Ignacy Paderewski Stamps
This post features Ignacy Paderewski stamps. On this blog, I often discuss the way countries celebrate composers and musicians on postage stamps. They can be cultural figures that instill pride…
Dietrich Buxtehude Stamp
This article is about the West Germany Dietrich Buxtehude stamp of 1987. Buxtehude was an important organist of the seventeenth century, establishing a northern European Baroque keyboard style in the…
Isaac Albéniz Spanish Stamps
This post features a pair of Isaac Albéniz Spanish stamps from 1960. Many countries celebrate their favorite-son (and less often daughter) composers on stamps. Indeed, featuring a composer is almost…
Robert Schumann Musical Stamp Error
This post is about the East German Robert Schumann musical stamp error from 1956. Stamp collectors, and even those who do not know much about stamps, are aware that from…
Oaxacan Cathedral Organ Stamp
The Oaxacan cathedral organ is on a 2013 stamp from Mexico. Organ stamps are fairly common and a great resource into their variety is the Pipe Organs of the World…
Johann Sebastian Bach Crest Stamps
This post features the Johann Sebastian Bach crest stamps from West Germany in 1950. Johann Sebastian Bach was born on March 21, 1685 and died on July 28, 1750. He…
Bruckner Organ Stamp
The article features the Brucker Organ stamp from Austria in 1996. This famous instrument in the old cathedral in Linz carries the nickname of the "Bruckner organ," after the composer…
Dresden State Opera Stamp
This article features the Dresden State Opera stamp from Germany in 1991. The stamp honors the 150th anniversary of the Semperoper house in Dresden. Gottfried Semper was the designer of…
Breitkopf & Härtel Stampless Cover 1845
Breitkopf & Härtel is the oldest existing music publisher in the world. Bernhard Christoph Breitkopf began publishing in 1719 in Leipzig and the company continues today. This stampless cover to…
Viennese Burgtheater and State Opera House Stamps
It may seem strange that a blog devoted to music-themed stamps would feature stamps with buildings. However, many countries celebrate famous musical institutions by featuring them on stamps. National theaters…