Arrows On Stamps And Philatelic Materials

Double direction arrows for communications - nice and straight.

Italy
29 May 1982 / Italian Work for the World, Radio communication across Red Sea / design: Maria Codoni

Dual arrows and double directions... all commemorating journalists, with the type of media they used - printed journals, radio and TV.

Brazil
1974 / design: Aluisio Carvao
top: Bicentenary of Hipólito da Costa (1774 – 1823)
middle: tribute to Edgar Roquette-Pinto (1884 – 1954)
bottom: tribute to Assis Chateaubriand (1892 – 1968)

I am glad you enjoyed my Piece Arrow transportation posting, tomonakaazu. Now here another posting with arrows on transportation:

Bi-color die proof essay as intended to be issued in 1898--



As issued in 1898 (Scott # 287 4 cent Trans-Mississippi) --



As issued in 1898, Plate Block of 4 with foreign matter printing flaw on lower right stamp --



Close up of flaw at the "c" in cents --



Pane of 287 showing arrow(s) in selvage of issue --



1998 reissue in original bi-color colors as part of Scott # 3209 mini sheet --



1998 reissue as Scott 3209c, perfect J100 --

Thank you Parcelpostguy, for more arrows, print marks in margins and bisons! I learnt about Bisons, as well as the painter of the original image on this stamp - adventurer/artist George Catlin, who devoted his life to introduce native American's lives and culture to the Western world. Amazing! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Catlin

And here, above post counted 120 images/items since this thread has opened (only 6 weeks ago - thank you everyone!) - I am sharing the list of images/items in 6 sheets, the location page is on top of each sheet.

After viewing these, you may find more stamps with arrows I believe... please do post and share!

Connection of Bison (their related species, yak) and arrows (tiny ones under post-horn), in amicable way. Not very fast service they might offer - well, getting faster when method is changed.

Mongolia
5 Jun3 1961 / 40th Anniversary of independence, Mongolian Postal Service / design: Baldandorj Damba and Erentsen

Arrows are a little more prominent on airmail stamps. And Mongolian horses must be really fast!

Mongolia
5 Jun3 1961 / 40th Anniversary of independence, Mongolian Postal Service / design: Baldandorj Damba and Erentsen

St Sebastian was a 3rd Century martyr who was shot full of
arrows as punishment for his Christian beliefs.
Miraculously, the arrows did not kill him.

This 1969 Austrian stamp portrays St Sebastian on a statue
in St. Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna
Designer : Adalbert Pilch
Engraver : Rudolf Toth

Austria
Scott 835

Lots of arrows on this Norwegian stamp from 1983.
World Communications Year.

Norway
Scott 825-826

Austria 1973 EUROPA and CEPT issue
European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations

Scott 944

This Canadian stamp from the 1972 Plains Indians set was also
based on a print by George Catlin.
Stamp was printed via offset/litho and there is obviously no comparison to
the engraved US one.

Canada Scott 562

Wow! more arrows from different directions. That Austrian intaglio from 1969 is a piece of art - thank you for the high res scanned image, lithograving. And the Canadian one with George Catlin print - that direction of the motives was original and the US adaptation mirrored it somehow.

Here are well known Europa whirlpool arrows, the Spanish one is shared on page 1, also similar to the above Norway from 1983.

Netherlands
1 May & 2 June 1973 / Europa C.E.P.T post-horn / design: Leif Frimann Anisdahl




Have a happy new year everyone!

Archery is the national sport of Bhutan, and bows and arrows are a frequent topic in its stamps. When I get a chance I will scan a few.

I am looking forward to see your Bhutan collection, Greaden!

Here is two allows in each stamp, from South East Asia. Optimistic colours plus going-up arrows.

Indonesia
1 August 1970 / Asian Productivity Year / design: Soeripto

Archery as Bhutan's national sport:



The two horizontal stamps are from Bhutan's first pictorial set in 1962. The other, more recent stamps show the more modern bows that are now standard in competitions.

Thank you, Greaden - my favourite is 2 stamps from 1962. Another country shows Archery as a popular sport;

Mongolia
2 December 1966 / Children's Day
30 November 1984 / Children's Year / design: Dorge