People on stamps
Although many smaller countries will put a hodge-podge of international personalities on their stamps in an effort to make sales to collectors, countries with a more respectable issuing policy will more often feature people who have played an important role in the country's own history and culture.
What follows is a list by country (i.e. by stamp-issuing authority) of identified people on stamps with the year in which that person was first featured on the stamp. The extensive use of catalogue numbers has been avoided because of potential copyright problems. The Scott Publishing Co. in particular has a reputation for diligently protecting its copyrighted numbering system. A more practical reason for shunning catalogue numbers is that each of the four major publishers (Scott, Gibbon, Michel and Yvert) has its own system that is incompatible with all the others. The italic note after the country name is merely to indicate the extent that its stamps have been reviewed.
This entity also issued many other stamps of dubious legitimacy; this gave it the reputation of being a "sand dune" country among philatelists.
Since 1971 Abu Dhabi has used the stamps of the United Arab Emirates.
Aden 1937-1965, all
also for Kathiri State of Seiyun
also for Qu'aiti State of Shihr and Mukalla
Also for Qu'aiti State in Hadhramaut
Before 1937 Aden used the stamps of India.
By 1965 all parts of Aden were using the stamps of the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen
Between 1932 and 1972 Aitutaki used the stamps of the Cook Islands.
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Angra 1892-1905, all
Used stamps of Azores from 1906.
Anjouan 1892-1912, all
No persons were featured on the stamps of Anjouan.
Anjouan used the stamps of Madagascar from 1912 until 1950,
and those of Comoro Islands since then.
No persons were featured on the stamps of Annam and Tonkin.
From 1892 Annam and Tonkin used the stamps of Indo-China.
See List of people on stamps of Argentina
See List of people on stamps of Australia
See List of people on stamps of Austria
Bangkok 1882-1885, All
Barbuda 1922, 1968-1969+
Used the stamps of the Leeward Islands between 1922 and 1968
With independence subsequent issues were produced as Lesotho from 1966.
Batum 1919-1920, All
Used stamps of Russia from July 1920.
Used stamps of Cape of Good Hope from 1897.
With independence subsequent issues were produced as Botswana from 1966
See List of people on stamps of Belgium
See List of people on the stamps of Bosnia and Herzegovina
See List of people on stamps of Brazil
From 1908 British Central Africa used the stamps of the Nyassaland Protectorate.
See People on stamps of Canadian provinces
From 1904 British East Africa used the stamps of the East Africa and Uganda Protectorate.
From independence in 1966 stamps were issued as Guyana
British Honduras 1866-1973, all
From 1973 British Honduras became known as Belize.
See List of people on stamps of Bulgaria
No identified person on stamps as Upper Volta colony, 1920-1931.
Used stamps of French West Africa between 1931 and 1959.
Name changed from Upper Volta in 1984.
See People on the stamps of Myanmar
This territory (with an "s") refers refers to the southern part of the United Kingdom trust territory that eventually voted in a referendum to join the Republic of Cameroun. Its stamps were overprinted Nigerian stamps, and none featured identifiable individuals.
See list of people on stamps of Canada
Used stamps of Spanish Sahara from 1948.
See List of people on stamps of Chile
See List of people on stamps of China
See List of people on stamps of Colombia
Used stamps of United States from 1865.
See List of people on stamps of Costa Rica
Crete 1898-1910, all
Used stamps of Greece from 1913.
Cuba 1855-1914+
See List of people on stamps of Czechoslovakia
The Danish West Indies have used the stamps of the United States since 1917.
See List of people on stamps of Denmark
See List of people on stamps of Estonia
See List of people on stamps of Finland
See List of people on stamps of France
Gabon (1886-1933, 1959+)
See List of people on stamps of Gabon
See List of people on stamps of Germany
Guam 1899-1900, 1930, all
Guam has used the stamps of the United States since 1901, except for a special "guard mail" issue of 1930.
Hawaii 1851-1899, all
Hawaii has used the stamps of the United States since 1899.
See List of people on stamps of Ireland
See List of people on stamps of Lebanon
Used stamps of Italy from 1866.
Natal 1860-1909, all
Used stamps of South Africa from 1910.
See List of people on stamps of Nauru
See List of people on stamps of Nepal
See List of people on stamps of the Netherlands
See List of people on stamps of the Netherlands
See List of people on stamps of the Netherlands
See List of people on stamps of the Netherlands
See List of people on stamps of Nevis
It previously used the stamps of German New Guinea, and is now a part of Papua New Guinea
No persons were featured on the stamps of New Britain.
See People on stamps of Canadian provinces
See List of people on stamps of New Caledonia
See People on stamps of Canadian provinces
No persons were featured on the stamps of the New Republic.
Used stamps of Australia from 1913.
See List of people on stamps of New Zealand
See List of people on stamps of Nicaragua
See List of people on stamps of Niger
See List of people on stamps of Nigeria
See List of people on stamps of Niue
See List of people on stamps of Norfolk Island
See List of people on stamps of Norway
See People on stamps of Canadian provinces
Obock 1892-1894, all
No persons were featured on the stamps of Obock.
Used the stamps of South Africa from 1913.
See List of people on stamps of Pakistan
Palau 1983-1990+
No persons were featured on the stamps of Palestine.
See List of people on stamps of Panama
See List of people on stamps of Papua New Guinea
See List of people on stamps of Paraguay
See List of people on stamps of Penrhyn
See List of people on stamps of Peru
See List of people on stamps of the Philippines
See List of people on stamps of Poland
See List of people on stamps of Portugal
See People on stamps of Canadian provinces
Used the stamps of the United States from 1900
Used the stamps of Australia from 1913.
Used the stamps of Australia from 1913.
See List of people on stamps of Switzerland
Used the stamps of Australia from 1913.
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Prince Charles and Princess Diana were married in St Pauls Cathedral, London, England, on the 29th of July 1981.
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see List of people on stamps of the United Kingdom
see People on stamps of the United States
Used stamps of China from 1922
Used the stamps of Australia from 1913.
Used stamps of Australia from 1913
Referenced By
Fiona Stanley | Philatelist | Philately | Post stamp | Postage Stamp | Postage stamp/how dispensed | Postal stamp | Terrance Stanley Fox | Terry Fox
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