Children On Stamps

Teacher and pupils, and IYC emblem, designed by Sawadogo Raya, printed by lithography, and issued by Burkina Faso (then Upper Volta) on April 9, 1979 to publicize the International Year of the Child, Scott No. 494.

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Here is a 1976 issue of Brazil honoring youth philately. Two children are flying on a magic stamp/carpet.

Here are images of the three semi-postal (charity) stamps in an engraved set depicting children, designed after details from various oil paintings, and issued by Saar on November 16, 1953, Scott Nos. B96-B98, Michel Nos. 344-46, plus images of two of the original paintings.

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"Portrait of Clarissa Strozzi" (1542), by Titian, engraved by Charles-Paul Dufresne.


"Children of artists," by Peter Paul Rubens, engraved by Pierre Gandon.


"Child (Clara Serena) with a bird" (1616), by Peter Paul Rubens, engraved by Charles Mazelin.

Child gathering wheat, designed by Fernando Pedrosa, printed by lithography, and issued by Brazil on November 28, 1985 for National Thanksgiving Day, Scott No. 2038.

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Two children, printed by photogravure, and issued by Belgium on May 18,, 1974 to commemorate the 10th La Fête de la Jeunesse Laïque ("Lay Youth Festival"), Scott No. 870.

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Here is Japan's 1996 stamp (Sc #2521) celebrating the 50th anniversary of UNICEF, a major advocate for children's rights.

On January 21, 2016, Ireland released 16 new computer-vended "SOAR" (stamps on a roll) stamps from the 8th definitive series "Centenary of the Uprising". One of these stamps features the 2 1/2 year old John Francis Foster.

From stairnaseireann.net website, "John Francis Foster was born in Dublin, and lived with his parents at 18 Manor Place, Stoneybatter. On the 24th April, John Francis Foster was caught in the crossfire whilst his mother Catherine pushed his pram towards the city centre from their home. A gun battle broke out and John was shot outside the Father Matthew Hall on Church Street. He later died in Richmond Hospital, he was ages 2 years and 10 months."

Two schoolchildren, printed by photogravure, and issued by North Korea on November 4, 1986 as one of two stamps in a set commemorating the 40th anniversary of UNESCO, Scott No. 2608.

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Here are images of the three semi-postal (charity) stamps in a set commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Children's Protective Association, printed by lithography, and issued by Turkey on June 30, 1971, Scott Nos. B137-B139.

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Adult figure sheltering children


Hand supporting child holding toy locomotive


Mother and child

This mailing label of World Vision Africa in Namibia, features some of the recipients of its charitable food aid. The self-adhesive label is printed on tough, heavy vinyl, or plastic. Size is 81mm x 26mm.

From the charitynavigator.org website, "World Vision is a Christian humanitarian organization dedicated to working with children , families and their communities worldwide...World Vision serves all people, regardless of religion, race, ethnicity, or gender."

On November 12, 1987 Norway issued issued two booklets of ten Christmas stamps featuring children. The stamps of the 2.30kr. booklet (Facit #H69, 1022) show children making Christmas decorations, while the stamps of the 2.70 booklet (Facit #H70, 1023) depict them preparing gingersnaps.

In year 1942, France under Vichy government issued an omnibus set "Pour la Protection l'Enfance Indigène" (For the protection of the Indigenous Children). The omnibus set contains twenty four different sets, each for use in different French colony. In total, there are 59 airmail semi postal stamps, most of them engraved.

Due to political reasons, the stamps were not sent to the colonies during the WWII and were not in use then. Hence, they are not listed in all catalogues but Yvert et Tellier lists them all.

Note: Nethryk already posted in this thread the sets issued for AOF and French Indochina but I will post them again to show all stamps in this series together.

Here are two sets issued for the colonies of French West Africa (AOF) and for Madagascar:

Here are the stamps issued for the colony of French Indochina, designed by the Vietnamese painters Le Th#7883; Luu (1911-1988, stamp 15+35) and Mai Trung Thu (1906-1980, stamps 20+60 and 30+90):

Here are the stamps issued for the colonies of: Cameroun, Oceanic Region, New Caledonia, French Guyana, French Somalia and French India. In all six cases, two identical stamps were issued for each colony (the second is green). Here I show only one from each set:

Note: The stamps of French Guyana were overprinted for use in Inini.
the stamps of New Caledonia were overprinted for use in Wallis and Futuna.

Brazil
International Year For Eliminating Child Labor
January 30, 2021
The design shows faces of children and the slogan No More Child Labor.