Thematic : Umbrellas On Stamps.

Another protective umbrella, this one on a Greek stamp calling attention to protecting oneself against AIDS. The first of December is World Aids Day, this year for the 30th time. A gathering of people with red umbrellas arranged in the shape of the AIDS ribbon.

Non Philatelic
Lismore NSW Australia, 2018 Umbrella Christmas Tree

A colorful souvenir sheet celebrating all the beautiful things you can see in Vibrant India, 2016. A photograph of festive Kerala snake boats.

A large ceremonial umbrella is being carried for a person of high status at the Boun That Luang Festival in Vientiane; most umbrellas nowadays aren't quite as ornate, but the festival is still celebrated. Note golden pagoda in the background of the airmail stamp; 1972.

"Cao Chong Weighs an Elephant" is the story of a very clever youngster who shows the officials how to weigh the huge elephant given to the ruler of the province. He had the elephant climb into a boat (right stamp) and then marked the water level. Replacing the elephant with rocks (left stamp) until the same level was reached, made it possible to calculate the elephant's weight. The hanging umbrella shows which of the dignitaries is the ruler.

Another Anton Pieck (1895-1987) painting, full of wonderful detail - an elderly couple doing their Christmas shopping in poor weather. stamp of 2012

Sozialhilfe Krautheim/Jagst – Pfennighilfe. The charitable organization of Krautheim was founded in 1955 for helping those handicapped by polio, or other disabilities. Pennies were collected and the cinderellas could be placed next to the postage stamp.

Have not bumped into those for quite a while, Kris.

Symbolic protective umbrellas have turned up frequently on the thread. This one on an airmail stamp of Togo, 1987, represents the protection a vaccination against tuberculosis can give.

Hi Rod, Is that a page from an exhibit of yours? K.

175 years of rail services in Germany were celebrated in 2010. The first locomotive "Adler" (Eagle) was built in England and traveled the stretch of tracks between Nürnberg and Fürth. Regular operations were begun on the 8th of December, 1835.

Kris, Just an album page in my Album #6 of Germany (Back of book issues)

France issued a set of 8 stamps honoring the members and work of the Red Cross and Red Crescent in 2015. An elderly couple huddling under their umbrella is rescued during flooding, and their pet is rescued as well. Southern France had severe flooding this summer.

Micronesia issued a commemorative sheet honoring Hiroshige, the famous Japanese painter. "Snow on the Sumida River" Umbrellas are very helpful even in snowy weather; they can't have been made of paper, or maybe they were made of some kind of waxed or oiled material. Two hundredth birthyear of the artist, 1997.

The grand hotel of Opatiji in Croatia celebrated its 170th anniversary in 2014. An old photograph fades into a new one showing that it's still there. tourism stamp of 2014.