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Stamps on Ian Fleming’s James Bond Movies – Great Britain 2008

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Stamps on Ian Fleming’s James Bond Movies – Great Britain 2008

Great Britain issued Stamps on Ian Fleming’s(1908-1964) Birth Centenary on 06 Jan 2008. Fleming wrote the James Bond series of Spy novels which were also made into James Bond movies. The stamps featured scenes/posters from James Bond movies.

1st Class (sold for 34p NVI) – Casino Royale(1953)

1st Class (sold for 34p NVI)- Dr No (1958)

54p- Goldfinger (1959)                54p- Diamonds are Forever (1956)

78p – For Your Eyes Only  (1960)         78p – From Russia with Love (1957)

GB FDC JAMES BOND
GREAT BRITAIN FDC 2008-IAN FLEMING CENTENARY-JAMES BOND MOVIES
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Jean de La Fontaine Fables – Stamps of France 1995.

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Jean de La Fontaine Fables – Stamps of France 1995.

Jean de La Fontaine Fables are considered as French Classics. France issued a set of stamps on La Fontaine Fables. A strip of stamps with two vignettes on Jean de La Fontaine.

2.80 Fr – The Grasshopper and the Ant.          2.80 Fr – The Frog and the Beef

2.80 Fr – The Wolf and the Lamb                      2.80 Fr – The Crow and the Fox

2.80 Fr – The Cat, Weasel and the Rabbit        2.80 Fr – The Tortoise and the Hare

FRANCE 1994 LA FONTAINE
FRANCE 1994- LA FONTAINE FABLES
FRANCE 1994 LA FONTAINE 1
FRANCE 1994 -LA FONTAINE FABLES
FRANCE 1994 LA FONTAINE 2
FRANCE 1994 -LA FONTAINE FABLES
FRANCE 1994 LA FONTAINE 3
FRANCE 1994 – LA FONTAINE FABLES

 

 

Stamps on Youth Comics – Spain 2004.

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Stamps on Youth Comics – Spain 2004.

Under the School Letter Writing Programme stamps on Youth Comics were issued by Spain on 10 Feb 2004. Stamps and Vignettes were based on illustrations from the Youth Comic “Trazo a Tiza” by Miguelanxo Prado.

0.27 euro – Woman on edge of Sea.      0.27 euro – Woman and Lighthouse

SPAIN CHILDREN STAMPS
SPAIN 2004 -YOUTH COMICS “tRAZO Y TIZA”

Vignettes on Months of October and December

SPAIN LABEL OCTOBER
SPAIN VIGNETTE 2004- OCTOBER
SPAIN LABEL DECEMBER
SPAIN VIGNETTE -DECEMBER

 

 

Gerard Sekoto Paintings on Stamps – South Africa 1996.

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Gerard Sekoto Paintings on Stamps – South Africa 1996.

Gerard Sekoto (1913-1993) was a South African artist and musician. He is recognised as Pioneer of Urban Black Art and social realism. South Africa issued two stamps on his paintings on 01 Jun 1996.

1 Rand – Man in a Donkey Cart                                    2 Rand – Song of the Pick.

SA PAINTING 1
SA PAINTING 1996 – GERARD SEKOTO – MAN IN A DONKEY CART
SA PAINTING 2
SA PAINTING 1996- GERARD SEKOTO -SONG OF THE PICK

 

Victor Hugo exile in Guernsey – Stamps – -1975

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Victor Hugo exile in Guernsey – Stamps – -1975

Victor Hugo was a French author, Poet and Dramatist . He was a fierce opponent of Napoleon III and was banished from France, Belgium and Jersey before he found refuge in Guernsey from  1855 to 1870. He authored works during his exile. A Souvenir sheet is listed.

Three and a half Pence- The Hugo house in Hauteville

4p – Candie Gardens Statue

8p- United Europe Oak Hauteville

10p- Tapestry room Hauteville

GUERNSEY MS FLOWERS
GUERNSEY MS 1975-VICTOR HUGO IN EXILE IN GUERNSEY.

 

Werner Bergengruen – Stamps of Germany 1992.

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Werner Bergengruen – Stamps of Germany 1992.

Germany issued a stamp on 100th Birth Anniversary of Werner Bergengruen (1892-1964). The 100 Pf stamp was issued on 10 Sep 1992 and features a portrait of the writer. He was a Baltic German Novelist who was nominated for Nobel Prize in Literature. An FDI card is listed. It had a print run of 29,600,000.

GERMANY FDI PERSONALITY
GERMANY FDI 1992 – 100TH BIRTH ANNIVERSARY WERNER BERGENGRUEN.

Journey through 20th Century – Souvenir Sheet Belgium 1999.

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Journey through 20th Century – Souvenir Sheet Belgium 1999.

Belgium issued a souvenir sheet containing 20 stamps of 17 Fr or 0.42 euro each on important people and events in the journey through 20th Century. The sheet was issued on 04 Dec 1999. The stamps feature

Pope John XXIII            King Baudouin     Willy Brandt         John F Kennedy

Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948)                    Martin Luther King (1929-1968)                                Vladimir Lenin (1870-1924)      Che Guevara       Golda Meir       Nelson Mandela

Olympics          Football                  Eddy Merckx        Chanson

Beatles     Charlie Chaplin      Tourism -Beaches    Musical Instruments, Music, Scouting

Herge, Cartoons    Philately

BELGIUM MS MILLENIUM
BELGIUM SOUVENIR SHEET 1999- THROUGH 20TH CENTURY