Owls On Stamps

Postally used from Lithuania

On April 16, 1998 India issued this 6 rupee stamp (Sc #1681) to commemorate the 50th anniversary of its Defense Services Staff College.

Here is Sweden's May 12, 1969 55 ore coil stamp (Facit #656A) commemorating the birth centenary of author and artist Albert Engstrom (1869-1940). Two values, 35 and 55 ore, of this design were issued as both (separate) coil and booklet stamps (4 different items).

From Facit, "(This image is a) self portrait from the magazine 'Strip', 3 January 1961".

Second image is from wikimedia. It looks like it may be a traditional (stone) lithographic print.

India
Planting Rice and Owl
2010

Part of International Year of Biodiversity series.

This December 28, 1988 machine cancel of Reine, Lower Saxony, Germany shows a winking owl displaying the slogan "Your Friendly Shopping Town" on its outstretched wing. According to wikipedia, Reine's 2018 population was 314.

Up until Deutsche Post's massive reorganization/modernization (1994-8) when it created the large, district mail processing centers (Briefzentrum), many villages and towns had "colorful", machine duplex cancellations promoting local history and events.

On June 11, 2015 Greece issued three 'Greetings' miniature sheets with each sheet containing 4 different designs/subjects. One of these 12 stamps, the 72c value shown here, depicts two owls symbolizing education.

Here is the 40 yen value (Sc #1654) from Japan's July 23, 1985 Letter Writing Day set of two. A colorful owl with a letter is shown.

Here is Senegal's November 13, 1963 25 CFA franc stamp (Sc #237) commemorating native son Prof. Gaston Berger (1896-1960). Berger was a philosopher, industrialist and state manager who worked internationally.

Moldova
International Stamp Exhibition IBRA '99
October 31, 1998
Set of two, one stamp depicts Eurasian Eagle-Owl (Bubo bubo).

On July 2, 1959 the DDR issued a six-stamp set featuring native birds. The 15 pf value (Mi #700) of the set, shown here, depicts an Eurasian eagle-owl.

From wikipedia, "The Eurasian eagle-owl (Bubo bubo) is a species of eagle-owl that resides in much of Eurasia. It is also called the uhu...It is one of the largest species of owl.

This May 15, 1968 one peso value (Sc #751) of Uruguay is from the 1968-70 'Birds' series. Stamp depicts a great horned owl (Bubo Virginianus).

On October 7, 1991 Romania issued two 'Birds' minisheets, with each pane having twelve different, 2 leu designs. One of the stamps (Sc #3629g) from one of these sheets depicts Pel's fishing owl (Scotopelia peli).

From wikipedia, "The species is found in Africa and lives near rivers and lakes. It feeds nocturnally on fish and frogs snatched from the surfaces of lakes and rivers."

A great horned owl (Bubo virginianus) is depicted on this May 22, 1986 34c stamp (Sc #1097) issued by Canada on May 22, 1986. It is from a se-tenant block of four domestic rate (34c) Birds of Canada stamps printed together in a traditional sheet.

Belgium
Society For Protection of Birds Centenary
January 24, 2022
Set of two, one stamp depicts the rescue of an owl.

One of the stamps (Sc #3000d) from the USA's October 1, 1995 'Comic Strip Classics' sheet of 20 different 32c values shows a panel from George McManus's newspaper comic 'Bringing Up Father' (a.k.a. 'Maggie and Jiggs'). The longest feather on Maggie's hat carries a small owl.