Mountains And Volcanos On Stamps

This February 11, 1974, 2.50 sol airmail stamp (Sc #C391) of Peru depicts Misti mountain.

From wikipedia, Misti, also known as Putina, or Guagua Putina is a stratovolcano located in southern Peru near the city of Arequipa...Misti stands at 5822 meters (19,101 ft) above sea level...Its last eruption was in 1985, 198 years after its its previous documented eruption."

These two 1949 definitive stamps of the Republic of Korea depict Mt. Kumgang, or the Diamond Mountains. The 20 won value (Sc #102) was issued on July 1, 1949, and the 400 won stamp (Sc #112) was issued on October 11, 1949.

The Diamond Mountains, in the Taebaek Mountains of the Korean Peninsula's eastern side, now lie in North Korea. From nytimes.com, "No mountain in the Taebaek range is more august than Mt. Kumgang, also called Diamond Mountains: a stunning expanse of jagged granite peaks and coursing waterfalls."

El Salvador
Volcanoes
December 17, 2019
Set of five, one stamp depicts Tecapa (elevation 1593m), a complex stratovolcano in east-central El Salvador. Its caldera was formed during the eruption nearly 10000 years ago.

Here is the 5c value from Mauritius's 1954 QEII pictorial definitive series. Rempart Mountain (elevation 777 meters/2549 ft) is depicted.

From wikipedia, "Rempart Mountain is a mountain near Tamarin in the western Mauritius district of Riviere Noire."

Here is the 50 centimes value (Sc #141) from Reunion's 1933-40 pictorial definitive series of 41 stamps. Stamp depicts Anchain Peak and the pond and village of Salazie below it. Anchain Peak is named after a legendary runaway slave of the island.

From wikipedia, "Salazie is a volcanic caldera (or cirque) and commune (administrative division) in the department and region of Reunion".

On August 14, 1995 the Republic of Korea issued this 440 won stamp (Sc #1814) to commemorate the 50th anniversary of liberation following WWII. Stamp depicts the emblem of the Committee for the 50th Anniversary, which includes a volcano.

This October 7, 1996 110 yen value (Sc #2543) of Japan is from the six-stamp set commemorating International Letter Writing Week. Stamp depicts South Wind, Clear Sky (1830-2) from Katsushika Hokusai's (1760-1849) 'Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji' series of woodblock prints.

Colombia
Galeras Flora and Fauna Sanctuary
April 15, 2019
Galeras (elevation 4276 m) is an Andean stratovolcano in the Colombian department of Nariño. It is currently the most active volcano in Colombia, with its eruptions being recorded since 1580.

Armenia
Landscapes of Armenia
September 11, 2022
Mount Aragats is a four-peaked volcano massif in the Lesser Caucasus mountain range. Its northern summit (4090 m above sea level) is the highest point of Armenia. The massif is composed mainly of basalt and andesite erupted between 2.5 and 0.9 million years ago.

Spain
Eruption of Cumbre Vieja Volcano
September 26, 2022
The stamp marks the eruption of Cumbre Vieja Volcano on the island of La Palma on September 19, 2021. The eruption has caused the evacuation of around 7000 people, and the lava flow covers over 10 square kilometers.

Indonesia
Eruption of Mount Semeru
February 28, 2022
The stamp marks the most recent eruption of Mount Semeru since January 2021. This active stratovolcano is located on the southeastern coast of Java.

The Spanish stamp commemorating the anniversary of the eruption of the Tajogaite volcano in the Cumbre Vieja range on the Island of La Palma (Canary Isles) came in a miniature sheet of six stamps.

The miniature sheet itself shows the Teneguía that erupted in 1971. This was the last volcanic eruption on the island before that of the Tajogaite depicted on the stamps.

To the right of the block of six stamps an area has been cut out of the sheet's selvedge. This area takes the shape of the island of La Palma. Teneguía is in the far south of the island. Tajogaite is a little south of the small bulge about a third up the west coast of the island and just west of the central north-south axis.



La Palma also is known as 'La Isla Bonita.'

United Arab Emirates
Jebel Jays
December 22, 2021
Jebel Jays is a mountain of the North-Western Hajar range on the UAE-Oman border. The mountain and highway to its peak is usually considered the queen stage of the entire UAE Tour Road Cycling Race.

Malaysia
Mountains of Malaysia
June 27, 2023
Crocker Mountains is located near and parallel to the western coast of Sabah. The stamp depicts Mount Kinabalu (elevation 4095 m), the highest peak of the mountain range.

Liechtenstein
Mountain Panorama
June 7, 2022
The se-tenant pair depicts Alpspitz in the middle of the Rätikon mountain range.