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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United Nations postage stamp: dove

c. 1980

designed by G. Sagi

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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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Colombia postage stamp: television screen

c. 1980

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Canada postage stamp: constitution

c. 1982, in honor of the Constitution Act.

Please leave a comment if you know the designer of this postage stamp. A guess is that the stamp was designed by Friedrich Peter, but I’m not certain.

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Afghanistan postage stamps: DRA

c. 1985, for Democratic Republic of Afghanistan

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