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“Year of the Dog” on Stamps

Legend states that, when the great Buddha found enlightenment beside an old oak tree, he invited all the animals to his kingdom to celebrate. Only 12 animals arrived, and Buddha promptly rewarded them by naming each new year in honour ...

Saturday, February 6th, 2010
Animals on Stamps, Articles, Asia, China, Dogs on Stamps, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea (Corea), Thematics (see Topicals), Topicals or Thematics

Chinese Empire and Japan Map (Gall and Inglis 1871)

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Saturday, November 7th, 2009
Asia, Burma, China, Chinese Empire, History, Japan, Korea (Corea), Manchuria, Maps, Mongolia, Tibet, Turkestan (Turkistan)
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