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

1 k 19

Japan postage stamp: cherry blossoms

c. 1945

t 3 months ago

w 19 notes

1 k 33

Vatican City postage stamp: Arms of Pope Prius XII

c. 1940

t 3 months ago

w 33 notes

1 k 14

Germany postage stamp: bird

c. 1949

t 4 months ago

w 14 notes

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Japan postage stamp: 45

c. 1947

t 4 months ago

w 447 notes

1 k 6

set of stamp designs for 1948 Olympics in London

(above 1948 Great Britain postage stamp of “Winged Victory” designed by Edmund Dulac)

t 10 months ago

w 6 notes

1 k 155

Brazil postage stamp: centenary

c. 1943, honoring 100 years of Brazilian stamps

t 1 year ago

w 155 notes

1 k 18

China postage stamp: workers and flags

c. 1949

t 2 years ago

w 18 notes

1 k 84

Bulgaria postage stamp: carrier pigeon

c. 1946

t 2 years ago

w 84 notes

1 k 17

United States postage stamp: Everglades

c. 1946

t 2 years ago

w 17 notes

1 k 7

Switzerland postage stamps: Zürich centenarium sheet

commemorative sheet in honor of 100 years of Swiss postage stamps (1843-1943)

c. 1943

t 3 years ago

w 7 notes