stunning page: http://alkmene51.blog.de/2010/06/19/urlaub-anno-8830312/ thank you very much for sharing your childhood memories with us! -> in german |
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
GERMANY - 1958
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| GERMANY 13. September 1958 10Pf - darkgreen - used 40Pf - cobaltblue - used |
September 1958 the third issue selected again a common design, a dove flying above the letter E of Europe, designed by the Dutch artist, André Van der Vossen. Turkey replaced Switzerland that year. (8 countries ; 17 stamps)
Monday, May 9, 2011
FRANCE - 1958
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| FRANCE 13. September 1958 20 Fr - red - used 35 Fr - cobalt blue - used |
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| FRANCE First Day Cover - 13. September 1958 Conseil de L'Europe - Strassbourg |
The Council of Europe (French: Conseil de l'Europe) is an international organisation promoting co-operation between all countries of Europe in the areas of legal standards, human rights, democratic development, the rule of law and cultural co-operation. It was founded in 1949, has 47 member states with some 800 million citizens, and is an entirely separate body from the European Union (EU), which has only 27 member states. Unlike the EU, the Council of Europe cannot make binding laws. The two do however share certain symbols such as the flag of Europe. The Council of Europe has nothing to do with either the Council of the European Union or the European Council, which are both EU bodies. from wikipedia
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