Furniture On Stamps As A Topical

Just to add a little levity to this particular topic, "furniture" is also used as a term to describe the wood pieces that are used to tighten chases in letterpress printing.

Jim

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A stamp calls attention to the potential danger of tipping one's chair. 1996

(Hi James, Interesting added information! K.)

Madame Manet relaxed on a lovely big sofa for a portrait by her husband Eduard Manet (1832-1883); France 1962

This old (ca. 1910) German cinderella advertises F.W. Borchardt of Berlin, who appears to have been a seller of wines. He advertises as a purveyor to the Habsburg royal family. The inscription says, "The history of the wine. The wine on the banquet table."

A beautiful side table featured on a stamp honoring the fine crafts and arts. 2017

Three-legged chairs designed by Hans Wegner superimposed on a portrait of the designer. 100 year anniversary in 2014.

A main 'character' in a Grimm's fairy tail is a small table that magically sets itself with a whole meal if called "Table set yourself". DDR 1966

Grenada

1978

Silver coronation

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One more stamp showing the throne, celebrating the 25th anniversary of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II

Austria

1992

Folklore

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The stamp depicts a typical furniture from Caríntia

1908/28 Madagascar, Transportation by Sedan Chair series.

Austria

2010

Modern design

The stamp depicts a furniture from Peter Zuchi Manufaktur

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Glad to be back here, after an absense period!

On August 24, 2007 Finland issued these two stamps. One features an empire-style, antique chair, and the other a chair of more modern design.

Austria

2005

Literature Museum

The stamp depicts a chair where the austrian writer and poet Ernst Jandl (1925-2000) was photographed in an essay in 1977 made by Cora Pongracz.

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On October 9, Finland issued a booklet of six different stamps honoring Finnish design. One of the the stamps (Facit #1452) depicts the Karuselli chair.

From the finnishdesignshop.com website, "Designed by Yrjo Kukkapuro, Karuselli is one of the most famous lounge chairs in the world. Kukkapuro began developing the fiberglass chair in the 1950's, arriving at the famous shape in 1964. The international launch of the chair took place at the Cologne Furniture Fair in 1965." The website shows that the chair can be bought today from Artek for only US$6318, plus shipping of US$735.

This Irish computer-vended stamp is one of eight designs issued on January 31, 2019 as part of the country's ninth definite series, "A History of Ireland in 100 Objects." The stamp depicts a 1926 chair designed by the Irish Modernist architect and furniture designer Eileen Gray (1878 - 1976).

From the 100objects.ie website, "An armrest was omitted in order to leave the body more freedom in movement and to allow it to bend forward or to turn to the other side.' So said Eileen Gray of what she called her 'nonconformist chair.'..The chair contains many of the notions at the heart of the Modernist movement in Europe: freedom, individuality, the belief that the form of an object should be determined by its function, the use of industrial materials like tubular steel and aluminum."