Statues On Stamps

This 3 centesimo stamp (Sc #397) from Panama's December 4, 1954 set of 3 commemorating the centenary of the death of Gen. Tomas Herrera, depicts his equestrian statue in Panama City.

From wikipedia, "Tomas Jose Ramon del Carmen de Herrera y Perez Davila (1804-1854) was a Neogranadine (Colombian) statesman and general who in 1840 became the Head of the State of the Isthmus, a short-lived independent state which is located in what is now Panama...The State of the Isthmus lasted only 13 months. An agreement to which Herrera opposed recommended the union between Panama and Colombia, which lasted until 1903."

Colombia
Archaeological Discoveries
May 12, 1981
The stamp shows a stone statue of an eagle holding a serpent with the beak and the claws. It is located inside the San Agustin Archaeological Park which contains the largest collection of religious monuments and megalithic sculptures in Latin America.

Here is the 20c value (Sc #257) from Mauritius's QEII 1953-61 pictorial definitive series. Stamp depicts statue of Mahe La Bourdannais (1699-1753) in Port Louis. Bourdannais was a French banal officer and administrator in the French East India Company. From 1735-40 he was governor of Isle de France (Mauritius).

On April 11, 2009 Lithuania issued this 2.15 litas stamp (Sc #891) which publicizes Vilnius's recognition as an "European Capital of Culture". Stamp depicts the monument to Grand Duke Gediminas (1275 - 1341) in Vilnius.

From wikipedia, "Seen as one of the most significant individuals in early Lithuanian history, he was responsible for both building Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, and establishing a dynasty that later came to rule other European countries such as Poland, Hungary and Bohemia."

Belarus
Simon Budny
December 31, 1993
The statue honors Symon Budny (1533-1593), a Polish-Belarusian philosopher, sociologist and historian who promoted the development of Belarusian culture in the Belarusian language.

This 1 DM stamp (Mi #40) of Berlin depicts the statue of Heinrich von Stephan in the Postal Museum Berlin. It is one of a set of seven values, all depicting the statue, issued on April 9, 1949 to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the UPU.

From wikipedia, "Ernest Heinrich Wilhelm von Stephan (1831-1897) was a general post director for the German Empire who reorganized the German postal system. He was integral in the founding of the Universal Postal Union in 1874, and in 1877 introduced the telephone to Germany."

A photographic image of the head and a portion of the shoulders of the seated Abraham Lincoln statue at the Lincoln Memorial provided the artwork for this February 12, 2014, 21c definite stamp (Sc #4860) of the USA. The statue is sculpted in Georgia marble and weighs 170 tons.

From wikipedia, Abraham Lincoln (1920) is a colossal seated figure of the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) sculpted by Daniel Chester French (1850-1931) and carved by the Picirilli brothers. It is in the Lincoln Memorial (constructed 1914-1922), on the National Mall, Washington, D.C., United States, and unveiled in 1922."

On November 17, the USA issued this 10c definitive stamp (Sc #1592) on the subject of "People's Right to Petition for Redress." Stamp depict's James Earle Fraser's (1876-1953) The Contemplation of Justice which sits at the entrance of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C.

Fraser designed some iconic 20th century U.S. pieces, such as the Indian head/buffalo nickel.

Here is the 5c value from the USA's April 4, 1925 set of three stamps commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Lexington-Concord. The stamp depicts Daniel Chester French's (1850-1931) The Minute Man. French's Abraham Lincoln statue from the Lincoln Memorial is shown on the previous page of this thread.

From wikipedia, "The Minute Man is an 1874 sculpture by Daniel Chester French located in Minute Man Historical Parkin Concord, Massachusetts. It was created between 1871 and 1874 after extensive research, and originally intended to be made of stone. The medium was switched to bronze and it was cast from ten Civil War-era cannons appropriated by Congress."

Two of the values of the USA's Americana definitive series depict details of the iconic Statue of Liberty. The 12c stamp (Sc #1594) was issued on April 8, 1981 and gives a view of the torch in its present, updated form. The 16c value (Sc #1599) shows Liberty's face, in a vague fashion lacking any details. It was issued on March 31, 1978.

Regarding the torch, nps.gov says, "The Statue's current replacement torch added in 1986, is a copper flame covered in 24k gold. It is reflective of the sun's rays in daylight and lighted by 16 floodlights at night."

The previous torch (1916) was a network of glass and copper bands which leaked and caused damage to Liberty's arm.

On December 17, 1981 the USA issued a 20c "Flag Over the Supreme Court" definitive stamp Sc #s 1894-6) in three formats: sheet, coil and booklet. Shown here is the coil format stamp, imperforate variety (Sc #1895d). Sculptor James Earle Fraser's The Contemplation of Justice on the the west of the Supreme Court building, is depicted on this stamp.

This 25 pf + 25 pf semi=postal stamp (Mi #219) of Danzig is from a set of three stamps issued on July 7, 1929 for the International Stamp Exhibition. Stamps were designed and engraved at the Government Printing Office in Berlin. They depict the iconic Neptune's Fountain in Gdansk/Danzig. The fountain is an early 17th century mannerist-rococo style bronze casting. The modeling was done by Flemish sculptor Peter Husen.

From wikipedia, "In 1927 the fountain was renovated...The fountain was damaged during World War II, and moved to German-occupied Parchowo. After World War II the fountain was renovated between 1950 and 1954 and put back to operation one July 22, 1957."

On July 16, 1941 Bolivia issued a set of four stamps to honor Pedro Domingo Murillo (1757-1810). The 10 c value of the set, shown here, depicts the Murillo monument in La Paz.

From wikipedia, "(Murillo) was a patriot of Upper Peru (Spanish territory of the future Bolivia) who played a key role in Bolivia's independence."

Color pic (wikipedia) shows a reverse view of the monument.

The Lady of Elche is a limestone bust that was discovered in 1897, at La Alcudia, an archaeological site south of Elche, Spain. It is currently exhibited in the National Archaeological Museum of Spain in Madrid:

Spain, 1969:

Here is the 3.70 kroner value (Facit #1301) from Norway's June 6, 1997 set of two stamps commemorating the millenary/thousandth anniversary of the city of Trondheim. Stamp depicts a graphic, bird's-eye view of modern Trondheim. The statue of "The Last Viking" (1921) on its obelisk-like base dominates the design.

From wikipedia, "Sculpted by sculptor Wilhelm Rasmussen, it honors Olav Tryggvason who was the city's founder."