A Horse Is A Horse, Of Course, Of Course... (Part 2)

Here is an image of an engraved airmail stamp depicting Elijah's ascent to Heaven, designed by Italian painter and stamp designer Corrado Mezzana (1890-1952), and issued by Vatican City on June 22, 1938, Scott No. C3, SG No. 57.

- nethryk

Here is an image of a stamp depicting a running horse, designed after original ink on paper artwork by Chinese artist Hsu Pei-hung (1895-1953), printed by photogravure, and issued by China (People's Republic) on May 5, 1978, Scott No. 1396.

- nethryk

OK, this one is a stretch but I share it just because it's the only one I've ever seen.

In my state revenue collection, I set aside a large amount of rubber cancels, perfins, punch cancels, etc.

This is the only horse punch cancel I've ever seen - It's always been one of my favorites





Kurt

klange - Your stamp reminded me of a scene in Mel Brooks's 1974 comedy, "Blazing Saddles."

Horse race, designed and engraved by Albert Decaris, and issued by Senegal on September 30, 1961, Scott No. 204, SG No. 233.

- nethryk

I'll never be able to look at that "horse punch cancel" the same way, now!

klange - I guess that's just what happens when cowpunchers go bad.

Przewalski's horse (Equus przewalskii) is a rare and endangered subspecies of wild horse native to the steppes of central Asia. Here is an image of a booklet stamp depicting the heads of a pair of Przewalski's horses, designed and engraved by Lars Sjööblom after a photograph by C. Larsson, and issued by Sweden on February 28, 1997, Scott No. 2220, Facit No. 2006.

- nethryk

Race horse, semi-postal stamp designed and engraved by Hans Ranzoni, Jr., and issued by Germany on August 14, 1943 to publicize the Grand Prize of the Freudenau, the Vienna race track, Scott No. B245, Michel No. 858.

- nethryk

Very nice stamps!

My little girl collects stamps, cover, and postcards with horses.

If anyone has any spares of this topic, let me know. She loves it
when I pick up horse stamps for her. She doesn't have any sort of
album, but rather arranges them in picture frames for display.

Horses, designed and engraved by Sverre Morken after photos by Icelandic photographer Ragnar Axelsson (1958- ), and issued as a set by Faroe Islands on June 7, 1993, Scott Nos. 254 & 255, Facit Nos. 250 & 251.

- nethryk

Those last two are quite something when blown up like that!

This tattered old Polish horse and rider (SC147 1919) was part of the small collection of stamps my Dad kept, that were part of the reason I got started in all this.



That's why I excuse its less than pristine condition.

On a new bent, a Waltzing Matilda group sent to me by a SCF member (Mr. Huckles, I believe).



Horses in the middle.

Here is an image of a stamp depicting Pottoka, aka Basque ponies, designed and engraved by Pierre Forget, and issued by Monaco on May 4, 1970 as one of a set of six stamps commemorating the 20th anniversary of the International Federation of Animal Protection, Scott No. 761.

- nethryk

Here is an image of a stamp depicting the Co-operative Society in Þingeyjarsýsla's first house in Húsavík, designed by Icelandic graphic artist Þröstur Magnússon, engraved by Michel Monvoisin, and issued by Iceland on June 3, 1982 to commemorate the centenary of the society, Scott No. 559, Facit No. 620.

- nethryk