Show Your Stamps With Maps On Them

Map of Haiti, hydroelectric dam and generator, printed by lithography, and issued by Haiti in 1970, Scott No. 637.

- nethryk

Mexico produced some very beautiful square format stamps in the 1940s. Don't know who the designer was (they all seem to have the same signature), but they were very modern and artistic ala Diego Riviera.
Here are two which have globes.



The top commemorates the Iner-American Conference of 1945 held at Chapultepec, the bottom the United Nations.

jamesw - Here's some information about the designer of your Mexico stamps, courtesy of Wikipedia: "Francisco Eppens Helguera or Francisco Eppens (February 1, 1913-September 6, 1990) was a Mexican artist known for his paintings, murals and sculptures of images and scenes distinctly Mexican. He also achieved international fame for his award winning modern designs for Mexican postage and revenue stamps (1935–1953) and for his 1968 redesign of the Mexican coat of arms, still used today on Mexican government documents, coins and the national flag." A highly collectible artist, in my opinion. - nethryk

Many thanks nethryk. I think he's my new favourite!

jamesw - De nada.

Here is an image of a stamp depicting a map of Cuba showing mail routes in 1756, combined engraved and typography (map and background) by Cia. P. Fernandez, S.A., Havana, and issued by Cuba on April 24, 1958 to publicize the National Philatelic Exposition and Stamp Day, Scott No. 593.

- nethryk

let's see map stamps issue by South Africa

best4gary - Nice ones. Welcome to SCF!

Map of Sri Lanka, peace dove, and portrait (inset) of Mrs. Sirimavo Bandaranaike (1916-2000), politician and, as Prime Minister (elected July 20, 1960), the modern world's first female head of government, printed by lithography, and issued by Sri Lanka on December 22, 1975 to publicize International Women's Year and to celebrate peace in the Indian Ocean, Scott No. 494.

- nethryk

Here is an image of a stamp depicting a map, ships and a penguin, designed and engraved by Pierre Béquet, and issued by France on January 29, 1972 to commemorate the bicentenary of the discovery of the island archipelagos of Kerguelen and Crozet in the southern Indian Ocean by the Breton-French navigator Yves-Joseph de Kerguelen de Trémarec, Scott No. 1331, Y&T No. 1704.

- nethryk

Here's a few...

Argentina


China



Austria

France - Albert Decaris-engraver/design

Issue of 1954
Scott 732



Issue of 1983
Scott 1860

Here is an image of an engraved stamp featuring a map of Brazil, issued by Brazil on September 7, 1940 to publicize the 9th Brazilian Geographical Congress, held in Florianópolis, September 7-16, Scott No. 495.

- nethryk

Here is an image of a stamp depicting a geological map, designed by Danish graphic artist Morten Stürup, engraved by Lars Sjööblom, and issued by Greenland on June 20, 2005, Scott No. 456, Facit No. 432.

- nethryk

Here is an image of a map stamp showing the shorter routes (blue) between the North Sea and the Baltic Sea made possible by the Kiel Canal, as compared to sailing all the way around Denmark (red), printed by lithography, and issued by Germany on June 8, 1995 to commemorate the centenary of the canal, Scott No. 1898.

- nethryk

Map and coat of arms of Nyasaland, engraved and printed by Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co., Ltd., and issued for use in Nyasaland Protectorate on September 1, 1953, Scott No. 106.

- nethryk

Error, Freak or Oddity Map Stamp

This is the only one I have ever found with this error.
New Zealand 1923 Map stamp with extra Island (on the left).