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Bedrock Of The Community
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Afghanistan Centenary of International Cross October 9, 1963 The souvenir sheet shows a nurse caring for a patient, with stylized candle and Red Crescent emblem.  |
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Iceland 50 Years of Iceland Red Cross October 15, 1975 Stylized map of Iceland, Red Cross emblem  |
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Here's a few. First to Greenland, where this semi-postal stamp and miniature sheet were issued in June 1993.   Over the Denmark Strait to Iceland, who celebrated the Centenary of the Red Cross with this set:  Continuing our journey in northern latitudes, let's go to Estonia. We've recently seen the 1922 issue of the Estonia charity stamps,. These were surcharged or overprinted on several occasions; here's the 1926 surcharge, witha few perforation varieties.  Estonia issued another Red Cross set in 1932:  Finally, let's head south to Ethiopia. She has issued a number of Red Cross stamps. Here's a set from 1950 (the scan is missing the highest value 1T + 10c).  The centenary of the Ethiopian Red Cross Society was celebrated with this set in 1959.  Finally, the 50th anniversary of the League of Red Cross Societies was commemorated with this set in 1968:  |
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I donated platelets today, found a red cross stamp, with a red cross cancellation. The trifecta!  |
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France French Red Cross November 5, 2010 The stamps depict first-aid operations, the souvenir sheet features vintage posters.  |
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Netherlands Red Cross August 15, 1972 The five stamps show the Red Cross emblem and its activities including emergency assistance, disaster relief, and medical service.  |
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Slovenia Red Cross semipostal stamps The 50th Anniversary of the Slovenian red Cross May 8, 2014 The 50th Anniversary of the Seven Principles of the Red Cross May 8, 2015 The 150th Anniversary of Humanitarian Activity in Slovenia May 8, 2016  |
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Mexico Centenary of the Mexican Red Cross February 21, 2010 The design features Luz Lopez Gonzalez Cosio (1869 - 1940), the founder of the Mexican Red Cross.  |
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Here are images of the two semi-postal (charity) stamps in a Red Crescent set, designed by Tunisian artists, engraved by French engravers, and issued by Tunisia on May 10, 1973 to appeal for blood donors, Scott Nos. B140 & B141. - nethryk Nurse holding a bottle of blood, designed by Abdelaziz Gorgi (1928-2008), engraved by Jacky Larrivière (1946- ).  Blood donors' arms, designed by Zeineb Ben Amor, and engraved by Claude Jumelet (1946- ).  |
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Netherlands Antilles Red Cross semipostal December 1, 1958 Red cross flag and map  |
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Blood drop and Red Cross/Red Crescent/Red Lion emblems, a postal tax stamp printed by lithography, and issued by Yugoslavia on April 25, 1974, Scott No. RA45. - nethryk  |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina (Croatian Post) World Red Cross Day May 8, 2012 World Red Cross Red Crescent Day is celebrated on May 8 each year. This date is the anniversary of the birth of Henry Dunant (1828 - 1910), the founder of International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the recipient of the first Nobel Peace Prize.  |
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Red Cross and national coat of arms of Finland, a semi-postal (charity) stamp designed by Eric Otto Woldemar Ehrström (1881-1934), printed by typography (letterpress), and issued by Finland om May 15, 1922, Scott No. B1, Facit No. 108. - nethryk  |
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Faroe Islands 75 Years of Faroese Red Cross February 12, 2001 The Faroese Red Cross was established on April 2, 1926. (Design: Kári Holm Olsen)  |
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Here's one from Malta's 1963 set of 2 celebrating the centenary of the International Red Cross. Note the stray, red ink blob in the right margin.  |
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| Edited by bookbndrbob - 07/15/2016 7:00 pm |
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