Nauru Post Artwork by David Gentleman

NAURU POST in 1978 and 1980 issued First Day Cover stamps and maxi cards depicting the artwork of David Gentleman. Shown her is the "Head of a Nauruan Girl" (1978) and "Girl with Fish" (1980).

David Gentleman is an English artist. He studied illustration at the Royal College. He has worked in watercolour, lithography and wood engraving. His themes include paintings of landscape and environmental posters to drawings of street life and protest placards. He has written and illustrated many books, mostly about countries and cities. He also designed a number of British commemorative postage stamps, as well as  these postage stamps for Nauru Post.

 

Nevis Philatelic Bureau Zetland Plantation

NEVIS PHILATELIC BUREAU in 1981 released a commemorative stamp and maxi card of the Zetland Plantation.

Nevis was the largest producer of sugar cane in the Empire of the United Kingdom in the 17th century. The Zetland Plantation included 750 acres a century after the independence of Saint Kitts, Nevis and Anguilla from the United Kingdom. Today, this historic site is comprised of the core 13.943 acres, including the landmark restored Sugar Mill from the 18th century.

Österreichische Post International Stamp Exhibition WIPA

ÖSTERREICHISCHE POST in 1981 issued a First Day Cover stamp  to mark the international stamp exhibition held in Vienna, the WIPA 1981. A memorial pad was published containing a stamp for 16 + 8 schillings. The stamp and maxi card shows Heldenplatz in Vienna, the Archduke Karl monument with the New Hofburg in the background.

USPS Edward R. Murrow.

USPS in 1994 released a First Day Cover stamp of Edward R. Murrow along with official gold foil stamp of him. Included with this FDC was an explanatory card on Edward R. Murrow.

I purchased this stamp as I do many postage stamps for either personal, cultural or historical reasons. Murrow just happens to be one of those people who I admire not only for his professionalism as a journalist but also as a person who had the courage to challenge the establishment, particularly during the McCarthy era.

 

Der Deutschen Post 175th Anniversary of the Württemberg Postal Service

DER DEUTSCHEN POST in 1988 issued a First Day Cover stamp commemorating the 175th anniversary of the Württemberg Postal Service. Shown is the official maxi card from the Postal Museum in Germany.

Der Deutschen Post First German Railroad

DER DEUTSCHEN POST in 1985 issued a First Day Cover stamp marking the First Railroad in Germany. Shown is the official maxi card from the Postal Museum in Germany.

Belgian Post Commemorative Stamps of Jacques Brel

BPOST (Belgian Post) in 1988 issued a First Day Cover stamp honoured Jacques Brel.

Jacques Brel was a Belgian singer-songwriter who composed and performed literate, thoughtful, and theatrical songs that generated a large, devoted following in Belgium and France initially, and later throughout the world. He was widely considered a master of the modern chanson.

Although he recorded most of his songs in French, he became a major influence on English-speaking songwriters and performers such as David Bowie, Leonard Cohen, Marc Almond and Rod McKuen, Alex Harvey. English translations of his songs were recorded by many top performers in the United States.

In French-speaking countries, Brel was also a successful actor, appearing in ten films. He also directed two films, one of which, Le Far West, was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival in 1973.

 

 

La Poste France La Chanson Francais

LA POSTE FRANCE in 1979 issued six First Day Cover stamps entitled "La Chanson Francais" which honours the music of Aristide Bruant, Maurice Chevalier, Tino Rossi, Edith Piaf, Jacques Brel, Georges Brassens. Shown is a golden mini sheetlet of the singers rendered in colourful artistic portraits.

 

La Poste France Miniature Sur La Musique XVe Siècle

 

LA POSTE FRANCE in 1979 issued a First Day Cover stamp and maxi card from the artwork entitled "Miniature Sur La Musique XVe Siècle" (Miniature Allegory of Music). This piece is from the Book of Amorous Chess in the beginning of the 15th century, composed in prose by Évrart de Conty, from Amiens.

