Folklore

Especially for a great article about the artists, brothers Vasnetsov, along with a colleague from Estonia, so I prepared an envelope with a personalized postage stamps:


Viktor Vasnetsov is a famous Russian artist, author of the paintings on folklore, fairy tales and historical themes.
I would like to see how the U.S. philatelists use personal postage stamps

Some American folklore issues:


Johnny Appleseed; designed by Robert Bode, Giori press printing, issued September 24, 1966 (Scott 1317).





Davy Crockett; designed by Robert Bode, lithographed, engraved (Giori), issued August 17, 1967 (Scott 1330).





Daniel Boone; designed by Louis Macouillard, lithographed, engraved (Giori), issued September 26, 1968 (Scott 1357).





Grandma Moses; designed by Robert J. Jones, lithographed, engraved (Giori), issued May 1, 1969 (Scott 1370).





Tom Sawyer (by Norman Rockwell); designed by Bradbury Thompson, lithographed, engraved (Giori), issued October 13, 1972 (Scott 1470).





Legend of Sleepy Hollow; designed by Leonard Everett Fisher, lithographed, engraved (Giori), issued October 12, 1974 (Scott 1548).

Love that Sleepy Hollow stamp! One of the neat things about topical collections is the way they get you to look at your collection in a whole new way!

Scene from the Uzbek folk tale "Are you stupid?" Man, stork and eggs in nest, printed by lithogravure, and issued by Uzbekistan on August 24, 1995, Scott No. 76.

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Slovenia Europa 1997
Tales and legends

The Goldenhorn



http://www.posta.si/postage-stamp/4...?nodeid=1106

Aesop's Fable of "The Grasshopper and the Ant," designed by Hungarian artist Tibor Gönczi-Gebhardt (1902-1994), printed by photogravure, and issued by Hungary on March 9, 1958 as one of a set of six stamps publicizing the value of savings and insurance, Scott No. 1186, SG No. 1502.

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Here are images of the six semi-postal stamps in a Luxembourg folktales set, designed by Luxembourg schoolteacher and artist Foni (Alphonse) Tissen (1909–1975), printed by photogravure (Courvoisier S.A.), and issued by Luxembourg on December 6, 1966, Scott Nos. B252-57.

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The Veiled Matron of Wormeldange


Jekel, Warden of the Werk


The Black Man of Vianden


The Gracious Fairy of Rosport


The Friendly Shepherd of Donkolz


The Little Sisters of Troisvierges

Here are images of the three stamps in a set depicting scenes from the Japanese folk tale Hanasaka-jijii ("The Story of the Old Man Who Made Withered Trees To Flower"), printed by photogravure, and issued by Japan on November 20, 1973.

Bonus: Here is a link to this folk tale translated into English from Japanese Fairy Tales, by Yei Theodora Ozaki, New York: A. L. Burt Company, 1908. : http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/...edtrees.html

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Old man and his dog, Shiro.


Old man and his wife pounding wonderful rice mortar.


Old man sitting in a cherry tree and landlord admiring tree.

Here is an image of a stamp depicting the mythical founders of Vietnam: Hung Vuong, Au Co and their children, designed and engraved by Pierre Forget, and issued by (South) Vietnam on April 11, 1965, Scott No. 252, plus a link to a web page with more information about this legend: http://www.groseducationalmedia.ca/...ngvuong.html

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UK set of 4 folklore series from 1981

Druon Antigoon was a mythical giant who guarded a bridge on the river Scheldt in Antwerp, exacting a toll from all who wished to cross the river. For those who refused, Antigoon severed one of their hands and threw it into the river. Eventually, Antigoon was slain by a young Roman soldier named Brabo, who cut off the giant's own hand and flung it into the river. Here is an image of a semi-postal stamp depicting Brabo performing this feat, printed by photogravure, and issued by Belgium on June 25, 1944, Scott No. B386.

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Issun-boshi ("One-Inch Boy") is the subject of a fairy tale from Japan. While defending a princess from an Oni (ogre), the tiny but brave lad is swallowed alive by the monster. However, the boy defeats the Oni by pricking him from within with his needle/sword. The Oni spits out Issun-boshi and, as he runs away, drops the magical Uchide's Mallet. To reward him for his bravery, the princess uses the power of the mallet to grow Issun-boshi to full size; eventually, Issun-boshi and the princess marry. Here are images of a set of three stamps depicting key scenes from this fairy tale, printed by photogravure, and issued by Japan on June 10, 1974, Scott Nos. 1166-68.

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Issun-boshi using a bowl for a boat


Issun-boshi fighting the Oni


The princess, Issun-boshi, and Uchide's Mallet

Here are images of the two stamps in a Europa folklore set designed by Swedish graphic artist and illustrator Svenolov Ehrén (1927-2004), engraved by Majvor Franzén-Matthews, and issued by Sweden on April 28, 1981, Scott Nos. 1352 & 1353, Facit Nos. 1158 & 1159.

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Troll chasing boy on horseback


"Lady of the Woods"

Here are images of the four semi-postal stamps in a set depicting scenes from the Bavarian fairy tale "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," which was collected by the Brothers Grimm in 1812, designed by Holger Börnsen, printed by lithography, and issued by (West) Germany on October 10, 1962, Scott Nos. B384-B387, Michel Nos. 385-88.

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"Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who's the fairest of them all?"


Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs


The Poisoned Apple


The Prince Views Snow White in her Coffin

Here are images of the five stamps in a set depicting scenes from various Russian fairy tales, designed by Roman Filippovich Zhitkov (1907-1999) and E. Komarov, printed by lithography, and issued by Russia (USSR) between January 7 and April 30, 1961, Scott Nos. 2468-2472, Zagorski Nos. 2440-44.

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The Geese and the Swans


The Fox, the Hare, and the Rooster


The Little Humpbacked Horse, by Pyotr Pavlovich Yershov (1815-1869)


The Peasant and the Bear


Ruslan and Ludmila, by Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin (1799-1837)