Arrows On Stamps And Philatelic Materials

Zig-zag electrical wave arrows from huge tower - delightful set of 3.

Monaco22 December 1951 / Monte Carlo Radio Station / designer: M. Camia, engrave: P. Gandon

Austria issued this Special Delivery stamp in 1922.
The designer Wilhelm Dachauer worked on many Austrian stamps
until his death in 1951.

Scott QE8

Here is a Special Delivery stamp from Spain.

Centaurs were half human and half horse.
Both the arrow and the horse part represent speed.

Scott E25

Japan Revenue. (not mine)
Ministry of Education
School Books permit stamps
(An Authorised text book)

1st Issue 1887
Typo, perf, Foreign paper, Gummed.

The Item in the left frame

Cat# Shimomura M1

Beautiful examples of arrow=speed - thank you, lithograving for sharing. The set of posthorn, tassels and arrows are found in a few other countries, following is one from Hungary, a neighbour from Austria.

Hungary
30 June 1958 / Organization of Socialist Countries' Postal Administrations / design: J. Vertel

Lovely cinderella, Rod - from 1887!! Two scrolls are "Analects" and "Thousand Character Classic", both brought from China and being the 'must-learn' classics at schools.




Well, I think that is an oar, together with fishing rod and a basket. This is interesting, as the hunting and fishing were what native people did before the Chinese civilisation and rice arrived to Japanese islands. So, out of the frame this stamp is telling the heritage from ancient culture, I would imagine. Maybe the beginning of nationalism, although learning from China and Europe/America (pen and the globe represent)..?

Wooden Paddle (Oar).

Oar!
Well solved, thank you both.
Nice additional info Tomoko. (A revenue stamp, not a Cinderella )

Here is "and more:"


To your list of, "direction
course
movement
force
attention
tendency" I must add the primary purpose of the arrow, to pierce (things). So in that light I add:









Plus these as well, because if you are struck by an arrow you likely need a first responder--







Pierce Arrow fire trucks all.

Various arrows and spears pointed at St Sebastian:

Pierce Arrow - I didn't know about that car manufacturer. Thank you, Parcelpostguy for extending the definition of arrows on stamps! I have looked up about those beautiful cars and found logo and a mascot/head icon with stylish font and arrow depicted.

Thank you Greaden for various arrows! Of course the cupid!! I haven't checked this stamp for arrow category until now. Yes!!!

Great Britain
6 February 2001 / Occasion stamp: Love / designed by Springpoint Ltd.

Another arrow pierced heart stamp.

Israel
2011 / Rescue Forces - giving it their all

I had very different idea of arrow on the gender symbol. In fact, they have their roots in Greek astrological signs, Mars and Venus... For me the philately is the entrance for unknown world!

Sweden
28 August 1984 / Centenary of Fredrika Bremer Association for promotion of male/female equal right / design: T. Hultgren, engrave: M. Mörck and C. Slania

Three more stamps with the gender symbols, both with other signs, pictograms and glyphs for science, maths and engineering.

Sweden
27 May 1963 / Engineering and Industry / design: P. Olofsson, engrave: H. Gutschmidt





Finland
24 November 1969 / Centenary of Central Schools Board / design: P. Rahikainen