Famous Women On Stamps And Covers

Greece
Birth Centenary of Maria Callas
October 12, 2023
The minisheet shows portraits of Maria Callas (1923-1977), one of the greatest opera singers of the 20th century.

Spain
Famous People
June 26, 2023
The stamp honors Oliva Sabuco (1562-c.1646), a Spanish writer known for holistic medical philosophy in the late 16th to early 17th century.

Bosnia and Herzegovina (Mostar)
600th Anniversary of the Birth of Queen Katarina Kosaca Kotromanic
May 26, 2024
Queen Katarina Kosaca Kotromanic (1424-1478) was queen consort of Bosnia between 1446 and 1461. She is known for her conversion to Roman Catholicism and construction of churches in Bosnia.

USA SC#1051B 1955 50c

USA SC#977 1949 3c

USA SC#967 1948 3c

USA SC#784 1936 3c

USA SC#636 1927 4c

France
Juliette Greco
February 10, 2025
The stamp commemorates Juliette Greco (1927-2020), a famous French singer and actress.

United States
Chien-Shiung Wu
February 11, 2021
Chien-Shiung Wu (1912-1997) was a Chinese-American physicist who made significant contributions in the fields of nuclear and particle physics.

CHILE
1952
Isabella I (1451 – 1504), also called Isabella the Catholic was Queen of Castile and León from 1474 until her death in 1504. She was also Queen of Aragon from 1479 until her death as the wife of King Ferdinand II.

Isabella and Ferdinand are known for being the first monarchs to be referred to as the queen and king of Spain, respectively. Their actions included completion of the Reconquista, initiating the Spanish Inquisition and financing Christopher Columbus's 1492 voyage to the New World.

Stamp engraved by José Moreno B. (1905-1981)

Anna Alexandrovna Timofeeva-Egorova (1916 – 2009)

A postal stationery envelope was issued to commemorate her 100th birth anniversary.

A pilot in the Soviet Air Force during the Second World War. She flew a total of 277 sorties that included liaison, reconnaissance, and ground-attack missions. In late 1942, she became the first female pilot to fly the famous Sturmovik (ground attack). That plane played a major role in the ground battles of the Eastern Front. In the summer of 1944, being shot down, severely injured, and taken prisoner by the Germans. In 1965, she was awarded the title of "Hero of the Soviet Union".

Princess Carlyssa

Monaco Scott #872, issued 4/30/1973 (the 100th anniversary of her birth), featuring French author and poet Colette (born Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette, 1873-1954).

Jeana Lee Yeager (1952 - )

An American aviator co-piloted, along with Dick Rutan, the first non-stop, non-refueled flight around the world in the Rutan Voyager aircraft from December 14 to 23, 1986. The flight took 9 days and covered 40,211 km.