Mountains And Volcanos On Stamps

Ecuador
UPAEP - Tourism
December 27, 2017
Set of five, one stamp depicts Chimborazo, an inactive stratovolcano in the Cordillera Occidental range of the Andes. With a peak elevation of 6,263 m, Chimborazo is the highest mountain in Ecuador.

Nicaragua's Momotombo and San Miguel volcanoes have appeared previously on this thread. Here is San Cristobal. According to Wikipedia, "Volcan San Cristobal is the highest volcano in Nicaragua at 1745 meters (5725 ft.)." It remains quite active, erupting again in 2018.

Here is an image of a stamp depicting the landmark Qiloane Hill, engraved and printed by Thomas De La Rue & Co., Ltd., and issued for use in Basutoland (now Lesotho) on October 18, 1954, Scott No. 46, plus a photo.

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Here is an image of a stamp depicting Ras Dejen (aka Ras Dashan Ge'ez), the highest mountain in Ethiopia and tenth highest mountain of Africa, engraved and printed by Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co., and issued by Ethiopia in 1947, Scott No. 296, plus a photo of the mountain.

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Ferdinand Hodler (1853-1918) was a Swiss artist known for his beautiful paintings of alpine landscapes. His painting of the Niessen mountain and the Stockhorn range at Lake Thun commemorates 100 years after his death (stamp issued last week).

The beautiful alpine landscape shown in the new mini-sheet of Switzerland is the Alpstein region in the Appenzeller Alps. Note the steep incline of the rock formations. 2018

Issued 1900. Nicaragua Scott 124.

Volcano, locomotive, and lake steamer.

Various denominations of the 1900 issue were later overprinted with new denominations.

This is Scott 146.

Two-centavo vermilion stamps overprinted with centavo abbreviated and with year date 1901 1902 or 1904 were printed in Managua to fulfill a dealer order because the stamps ordered were depleted.

Inverted and double and probably triple overprints exist.

Cancels or postmarks on these stamps are false.

The 1862 5-centavo stamp of Nicaragua pictures a stylized design of volcanos of the Maribios chain.

They are Volcan San Cristóbal 1745 meters, Volcan Pilas 983 meters, Volcan Telica 1060 meters, Volcan Cerro Negro 450 meters, and Volcan Momotombo 1258 meters.

This plate proof corner block of the 5-centavo black stamp was struck in green in 1924 to check the condition of the plate.

The 1882 Universal Postal Union definitive issue of Nicaragua pictures the country coat of arms.

The triangular coat of arms includes a stylized rendering of the Maribios chain of volcanos.

The 1891 Seebeck issue of Nicaragua pictures a goddess of plenty resting her left hand on the country coat of arms.

The coat of arms pictures a stylized design of the Maribios chain of volcanos.

Greenland's set of 4 "landscapes" computer-vended stamps from 2016

New Zealand the Sterling values of this stamp - Tongariri National Park - have been posted before. For completeness, here is the corresponding 30c decimal value, issued on 10 July 1967.



And, for good measure, here is another NZ volcano - This time Mt Egmont in Egmont National park, issued 1 December 1971. As for the stated value, I only wish!

Mt. Taranaki appears again in a stylized version (see post just above) on this vanity stamp of Taranaki Medlab using private courier DX Mail of New Zealand. According to its website, "Taranaki Medlab is a privately owned and IANZ accredited Medical Laboratory offering a full range of community pathology services to the Taranaki region." There are 3 locations.

Mt. Taranaki in Egmont National Park has been called, "New Zealand's most perfectly formed volcano."