Purandara Dasa Indian Stamp
This post is about the Purandara Dasa Indian stamp of 1964. One of the countries that celebrates its musical culture with many stamps is India. On this blog you can…
Mbiras on Stamps
This post features African instruments known as mbiras on stamps. That is only one name for the instrument, it can also be known as an ikembe, kalimba, amrimbula, sansa, or…
Cover to Elias and George Hook (1854)
This post features an 1854 cover to Elias and George Hook organ builders in Boston, Massachusetts. It reveals a business transaction with the architects Wills & Dudley of New York…
Franz Liszt 150th Anniversary Stamps in 1961
In 1961, the music world honored the composer and pianist Franz Liszt on the 150th anniversary of his birth. In addition to many musical events, there were a number of…
San Jerónimo Tlacochahuaya Organ stamp
This post features the San Jerónimo Tlacochahuaya organ stamp from from Mexico in 2013. Organ stamps are fairly common and a great resource into their variety is the Pipe Organs…
Japanese Songs Series Three: Fuyugeshiki and Fujisan
The "Japanese Song Issue" is a series of postage stamps that Japan created between 1979 and 1981. The stamps feature children's songs (or folk songs) and each have a few…