They featured identical artwork by designers Công Độ and Trần Lương, depicting a group of people and soldiers in a revolutionary scene.
The stamps:
6 xu (blue/grey design).
12 xu (red/brown design).
These stamps were designed by the artist Nguyễn Hiệp and used as propaganda to boost morale and highlight successes during the Vietnam War.
Red stamp - 18 xu denomination - depicts a woman guerrilla fighter with a rifle, set against a background of ongoing battle or military preparation.
Purple/Pink stamp - 12 xu denomination - is from the same series.
This postcard is dated 1935. The picture, however, was likely taken in the 1910s or 1920s.This specific postcard was part of a series often published by companies like Curt Teich.
These images were popular souvenirs from Florida tourist attractions like Musa Isle or Ross Allen’s in Silver Springs, where the tribe found new sources of income as their traditional hunting grounds in the Everglades were drained.
As shown here, the clothing featured horizontal stripes, a hallmark of Seminole style that emerged more fully by 1920.
Women typically wore floor-length ruffled skirts and long-sleeved blouses with short capes that covered the shoulders.
Men wore "long shirts" or tunics, which were standard attire. Some include "built-in" belts that would later evolve into the iconic "Seminole jacket".
The green UNITED STATES 1-cent postage stamp of Benjamin Franklin on this postcard was issued from 1922 till 1929.
These stamps were primarily printed by the Dah Yeh Printing Press in Shanghai. During the transition period in 1949, "Air Mail" was overprinted on revenue stamps, and non-denominated green plane stamps.These featured either horizontal overprints (Peiping/Hong Kong prints) or vertical overprints (Shanghai prints).
Shown here:
- Green and blue stamps feature a Junker F-13 aircraft flying over the Great Wall of China. They were surcharged with $50,000 over original value.
- Blue stamp depicting an airplane flying over the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum in Nanjing. It was overprinted with a value of $10,000.
Each stamp has a different colour and denomination (face value in Satang):
- 2 Satang - Orange-brown
- 3 Satang - Red-brown or purple
- 5 Satang - Green
- 15 Satang - Rose-carmine or dark red
- 25 Satang - Dark blue
- 50 Satang - Orange and black
The series was released during the reign of King Rama VI. Some stamps from this era may feature overprints for special occasions, such as the "Siam Kingdom Exhibition" (Siam Rath Museum) in 1926.
The stamps depicted King Naresuan riding a war elephant, celebrating his historical role in Thai history.
Denominations shown here:
- 25 satang
- 2 baht
- 3 baht
Denominations Shown:
1c: Black/Grey-olive
3c: Red
4c: Black and red
5c: Green and red on yellow paper
10c: Black and mauve
Before 1909, Kelantan was under Siamese (Thai) suzerainty and used Thai stamps. After the Anglo-Siamese Treaty, it became a British protectorate. Until these dedicated stamps were printed in 1911, stamps from the Federated Malay States were used in the territory.
The set was designed by Florence Edith Cheesman and printed by Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co.
The collection included several distinct designs and denominations:
- 1/2 Anna (Olive Green) Kadhimiya Mosque
- 1 Anna (Brown) Guffas (traditional braided round boats) on the Tigris River
- 1 ½ Annas (Red) Assyrian winged figure, often described as a winged cherub holding a situla
- 2 Annas (Orange) "Winged Bull" from a Babylonian wall sculpture (a Lamassu)
- 3 Annas (Blue) Arch of Ctesiphon (Taq-i Kisra), a famous ancient ruin in Iraq
- 4 Annas (Grey) A member of the Dulaim Camel Corps carrying a tribal standard
- 6 Annas (Green/Blue) Kadhimain Mosque (the Golden Shia Mosque) in Baghdad.