La Poste France Jean Carzou Artwork

LA POSTE FRANCE in 1976 issued a First Day Cover stamp and maxi card by Jean Carzou entitled "La Princesse Lointaine." He was the first French painter whose work appeared on a French postal stamp and he was the member of the jury at the 1976 Cannes Film Festival. Additionally, he was awarded France’s National Order of Merit and was elected to the Academie des Beaux-Arts in 1977.

Carzou was a French–Armenian artist, painter, and illustrator, whose work also illustrated the novels of Ernest Hemingway and Albert Camus.

Japan Post 2nd Postage Stamp Design Contest

JAPAN POST in 1991 issued a series of First Day Cover stamps marking the 2nd Postage Stamp Design Contest sponsored by the Posts & Telecommunications Minister of Japan. The winners included  "World Peace by Suto Eva of Romania and "Flower" by Mieko Kodama of Kyoto, Japan.

Japan Post 150th Anniversary of Meiji

JAPAN POST in 2018 issued a series of First Day Cover stamps marking the 150th anniversary of Meiji era.

The Meiji era is a period in Japanese history which extended from September 1868 till July 1912. This era represents the first half of the Empire of Japan, during which period the Japanese people moved from being an isolated feudal society at risk of colonisation by Western powers to the new paradigm of a modern, industrialised nation state and emergent power, influenced by Western scientific, technological, philosophical, political, legal, and aesthetic ideas. As a result, the changes to Japan were profound, and affected its social structure, internal politics, economy, military, and foreign relations. The period corresponded to the reign of Emperor Meiji. It was preceded by the Keiō era and was succeeded by the Taishō era, upon the accession of Emperor Taishō.

 Hence, the stamps shown in this first day cover reflect the Westernisation of Japan.

Japan Post Ukiyoe Traditional Waterscape Art

 

JAPAN POST stamps of waterscapes adapted from Ukiyoe prints.

Japan Post Ukiyoe Traditional Costumes & Tales

 

JAPAN POST stamps of traditional costumes and tales from Ukiyoe prints.

Japan Post Random Stamps

JAPAN POST random stamps received from a collector in Japan.

An Post Sir Alfred Chester Beatty

AN POST (Ireland) in 2018, on the 50th anniversary of the death of Sir Alfred Chester Beatty, issued a  commemorative mini sheetlet with four stamps honouring him. He was an American mining magnate, philanthropist and one of the most successful businessmen of his generation, who was given the epithet the "King of Copper" as a reference to his fortune. He became a naturalised British citizen in 1933, knighted in 1954 and made an honorary citizen of Ireland in 1957. He was a collector of African, Asian, European and Middle Eastern manuscripts, rare printed books, prints and objets d'art. Upon his move to Dublin in 1950 he established the Chester Beatty Library on Shrewsbury Road to house his collection; it opened to the public in 1954. The Collections were bequeathed to the Irish people and entrusted to the care of the State in his Irish will, hence the reason for this commemorative set from An Post.

Source: Wikipedia

Ukrposhta (Ukraine Post) Random Stamps

 

UKRPOSHTA (Ukraine Post) miscellaneous stamps from a collector in the Ukraine.

Ukrposhta (Ukraine Post) Seasons in Ukraine

UKRPOSHTA (Ukraine Post) in 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 released a series of  colourful mini sheetlets with stamps illustrating the flora of the Ukraine in Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. The sheetlets issued from 2012 onward identify the names of the flowers and plants. 

Ukrposhta (Ukraine Post) Traditional Ukrainian Headwear

UKRPOSHTA (Ukraine Post) in 2006, 2007 and 2008 released a series of  beautiful stamps depicting the traditional headwear from various regions in the Ukraine. Shown here are full sheets issued for each these years. 

Deutsche Post Traditional Folk Costumes of Germany

DEUTSCHE POST in 1993 and 1994 issued First Day Cover stamps showing the traditional folk costumes (tracht) of Germany. 

The village costumes from the 1993 set included those from Ruegen, Schwalm, Foehr, Oberndorf and Ernstroda.

The village costumes from the 1994 set include those from Bueckeberg, Halle an der Saale, Minden, Hoyerswerda and Betzingen. The postmark used on this set of stamps depicts the unmarried woman's headdress (Bollenhut) from the Black Forest villages of Gutach, Kirnbach and Hornberg-Reichenbach.

