Pens, Pencils, Brushes And Other Devices To Write Or Drawn

Here is Czechoslovakia's January 8, 1990 stamp (Sc #2770) commemorating the UN's "1990 International Literacy Year."

On October 14, 1978 Belgium issued this 4.50 franc stamp to publicize "youth Philately." A young person is shown using a pencil to design an album page.

A quill pen is shown on this 1.70 mk 1990, discount Christmas stamp (Facit #1125) of Finland. This reduced rate stamp was intended "for use on Christmas cards mailed between 1st and 14th December, 1990" (Facit). A 2.00 mk Christmas stamp of different design was issued for cards mailed from December 15.

On May 26, 1984 Belgium issued this stamp (Sc #1172) publicizing the 2nd European Parliamentary elections held in June of that year.

This 1991, 2 naira stamp of Nigeria shows two students at microscopes. One of them is taking notes with a pen, or pencil.

This Finnish cinderella promotes Nordic Study Days, which appears to have been a conference, or exhibition held in Helsinki on July 13-17, 1952.

Shown below is from 1935 France: Yvert 303/Scott 301 showing Benjamin Delessert holding a quill (tip of which is out of view) and sheet of paper.
He's honored here for starting the savings bank movement in France, specifically a cooperative the Caisse d'Epargne which is still in operation. He was a scientist as well, who amassed a 30,000 bolume botany library and who developed industrial scale production of sugar from sugar beets.

Also from France, 1988 Yvert 2514/Sc. 2099
From a communications issue of 12, this one is a cartoon by Bilal.
Nice substantial-looking fountain pen in hand.

These two stamps (Spain 1978) depicts paintbrush and palette of Tiziano (1477-1576) and Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640).

Here is Canada's October 7, 1998 stamp (Sc #1761) commemorating the 50th anniversary of The Declaration of Human Rights. Canadian legal scholar John Peters Humphrey (1905 - 1995), who wrote the first draft of the document, is shown.

Iceland
Millennium
April 27, 2000
Set of two, one stamp depicts silhouette of a quill pen.

Here is Y&T 2173 / Sc. 1780 from France in 1981 noting the International Year of Disabled Persons. The gentleman in the wheelchair is a draftsman wielding a pencil.

Japan
Traditional Japanese Craft IV
November 5, 2015
Set of ten, one stamp depicts Kumano Brush from Hiroshima Prefecture.

Vietnamese calligraphy, issued by the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) on May 5, 1972:

Lithuania
EUROPA – Poster Art
April 19, 2003
The design shows an artist with colored pencils.