Trees On Stamps :

The area now known as Lebanon, were exporting those trees
from time immemorial, the Phoenecians were exporting them,
highly desired throughout the Mediteranean.
The ark of the covenant was probably cedar.

Your blue stamp is Lebanon 1953

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The pedunculate Oak

Russia 1980
Trees

Peduncle = the stalk holding the acorns

The leaves of this tree adorn literally thousands of stamps
they are the icon for "strength"
This tree supports the largest herbivore population
of any tree > 455 species.

Ceylon rubber tree



and coconut palms

United Nations Faith in Fundamental Human Rights



Guess that makes this Humani-tree

Logging in Newfoundland 1897 style



Was going to make a joke about mooooo-ving logs, but thought better of it.

...and on the mainland

When you think about it,
a tree is really just 3,000,430,0023 postage stamps.
Harvested pine one would hope.

Here is an image of a stamp depicting a hand holding a stylized sapling, designed by Tunisian artist Hatem El Mekki, engraved by Jean Miermont, and issued by Tunisia on March 3, 1959 as one of four stamps commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Neo Destour (Nationalist Party) and Victory Congress, Scott No. 332, SG No. 474.

- nethryk

a couple of labels that appeared in my mail box this past Christmas.





To quote Howard Hesseman (WKRP) "In the spirit of Christmas, we killed a tree for you."

A Swedish Whitebeam (Sorbus intermedia) planted in Reykjavik in 1884, designed by Þröstur Magnússon, printed by photogravure, and issued by Iceland on June 20, 1985 for the centenary of the Horticultural Society of Iceland, Scott No. 608, Facit No. 671.

- nethryk

A Baobab tree from Rhodesia, 1967
Eight species worldwide (six in Madagascar), also known as Boab, Boaboa, bottle tree, upside-down tree, monkey-bread tree.

Seeing Dianne's maple tree stamps I remembered I liked the Maple leaves stamps. Now where in Canada can one find a Maple leaf stamp? let me look . . .

My favorite series of stamps from Canada are
the 1971 Maple Leaves in Four Seasons.



I remember the Maple trees in my dad's yard and trying to catch those propellers (seeds) when they fell in the late Spring. Oh, and raking the leaves in the Fall.

My great-grandfather planted Maple trees along the road in front of his farm and by the time I played around them as a young fellow they had grown to at least a hundred feet high, great for climbing and sitting under and in. No acorns or any nuts falling on your head.

Pandanus tree, aka screwpine (Pandanus tectorius), engraved and printed by Waterlow & Sons, Ltd., and issued for use in Gilbert & Ellice Islands on August 1, 1956, Scott No. 62, SG No. 65.

- nethryk

Phylica nitida is the only tree native to Amsterdam Island, which is located in the South Indian Ocean. Here is an image of an airmail stamp depicting phylica, designed and engraved by Jacques Gauthier based on sketches by French naturalist Claude Chaufriasse, and issued for use in French Southern and Antarctic Territories in 1979, Scott No. C59.

- nethryk