Water On Stamps

The Sultanate of Oman issued this stamp on 22 March 1994 (World Water Day):

Saudi Arabia issued several series of stamps using this basic design, over a period of 15 years or so. The stamp features Wadi Hanifa Dam, the languages used are Arabic and French (latter being the official language of the UPU at the time) :



The design in the oval ("cartouche") is the stylised name of King Saud bin Abdulaziz al Saud, other stamp series feature a similar cartouche bearing the name of King Faisal.

Previously known as Bisha Dam, the King Fahd Dam was inaugurated in 1998, the stamp below was released by Saudi Arabia to mark this occasion on 9 May 1988:

From the Republic of Lebanon, two stamps showing waterfalls:

Litani -



Afka -



Incidentally both stamps were designed by Paul Koroleff, a Russian who fled his country in the 1920's and ended up designing many Lebanon and Syria stamps from the 1930's.

Algeria
Water and Sustainable Development
March 23, 2008
The souvenir sheet marks the EXPO 2008 in Zaragoza, Spain.

Victoria Falls, Southern Rhodesia
British Commonwealth
(with noted exception* . . . in 1953 the governing of Rhodesia, both North and South, and Nyasaland had been consolidated into a semi-independent federation; that federation was dissolved in 1963)

1932


1935; KGV Silver Jubilee


1937; KGVI Coronation


1959; QEII*


Currently, Victoria Falls [traditionally known as Mosi-oa-Tunya (The Smoke That Thunders)],
a waterfall in southern Africa on the Zambezi River, lies on the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe.

1964; Zambia, Commemorating Independence


1983; Zimbabwe; one in a series of waterfalls of Zimbabwe

Water Skiing Championships, Vichy, France
1963






This stamp always gives me a bit of a laugh, it's somewhat campy, but also very fun.
Engraved by Pierre Gandon (1899-1990). A beautifully executed design.

Greece
EUROPA - Water A Nature Treasure
May 15, 2001
The se-tenant pair illustrates the importance of water to life.

Brazil
World Water Day
March 22, 1997
The design symbolizes universal access to clean water.

Cuba
World Water Day
March 22, 2005
The stamp depicts natural water resource.

South Korea
The 12th World Water Day
March 22, 2004
The design theme: Love for Water

South Korea
Water Resource Development
October 15, 1983
The stamp shows the application of water resource in electricity, agriculture, and industry.

The very first sentence on this thread says it all and here is a stamp for Earth Day, today, from Morocco, not blessed with very much water. Unusual is the 'upside-down' drop.

Brazil
2018 World Water Forum
March 19, 2018
The stamp shows map, stylized water, and a slogan Sharing Water.

The Palestinian Authority
Water in Palestine
August 8, 2016