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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Bulgaria commemorative stamp sheet: doves

c. 1974

designed by Stefan Kanchev

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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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Canada commemorative stamp sheet: Earth sciences

c. 1972, in honor of “four International Congresses: Geology, Geography, Cartography and Photogrammetry”

designed by Gottschalk+Ash Int’l

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Yugoslavia postage stamp: parachute

c. 1964

designed by B. Kršić

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Czechoslovakia postage stamp: Prague Music Festival

c. 1967

designed by Z. Sklenář

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Belgium postage stamp: orange

c. 1912

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Israel postage stamp: stamp

c. 1969, in honor of 25th Anniversary of the Weizmann Institute of Science

designed by E. Weishoff

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United Nations stamp: air mail

c. 1963

designed by G. Hamori

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