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Finland issued a set of three, semi-postal, anti-tuberculosis stamps featuring paintings by three different artists on September 12, 1973. The stamps commemorate the birth centenaries of the three artists. The low value o.30 + 0.05 mk value (Facit #733) of this set depicts Girl with Lamb by Hugo Simberg (1873-1944).

Here is the 30 kr stamp (Facit #801) from Iceland's June 16, 1992 Export Trade and Commerce set of 2.

On November 10, 2004 Ireland issued a four-stamp set of Christmas stamps. The low value 48c stamp features the Holy Family with a lamb. This value was issued with water-activated and self-adhesive gum (Hibernian #s C1312 and C1315) as shown here.

Shepherds with their flocks gaze at the Star of Bethlehem on this November 14, 2000, 45p/57c Christmas stamp of Ireland.

Here is the 52 p value (Hib #C785) from Ireland's November 19, 1996 Christmas set of 4 stamps. Stamp shows shepherds receiving the news of Christ's birth.

"Thus you can imagine my amazement, at sunrise, when I was awakened by an odd little voice. It said:
"If you, please, draw me a sheep!"
"What?"
"Draw me a sheep!"

From "The Little Prince" (Le Petit Prince), by the French writer, poet and pioneering aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900–1944).

"The Little Prince", issued by Israel on June 21, 1994. Stamp depicting illustration of the little Prince with a sheep designed by the writer, Saint-Exupéry, depicted on the right. On the tab, the above citation from the book in French and Hebrew:

SS issued by France in 1999 to publicize the Philex France stamp exhibition, commemorating Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. Stamps depicting original designs from the book "The Little Prince" designed by the writer. on the margin, the sheep design:

"The Hearth", issued by Italy is 1930 commemorating the 2000th anniversary birth of the Roman poet Virgil.
The phrase from Virgil's poem Bucolics reads: "Hic focvs et taedae pingves hic plvrimvs ignis" ("Here we have a hearth and pitchy brands; here a good fire ever blazing"). This stamp was overprinted for use in Somalia:

LaoPhil, you previously posted the last stamp on page 11 of this thread.

Here is the 25c value (SG #443) from Australia's September 17, 1969 "Primary Industries" set of four.

bookbndrbob, thanks for notifying me, looks like I need a rest from posting :)

No problem LaoPhil. Doing a duplicate posting is something many of us (including myself) have done...especially when a person is very busy.

Here is a piece of U.S. postal stationery (Sc #U635/23) that the American Philatelic Society (APS) sent out to its members on a fund-raising campaign 25 years ago. "Nonprofit" inscription on indica puts a postal value of 5c on the envelope.

I have always wondered, is this a first day cover just because the APS says it is? There is no USPS marking on the indica, nor elsewhere on the envelope.

On November 13, 2003 Germany issued a two-value set of semi-postal Christmas stamps depicting manger scenes featuring old artwork. The lower value 45c + 20c stamp (Mi #2369) is shown here.

Here is the 1.50 + .25 Fr value (Sc #B823) from Luxembourg's December 6, 1971 "Caritas" semi-postal set of 5 stamps of a Biblical/Nativity theme. Stamp depicts two young shepherds holding lambs.

St John the Baptist (Youth with Ram), by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (1571 - 1610), engraved by Vittorio Nicastro and issued on September 28, 1973:

On April 25, 1997 Finland issued this 4.30 markka stamp (Facit #1383) depicting a typical landscape in Archipelago National Park. The Park was established in 1983 and encompasses 500 square kilometers of mostly water and small islands off the southwest coast of the country.

From wikipedia, "There are considerable areas of traditional agricultural landscapes within the National Park."

Here is the low value 12 1/2 p stamp (SG #1202) from the U.K.'s November 17, 1982 Christmas set of 5. Five sheep, including a ram, appear on the stamp. This stamp bears a phosphor band, while the other 4 values of the set are printed on phosphorized paper.