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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India postage stamp: Indipex

c. 1973

t 2 months ago
w 16 notes
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Czechoslovakia postage stamp: modern fashion

c. 1963

designed & engraved by Jiří Švengsbír?

t 1 year ago
w 56 notes
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Korea postage stamp: snail

c. 1960, “4th Postal Week and International Letter Writing Week” Special Sheet

designed by Kang Choon-whan

t 2 years ago
w 11 notes
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Korea postage stamp: bird and pink sky

c. 1959

“Christmas and New Year’s Greeting for 1960”
designed by Kang Bak

t 3 years ago
w 96 notes
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