Are there stamps relating to the supernatural or paranormal?

LordVader92 · **Posted:** Wed Aug 11, 2010 20:35:00 pm

Does anyone know if there are any stamps relating to the supernatural or paranormal?

After watching 2 hours of Ghost Hunters I became intrigued.

stampchris · **Posted:** Thu Aug 12, 2010 01:32:59 am

The American Topical Association (ATA) doesn't have a code for either supernatural or paranormal. Not even ghosts get a mention. This doesn't mean that no stamps exist for these topics.

For example, the Faroe Islands issued a miniature sheet on 27 March 2008 showing boulders believed to be occupied by supernatural beings. They even have a website dedicated to Norse mythology on stamps: http://www.tjatsi.fo/

In 2004, 2006 and 2008 all the Nordic countries released miniature sheets showing Norse mythology.

You can find the 2008 sheets at: http://www.topoftheworld.nu/?sprog=&sid ... d81b244d73
and the 2006 sheets at: http://www.topoftheworld.nu/?sprog=&sid ... 23e921d302

If you want to look further you may have to look for stamps about Fables (356), Folklore (355), Mythology (570), Mysteries (632) and Vampires (581) (ATA codes in brackets).

LordVader92 · **Posted:** Thu Aug 12, 2010 01:44:37 am

Those poor ghosts :cry:

Not only do they have to suffer the fact that they were left behind but they don't even get to be on a stamp.

Personally I blame the "GHOST BUSTERS" :mrgreen:

stampchris · **Posted:** Thu Aug 12, 2010 01:51:48 am

The Swedish 2008 sheet looks a lot more menacing.

LordVader92 · **Posted:** Thu Aug 12, 2010 01:53:57 am

They certainly are. But at the same time they are also very beautiful.

I'm starting to creep myself out. :lol:

muruk · **Posted:** Thu Aug 12, 2010 02:00:28 am

stampchris wrote:

:lol:

The Swedish 2008 sheet looks a lot more menacing.

Makes me wish I was a goat.

LordVader92 · **Posted:** Thu Aug 12, 2010 02:04:17 am

stampchris · **Posted:** Thu Aug 12, 2010 02:05:37 am

LordVader92 wrote:

They certainly are. But at the same time they are also very beautiful.

I agree it has a certain appeal. I think most of the black was engraved too, which I think adds to the sheet.

muruk wrote:

Makes me wish I was a goat.

Had never noticed that before - and I collect modern Sweden!
Well they are very open minded in Sweden.

LordVader92 · **Posted:** Thu Aug 12, 2010 02:09:08 am

Quote:

Well they are very open minded in Sweden.

We can tell :lol:

HKStampsGuru · **Posted:** Thu Aug 12, 2010 20:52:12 pm

I think China issued 3 series of Literature on Strange Stories - Some of these are on ghosts, spirits, etc.

Part 1 - 2001-7, 4 stamps and 1 MS
Part 2 - 2002-7, 4 stamps
Part 3 - 2003-9, 6 stamps and 1 MS

aethelwulf · **Posted:** Thu Aug 12, 2010 21:39:34 pm

I had a part-time job as a counter clerk in a postal outlet when these were issued, they sold well around Halloween time, but come November, with Xmas on the way, they become a tougher sell. :lol:

I guess Marie Dressler didn't have any descendants alive to veto the artwork here...the shape of her head is reminding me of Boris Karloff role as Frankenstein's creation. Given the expression on his face, she seems to be creeping out Dan George, and Raymond Burr is keeping his eye on her too.

LordVader92 · **Posted:** Thu Aug 12, 2010 23:41:52 pm

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I guess Marie Dressler didn't have any descendants alive to veto the artwork here...the shape of her head is reminding me of Boris Karloff role as Frankenstein's creation. Given the expression on his face, she seems to be creeping out Dan George, and Raymond Burr is keeping his eye on her too.

She reminds me of Leslie Nielsen in Dracula: Dead and Loving it :lol:

Draccae · **Posted:** Thu Aug 12, 2010 23:43:32 pm

Here are the British horror movie stamps (from the Hammer House of Horror productions).

I have always been rather fond of Christoper Lee in fangs, I just love it that he ended up on a Dracula stamp! :lol:

And the whole presentation pack, which is paired with the Carry-On comedy movies as well.

