Firemen On Stamps

At Zazzle, no identifiable firefighter from 9/11 can appear on a personalized stamp image (copyright issues...), so this stamp shows only the back of a FDNY firefighter, next to his search and rescue dog.

Firehouse and pump engine, designed by Lazar Carmen, printed by photogravure, and issued by Romania on May 2, 1992 to commemorate the centenary of the Bucharest fire station, Scott No. 3745.

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Fireman rescuing a child, designed by Swiss poster artist Emanuel Bosshart (1913-2002), printed by photogravure (Courvoisier, S.A.), and issued by Switzerland on February 26, 1970 to commemorate the centenary of the Swiss Fireman's Association, Scott No. 511.

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Here's the latest addition (see http://www.wnsstamps.post/en/stamps/CZ005.14 ) issued by the Czech Republic to mark the 150th anniversary of the creation of Czech fire brigades designed by artist Adolf Born (1930) depicting, with his inimitable humour, St. Florian (name day May 4th), the patron saint of firemen or "pompiers" as the great French stamp designer/engraver Albert Decaris (1901 - 1988) sometimes styled himself.

URUGUAY 2012
Uruguayan Firefighters

Forest Fire Brigades, Rescue Teams, and other.

Skoda Fire Engine, designed by Czech artist František Hudecek (1909-19900, combined engraved by Josef Hercik and photogravure, and issued by Czechoslovakia on June 20, 1964 to commemorate the centenary of volunteer fire brigades in Bohemia, Scott No. 1250.

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Fireman rescuing a child from a burning building, designed by Vlasto (pseudonym of graphic artist Vladimir Stoyanov), printed by photogravure, and issued by Romania on August 25, 1980 to commemorate "Fireman's Day," Scott No. 2970.

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Firemen aiming a fire hose, designed by French artist Odette Baillais, engraved by Michel Monvoisin, and issued by France on September 18, 1982 to commemorate the centenary of the National Federation of French Firefighters, Scott No. 1841, Y&T No. 2233.

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Here is an image of a stamp honoring firemen and rescue personnel, printed by lithography, and issued by Republic of China (Taiwan) on June 15, 1988, Scott No. 2641.

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Guilherme Gomes Fernandes (1850-1902) was a commander of firefighters and rescue personnel in the city of Porto, Portugal. Here is an image of a stamp featuring a portrait of Gomes Fernandes in uniform, designed by Portuguese artist Pedro Guedes, printed by lithography, and issued by Portugal on March 28, 1953 as one of a set of two similar stamps commemorating the firefighter's birth centenary, Scott No. 779, plus an image of the portrait of Guilherme Gomes Fernandes which was a model for this stamp's design.

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Here are images of a first day cover and of a pair of ZIP+4 presort rate coil stamps depicting a fire engine of the 1900s, designed by American artist Chris Calle, engraved by Thomas R. Hipschen (vignette) and Gary J. Slaght (lettering), and issued by the USA on September 28, 1988 as one of the "Transportation" series, Scott No. 2264.

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Costa Rica 2015 150th Anniversary of the Fire Brigade.

Norway
150 Years of Firefighting and Rescue
June 3, 2011

Poland
Kongres C.T.I.F. (Comité International de Prévention et d'Extinction du Feu) - Warszawa 1957
September 11, 1957

Mexico
Firefighters Day
August 22, 2014