vintage postage stamps

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a visual look at vintage postage stamps from around the world with a focus on design and illustration (any additional history in forms of notes always appreciated)

Curated by Karen Horton
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Israel bank stamp: turtle

c. 1960

I think this is from a set of Israeli Postal Bank Savings Stamps depicting various animals (not regular postage). If anyone has more info on this series please let me know.

My guess is that the designer could be Asher Kalderon, but it is just a shot in the dark.

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Indonesia postage stamp: Colombo-Plan

c. 1959, part of a set honoring the XIth Colombo-Plan Conference

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“A sheet of 25 green horse-and-dragon stamps, along with a sheet of a similar design but in red, sold for $1.3 million at auction Saturday in Hong Kong, setting a new record for a set of Chinese stamps.”

c. 1886, “commissioned by the Chinese Empress Dowager in 1886 for Taiwan”

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Netherlands postage stamp: Queen Wilhelmina

c. 1923, in honor of the “25th anniversary of the assumption as monarch of the Netherlands by Queen Wilhelmina at the age of 18” (via Scott’s 2008 Classic Specialized Catalogue)

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Czechoslovakia postage stamp: roofs and folk art

c. 1971, part of set featuring Czechoslovakian folk architecture

designed by Jaroslav Lukavsky, engraving by J. Mráček

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Hungary postage stamp: vizsla dog

c. 1967

Anyone know who Nagy Z. stands for? Is this the name of the artist or designer?

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