Global Administrator · **Posted:** Fri Aug 13, 2010 00:12:23 am

What a STUNNING design!

What year was that issued please?

Draccae · **Posted:** Fri Aug 13, 2010 00:20:40 am

Global Administrator wrote:

What a STUNNING design!

What year was that issued please?

Glen, the presentation pack that they are in came out in June 2008.

Agrome · **Posted:** Fri Aug 13, 2010 02:20:46 am

Hello,

Brasil 1964 # Yvert 755

spiritism codification by Allan Kardek

best regards
Andrea

telescreamer · **Posted:** Fri Aug 13, 2010 05:42:30 am

Brazil has more than 1 stamp about Allan Kardek and the "Espiritismo" religion. I will post some images soon.

Anyway, I consider this SS from Portugal really supernatural. Or fun. Or both:

LordVader92 · **Posted:** Fri Aug 13, 2010 05:47:26 am

Funky would definitely be one of the words to describe it.

Mind you, I always considered records, cds etc to be out of this world. :lol:

brissypete · **Posted:** Fri Aug 13, 2010 13:54:32 pm

Norfolk Island issued a Ghosts series in 2007

http://www.stamps.gov.nf/stamps2007.htm

asvcat · **Posted:** Sat Sep 25, 2010 19:42:49 pm

To qualify for tax exempt status, religions in Australia have to show the Australian Taxation Office that they are an organisation of people that believe in a supernatural being.

Hence all Australian religious stamps are related to the supernatural. They are mostly issued for Christmas - a festival of the Christian supernatural religion.

On 18th October 2010 another supernatural religion issue for the Australian Catholic church is scheduled.

skilo54 · **Posted:** Sat Sep 25, 2010 23:08:20 pm

Here are some stamps from the Ukraine that have a supernatural theme. These are two of four from the 1923 Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic semi-postal issues. I had fun trying to ID these ones! :roll:

"Famine"

"Death Stalking Peasant"

Have a Good One,

Skilo54

Draccae · **Posted:** Sun Sep 26, 2010 01:22:25 am

skilo54 wrote:

"Death Stalking Peasant"

Skilo54

Oh I love this one!!!!! For real, I think one of the best stamps I have ever seen.

jno · **Posted:** Sun Sep 26, 2010 03:05:01 am

There have been many thousands of stamps dealing with paranormal, supernatural stuff -- most countries have issued them, most commonly around December! :twisted:

jno

Eric Casagrande · **Posted:** Sun Sep 26, 2010 03:05:39 am

Now here is a great sheet from the U.S. -- a book vendor used this sheet on a parcel he mailed to me:

Eric Casagrande · **Posted:** Sun Sep 26, 2010 03:08:08 am

..... And here is a great cinderella!

uncadonego · **Posted:** Sun Sep 26, 2010 03:59:49 am

Newbie so I can't post attachments, but Canada in 1990 (Unitrade catalogue # 1292a) issued Canadian folklore stamps. One was Sasquatch (Bigfoot), one was the Kraken, another was the Werewolf, and the last was the Ogopogo (sea creature). In 1991 they issued another folklore block (1337a) and that one had (1334) the Witched Canoe.

OK, I posted my first pic on the post-a-pic thread, so I may come back here in a bit and post a pic here.

skilo54 · **Posted:** Sun Sep 26, 2010 04:49:51 am

Draccae wrote:

skilo54 wrote:

"Death Stalking Peasant"

Skilo54

Oh I love this one!!!!! For real, I think one of the best stamps I have ever seen.

I quite like it as well Draccae, these would make amazing enlarged prints, very unique!

"Dibs" on Draccae for Secret Santa!

Draccae · **Posted:** Sun Sep 26, 2010 11:56:00 am

skilo54 wrote:

Draccae wrote:

skilo54 wrote:

Skilo54

Oh I love this one!!!!! For real, I think one of the best stamps I have ever seen.

I quite like it as well Draccae, these would make amazing enlarged prints, very unique!

"Dibs" on Draccae for Secret Santa!

Yea I can imagine engravings of this would be so gorgeous!

