Topical: The Moustache

Happy Birthday to Victor Adler (1852-1918), an Austrian politician, labor leader and founder of the Social Democratic Workers' Party (SDAP). Here is an image of a stamp designed by Adalbert Pilch (1917-2004) after a bust of Adler by Austrian sculptor Anton Hanak (1875-1934), combined engraved by Rudolf Toth (1918-2009) and photogravure, and issued by Austria on November 10, 1978, Scott No. 1094, plus a photo of Victor Adler.

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Nicaragua 2016 Death Centenary of Ruben Dario, Poet; with a very nice moustache!

Here is an image of a stamp depicting a well-armed Luka Vukalovich (1823-1873), the leader of a Serbian uprising in Herzegovina from 1852 to 1862, designed by B. Lazarevic, engraved by Velibor Cvetkovic, and issued by Yugoslavia on December 15, 1961 to commemorate the centenary of the uprising, Scott No. 623, plus an image of another portrait of Luka Vukalovich.

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Here is an image of a stamp depicting Mexican Revolutionary leader Emiliano Zapata Salazar (1879-1919), who inspired the agrarian movement called Zapatismo, designed by S. Pruneda, printed by photogravure, and issued by Mexico on January 10, 1966 as one of a set of two stamps commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Agrarian Reform Law, Scott No. 969, plus an image of a photograph of Emiliano Zapata taken in 1914. Note: "Tierra" = "Land."

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Here is an image of a stamp featuring a portrait of Marshal of the Soviet Union Semyon Mikhailovich Budyonny (1883-1973), a Russian cavalryman and Soviet General in World War II, designed by Piotr Emilyevich Bendel (1905-1989), engraved by Ivan Mikhailovich Mokrousov, and issued by Russia (USSR) on August 20, 1974, Scott No. 4205, Zagorski No. 4321, plus an image of a photograph of Marshal Semyon Budyonny which was probably the model (in mirror image) for this stamp's design. Bonus: Honoring military service.

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Here is an image of a stamp featuring a portrait of Indian independence movement leader Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948), and depicting a bunch of roses, designed and engraved by French artist Cécile Guillame (1933-2004), and issued by Mali on May 29, 1978 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Gandhi's assassination, Scott No. 307, plus an image of a photo of Mahatma Gandhi.

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Here is an image of a stamp featuring a portrait of Georgian Bolshevik Grigory Konstantinovich "Sergo" Ordzhonikidze (1886-1937), designed by A. Kotirev, engraved by Marina Silyanova, and issued by Russia (USSR) on October 18, 1986 to commemorate the revolutionary leader's birth centenary, Scott No. 5505, Zagorski No. 5706, plus an image of a photograph of moustachioed Communist comrades Anastas Mikoyan, Joseph Stalin and Sergo Ordzhonikidze (right) in 1925.

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Edwin John Tessensohn (1857-1926) a prominent civic and political leader is pictured on this 2001 commemorative stamp of Singapore.

Mozaffar-eddin Shah Qajar-may 1896-Jan 1907-

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Scott# 150, MH, CV$400.00--

Here is an image of a stamp featuring a portrait of Austrian physician and social reformer Julius Tandler (1869-1936), designed by Otto Zeiller (1913-1988), combined engraved by Wolfgang Seidel (1946- ) and photogravure, and issued by Austria on August 22, 1986 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the reformer's death, Scott No. 1358, plus an image of a photograph of Julius Tandler which was surely a model for this stamp's design.

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Here is an image of a stamp featuring a portrait of Adolf Schärf ( 1890-1965), an Austrian Socialist Party politician who served as President of Austria from 1957 until his death, and depicting the Dr. Schärf Student Center, designed by Adalbert Pilch (1917-2004), combined engraved by Georg Wimmer (1894-1975) and typography (letterpress), and issued by Austria on April 20, 1965, Scott No. 741, plus an image of a photograph of Adolf Schärf.

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Here is an image of a stamp featuring a portrait of South American revolutionary leader Simón Bolívar (1783-1830) sporting a dashing moustache, engraved by Maria Adelma Cabrera, and issued by Argentina on July 23, 1983, Scott No. 1425.

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Here is an image of a stamp featuring a portrait of Bhagat Singh (1907-1931), an Indian nationalist revolutionary hanged for the assassination of an assistant superintendent of police, printed by photogravure, and issued by India on October 19, 1968, Scott No. 473, plus an image of a photo of Bhagat Singh which may have been (in mirror image) a model for this stamp's design.

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A few pages back on this thread, Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898) was shown on a West German commemorative. So, here he is again; this time on an earlier German revenue stamp.

Dr. Jose Verocay was a Uruguayan by birth. At age 13 was sent by his parents to study in the Austrian Empire, where he became a medical doctor specializing in neuropathology. At various times in his life he lived in Austrian Europe and his native Uruguay. Unfortunately, he was under appreciated in both areas until after his death.