Thematic : Umbrellas On Stamps.

Claude Monet's "Lady with a Parasol" has already been seen on the thread several times, but not this version on the background of his painting of a palace in Venice. Dominica 2001

Thailand issued a set of four stamps for the International Day of the Environment in 2008. One of them shows a group of people desperately trying to survive - the umbrella becomes useless. Maybe they are all trying to schield themselves from holes in the ozone layer?

(By the way, yesterday millions of people were trying to be environmentally serious for one hour, "Earth Hour", switch off the lights!)

No matter what the weather, Erdal will Keep your shoes shiny. The Erdal company has been making shoepolish for generations. The yellow poster stamp is a bit odd - the figure seems to have only one leg. The company logo nowadays is the crowned frog.

The artist Tan Swie Hian (1943) of Singapore must have visited the banks of the Ganges because his painting captures most of the sights in the warm evening sun. 2006

Swedish artist and illustrator of children's books Carl Olaf Petersen (1881-1939) had lots of humor in his drawings. This one is for the first of April. "Another marvelous creature of the Sea"

New Zealand issued a square sheet of stamps illustrated with many things innovated by the Kiwis. One of them features a sturdy umbrella - it looks like it has a short handle and is possibly made of really tough material. Each stamp motive extends just a bit beyond the border of the picture: "Outside the Square".

One of the new ATM stamps of Spain in 2017 showed a large umbrella decorated with numerous photographs. The issue commemorates the United Nations declaration of 2017 as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development. The green thing in the background is a surfing sail. A and A2 are for domestic letters. Photograph of Chamartin train station of Madrid where the vending machine is located.

Whatever the weather, Lebona skin cream was essential (unentbehrlich) for ladies 100+ years ago. Poster stamp in two languages; the company operated in Paris and Berlin. In more recent years it was located in East Germany - second poster stamp reads Karl-Marx Stadt (now Chemnitz again).

A teacher hurrying back to school with her pupils from the playground with its merry-go-round under a large umbrella. Part of a set featuring professions, North Korea, 1963.

The Temple of Kun Iam was commemorated in a set of four stamps in 1998. It is surrounded by the city and can be visited; visitors at the main gate and a photo of it.

Poster stamps/advertising cinderellas frequently feature cute children. One example: for the Kappus soap company of Offenbach. The company still makes fine scented soaps, since 1848.

Anansi, the spider, and his friends went to the cricket match one day and had a great afternoon. A children's stamp featuring a popular children's story. souvenir sheet 2005

One in the set of five stamps that go with the sheet above. The Anansi folktales were originally from Africa, but are now also well known in the Caribbean Islands.

Another example of cute children shown in an poster stamp/advertising cinderella. For the Schneider's Biscuit Company of Dresden. The biscuits (cookies) are very tasty.

Japan celebrated 100 years of rail service in 1972. The artist Hiroshige has been seen on many other stamps as well.