Flying Tiger · **Posted:** Mon Sep 27, 2010 04:02:07 am

Draccae wrote:

Here are the British horror movie stamps (from the Hammer House of Horror productions).

I have always been rather fond of Christoper Lee in fangs, I just love it that he ended up on a Dracula stamp! :lol:

And the whole presentation pack, which is paired with the Carry-On comedy movies as well.

I can't believe I missed those! Those are really nice. I also find it hard to believe they were X rated...at least by today's standards :lol:

Draccae · **Posted:** Mon Sep 27, 2010 04:22:31 am

Flying Tiger wrote:

I can't believe I missed those! Those are really nice. I also find it hard to believe they were X rated...at least by today's standards :lol:

I never knew they were X rated. I watched them all the time when I was a little kid. I always thought that it was odd that 'Midnight Cowboy' was rated X. There is another odd X rated too - 'Taxi Driver'
maybe? I don't know I am too lazy to look it up at the moment.

uncadonego · **Posted:** Mon Sep 27, 2010 05:43:38 am

uncadonego wrote:

Newbie so I can't post attachments, but Canada in 1990 (Unitrade catalogue # 1292a) issued Canadian folklore stamps. One was Sasquatch (Bigfoot), one was the Kraken, another was the Werewolf, and the last was the Ogopogo (sea creature). In 1991 they issued another folklore block (1337a) and that one had (1334) the Witched Canoe.

OK, I posted my first pic on the post-a-pic thread, so I may come back here in a bit and post a pic here.

Funny, had to quote myself to edit. Where's the edit button?

Draccae · **Posted:** Mon Sep 27, 2010 06:27:43 am

uncadonego wrote:

Newbie so I can't post attachments, but Canada in 1990 (Unitrade catalogue # 1292a) issued Canadian folklore stamps. One was Sasquatch (Bigfoot), one was the Kraken, another was the Werewolf, and the last was the Ogopogo (sea creature). In 1991 they issued another folklore block (1337a) and that one had (1334) the Witched Canoe.

OK, I posted my first pic on the post-a-pic thread, so I may come back here in a bit and post a pic here.

Funny, had to quote myself to edit. Where's the edit button?

You did great on the photo!

The edit button is in the lower right next to the quote button but it goes away after an hour-ish. I was just looking for it too since I chopped up my last post putting one sentence into two lines in this thread. Happens to me a lot posting via iPhone for some reason. But I guess it's been over an hour.

LordVader92 · **Posted:** Mon Sep 27, 2010 06:39:04 am

Eric Casagrande wrote:

..... And here is a great cinderella!

That is a great stamp

stampmogul · **Posted:** Mon Sep 27, 2010 10:17:13 am

Legends of the supernational abound.
The New Zealand maori rely on the supernatural to explain the creation of the world,
& the history of their forebears.
Despite lacking a written record, these tales were handed down by word of mouth
over numerous generations.

fromdownunder · **Posted:** Mon Sep 27, 2010 15:17:25 pm

Since Australia does not seem to have been included on this thread so far, I give you:

1. Bunyips

2. Picnic at Hanging Rock:

Synopsis of the great book and almost great Movie: "Three students and a school teacher disappear on an excursion to Hanging Rock, in Victoria, on Valentine's Day, 1900. The movie follows those that disappeared, and those that stayed behind, but it delights in the asking of questions, not the answering of them."

Norm

MissLouLou · **Posted:** Mon Sep 27, 2010 17:48:53 pm

stampchris wrote:

:lol:

The Swedish 2008 sheet looks a lot more menacing.

Is that a naked Ghost Woman sitting backwards on a Ghost Goat? Not very artistic in my opinion, wonder how that got passed the QA to the printers.

MissLouLou · **Posted:** Mon Sep 27, 2010 17:51:57 pm

fromdownunder wrote:

Since Australia does not seem to have been included on this thread so far, I give you:

1. Bunyips

2. Picnic at Hanging Rock:

Synopsis of the great book and almost great Movie: "Three students and a school teacher disappear on an excursion to Hanging Rock, in Victoria, on Valentine's Day, 1900. The movie follows those that disappeared, and those that stayed behind, but it delights in the asking of questions, not the answering of them."

