The Khedevial Opera House Stamp
I love it when I learn about something completely new because of a postage stamp. This post is about one of those topics that was new to me thanks to…
Chopin and Polish Stamps
This post is about the pianist Frederick Chopin and his many depictions on Polish stamps. Some people have a strong association with a country and appear repeatedly on postage stamps.…
Instrument Postage Stamps of El Salvador 1978
Sets of postage stamps that feature the traditional musical instruments of a country are quite common. As a matter of fact, you can find posts about such sets from Laos,…
Mathias Klotz Violin Maker 1993
Germany released a postage stamp celebrating the 250th anniversary of the death of violin maker Mathias Klotz in 1993. In the universe of music-themed stamps, it is a rare stamp…
German 1935 Composer Anniversary Stamp Set
This post is about the German 1935 composer anniversary stamp set. You know that expression "there must have been something in the water?" In classical music, there must have been…
Post Horn Stamps of Azerbaijian
Another country that has used the post horn on a series of postal stamps is Azerbaijian. As a former part of the Soviet Union, the Republic of Azerbaijian only issued…
Pandit Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande
Stamps celebrating music personalities are extremely popular. The most commonly featured are composers. Austria created the very first series of stamps dedicated to composers in 1922. This blog has featured…
Cuban Folk Instrument Stamps
It is really interesting to compare what countries issue a lot of music-themed stamps verses those who produce very few. It really shows the importance that a particular country or…
Norwegian Post Horn Stamps
**Updated September 23, 2021 ***Norwegian post horn stamps are notoriously difficult to date based on the smallest details. The chronology below is as best I can ascertain and based on…
Papua New Guinea Musical Instruments Stamps
This post features the Papua New Guinea musical instruments stamps set from 1969. Musical instruments are common on stamps and work especially well for a series of stamps each with…