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The U.K. used oil paintings in its national collections as the artwork of its 1967 Christmas set of 3 stamps. The 3 d value (SG #756) shows The Adoration of the Shepherds, a circa 1630 School of Seville work in the National Gallery, London.

On March 12, 1980 the U.K. issued a se-tenant strip of 5, 12 p stamps to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway. The stamps depict an early steam locomotive ("Rocket") pulling eight cars. One of these stamps (SG #1115) shows a sheep truck.

This set and and many other British stamps from 1964-80 were designed by David Gentleman, who wrote an interesting and well-illustrated little book on British stamp design called Design in Miniature.

On April 18, 1994, Ireland, Faroe Islands, and Iceland jointly issued a EUROPA set of two stamps depicting St. Brendan's Voyages. The Icelandic version of the stamp/design showing St. Brendan on the island with sheep is shown on page 3 of this thread.

Shown here are the Irish (Hib #C668) and Faroe Islands (Facit #260) versions of the stamp. Both the Irish and Faroe Islands sets of this issue were printed by Irish Security Stamp Printing Limited.

Here is the Christmas stamp (SG #1767) from Singapore's February 29, 2008 "Festivals" set of four self adhesives. Value of the stamp was 26c (Sing.) at issue date.

This 40c value (SG #1377) of New Zealand is from the September 18, 1985 Christmas set of three stamps. A modern boy and a lamb are shown following the ancient shepherds.

On November 7, 2007 Jersey issued two different, local rate (35c) "Christmas Songs", horizontal coil rolls with 5 different designs recurring on each. One stamp (Sc #1294b) from the first roll features "While Shepherds Watched" and has an appropriate image.

This August 26, 2008 domestic rate (35 p at time of issue) stamp (Sc #1335b) of Jersey is from a horizontally-oriented coil roll with 5 different "Farm Animals" designs. Stamp depicts a sheep and lambs.

In 2010 these stamps were reissued with a 2010 date replacing the 2008 beneath the bottom frame line.

Here is France's January 20, 1966 .05 fr "makeup stamp" (Sc #1142) showing the coat of arms of the city of Auch, Gascony in the southwest of the country.

From Google, "The arms represent the two co-lords who exercised their power under the Ancien Regime: the archbishop and the Count of Armagnac. The archiepiscopal power is symbolized by the paschal lamb, while the lion is taken from the coat of arms of the Counts d'Armagnac."

Regarding the paschal lamb, from catholicculture.com, "The lamb eaten at the Passover of the Jews. According to the Mosaic Law, the lambs were first to be sacrificed in the afternoon of the fourteenth of Nisan...Christ as the Messiah was 'sacrificed for us', and thus became for those who believe in Him the Paschal Lamb."

A decorated lamb is depicted on the 3.60 kroon value (Sc #450) from Estonia's November 20, 2002 Christmas set of two stamps.

On March 27, 1996 New Zealand issued this 30c value (SG #1928) depicting a sheep herd in "Mackenzie Country" as a part of its 1996-2004 Landscapes definitive series. The Mackenzie Region of New Zealand is on South Island between Christchurch and Queenstown. It includes Aoroki/Mt. Cook National Park.

Here is the 1.50 fr value (Sc #216) from Cameroun's 1931 Paris Colonial Exposition set of four stamps.

This December 3, 2001 90c stamp (Sc #1201) of Liechtenstein is from the Christmas set of 3 values showing old rosary medallions from the collection of the Liechtenstein National Museum in Vaduz. Stamp depicts a nativity scene, including a lamb.

On October 14, 1982 the Federal Republic of Germany (BRD) issued this 60 pf stamp (Mi #1155) commemorating the 400th anniversary of the Gregorian calendar. Stamp depicts a 1586 calendar illumination/illustration by Johannes Rasch.