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Dominican Republic Francisco Xavier Billini December 18, 1987 The stamp commemorates Francisco Xavier Billini (1837-1896), a Dominican Catholic priest and supporter of many philanthropic works. The bronze statue, created by Ernest Guilbert, gives tribute to his creation of mental asylum, college, and House of Beneficience.  |
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Peru Saint Rosa of Lima January 10, 2018 The stamp shows marble statue Rose of Lima with an angel (1665) by Maltese Baroque sculptor Melchiorre Cafà.  |
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Greece Museums in Athens April 7, 2006 Kroisos Kouros is a marble statue from Anavissos in Attica which depicts a fallen young warrior named Kroisos. The statue is dated to ca. 530 B.C. and stands 1.95 meters high.  |
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Greece New Acropolis Museum June 21, 2010 The stamp depicts Peplos Kore, one of the most well-known examples of Archaic Greek art. The 118 cm-high marble statue was made around 530 BC and originally was colorfully painted. The statue was found in 1886 and is now in the Acropolis Museum in Athens.  |
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Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea (DPRK) (N Korea) 1st January 2002 New Year Chollima Statue  illustration from year book:  |
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The 5.60 cruzeiros value (Sc. #1487) from Brazil's 1976 "Development of Brazilian Sculpture" set of 4, features R. Bernardelli's 19th century bronze sculpture of a woman with a tambourine. The piece has a very "European" look.  |
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Paraguay 700 years of Swiss Confederation January 25, 1990 Tell Monument is a memorial to William Tell in the market place of Altdorf, Canton of Uri, Switzerland. The bronze statue by sculptor Richard Kissling was inaugurated in August 1895 at the foot of an old tower.  |
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Austria 125 years of Excavations of Ephesos April 17, 2020 The stamp depicts Artemis Ephesia, an 174.5 cm tall marble statue (125-175 AD) discovered by Austrian archaeologists in 1956 in the Prytaneion at Ephesus.  |
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Paraguay Sculptures October 16, 1967 The stamp depicts Diana of Versailles, a slightly over-lifesize marble statue of Artemis with a deer (1st-2nd century AD).  |
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Mexico Pre-Columbian Art December 26, 1977 The stamp shows a 16th-century Aztec statue of Xochipilli unearthed on the side of the volcano Popocatépetl near Tlalmanalco. The stone statue is of a single figure seated upon a temple-like base. Both the statue and the base are covered in carvings of sacred and psychoactive organisms.  |
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Mexico issued these stamps in 1965 for the upcoming 1968 19th Olympic Games in Mexico City. Scott 965 Athlete with sling, clay figure, 300-650 A.D.  Scott 966 Batter, clay figure found in Colima, period 300-650 A.D.  |
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Mexico issued these 3 airmail stamps in 1965 for the 1968 19th Olympic Games in Mexico City. Runner in Starting Position, Terra Cotta,found in Colima, 300-650 A.D. Scott C309  Chin cultic disk, ball game scoring stone with ball player in center, Mayan culture, c. 500 A.D., found in Chiapas. Scott C310  Clay sculpture of ball court, players, spectators and temple. Scott C311  |
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Statue of a mounted Prince Eugene of Savoy stands in Heroes' Square at the Imperial Palace, Vienna. Eugene was a great Austrian Field Marshall who beat the Turks in various battles and together with the Duke of Marlborough was victorious against the French at Blenheim. GERMANY Scott 505  AUSTRIA Scott 976   |
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