vintage postage stamps

about

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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Japan stamp sheet: flags

c. 1975

designed by S. Watanabe

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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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Ryukyu Islands stamp: Japan and U.S.A. flags

c. 1972

in honor of United States-Japan Agreement to return Ryukyu Islands to Japan

designed by S. Tamanaha

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