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On May 1, 1977 Singapore issued a set of 3 Labor Day stamps. Designer W. Lee used a collage technique for the stamps' artwork. The 10c value (SG #302), shown here, depicts three workers engaged in harbor improvement work.  |
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This 68c (domestic rate) stamp of Ireland depicting rescuers hanging on a rock face with a litter was issued on June 4, 2015 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Mountain Rescue Ireland (first responders). From mountainrescue.ie, "Any request for emergency assistance in the upland and mountainous areas on the island of Ireland is met by a volunteer response from one of 11 mountain rescue teams that compose Mountain Rescue Ireland (M.R.I.)."  |
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Serbia,2007 "The watchtower",painting by Dura Jakšic (first version on page 11)  |
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Three Figures sitting on the Grass, by Andre Derain (1880 – 1954), engraved by Claude Durrens and issued by Monaco in 1980 to commemorate 57th anniversary of Fauvism:  |
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Serbia,2011 Birth centenary of artist Bora Baruh. This painting is called "Self-portrait with wife and son"  |
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Here is the 10c value (SG #966) from New Zealand's October 6, 1971 Christmas set of three. While the other two values of the set show traditional Christmas designs (Renaissance painting and stained glass window, both by a different designer), designer Enid Hunter used a modern, stylized approach in rendering "The Three Kings".  |
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Here is the domestic letter rate 20c value (SG #692) from Singapore's July 1, 1992 set of three stamps commemorating the 25th anniversary off the country's military services. Stamp depicts an infantryman, an Air Force pilot and a navy gunner.  |
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Belarus,2017 25th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Belarus and Romania "Resting in the field" : painting by Romanian artist Cornelius Baba (1906-1997)  This stamp from Romania (1983) shows the same painting  |
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On June 16, 1987 the United Kingdom issued a four-stamp set commemorating the centenary of St. John Ambulance Brigade. The stamps depict historical illustrations of the Brigade in action. The 18 p value (SG #1359), shown here, depicts Brigade members with an Ashford litter in 1887.  |
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Moldova,2020 These "December" and "Christmas" issues depict three children playing in the snow   |
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What a fun thread (and some fun stamps). Here are a few trios of music makers: 1) Three dancing drummers from Vietnam 1971.  2) Three woodwind players from the Jamaican Military Band 1977  3) Three steel drummers from the Netherlands Antilles 1972  4) Three children playing recorders, Finland, 1985  |
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