Water On Stamps

Just a bit of news..........if I hear correctly

Today the Argyle Dam here in Australia
is overflowing at the spillway to a depth of 7 metres!

That rate would fill EVERY dam in South Western Australia
(six times the size of england)
in 6 hours!

All that fresh water goes out to sea.

Water is very important to me, this is one of my lakes.

Waterfalls are so powerful and amazing.

Water can play an important role in political matters, as Canada's "Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909" stamp reminds us:

The results are in,
my water bill was $6.35 this bill (with disc)
our house used a quarter of the town's average

Hope you Aussie stampers are water wise.

Man drawing water from a pastoral well, designed by J. Barde, engraved by Claude Hertenberger, and issued by Mauritania on June 1, 1961, Scott No. 119, SG No. 132.

- nethryk

Modern and Roman aqueducts in the Medjerda River valley, designed by Ben Gamra, engraved by René Cottet, and issued by Tunisia on March 20, 1959, Scott No. 353, SG No. 493.

- nethryk

Here is an image of a stamp depicting Phra Mae Thoranee, the Thai Earth Goddess, wringing water out of her hair, printed by photogravure, and issued by Thailand on May 1, 1968 to publicize the International Hydrological Decade, 1965-74, Scott No. 500. Note: According to legend, when the Buddha was threatened by the evil Mara, he tapped the ground and called upon the Earth Goddess to witness about his many merits. The Goddess emerged from the ground, wrung her long bundle of hair and drowned Mara and his army with a torrent of water from her hair.

- nethryk

April 22, 1977 United Nations Water Conference issue depicting drops of water falling into a funnel.

All early stamps had water on them, their watermark


SG2671 (2001) T1144 800L 41c water resources [wi] europa

Here is an image of a stamp depicting La Dama de Elche ("Lady of Elche") pouring water from a jug, and a hydroelectric power station, printed by photogravure, and issued by Spain on July 10, 1961 as one of twelve stamps commemorating the 25th anniversary of the national uprising in 1936 which began the Spanish Civil War, Scott No. 1001.

- nethryk

Denmark Europa 2001
Water, a natural treasure
What else than water to clean your body?