Stamps Of Police And Fire Fighters

Cynical, you beat me to the punch.

When I saw the British police car, all I could think of was the series "Heartbeat". I watch it every Saturday night. In fact, I jokingly refer to the series as the "Greengrass Saga" <G>

Chimo

Bujutsu

PANAMA 1937
Printed in photogravure by Harrison & Sons Ltd. London

Poland 1951 Scott 517, commemorating Feliks Dzierzynski (1877–1926)

This delightful Polish-born character started the Cheka, the Soviet Secret Police. He died of a heart attack after a marathon 2 hour speech, bit of divine retribution there..

There is heaps of Soviet-era philatelic material regarding him, although bit by bit his various statues, monuments & street names are being moved, stored, re-named. The purges that he was a part of have come full circle.

CHILE 2002
Chilean police called here "carabineros"



At right side a man and women with their uniforms

Police radio operator and emblem, designed by Otto Stefferl, engraved by Werner Pfeiler, and issued by Austria on October 2, 1973 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of INTERPOL, Scott No. 955. Bonus: telephone.

- nethryk

The week of fire precautions

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firemans in action (2006, 2007, 2009)

National Republican Guard, 50th anniversary, designed by Portuguese artist Júlio Martins Resende da Silva Dias (1917-2011), printed by lithography, and issued by Portugal on February 20, 1962, Scott No. 882.
The GNR motto is Pela lei e pela grei ("For the law and for the people").

- nethryk

MEXICO 2013
85th anniv. of the Federal Police

Emblem of INTERPOL, designed by Sampoux, engraved by Gilbert Aufschneider, and issued by Gabo on June 26, 1973 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the international law enforcement organization, Scott No. 317.

- nethryk

"Police Day," printed by photogravure, and issued by Egypt on January 25, 1972, Scott No. 909.

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Gendarmes of 1824 and 1974, designed by Austrian artist Otto Stefferl, printed by photogravure, and issued by Austria on June 7, 1974 to commemorate the 125th anniversary of the Federal Gendarmerie, Scott No. 993. Note: The Gendarmerie no longer exists as all Austrian law enforcement agencies were merged into the Federal Police (Bundespolizei) agency, effective July 1, 2005. Bonuses: Horse and motorcycle.

- nethryk