What A Doll!

Let's see images of your stamps depicting dolls, puppets, mannequins, automatons, dummies, etc. in this topical thread.

Here are images of the four stamps in a set depicting dolls from Gorée Island, a district of Dakar, designed by P. Opic, and issued by Senegal on January 1, 1966, Scott Nos. 261-64.

- nethryk

Engraved by Gilbert Aufschneider:

Elegant man


Elegant woman


Engraved by Claude Hertenberger:

Woman fruit peddler


Woman pounding grain

Here are images of the four stamps in a set depicting automatons in the doll collection of the National Museum of Monaco, designed and engraved by Czeslaw Slania, and issued by Monaco on January 1, 1994, Scott Nos. 1894-97.

- nethryk

Painter-Poet


Japanese Geisha


Shepherdess with lamb


Gavrochinette

Here are images of the seven stamps in set depicting traditional puppet shows, printed by lithography, and issued by Mongolia on April 1, 1988, Scott Nos. 1670-76.

- nethryk

Lion and a man


Kid and a goat


Girl and a woman


Boy riding a goldfish


Shepherd boy playing flute and two lambs


Two men and a shoe


Bactrian camel and a young man (?)

JAPAN 1956- Scott 617
Traditional Kokeshi Doll

One of most world wide popular doll is Barbie.
USA stamp and special cancelation celebrating 40 years of dreams?

jorgesurcl & primoz - Thanks for your contributions!

Here are images of the five stamps in a set depicting various Czech puppets and marionettes, designed by Czech artist Vojtech Cinybulk (1915-1994), combined engraved by Jirí Antonín Švengsbír and photogravure, and issued by Czechoslovakia on June 20, 1961, Scott Nos. 1054-58.

- nethryk

PS to Florian: Please advise if any corrections are needed to the following descriptions. Thanks!

Hand puppet, issued to commemorate the 10th Puppet Festival in Chrudim (1961).


"Dr. Faustus and Caspar"


"Spejbl and Hurvínek," a puppet comedy duo conceived by Czech puppeteer Prof. Josef Skupa. YouTube video (mostly in English) link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRoaqOoYJhI


Scene from "Difficulties with the Moon" (1960), a puppet show based upon a children's story by Czech writer Ludvik Aškenazy (1921-1986).


"Jasánek of Brno" (1955)

JAPAN - Scott 606
Daruma doll
Daruma has a design that is rich in symbolism and is regarded more as a talisman of good luck to the Japanese.
Daruma dolls are seen as a symbol of perseverance and good luck, making them a popular gift of encouragement. (from Wikipedia)

Five different types of pupets (Slovenia, 2010):



shadow puppet



marionette



big puppet (Japanese puppetry technique bunraku bu)



hand puppet



rod puppet

PINOCCHIO
Wooden puppet carved by Gepetto and the protagonist of the children's novel "The Adventures of Pinocchio"(1883) by the Italian writer Carlo Collodi

primoz & jorgesurcl - Nice ones! Thanks.

Here are images of the three stamps in a set depicting figurines from Provence, designed by Bernard Minne, printed by lithography, and issued by Monaco on November 7, 1991 for Christmas, Scott Nos. 1766-68.

- nethryk

Consul


Woman from Arles


Mayor

nethryk, your stamps of Monaco are beautiful!

Other two stamps dedicated to Pinocchio : Italy 2010 and San Marino 2004

MEXICO - Mother's Day 2013
Indians dolls

jorgesurcl - Thanks! Your nose isn't growing, right?

Bunraku, also known as ningyo joruri, is a form of traditional Japanese puppet theater, founded in Osaka in 1684. Here are images of the three stamps in a set depicting bunraku puppets and puppeteers, printed by photogravure, and issued by Japan on March 1, 1972, Scott Nos. 1106-08, plus YouTube link to a short video about bunraku: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4G68civvo8

- nethryk

1984 East Germany stamps with puppets

Happy New Year! Here is an image of a stamp depicting Le Pierrot écrivain, designed and engraved by Czeslaw Slania, and issued by Monaco on September 4, 1990, Scott No. 1729, plus a YouTube link to a short video of this automaton in action: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ioj4XND54qg

- nethryk

Mechanical Netsuke, printed by photogravure, and issued by Japan on November 22, 2004, Scott No. 2899c.

- nethryk