Herd Of Cattle? Bulls, Cows And Calves On Stamps

Here is a 98 santims, January 11, 2013 stamp issued by Latvia as part of its Municipal Coats of Arms series. Stamp depicts the arms of Varkavas Novads (pop. 1793) in the southeastern part of the country.

On October 10, 1977 Ireland issued a set of three 'golden (50th) anniversary" stamps. The 12 p value (Hib #C245) of this set, shown here, commemorates the founding of the Agricultural Credit Corporation.

From wikipedia, "The Agricultural Credit Corporation was founded in September 1927 and was one of the first creations of the Irish Free State."

Through three definitive series from 1968-82, Ireland used Celtic animal images as the basic designs, done by Heinrich Gerl. One of the higher value images is a winged ox. Shown here is the 10 p value (Hib #D66) from the 1971-4 series in decimal currency, printed on watermarked paper.

The winged ox image was probably first used by the ancient Assyrians. The second image shows a 13th century Christian ivory plaque. To Christ's right are the apostles John (top) and Luke (bottom. Luke is associated with the ox, and John with the eagle. Coincidentally, the Celtic eagle is the image used on the highest value of the Irish definitives discussed here.

Two oxen pull a large Christmas tree through the snow on this U.S. Christmas/anti-tuberculosis seal of 1947.

Interestingly, the seal saves as a letter seal on a 1947 cover from Dresden (Soviet Zone), Germany to Detroit, Michigan, USA..

Perhaps the Christmas seals were earlier sent from Detroit to Dresden. Using a letter seal such as this one would alert the person/relative that they have received a charitable gift from them. Where the correspondence remains, most of my covers from this period deal with needed materials being sent to Germany from the U.S.A.

Does this count?

Lol.

Jim

One herd of 1913 Scott US Q-10 coming up:

Small die essay, barn too close


Lage die essay, barn too close


Compared to as issued


Large die proof, barn just right


Top, side and bottom plate inscriptions




Precancel stampede


Migrating to England

Scott US RS252c:

Guatemala:

A 1953 Specimen--


An issued C194--

Here is the 4 d value (SG #619) from New Zealand's 1940 Centenary of the Proclamation of British Sovereignty set of 13 stamps.

The cancel is MT. ALBERT, a suburb of Auckland.

On September 7, 1941 the German occupiers of western Czechoslovakia (Bohemia and Moravia) issued a set of four stamps to commemorate the Prague Fair. The two lower values of this set (Mi #s 75-6) depict a farmer and an oxen-driven hay wagon.

Two stamps from New Zealand's 1968-9 "Exports" series feature cattle. The 20c value (SG #876) shows a consignment of beef and a grazing herd of cattle, while the 25c stamp (SG #877) depicts dairy cows near Mt. Egmont and a butter consignment.

Here is the 5 (pf) value (Mi #628) from the DDR's June 4, 1958 set of 3 stamps commemorating the 6th Agricultural Exhibition in Markkleeburg. A prize-winning dairy cow is depicted.

This February 28, 1955 17 dinar definitive stamp (Mi #760, Sc #384a) of Yugoslavia depicts a farm woman with a bull, a horse and a ram.

Here is the 6.50 escudos value (Sc #1473) from Portugal's September 15, 1979 "Brasiliana '79 Philatelic Exhibition" set of six stamps. Stamp depicts an oxen-driven wine cart.

On November 18, 1969 New Zealand issued a two-stamp set commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Council of Organizations for Relief Services Overseas (CORSO). The 8c value (SG #912) of the set, shown here, depicts a mother feeding her child with a backdrop of a herd of dairy cows.