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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Poland postage stamp: Constitution

c. 1921

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China postage stamp: friendship

c. 1978

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Bolivia postage stamp: symbol of youth

c. 1938

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Argentina postage stamp: Argentine Republic

c. 1862

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Turkey postage stamp: crescent moon & star

c. 1869

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Argentina: air mail labels

c. approx. 1948

(via my airmail labels)

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Switzerland postage stamp: Helvetia

design c. 1924, w/ surcharge c. 1937

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Japan postage stamp: envelope and postal codes

c. 1972

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Turkey postage stamp: Balkanfila

c. 1973

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France postage stamp: Philatec Paris

c. 1963/64

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