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Here is John Lennon
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david

"The Red Violin," after a 1948 painting by French artist Raoul Dufy (1877–1953), designed and engraved by Pierre Gandon, and issued by France on January 16, 1965, Scott No. 1117, Y&T No. 1459.

- nethryk

Hi nethryk, mind if I join you?

Arnold Schönberg (Schoenberg), Austrian/American composer.

Designed & Engraved by Otto Stefferl

Scott 1001 1974

lithograving - Strike up the band!

Here is an image of a stamp honoring Heikki Klemetti (1876-1953), a Finnish composer, arranger, conductor, and music critic, best known for his pioneering work in Finnish choral music, designed by E. Olvo, printed by offset, and issued by Finland on December 14, 1976, Scott No. 584.

- nethryk

Here's John again.
Issued to coincide with the Beatles tour of the USA in 1964.



Those were the days......

With this stamp a lady friend introduced me to the Danish language, Danish stamps, and all other things Denmark. At the time I was researching a Uruguayan/Argentine tango and this lady surprised me with the fact that the second-most recorded tango in the history of the dance was a Danish tango, called Jalousie, Tango Tsigane and composed by Jacob Gade in 1925.

Amazing story Tony. Thanks for sharing.

The stamp isn't bad either.

Here is an image of a stamp depicting a musician playing a pluriarc (a type of traditional central and west African chordophone), printed by photogravure, and issued by Rwanda on April 9, 1973, Scott No. 515. And here is the URL for a website with a sample of recorded pluriarc longombe music (Track 9): http://mp3.mondomix.com/archives-du...que-centrale

- nethryk

Here is an image of an airmail stamp depicting two African (probably Tuareg) women and an indigenous harp, designed by Y. Durand-Ledret, engraved by Jean Pheulpin, and issued for use in French West Africa on February 1, 1958, Scott No. C28, SG No. 99.

- nethryk

The khene is a mouth organ of Lao origin whose pipes, which are usually made of bamboo, are connected with a small, hollowed-out hardwood reservoir into which air is blown, creating a sound similar to that of the violin. Here is an image of a stamp depicting a khene player, a dancer and a Buddhist temple, designed by Laotian painter Chamnane Prisayane, engraved by Jean Pheulpin, and issued by Laos on October 1, 1959, Scott No. 59.

- nethryk

One from 1999. Interesting because it broke the "rule" that the only living persons to be on British stamps are royalty. In the background, behind Freddie Mercury of Queen, is a drummer... therefore it can only be Roger Taylor who is still very much alive! The rule is no longer in place, by the way.

the rhythm section

Here is an image of semi-postal stamp depicting a musician playing a Fang harp, designed by Spanish graphic artist Teodoro Miciano Becerra (1903-1974) and G. Calvo of the Fábrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre, printed by photogravure, and issued for use in Spanish Guinea on July 1, 1953 to benefit the Native Welfare Fund, Scott No. B26, SG No. 335.

- nethryk