ISLE OF MAN: DOG ROSE STAMP

 Isle of Man is a self-governing British Crown Dependency, located in the Irish Sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland.

Douglas is the capital and largest town of the Isle of Man, with a population of 26,218 people (2006)

ISLE OF MAN, Dog Rose, 26, 1999

Rosa canina or dog rose is a variable scrambling rose species native to Europe, northwest Africa and western Asia. Dog rose flowers are scented, bowl-shaped, pink or white and appear in clusters of one to three.

 Dog Rose flower

Rose hips

GUERNSEY: BAILIWICK OF GUERNSEY

Bailiwick of Guernsey is a British Crown Dependency in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy.

GUERNSEY, 6p

Location of Guernsey

MALAYSIA: STAMPS FROM SARAWAK

Sarawak is the largest state in Malaysia located at Borneo Island. The administrative capital is Kuching City.

MALAYSIA - SARAWAK, 10c

MALAYSIA - SARAWAK, 15 c

The tenth Sarawak state election will be held on April 16, 2011 after nomination for candidates on April 6. The purpose of the election is to elect 71 representatives to the Sarawak State Assembly (Dewan Undangan Negeri).

 Dewan Undangan Negeri Map of Sarawak


Sarawak State Election 2006 seat

 DUN of Sarawak Building in Kuching

SOUTH AFRICA: STAMP ON NELSON MANDELA

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela and was the first South African president to be elected in a fully representative democratic election in 1994 - 1999. Mandela was born on 18 July 1918.

SOUTH AFRICA, Nelson Mandela, 45c, 1994

Mandela served 27 years in prison, spending many of these years on Robben Island. Following his release from prison on 11 February 1990, Mandela led his party in the negotiations that led to multi-racial democracy in 1994.

 Nelson Mandela