World Festival of African Art -Senegal 1966
The First World Festival of African Art was held in Dakar, Senegal from 01 to 24 April 1966. Senegal issued a miniature sheet of Four stamps to commemorate this event. The Miniature sheet was issued on 02 Apr 1966. The arts featured on stamps are
15f – Sculpture, Nigerian Wood Carving
30f – Music, Kora Instrument ( 21-string lute-bridge-harp)
75f -Dance, Antelope Headpiece
90f – Ideogram
Miniature Sheet Yousuf Karsh – Canada 2008
Yousuf Karsh (23 Dec 1908 -13 Jul 2002) was an Armenian- Canadian photographer known for his portraits of notable individuals. He has been described as one of the greatest portrait photographers of the 20th Century.
Canada Post issued a set of three Stamps and a miniature sheet to celebrate his life and photography on his birth centenary year 2008. The stamps were issued on 21 May 2008. These three stamps were part of the Art Canada Series. The Karsh Portraits have been reproduced from photographs in the collection of Library and Archives Canada.
52 c -Domestic rate – Self Portrait of Yousuf Karsh – A self Portrait of Karsh at work was chosen for domestic rate stamp so that sight of the artist behind the camera lens is not lost.
96 c – USA rate – Audrey Hepburn – Karsh’s tranquil portrait of Film actress Audrey Hepburn was chosen. The stamp designer says “Her peaceful and serene expression makes an excellent contrast to Mr Churchill”.
$1.60 – International Rate – Sir Winston Churchill – This 1941 Photograph of Churchill made Karsh famous. Churchill visited Ottawa to address the House of Commons and Karsh was asked to photograph him. Taken by surprise Churchill was not inclined to co-operate-he refused to pose without his customary lit cigar. Karsh politely removed it and captured the resulting expression on film. This photo appeared on the cover of Life magazine as an embodiment of British wartime resolve.
Winston Churchill by Yousuf Karsh appears on new polymer British Five Pound Currency Note.
A Large sampling of his portraits appears in miniature on the souvenir sheet and in the centre strip of stamp pane. Aligned like photos on the negative strip, this panorama of famous faces includes Albert Einstein, Mother Teresa, Ernest Hemingway, Sophia Loren, Walt Disney, Indira Gandhi among many others. Print Quantity of Souvenir Sheet 325,000.
Stamps on Antique Cape Furniture – South Africa 1992
South Africa issued a set of stamps on Antique Cape Furniture on 09 Jul 1992.
Stamps on Taiwanese Furniture – 2003
Taiwan issued a set of stamps on Taiwanese Furniture on 22 May 2003.
Stamps of Bhutan – Handicrafts and Craftsmen – 1975.
On 17 Dec 1975 Bhutan issued a set of nine stamps and one miniature sheet on Handicrafts and Craftsmen.
1 Ch – Jewelry 2 Ch- Coffee Pot, Hand Bell & Sugar Dish 3 Ch -Powder Horns
4 Ch- Filigree( Delicate Jewellery Metalwork), Pendants and Box Cover
5 Ch – Painter.
A Cover cancelled at Phuntsholing is listed.
Miniature Sheet on Book Binding -Bhutan 1975
Bhutan issued a miniature sheet featuring a Book Binder on 17 Dec 1975. It was part of a series of stamps on Handicrafts and craftsmen.
Teapots on Stamps -Taiwan 1991
Chinese people have known to like Tea from last thousand years. Taiwan (ROC) issued a set of five stamps on Teapots from the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) & Ching Dynasty (1644-1911). These stamps were issued 18 Jan 1991. The Teapots featured are.
2 NT$ – Ming Dynasty Teapot . in underglaze blue. It has a bamboo stalk handle.
3 NT$ – Ming Dynasty Lustrous white Teapot. Two creeping dragon figures as handle and spout.
9 NT$ – Ching Dynasty Teapot with Landscape motif. Large mouth for long leaf green tea.
12 NT$ – Ching Dynasty Rectangular Teapot with Passion flower motif. the knob of the lid is in the shape of a ling chih fungus
16 NT$ -Ching Dynasty Rectangular Painted Teapot.