Norm

I'd like to get my hands on a copy of that stamp, sentimental reasons. I won the book in my final year for consistent effort to achieve academic excellence.
Wonderful eerie story... still a mystery today if I'm not mistaken.

fromdownunder · **Posted:** Mon Sep 27, 2010 17:58:25 pm

MissLouLou wrote:

I'd like to get my hands on a copy of that stamp, sentimental reasons. I won the book in my final year for consistent effort to achieve academic excellence.
Wonderful eerie story... still a mystery today if I'm not mistaken.

Well, as far as the mystery goes, the story is a complete fiction. No mystery, just a novelist at her best.

Norm

LordVader92 · **Posted:** Mon Sep 27, 2010 20:35:05 pm

stampmogul wrote:

Legends of the supernational abound.
The New Zealand maori rely on the supernatural to explain the creation of the world,
& the history of their forebears.
Despite lacking a written record, these tales were handed down by word of mouth
over numerous generations.

It's good that old traditions are still being kept alive.

anthonyuk · **Posted:** Mon Sep 27, 2010 21:08:31 pm

There was a set of Harry Potter stamps issued in UK

http://www.norphil.co.uk/2007/07aa-harry-potter.htm

LordVader92 · **Posted:** Mon Sep 27, 2010 21:24:17 pm

anthonyuk wrote:

There was a set of Harry Potter stamps issued in UK

http://www.norphil.co.uk/2007/07aa-harry-potter.htm

You are absolutely right. I had almost forgotten. :oops:

Which is silly because I consider them to be one of the crown jewels of my collection. Since only a few years ago (i.e. last year) I was completely crazy about harry potter :lol:

stampchris · **Posted:** Mon Sep 27, 2010 21:48:11 pm

Was sorting out some old promotional material and found Slovenia issued a Werewolf stamp in 2009. :shock:

LordVader92 · **Posted:** Mon Sep 27, 2010 21:57:14 pm

stampchris wrote:

Was sorting out some old promotional material and found Slovenia issued a Werewolf stamp in 2009. :shock:

At least it wasn't a photo of Taylor Lautner transforming into one :mrgreen:

stampmogul · **Posted:** Mon Sep 27, 2010 23:57:17 pm

Skulls, witch, bat, poison bottle & pumpkins.

Not an American minisheet, but French.

MissLouLou · **Posted:** Tue Sep 28, 2010 02:12:15 am

LordVader92 wrote:

stampchris wrote:

Was sorting out some old promotional material and found Slovenia issued a Werewolf stamp in 2009. :shock:

At least it wasn't a photo of Taylor Lautner transforming into one :mrgreen:

What a shame... lol...

Skippy · **Posted:** Tue Sep 28, 2010 12:49:02 pm

Some Yeti issues of Bhutan
although they might not be supernatural, more a cryptozoology theme :?:

and Ol' Nessie issued by the Maldives

Flying Tiger · **Posted:** Tue Sep 28, 2010 14:58:55 pm

LordVader92 wrote:

stampchris wrote:

Was sorting out some old promotional material and found Slovenia issued a Werewolf stamp in 2009. :shock:

At least it wasn't a photo of Taylor Lautner transforming into one :mrgreen:

I am sure that one of the "Wall Paper" issuing countries will have some out before too long.

LordVader92 · **Posted:** Tue Sep 28, 2010 19:35:20 pm

Flying Tiger wrote:

LordVader92 wrote:

stampchris wrote:

Was sorting out some old promotional material and found Slovenia issued a Werewolf stamp in 2009. :shock:

At least it wasn't a photo of Taylor Lautner transforming into one :mrgreen:

I am sure that one of the "Wall Paper" issuing countries will have some out before too long.

Hope Not there are certain things that should never be created :wink:

LordVader92 · **Posted:** Tue Sep 28, 2010 19:38:09 pm

Quote:

Ol' Nessie issued by the Maldives

That is actually one of the nicest pictures of Nessie that I've seen.

fromdownunder · **Posted:** Tue Sep 28, 2010 20:24:20 pm

LordVader92 wrote:

That is actually one of the nicest pictures of Nessie that I've seen.

I have to agree. Of all the Cryptozoology myths I have come across, Nessie is still my favourite. Far more interesting than Bigfoot. and living T-Rex in Australia. If only it was true..

But issued by The Maldives ???

Norm


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