Honoring Military Service

Army squad, designed by British artist Victor Whiteley, printed by photogravure (Harrison & Sons, Ltd.), and issued by Tanzania on December 9, 1965 to honor men and women who perform national service, Scott No. 7.

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Here is an image of a semi-postal (charity) stamp depicting a French soldier from Tunisia, engraved (and probably designed) by French artist Gabriel-Antoine Barlangue (1874-1955), and issued for use in Tunisia in 1946 to benefit a welfare fund for French troops in Indo-China, Scott No. B89.

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Here is an image of a stamp depicting Nike ("Victory") holding a torch, and Greek soldiers through the ages, printed by lithography, and issued by Greece on August 29, 1959 to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the victory of the anti-Communist forces in the Greek Civil War (1946-1949), Scott No. 656.

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Alonso Jofre Tenorio (1292-1340) was a Spanish admiral killed in action while commanding the vastly outnumbered Castilian fleet against a Moroccan fleet in a sea battle in the Strait of Gibraltar. Here is an image of a stamp featuring a portrait of Admiral Tenorio, printed by photogravure, and issued for use in Ifni on July 10, 1962, Scott No. 103, plus an image of a painting depicting the April 1, 1340 sea battle.

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President's Fleet Review - Visakhapatnam - India - Honouring India's brave navy men

Peter Jansen Wessel Tordenskiold (1690-1720) was a Dano-Norwegian nobleman and a vice-admiral in the service of the Royal Dano-Norwegian Navy who was killed in a duel at the age of 30. Here are images of the two stamps in a set featuring, respectively, a portrait of Tordenskiold; and his coat of arms, designed and combined engraved by Sverre Morken (1945- ) and lithography, and issued by Norway on June 14, 1990 to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the naval hero's birth, Scott Nos. 978 & 979, Facit Nos. 1089 & 1090, plus an image of the portrait of Tordenskiold by German artist Balthasar Denner (1685-1749) which was the model for the first stamp's design.

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Here is an image of a stamp depicting a detail from a monument to the Cazadores ("Hunters") Cavalry Regiment of Alcántara (1931), created by Spanish sculptor Mariano Benlliure (1862-1947), printed by photogravure, and issued by Spain on May 19, 1984 for Armed Forces Day, Scott No. 2371, plus a photograph of the monument in Valladolid.

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Cesáreo Fernández Duro (1830-1908) was a Spanish naval captain, writer, scholar and historian. Here is an image of a stamp featuring a portrait of Fernández Duro, printed by photogravure, ad issued for use in Ifni on July 10, 1962 to benefit children's welfare funds, Scott No. 104, plus an image of the original oil painting of Captain Cesáreo Fernández Duro, at the Naval Museum of Madrid, which was the model for this stamp's design. Bonus: Nice moustache!

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Theophil Sprecher von Bernegg (1850-1927) was a Swiss politician who served as the military Chief of the General Staff from 1905 to 1919. Here is an image of a semi-postal (charity) stamp featuring a portrait of Sprecher, designed and engraved by Karl Bickel (1886-1982), and issued by Switzerland on December 1, 1950 to benefit children's welfare funds, Scott No. B196, plus an image of a photograph of Theophil Sprecher von Bernegg which was the model for this stamp's design.

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Here are images of the four engraved stamps in a set depicting historic military events during the Chinese Civil War (1927-1949), and issued by China (People's Republic) in 1957 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the People's Liberation Army, Scott Nos. 313-16. Bonuses: Cannon, Tank.

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Nanchung Uprising (1927), issued on August 10.


Mao Zedong and General Zhu De (1886-1976) meeting at Chingkanshan (1928), issued on August 30.


Crossing the Yellow River (1947), issued on August 10.


Liberation of Nanjing (1949), issued on December 30.

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Here is an image of a stamp commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Army Engineers Corps, printed by lithography, and issued by Uruguay on June 17, 1966, Scott No. 730.

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William Brown (aka in Spanish as Guillermo Brown, 1777-1857) was an Irish-born Argentine admiral whose major naval victories made him a national hero of Argentina, where he is called the "father of the Argentine Navy." Here is an image of a stamp featuring a portrait of Brown, engraved by Maria Adelma Cabrera, and issued by Argentina on November 2, 1985, Scott No. 1459, plus an image of a miniature portrait of Admiral Guillermo Brown by London artist Henry Hervè (fl. 1801-c.1817) which was surely the model for this stamp's design.

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Here is an image of a stamp depicting an 18th century 74-gun man-of-war, a period standard bearer, and the corps badge, printed by photogravure, and issued by Spain on February 25, 1987 to commemorate the 450th anniversary of the Spanish Navy Marines, Scott No. 2509. Bonus: Tall ship.

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Here is an image of a stamp featuring a portrait of Argentine economist, lawyer, politician, and Wars of Independence military leader Manuel Belgrano (1770-1820) in uniform, engraved by Maria Adelma Cabrera, and issued by Argentina on November 2, 1985, Scott No. 1462A, plus an image of a relevant detail from a portrait of Manuel Belgrano painted by French artist François Casimir Carbonnier (1787-1873) in 1815 while Belgrano was in London on a diplomatic mission.

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