Black And White Stamps

On April 17, 1948 the Canal Zone issued this stamp to commemorate the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Biological Area.

Black and white faces in black on white paper.

Diego Suarez, 1890.
Scott # 7.

Spain
Traditional Trades
October 17, 2019
The stamp depicts miner.

On August 28, 1910 Montenegro issued a set of 12 recess-printed stamps to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the reign of King Nicholas and his golden wedding anniversary to Queen Milena. The one para low value (Michel #74) shows Nicholas as a boy in 1855.

The low value, 2 pouls stamp (Sc. #318) from Afghanistan's 1939 definitive series shows the nation's coat of arms.

This 30c definitive of the Canal Zone (Sc. #113) was issued in 1940, the year following the death of Col. Sidney B. Williamson (1865-1939) who is shown on the stamp. Williamson was a civil engineer who spent his entire adult life in service to his country.

From the vmi.edu website, "Williamson was responsible for wet and dry excavation of the Pedro Miguel and Miraflores locks; he also helped design and oversaw construction of the Pacific Terminal docks; and the water supply, sewers, roads and streets for the towns of the division including the city of Panama."

On June 12, 1973 Berlin issued this commemorative stamp (Mi.#454) in recognition of the bicentenary of the death of German flutist, flute maker, and baroque music composer Johann Joachim Quantz (1697-1773).

Here is the 30c airmail stamp (Sc #C168) from Mexico's May 17, 1947 INTERPHEX set of 5.

Chile
400th Anniversary of El Quijote
May 30, 2006
The design shows pencil sketches of the scenes in the novel by Miguel de Cervantes.

Revolutionary martyr Aquiles Serdan Alatriste (1876-1910) is depicted on the 30c value (Sc #617) of Mexico's rouletted definitive series of 1917-20.

Here is the black and gray 15c value (SG #1190) from New Zealand's April 4, 1979 "Architecture" set of four stamps.

Belgium
This is Belgium - Fashion
April 15, 2010
Set of ten, one stamp features designer Veronique Leroy.

This stamp (Mi #347) of the French-occupied Saarland was issued on December 18, 1953. It recognizes the establishment of the new Benedictine Abbey in Tholey. The original monastery at Tholey was constructed around 750.

On December 20, 1949 the French Adminstration of the Saarland issued a set of five semi-postal stamps featuring four European paintings and the Madonna of Blieskastel statue. The low value 8 + 2 Fr stamp (Mi #267) features a detail from the painting Moses Striking the Rock by Spanish painter Bartolome Murillo (1617-82).

Here are the 1 penning values from the DDR's offset- and typographically-printed., 1953 "Five Year Plan" definitive issues.