Statues On Stamps

Japan
World Heritage II
March 23, 2007
This bronze statue of komainu (lion-dog) stands on guard in the courtyard of Itsukushima Shrine, located in the city of Hatsukaichi in Hiroshima Prefecture.

Belgium
Landmarks of Malines
March 15, 2021
Statue of Archduchess Margaret of Austria stands at the market square of Malines. It was created in 1849 by Belgian sculptor Joseph Tuerlinckx.

Bulgaria
Statue of Hristo Botev
March 30, 1986
The bronze statue in the city of Vratsa honors Hristo Botev (1847-1876), a Bulgarian poet and national hero.

Bikfaya, Lebanon
Monument commemorating the Armenian Massacre.

Beirut, Lebanon.
Monument to the Lebanese Immigrant

Iraq
Statues
December 23, 2020
Abu Nuwas Statue is located in central Baghdad on the east bank of Tigris. The bronze statue created by sculptor Ismail Fattah Turk commemorates the classical Arabic poet Abu Nuwas (ca. 756-814).

On January 1, 1942 Turkey issued this 37 kurus stamp (Sc #912) asa a part of its pictorial definitive series of that year. Stamp depicts the Victory Monument at Afyon in western Turkey. The monument commemorates Turkey's victory over its enemies in the 1922 War of Independence. The statue depicts two nude, male figures. A 'Hulk-like' victor stands over another brutal-looking combatant.

From researchgate.com, "(The) monument became the most distinct statue of the early republic, since the figures are all naked...However, it was the only major monument that the national and local press did not describe specifically as a statue of Ataturk, perhaps because, although the main figure of the monument resembles Ataturk, it is not obviously recognizable as him."

Ukraine
Beauty and Greatness of Ukraine - Zaporizhzhia Region
January 15, 2016
The stamp depicts stone statue of a Scythian woman at Cossacks History Museum.

Israel
The Art of Sculpture
March 15, 1984
Dov Gruner Monument (1949) stands in the city of Ramat Gan. The bronze statue by Chana Orloff honors the Jewish pre-independence fighter and his underground organization.

Finland
50 Years of Parliament
May 23, 1957
The commemorative stamp features bronze statue The Law by Walter Runeberg (1838-1920).

South Africa
Sculptures
October 8, 1992
This stamp features a bronze statue by Anton van Wouw (1862-1945) which stands at National Women's Monument in Bloemfontein.

Germany
Tourism
June 30, 1989
The stamp features Bavaria, a monumental bronze statue at the Ruhmeshalle in Munich. This XIX century masterpiece was created by Ludwig Michael Schwanthaler (1802-1848).

DDR (Germany)
National Stamp Exhibition
August 7, 1979
The stamp depicts Gansediebbrunnen, a late 19th century fountain in the city of Dresden. The bronze statue by Robert Diez depicts a young man snatching two geese.

Antigua and Barbuda
Hans Christian Andersen
October 10, 2005
The stamp depicts a bronze statue of Hans Christian Andersen and a duckling, created by Georg Lober and is located in Central Park in New York City.

This January 20, 1996 pictorial cancel of Bad Bramstedt, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany shows the town's Roland statue. Inscription on the cancel states, "Cure (rheumatism) and Roland City". The limestone Roland statue dates from 1693 and probably depicts local hero Gerhard III (the Great).