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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Japan stamp sheet: flags

c. 1975

designed by S. Watanabe

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Russia postage stamp: rockets

c. 1963

designed by I. Kominarets

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Korea postage stamp: children with kites

c. 1977

designed by Ahn Seung Kyung

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Australia postage stamp: Opera House

c. 1973

designed by A. Leydin

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Czechoslovakia postage stamp: “S”

c. 1968

designed by K. Svolinský

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Brazil postage stamp: electrocardiogram

c.1978

designed by Marcelo Martinez

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Yugoslavia postage stamp: Angel of Peace

c. 1919

designed by L. Crnčić-Viran

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Israel postage stamp: menorah

c. 1958

designed by Otte Wallish

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China postage stamp: camera

c. 1989, in honor of 150th anniversary of photography

designed by Chen Dongling

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Bulgaria postage stamp: birds

c. 1966

designed by Neva and Nikola Tuzsuzov

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