 

Deutsche Post 50th Anniversary of Post-WWII Germany

DEUTSCHE POST  in 1999 issued a mini sheetlet with four stamps marking the 50th anniversary (1949-1999) of the formation of the Republic of Germany. The stamps juxtapose Germany after WWII (in black and white photos) and 50 years on (in colour photos).

Der Deutschen Bundespost 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Konrad Adenauer

DER DEUTSCHEN BUNDESPOST (former West Germany) in 1976 issued a First Day Cover stamp honouring the 100th anniversary of the birth of Konrad Adenauer, who was the first Chancellor of West Germany from 1949 to 1963. From 1946 to 1966, he was the first leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), a Christian democratic party he co-founded, which under his leadership became the dominant force in the country.

A devout Roman Catholic and member of the Catholic Centre Party, Adenauer was a leading politician in the Weimar Republic, serving as Mayor of Cologne (1917–1933) and as president of the Prussian State Council (1922–1933).

In the early years of the Federal Republic he switched focus from denazification to recovery and led his country from the ruins of World War II to becoming a productive and prosperous nation that forged close relations with France, the United Kingdom and the United States. During his years in power, West Germany achieved democracy, stability, international respect and economic prosperity ("Wirtschaftswunder", German for "economic miracle").

 

Shown here is a maxi card with first day cover stamp of Konrad Adenauer.

 

Source: Wikipedia

Der Deutschen Bundespost Munich Olympics 1972

DER DEUTSCHEN BUNDESPOST (former West Germany) in 1972 issued a series of  First Day Cover stamps for each of the events in the Summer Olympics held in Munich. Shown here are four of the events.

Tragically the massacre of Israeli athletes by the Palestinian terrorist group Black September overshadowed the awards and records set in this Olympiad.

Correos e Telecommunications de Portugal Madeira Tourist Conference 1980

CORREOS E TELECOMMUNICATIONS DE PORTUGAL in 1980 released marked the Madeira Tourist Conference 1980 with a special postage stamp, shown here on this maxim card.

Pos Malaysia Miscellaneous Stamps

POS MALAYSIA  random selection of stamps received from fellow philatelists.

 

Pos Malaysia Calligraphy - Aman Makmur Bahagia

POS Malaysia in 2020 released three stamps entitled Aman Makmur Bahagia, which featured artistic designs created from the various  (Jawi, Indian and Chinese) calligraphy used in Malaysia.  Pos Malaysia offered a Presentation Pack with First Day Covers, full sheets and mini sheetlets. Shown here is an (RM3) mini sheetlet featuring all three scripts.

 

Pos Malaysia Islands & Beaches Series III

POS Malaysia in 2015 released a number of stamps entitled Islands & Beaches Series III. Shown here is a (RM3) mini sheetlet for Palau Mataking in Sabah.

Pos Malaysia Tourist Destinations in Malaysia

POS MALAYSIA from 2016 till 2019 issued a series of stamps and mini sheetlets promoting Tourist Destinations around Malaysia.

In 2016, the tourist destinations included Kedah and Kelantan. The Sky Bridge in Langkawi and traditional fishing boat was depicted on (RM2) mini sheetlets for their respective states.

In 2018, Sabah, the furthermost state in East Malaysia, a (RM3) mini sheetlet  tauted their spices, flora, museums and underwater attractions.

In 2019, the tourist destinations included Melaka and Sarawak. Each (RM2) mini sheetlet featured historic landmarks to be seen in their river cruises.

 

Pos Malaysia Celebrates Malaysia Day 1963

POS MALAYSIA in 2020 issued three First Day Cover stamps and full sheet to highlight the historic Malaysia Day, 16 September 1963. The stamps utilise photos representing the ceremonies held in Kuala Lumpur, Sarawak and Sabah. The first Prime Minister of Malaysia,  Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj ibni Almarhum Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah, presided in each of these ceremonies and is featured prominently in the stamps and folder of the Presentation Pack.