Laos Folk Instrument Stamps
This post features the Laos folk instrument stamps from 1984. That year, Laos created a series of postage stamps featuring seven musical instruments on six stamps. Many countries have issued…
Gioachino Rossini Postage Stamp Series 1942 Italy
150th Anniversary of Gioachino Rossini postage stamps
Uruguay National Anthem Stamp
This post features the Uruguay National Anthem stamp of 1971. Of course, postage stamps are political documents. Indeed, this is something this blog points out on a regular basis. There…
Ethiopian Folk Instrument Stamps
This post features the Ethiopian folk instrument stamps of 1966. Musical Instruments are common features on postage stamps as symbols that help to remind citizens of a common cultural identity.…
The Arp Schnitger Organ Stamp
This post features the Arp Schnitger organ stamp from Germany in 1989. One of the most famous pipe organs in the world is located in the St. Jacobi Church (St.…
Adolphe Sax Stamp
This post features the Adolphe Sax stamp from Belgium in 1973. Among the rare music-themed stamps are the handful that are dedicated to musical instrument makers. Among these very rare…
La Scala Opera House Stamps
In 1978, Italy celebrated the bicentennial of Milan's La Scalla opera house with a set of two postage stamps.
Mohammed Racim’s Musician Stamps (1965)
Two beautiful stamps from 1965 celebrate the miniaturist Mohammed Racim and feature traditional Algerian instruments
Nepalese Folk Instrument Stamps 1983
This post features the Nepalese folk instrument stamps of 1983. A postage stamp is one way that a country can celebrate its culture and history. Musical instruments that are important…
James Weldon Johnson Stamp
This post is about the James Weldon Johnson stamp. I though of this stamp yesterday when I was part of a #BlackLivesMatter rally in New York City. The event was…