Composer stamps - Musical Stamps

West Berlin Postage Stamp featuring Johann Joachim Quantz

August 21, 2023Composers and Musicians

In 1973, the West Berlin postal service, known as the Deutsche Bundespost Berlin, celebrated the two hundredth anniversary of the death of composer, flutist, and flute maker Johann Joachim Quantz…

Unusual Hand-Drawn Henry Mancini and Pink Panther Cachet

August 7, 2023Uncategorized

This post features an unusual hand-drawn cachet featuring the 2004 United States stamp honoring the composer, songwriter, and conductor Henry Mancini. He was especially well known for his compositions for…

Italian Bellini Stamps of 1935

August 29, 2022Composers and Musicians, Opera

This article features the set of Italian Bellini stamps of 1935 that honor the centennial of Vincenzo Bellini's death. As regular readers of this blog know, composers are a popular…

Joseph Haydn Stamps

August 15, 2022Composers and Musicians

This article features my collection of Joseph Haydn stamps. Composers are very popular on stamps. In fact, 2022 marks a century for composer stamps. The very first composer stamps are…

May Musician Birthday Stamps

April 30, 2022Composers and Musicians

It's time to celebrate May Musician birthday stamps. A lot of musicians and composers appear on stamps. You can read about many of them on this blog, from classical composers…

April Musicians Birthdays with Stamps

March 31, 2022Composers and Musicians

It is time to celebrate April musicians birthdays with stamps. A lot of musicians and composers appear on stamps. You can read about many of them on this blog, from…

Clara Schumann Stamps

March 13, 2022Composers and Musicians

This post features Clara Schumann stamps. Composers are very popular themes on stamps from many countries. The very first composer stamps were by Austria in 1922. Many others followed, including…

March Musicians Birthdays with Stamps

February 28, 2022Composers and Musicians

It's time to celebrate March Musicians birthdays with stamps. A lot of musicians and composers appear on stamps. You can read about many of them on this blog, from classical…

Cuban Composer Stamps

February 21, 2022Composers and Musicians3 Comments

This post features a set of Cuban composer stamps from 1966. Sets of composer stamps date back a century to a first set made in Austria in 1922. You can…

Beethoven on Stamps

February 19, 2022Composers and Musicians

**This post featuring Beethoven on stamps was originally published on December 17, 2020. It was updated on February 19, 2022. One of the most beloved and influential composers in all…