Waterfalls On Stamps

Voringsfossen, Norway 1970

Argentina 1955
Iguacu falls

Those Norway and Argentina stamps are amazing!
Great topic

Waterfall called "Salto del Laja"
First printing: July 1938 - Samuel Jones paper, with watermark - (wide color bar in margin) :



Second printing: May 1945 - Wiggins Teape paper, with watermark - (narrow color bar in margin) :

Waterfalls Australia International Post 2008

Faroe Islands Europa 1999
Nature Reserves and Parks


Svartifossur fall near the capital Torshavn


Foldarafossur fall on Suouroy island

Turkey Europa 2001
Water, a natural treasure


Dudenbasi fall


Yerköprü fall

Tasmania started issuing a set of scenic stamps in 1899, including two stamps depicting waterfalls, first issued in 1900. They were the 4d Russell Falls and 6d Dilston Falls.

http://www.exploroz.com/Utilities/s...00.jpg&h=334

There is an interesting story attached to the so-called Dilston Falls. Check out pages 218-222 in this link:

http://eprints.utas.edu.au/10507/6/06Chapter4.pdf

Switzerland 1934, Rhine Falls

Some more falls.

The International Railway Bridge, which carries a railway line across the Niagara River between Fort Erie, Ontario and Buffalo, New York, was built in 1873 for the International Bridge Company by Polish engineer and lawyer Sir Kazimierz Stanislaus Gzowski, KCMG (1813-1898), and D.L. MacPherson. Here is an image of a semi-postal souvenir sheet featuring a portrait of Gzowski, who also served as acting Lieutenant Governor of Ontario from 1896 to 1897, and a depiction of Niagara Falls, printed by photogravure, and issued by Poland on June 6, 1978 to publicize the Canadian International Philatelic Exhibition (CAPEX), held in Toronto June 9-18, Scott No. B135.

- nethryk

Colombia 1948 SC#570 Tequendama Falls

Here is an image of a registration stamp depicting Tequendama Falls, a 132m high waterfall on the Bogotá River, engraved and printed by Perkins, Bacon & Co., Ltd., and issued by Colombia on August 25, 1917, Scott No. F24, plus a photo of the falls.

- nethryk

Here is an image of a stamp depicting the Heart Shaped Waterfall in Saint Helena, engraved and printed by Thomas De La Rue & Co., Ltd., and issued for use in St. Helena on August 4, 1953, Scott No. 142, plus a photo of the waterfall.

- nethryk

nethryk - always nice to see a postcard/photo of the actual falls as well.