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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Manchukuo postage stamp: orchid crest

c. 1937

t 3 weeks ago

w 44 notes

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Russia postage stamp: Red Army

c. 1938

t 1 month ago

w 22 notes

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Bolivia postage stamp: symbol of youth

c. 1938

t 2 months ago

w 18 notes

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Spain postage stamp: Republica Espanola

c. 1936

t 2 months ago

w 11 notes

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Spain postage stamp: Correspondencia Urgente

c. 1934

t 10 months ago

w 6 notes

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Great Britain stamp: King George VI coronation

c. 1937, in honor of the coronation of King George VI at Westminster Abbey on May 12th, 1937

designed by Edmund Dulac, based on portrait photography by Dorothy Wilding

rejected designs and sketches by Eric Gill