Smokers On Stamps?

Kris Rascher - Agreed! Claude Andréotto is a talented stamp designer as well as being a skilled stamp engraver.

Here is an image of a stamp featuring a portrait of Javier Pereira (allegedly 1789-1956), a Zenú Indian from Colombia who was reputedly over 160 years old at the time of his death, engraved and printed by American Bank Note Company, and issued by Colombia on December 28, 1956 as one of a set of two similar stamps commemorating the "supercentenarian," Scott No. 669, plus an image of a photo of Javier Pereira, whose advice for a long life was: "Do not worry, don't drink too much coffee, smoke a good cigar."

-nethryk

"Tobacco or health, it's your choice," designed by Hatem El Mekki (1918-2003), printed by photogravure, and issued by Tunisia on April 7, 1980 to publicize the fight against cigarette smoking, Scott No. 755.

- nethryk

In fact, Javier Pereira is advicing : "Do not worry, drink too much coffee, smoke a good cigar." ;)

Collecting stamps with a quit smoking theme is a healTheir choice ... Pun intended

Rigel - Re: Javier Pereira, good catch!

King Béhanzin (1844-1906) of Dahomey (now Benin), printed by photogravure, and issued by Guinea on October 2, 1962 as one of a set of five stamps commemorating African heroes and martyrs, Scott No. 259, plus a portrait of the pipe-smoking king in 1895.

- nethryk

On April 23, 1985, the D.D.R. issued this stamp to mark the 100th birthday of Egon Kisch. The label depicts the house where Kisch was born in Prague.

From Wikipedia, "Egon Erwin Kisch (29 April 1885 - 31 March 1948) was an Austrian and Czechoslovak writer who wrote in German...From 1925 onwards Kisch was a speaker and operative of the communist international."

Here is an image of an airmail stamp depicting a cigar-smoking skeleton, and the United Nations emblem, designed after original artwork by Mexican political illustrator and engraver José Guadalupe Posada (1852-1913), printed by photogravure, and issued by Mexico on April 7, 1980 to publicize World Health Day and the fight against cigarette smoking, Scott No. C635, plus an image of an amusing calaveras (skull) broadside illustration by José Guadalupe Posada showing the skeleton of a drunken peon wearing a sombrero, serape, and sandals, and holding a bottle of an alcoholic beverage.

- nethryk

Syria
26th June 1980
World Health Day

DPRK (North Korea)
30th June 2002
16th Chinese Communist Party Conference, Beijing

Mao Zedong



designed - Zhu Zu Jin

Italy
25th September 1996
Birth Centenary of Alessandro Pertini (ex-President)

Syria
28th August 1992
Anti-smoking Campaign

Umm al Qiwain
10th March 1966
Churchill Commemoration

Republic of Cyprus
26th June 1995
Healthy Living



designed - Liza Petridou-Mala

Here are images of a couple of postal tax stamps promoting anti-smoking campaigns, and inscribed with a Red Cross, printed by lithography, and issued by Slovenia, Scott Nos. RA3 & RA6.

- nethryk

Woman's hand crushing cigarettes, issued on September 14, 1992.


Boy lighting-up, and cigarette putting out a man in ashtray, issued on September 14, 1993.

Brazil

1991

Anti drugs

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