Traditional Costumes Worldwide

Here is an image of a stamp depicting a woman wearing the traditional Norwegian bunad costume of Setesdal, designed by Knut Løkke-Sørensen, printed by lithography, and issued by Norway on April 20, 1989, Scott No. 940, Facit No. 1057, plus a photo of a dancing couple attired in Setesdal bunad.

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Here are images of the four stamps (two of which are airmail) in a set depicting traditional Laotian female costumes, and issued by Laos on February 16, 1973, Scott Nos. 235 & 236, C101 & C102.

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Engraved by Jacky Larrivière:

Attopeu - Religious ceremony, designed by Thon Ching.


Phonsaly - Festival costume, designed by Ky Phun Chaleun.


Luand Prabang: Marriage costume, designed by Ky Phung Chaleun


Engraved by Claude Jumelet:

Vientiane - Evening wear, designed by Thon Ching.

Laplander (Sami) with a lasso, semi-postal (charity) stamp designed by Finnish artist Olavi Vepsäläinen (1927-1993), combined engraved by Stig Rönnberg and typography (Red Cross), and issued by Finland on November 24, 1960 as one of a set of three stamps benefiting the Red Cross, Scott No. B158, Facit No. 533.

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Gafsa is a city in south west Tunisia that is both a historical oasis and a center for the country's mining industry. Here is an image of a stamp depicting a woman of Gafsa, designed by Tunisian artist Hatem El Mekki, engraved by Robert Cami, and issued by Tunisia on October 24, 1959, Scott No. 345. Bonus: Camels.

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Here are images of the three stamps in a set depicting traditional women's bonnets from various Slovakian communities, designed by Slovakian artist Kamila Štanclová (1945- ), combined engraved and lithography, and issued by Slovakia on March 12, 1999, Scott Nos. 324-26.

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Cajkov, engraved by Rudolf Cigánik.


Hel'pa, engraved by Rudolf Cigánik.


Madunice, engraved by František Horniak.

Here are images of the four stamps in a traditional costumes set, designed by Czech artist Karel Svolinský (1896-1986), engraved by Jindra Schmidt, and issued by Czechoslovakia on July 25, 1955, Scott Nos. 707-10, plus images of some relevant photos of these regional costumes.

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Ocová, Slovakia bridal costume


Detva, Slovakia man


Chodsko, Bohemia man


Haná, Moravia woman

Here are images of the three semi-postal (charity) stamps in a set depicting young women wearing the traditional costumes of the Swiss Cantons of Appenzell, Valais, and Graubünden, printed by photogravure (Courvoisier, S.A.), and issued by Switzerland on December 1, 1934 to benefit children's welfare funds, Scott Nos. B69-B71.

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Here are images of the three semi-postal (charity) stamps in a set depicting mothers and children dressed in traditional costumes, printed by photogravure, and issued by Slovakia in 1943, Scott Nos. B11-B13.

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Hi, Nethryk, Are you a bit lonesome on this thread? Do you know what happened to the person who began it?
Germany issued two series of semipostal stamps in 1993 and 1994 depicting many of the traditional costumes still worn for festivities and pageants.

These are the last of the two series.

Swazi warrior, engraved and printed by Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co., Ltd., and issued for use in Swaziland on July 2, 1956, Scott No. 73a.

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Here are images of three stamps depicting people wearing traditional Greek costumes, printed by lithography, and issued by Greece on April 18, 1973, Scott Nos. 1073-75.

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Peloponnesus men's costume.


Central Greece men's costume.


Locris women's costume.