Special and commemorative stamps covering a range of subjects, from history and sport to arts, science, and nature.
| Ireland's Chairmanship of the Organisation for Security Co - operation in Europe, 2012 On February 2, 2012, An Post issued a stamp to commemorate Ireland's chair of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) for the year 2012. |
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| Greetings 2012 On 26 January, 2012, An Post issued two stamps with greetings as the theme. |
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| Weddings 2012 On 19 January, 2012, An Post issued its ever popular Wedding stamp, for the sixth consecutive time. |
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| 50th Anniversary of the first RTÉ Broadcast On November 24, 2011, An Post issued three stamps commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the first Irish television broadcasts. |
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| Christmas 2011 On November 10, 2011, An Post issued three stamps in celebration of Christmas. |
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| Centenary of the birth of Brian O' Nolan "Flann O'Brien" On October 6 An Post will issue a stamp to commemorate the centenary of the birth of Brian O'Nolan, also known as Flann O'Brien and Myles na gCopaleen, one of the great Irish humorous and satirical writers of the 20th century. |
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| Introduction of Irish Animals and Marine Life Stamp Coil On September 29, 2011, An Post issued two stamps from its Irish Animals and Marine Life definitive series to issue on a coil. |
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| Solheim Cup On September 15, 2011, An Post issued a stamp to commemorate the Solheim Cup women's golf competition being played in Ireland. |
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| The Irish Horse On September 1, 2011, An Post issued a series of four stamps to honour the Irish horse. |
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| Renewable Energy Technologies On August 5, 2011, An Post issued five stamps for renewable energy technologies in Ireland. |
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| Seventh Definitive Series Irish Animals & Marine Life Phase II On July 21, 2011, An Post issued a further eight stamps for its Irish Animals and Marine Life definitive series, illustrating Ireland’s biodiversity from the seabed to the mountain top. Biodiversity is an all-encompassing term used to describe the variety of all life and natural processes on Earth. |
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| 50th Anniversary of Amnesty International On 30 June, 2011, An Post issued a stamp to mark the 50th anniversary of the founding of Amnesty International. |
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| Ireland's National Parks On 7 June, 2011, An Post issued a set of six stamps commemorating Ireland's national parks. |
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| The Year of Craft in Ireland On May 12, 2011, An Post issued five stamps to celebrate Year of Craft 2011. |
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| Europa - Forests On May 5, 2011, An Post issued two stamps for the annual Europa series. |
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| Centenary of the Irish Amateur Boxing Association On April 14, 2011, An Post issued a stamp to commemorate the founding of the Irish Amateur Boxing Association (IABA). |
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| Women's Rights On 3 March, 2011, An Post issued 2 stamps commemorating Women’s Rights. One stamp marks the centenary of International Women's Day. The other celebrates the founding of the Irish Women's Suffrage Federation. |
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| St. Patrick's Day On 17 February, 2011, An Post issued a stamp to commemorate St Patrick’s Day; the feast of our national saint. |
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| Centenary of the birth of Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh On 10 February, 2011, An Post issued a stamp to commemorate Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh, former President of Ireland. |
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| Irish Animals and Marine Life On 8 September, 2010, An Post issued eight stamps for the launch of the seventh definitive stamp series, entitled Irish Animals and Marine Life illustrating Ireland’s biodiversity from the seabed to the mountain top. For the first time, An Post’s definitive series features stamps in a photographic format with many of these images capturing the personality of the species depicted. In the coming years, approximately 50 stamps will be issued portraying the incredible variety of animal and marine life native to Ireland. |
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| Stamps On A Roll On 22 July, 2010, An Post officially introduced Stamps on a Roll (SOAR), a new self-adhesive stamp format containing images from the Irish Wild Flowers Definitive series. |
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| Wild Flowers of Ireland Definitives VI On 5 December, 2008, An Post issued a new self-adhesive stamp from the Sixth Definitive series, entitled 'Wild Flowers of Ireland'. |
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| Wild Flowers of Ireland Definitives V The fifth phase of the sixth definitive series, features a further 3 stamps depicting the Wild Flowers of Ireland. The stamps denominated at 20c, 50c and 82c feature flowers particular to Coastal areas. |
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| Irish Wildflower Definitives IV The latest additions to our 'Wild Flowers of Ireland' Definitive Series were issued on 1 March 2007 and 20 April 2007. There were four New Definitive stamps along with two N Rate stamps all from the 'Wetlands' classification, designed by Susan Sex. |
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| Irish Wild Flowers Definitives III Five New Definitive stamps were issued on 20 February 2006 and all of these stamps feature flowers from the 'Dry Grassland & Rocky Heath' classification. |
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| Irish Wild Flower Definitives II The second phase of the sixth definitive series, features a further 5 stamps depicting the Wild Flowers of Ireland. The stamps denominated at 1c, 2c, 7c, 10c and €10 feature flowers particular to the Burren, Co. Clare. |
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| Irish Wild Flowers I An Post is proud to launch our new series of definitive stamps. The theme of the series is Irish Wild Flowers. The beautiful illustrations were painted by renowned artist Susan Sex. |
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