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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Germany (DDR) postage stamp: tv tower

c. 1977

designed by H. Detlefsen

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Poland postage stamp: rhamphorhynchus

c. 1965

designed by Andrzej Heidrich

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United Nations postage stamp: dove

c. 1980

designed by G. Sagi

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Russia postage stamp: rockets

c. 1963

designed by I. Kominarets

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Czechoslovakia postage stamp: “S”

c. 1968

designed by K. Svolinský

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Austria postage stamp: art

c. 1922

designed by W. Dachauer

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