Farming/Agriculture On Stamps

"Agriculture," printed by photogravure, and issued by Indonesia on April 24, 1986 as one of a set of two stamps publicizing the 4th 5-Year Development Plan, Scott No. 1291.

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Bophuthatswana
Agriculture - Crops
September 15, 1988
The stamp set features sunflowers, peanuts, cotton, and cabbages.

United States
Crops of the Americas
March 16, 2006
The crops depicted in the stamps - corn, chili peppers, beans, squashes, and sunflowers - had been cultivated in the Americas for centuries before Europeans arrived in the New World.

New Zealand
Centenary of Lincoln College of Agriculture
April 26, 1978
The stamp set depicts the college, field day, farming equipment, and livestock.

Slovenia
Agriculture - Vines
March 28, 2014
The stamp set depicts the Refosco vine in Sepulje, the Refosco vine in Merce, and the Vitovska Grganja in Brje pri Komnu.

Here are images of the three semi-postal (charity) stamps in a set designed after details from paintings, combined engraved and photogravure, and issued by Belgium on March 21, 1963 to publicize the UN Food and Agriculture Organization's Freedom From Hunger Campaign, Scott Nos. B733-B735, plus images of the relevant works of art.

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"Landscape of the Parable of the Sower" (1556), by Flemish artist Pieter Bruegel the Elder (c. 1525-1569), engraved by Henri Decuyper.


"The Harvesters" (1565), by Pieter Bruegel, engraved by Paul Verheyden. Note design is a mirror image of woman harvester near the center of the painting.


Le Partage du Pain ("The Sharing of the Loaf," undated), by Belgian artist Anto Carte (1886-1954), engraved by Charles Leclercqz.

Venda (South Africa)
Sisal Farming
February 26, 1982
Sisal (Agave sisalana) is cultivated in many parts of the world. The sisal fiber is used for rope, twine, paper, cloth, hats, bags, footwear, carpets, among other products.

Suriname
Centenary of Marienburg Sugar Company
October 20, 1982
Set of four, two stamps depict sugarcane farming.

Indonesia
Agricultural Products
October 17, 1960
The stamp set features oil palm, sugar cane, coffee, tobacco, tea, coconut, rubber, and rice.

Venda (South Africa)
Agriculture series
August 13, 1980
The stamp set depicts the farming and production of banana.

Here are images of the three stamps in a set publicizing "Women and Development," designed by French artist Jean Chesnot, printed by lithography (Edila), and issued by Comoro Islands on March 7, 1987, Scott Nos. 635-37.

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Women working fields.


Woman harvesting ambrevades (aka pigeon pea, Cajanus cajan).


Woman basket weaver.

Here are images of the seven stamps in a set depicting various agricultural scenes, printed by lithography, and issued by Afghanistan on March 21, 1984 for Farmers' Day, Scott Nos. 1061-67. Bonuses: Mountains, dog, water, sheep,

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Tractor and field workers


Irrigation


Miller loading donkey and watermill


Harvesting grain


Haystack


Prize cattle


Plowing and sowing

Here are image of the two engraved stamps in a set commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Punjab Agricultural College, Lyallpur (now the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad), and issued by Pakistan on October 10, 1960, Scott Nos. 116 & 117, plus an image of a postcard with a photo of the college. The original university was built during the British Raj in 1906 with the ceremonial foundation stone being laid by Sir Louis William Dane (1856-1946), Lieutenant Governor of the Punjab..

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Punjab Agricultural College, Lyallpur.



Shield of the Punjab Agricultural College.

"For a World Without Hunger:" Here is an image of a stamp depicting farmers plowing with oxen, and various food products, designed by Spanish-Swiss artist Santiago Arolas (1930-2005), printed by lithography, and issued by the United Nations on January 29, 1988 as one of a set of two stamps publicizing the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Scott No. 520.

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Vietnam
Rice Harvest
September 28, 1971
Part of the agriculture reform series