Anyone Collect Fishing On Stamps?

Net fishermen, Anzoátegui State, printed by lithography, and issued by Venezuela on October 22, 1964, Scott No. 863.

- nethryk

Newfoundland has a number of beautifully engraved fishing related stamps. I also love Michigan Trout stamps. Any of these can be easily found on ebay for little $$.

Sport fishing in Baja California, airmail stamp designed by A. Rojas, printed by photogravure, and issued by Mexico on March 16, 1973 as one of a set of 12 stamps promoting tourism, Scott No. C358.

- nethryk

This stamp was issued by Poland April 26th 1979 for Polish angling, centenary and protection of the environment. The Scott# is 2331:

Below is a stamp I acquired from Iceland. Unfortunately I do not have a current Scott catalog so I can only say it is from 2005:

Here are images of a the two stamps and a label in a strip publicizing fisheries management and the National Museum of Natural History, Paris, designed and engraved by André Lavergne (1946- ), and issued for use in French Southern and Antarctic Territories on January 2, 1998, Scott Nos. 237a, 236 & 237.

- nethryk



Fishing boats


Examining fish for research

Underwater spear-fishing, airmail stamp designed and engraved by Jacques Combet, and issued for use in Comoro Islands on July 5, 1972, Scott No. C44.

- nethryk

there are usa fly fishing stamps and I saw at local thrift shop watercolor paintings with lures on stamps from some conservation type thing like duck stamps but for fishing. the palau stamp sheet posted earlier I also have and posted to ebay it was signed by the artist that designed the stamps.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/23120272929....m1560.l2649

Boy Scouts fishing in a canoe, the African Scout Emblem, and the BIG one that got away , airmail stamp designed and engraved by Michel Monvoisin, and issued by Malagasy on February 14, 1974, Scott No. C123.

- nethryk

BradS

Your stamp is from a set of two and is Scott #1052.

Chimo

Bujutsu

The Argungu Fishing Festival is an annual four-day festival in the north-western Nigerian state of Kebbi. Here is an image of a stamp depicting fishermen, designed by Nigerian artist Erhabor Emokpae (1934-1984), printed by lithography (N.S.P. & M. Co Ltd.), and issued by Nigeria in 1973 to publicize this traditional festival, Scott No. 303, plus a YouTube link to a short video about the March, 2009 festival: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PApRcHqXJO4

- nethryk

Thailand Scott# 1047 United Nations Day 10/24/83:

Are you expecting fish stamps from Cuba and live in the Netherlands?

I have returned from Cuba and was given a book of fish stamps by somebody to hand over to somebody in the Netherlands. Unfortunately the address was lost. Are you that person ?

I will need to know from you, how much you paid, to whom, when and where to verify that you are the intended recipient so no guessing.

Here are images of the four airmail stamps in a set depicting various fishing subjects, designed and engraved (except as noted) by Pierre Béquet, and issued by Cameroun on May 14, 1971, Scott Nos. C167-C170.

- nethryk

The Digi, a fishing trawler, engraved by Jean Miermont


Net fishermen, North Cameroun


Fishing harbor, Port of Douala


Shrimp boats, Port of Douala

Singapore 2014 P for park connectors - fishing at lower right corner of stamp.