Cartoon & Comic Characters On Stamps!

Poland
Polish Film Animation
May 30, 2012
The souvenir sheet features Zajaczek Parauszek, a Polish cartoon animation series.

Luxembourg
Mil's Adventures
May 15, 2012
This stamp set shows animation by Gab Weis, a well-known Luxembourgish cartoonist.

Denmark
Cartoon Characters
October 8, 1992
3.50 kr: A Hug
3.75 kr: Love Letter
4.75 kr: Domestic Triangle
5.00 kr: The Poet and His Little Wife

Pokemon Sheetlet from Tajikistan
(one of my favourite childhood shows)



Jamie

Switzerland
International Comics Festival
May 22, 1962
50c: Cosey by Bernhard Cosendal
80c: Zep by Philippe Chappuis
90c: Aloys by Yves Robellaz

Belgium
60 Years of Gaston
January 30, 2017
Gaston is a gag-a-day comic strip created in 1957 by the Belgian cartoonist André Franquin. The stamp set features characters Aimé De Mesmaeker, Léon Agent Longtarin, Gaston Lagaffe, Mademoiselle Jeanne, and Agent Longtarin.

Japan
Osamu Tezuka
January 28, 1997
The "God of Manga" appears here with some of his most famous creations: Black Jack, Princess Sapphire (Ribbon no Kishi / Princess Knight), Jungle Emperor Leo (Kimba the White Lion), and Tetsuwan Atom (Astro Boy).

Not all cartoons are humorous, some have a serious message - political, informative and educational topics have all been dealt with using cartoons. This series from Royal Mail, G.B. tells the story of the Great Fire of London:









Issued 2nd September 2016

More cartoons from South Korea:

Park soo-dong's 'Goindol' - set in the Stone Age, deals with adult
issues. First seen in the Sunday Seoul magazine.



Bae Gum-taek's 'Youngsim-i' - deals with the life of a 13 year old
girl, first appeared in the children's comic I.Q. Jump, before being
turned into a successful animated series for children.



stamps designed by Park, Eun-kyung
Issued 4th May 2000, "Cartoons" 6th Series.

Again from the Republic of Korea (South Korea), this time the 7th Cartoons issue:

"Iljimae" by Ko Woo-young - first appeared in the Daily Sports in 1975.


"Kkeobeongi" by Kil Chang-duk - the character is a not-so-bright, yet
kind-hearted boy, first published in two children's monthlies: "Manhwawangguk"
and "Sonyeonjungang"



Stamps designed by Park, Eun-kyung
Issued 4th May 2001.

Continuing the series on the Topic of Cartoons, these stamps were issued by the Republic of Korea (South Korea) on 4th May 2002:

'Mengkkong-i Seodang Village School' by Yoon Seung-woon - the unruly class is only attentive when the kindly schoolmaster tells stories from the era of the Choseon Kingdom, first appeared as a cartoon series in the children's magazine Treasure Island.


'Wogdoggle Dugdoggle' by Hwang Mi-na - the Goh family is a boisterous, sometimes
troublesome group of six children and parents. Characters first appeared in 1992 in Renaissance.


Stamps designed by Park, Eun-kyung.

The 9th series of Cartoon characters from the Republic of Korea (South Korea) were featured in these stamps:

"The Goblin's Cap" by Shin, Moon-soo, first appeared in "Okaedongmu", a children's magazine, in 1972. The cap bestows invisibility on the wearer, leading to all sorts of jolly japes in the hands of the mischievous Hyuk.



"The Sword of Fire" by Kim, Hye-rin, first appeared in the cartoon magazine "Denggi" in 1992. It deals with feuding tribes and male/female relationships in ancient times.



Stamps designed by Park, Eun-kyung.

Japan
PHILANIPPON '11
July 28, 2011
These souvenir sheets feature some of Japan's most famous cartoon exports: Tetsuwan Atom (Astro Boy), Doraemon, Pikachu, and Hello Kitty, as well as an image from Choju-jinbutsu-giga (Animal-Person Caricatures), a set of four picture scrolls from the 12th-13th centuries.

New Zealand
Kiwis Taking on the World
November 12, 1997
The stamp set features drawings from four cartoonist:
Garrick Tremain (overseas experience), Jim Hubbard (breakfast), Eric Heath (competitiveness) and Burton Silver (nuclear-free land).

Gibraltar
EUROPA - Children's Books
May 15, 2010
Children's books by Roald Dahl (1916 - 1990), illustrated by Quentin Blake (1932 - )
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Matilda
The Twits
The BFG