Children On Stamps

Suriname
Youth Center of the Moravian Church
November 1, 1954
The semipostal stamp set shows children of all colors, with the woods and the church as background.
(designer: Nola Hatterman)

Finland
40 Years of Day-Nurseries
October 10, 1988
Children and a teacher in the classroom

Romania
Romanian Children
August 25, 1962
Child with butterfly
Girl feeds a pigeon
Boy with model sailing boat
Children doing homework
Children playing music
Young pioneers in a camp
(designed by H.Meschendorfer)

Boys doing farm work, a postal tax stamp printed by lithography, and issued by Panama in 1958 to benefit the Institute for the Rehabilitation of Minors, Scott No. RA36. Bonuses: Cattle, tree, flag.

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Here are images of the two similar stamps in a set depicting a praying child and a version of the coat of arms of Catalonia (but what does the A S stand for?), printed by photogravure, and issued for use in Rio Muni on July 12, 1963 to benefit Barcelona flood relief, Scott Nos. 27 & 28.

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Here is an image of an airmail stamp depicting the infant Jesus, designed after a detail from a painting entitled "Virgin of the Rocks" (c. 1483–1486) by Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci, printed by photogravure, and issued by Argentina on September 29, 1956 to express the gratitude of the children of Argentina to the people of the world for their help against poliomyelitis, Scott No. C62, plus an image of the relevant detail from the original work of art in the Louvre Museum, Paris.

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"Peace on Earth: Christian Solidarity," Children and globe, designed by Oscar Hector Bonnevalle (1920-1993), printed by photogravure, and issued by Belgium on February 12, 1966 as one of a set of three stamps commemorating the 75th anniversary of Rerum novarum or "Rights and Duties of Capital and Labor," an encyclical issued by Pope Leo XIII on May 15, 1891, Scott No. 660.

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Here is an image of a semi-postal (charity) stamp depicting a child and a cross, designed by German artist Fritz Ludwig Schmidt (1922-2008), engraved by French artist Jules Piel (!882-1978), and issued for use in Saar to benefit the Red Cross, Scott No. B100, Michel No. 350.

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Child, globe and olive branch, designed by Yuri Nikoláyevich Artsimenev (1937- ), engraved by Yurii Ermakov, and issued by Russia (USSR) on September 5, 1984 as one of a set of four stamps promoting environmental protection, Arctic development and world peace, Scott No. 5288, Zagorski No. 5482.

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Here is an image of a stamp depicting Johann Hinrich Wichern (1808-1881), missionary and founder of the Rauhe Haus orphanage in Hamburg, with a group of children, and the original orphanage building, designed by Holger Börnsen (1931- ), printed by lithography, and issued by Germany on August 11, 1983 to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Das Rauhe Haus, Scott No. 1403, Michel No. 1186.

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Children bearing gifts, and IYC emblem, printed by lithography, and issued by Malagasy on June 1, 1979 to publicize the International Year of the Child, Scott No. 593. Bonuses: Books, cogwheel, fruit.

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Two children greeting the sun, designed by French artist Huguette Sainson (1929-2011), printed by lithography (Cartor), and issued by Cameroun on August 15, 1979 to publicize the International Year of the Child, Scott No. 653.

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"International Youth Year," engraved by Julián González de la Lastra (1954- ), and issued by Spain on April 17, 1985, Scott No. 2407, Edifil No. 2787.

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From Lebanon, Mother and Child Days:



designed - Paul Koroleff
Printed - Imp. Catholique
issued - August 1960

From Lebanon, Schoolchildren's Day:





designed - Shammout
printed - Imp. Cortbawi, Aley
issued - 1 October 1962