Stamps On Stamps

Guernsey
1st October 2019
Philatelic Independence









Designed - Two Degrees North
Printed - Southern Colour Print

(The stamps are actually all the same size)

On May 3, 1988 Finland issued a special stamp booklet (5.00 mk. stamp + 2 labels) for the Finlandia 88 International Stamp Exhibition held in Helsinki on June 1-12, 1988. "Was sold only in booklet H11 containing an entrance ticket to the exhibition costing 25 mk at all the post offices in Finland 2nd May - 12th June 1988 (Facit)."

From the inside cover of the booklet, "Agathon Faberge was born in St. Petersburg on 6 February 1876 and died in Helsinki on 10 October 1951. He started to collect stamps in 1885, specializing in Finnish and Russian philately, in which field he did important research. He created the largest collection of Finnish stamps so far, to which the rarities here pictured belonged. The name Faberge is known by the general public because of extremely skillfully made pieces of jewelry, some of which are depicted on the cover of the booklet."

French Polynesia Philexfrance 99 souvenir sheet from 1999 (Scott #761a), depicting French Polynesia #720 from 1997:

Here is the stamp (Facit #766) Finland issued for the NORDIA 1975 Stamp Exhibition held in Helsinki from April 26 to May 5 of that year. Stamp shows the 32 penni issue of 1875.

From Facit catalog, "Sold only together with an entrance ticket costing F. Mk. 2.30 at the Exhibition."

How about postal stationery on stamps?

Serbia
8 October 2019

Issued for Stamp Day 2019, this stamp commemorates the 150th anniversary of the world's first postal cards, issued by Austria-Hungary on 1 October 1869. Versions of the card with Austrian and Hungarian coats of arms were issued simultaneously; the Hungarian version is depicted on the stamp.

First day cover

Peru
150 Years of Peruvian Stamps
March 8, 2008
The stamp set depicts the 1858 Coat of Arms stamps (one Dinero, one Peseta, and one half Peso).

These two different, special postmarks of Braunschweig, West Germany advertise the philatelic meeting and show held there in August, 1952. They also commemorate the centenary of the first Braunschweig stamp in 1852. A forgery of Braunschschweig #1 is also shown here.

In 2015 Great Britain issued this small format, self-adhesive booklet stamp (S.G. #3709) to commemorate the 175th anniversary of the Penny Black.

This stamp was issued by Luxembourg on September 23, 1991 to commemorate the country's "50th Stamp Day."

Argentina
150th Anniversary of the First Argentine postage stamp
August 19, 2006
The stamp depicts a Corrientes 1856 Ceres with pen cancellation.

Italy
First Stamps
March 31, 2001
The stamp set commemorates the 150th Anniversary of Lombardo Veneto yellow 5c, Sardinia black 5c, and Tuscany black 1q.

This first day/show cover of the 1999 IBRA International Stamp Show of Nuernberg, Germany contains the "heart piece" (stamp, Mi. 2041)) of the souvenir sheet (Mi. Block 46) issued for the Show. Stamp depicts the two most iconic stamps of the German States.

Georgia
Centenary of First Georgian Postage Stamps
May 26, 2019
The souvenir sheet shows a group of the 1919 St. George stamps.

Austria
Classic Stamps
March 7, 2020
The stamp set depicts Emperor Franz Josef I issues (1891 and 1896).

Belgium
Iconic Belgian Stamps
January 27, 2020
The stamp set depicts 1849 King Leopold I Epaulette, 1919 King Albert I, 1920 Termonde Town Hall with Inverted Center, 1920 Antwerp Olympics, 1936 King Leopold III.