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In with the new! Let's "deliver" images of our stamps depicting mothers and their children here. But please, no Christmas stamps. Thanks.
- nethryk
Here are some stamp images to help get this topic toddling along:
Mother and child, designed by Adalbert Pilch, engraved by Georg Wimmer, and issued by Austria on May 7, 1968 for Mother's Day, Scott No. 809.
Mother and child, semi-postal (charity) stamp designed by Spanish artist José Blanco del Pueyo (1910- ), printed by photogravure, and issued for use in Ifni on June 1, 1952 to benefit child welfare, Scott No. B7.
Princesses Grace and Caroline, engraved by Jules Piel after a photograph, and issued by Monaco on May 15, 1958 to commemorate the birth of Prince Albert Alexander Louis on March 14, Scott No. 409.
Mother and child and the emblem of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, designed by Finnish artist Olavi Vepsäläinen (1927-1993), engraved by Reijo Achrén, and issued by Finland on March 21, 1963 to publicize the FAO's Freedom From Hunger Campaign, Scott No. 416, Facit No. 570.
The two stamps in a set depicting mothers and children, and the UNICEF emblem, designed by Pierre Gandon, engraved by (respectively) Jacques Combet and Charles Mazelin, and issued by Dahomey on December 11, 1964 to commemorate the 18th anniversary of UNICEF, Scott Nos. 194 & 195.
A set of stamps produced in the Dutch colonies in 1943 to celebrate the birth of Princess Margriet. Features Queen Willhelmina, Princess Juliana and the young Princesses Beatrix, Irene and Margriet.
DaveR & BarbieD - Thanks for your contributions! Please keep them coming.
Here is an image of a stamp depicting a nursing mother, designed by Swedish artist Harald Thelander (1908-1984), engraved by Birger Ekholm, and issued by Denmark on August 16, 1960 to publicize the 10th meeting of the regional commmittee for Europe of the World Health Organization, Copenhagen, August 16-20, Scott No. 378, Facit No. 411.
Here is another stamp featuring a nursing mother, from Colombia, to promote national good nutrition. The inscription translates as, "Healthy children for a better Colombia."
Scott 856. 30 August 1977.
BC
Good judgment is gained from experience. Experience is gained from poor judgment.
Mother and child, engraved by the Institut de Gravure, Paris, printed at Malines, Flanders, and issued in 1931 for use in the Belgian colony of Ruanda-Urundi, Scott No. 46.
Mother holding a child and an empty bowl, an airmail stamp printed by lithography, and issued by Chile on March 21, 1963 to publicize the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations' Freedom From Hunger campaign, Scott No. C248.
Brit-Col - I appreciate your enthusiasm for this topic!
Here is an image of a stamp depicting a wood carving of the Madonna and Child from a Gothic mantlepiece in Krems, designed by Adalbert Pilch, engraved by Rudolf Toth, and issued by Austria on May 19, 1967, Scott No. 791.
Mother and child, designed by French artist Huguette Sainson, engraved by Jacques Combet, and issued by Niger on June 9, 1975 to publicize the United Nations' International Women's Year (IWY), Scott No. 321.
Mother and child, issued by the USA in 1960 to celebrate the American woman's contribution to civic affairs, education and arts & industry. Scott 1152.
Princess Grace of Monaco with Prince Albert, Princess Caroline and Princess Stéphanie. Stamp issued in 1966 to celebrate Princess Stephanie's birth on 1 February 1965.
Princess Grace who also sadly died prematurely in an automobile accident.
Upon his father's death in 2005, Prince Albert became Albert II, Sovereign Prince of Monaco.
Caroline, Princess of Hanover, Hereditary Princess of Monaco.
Princess Stéphanie of Monaco, Countess of Polignac.
Here is an image of a stamp featuring a portrait of Georgina von Wilczek (1921-1989), Princess consort of Liechtenstein, holding her fifth child, Prince Franz Josef Wenzeslaus "Wenzel" (1962–1991), printed by photogravure (Courvoisier, S.A.), and issued by Liechtenstein on December 7, 1965, Scott No. 404. Historical note: The circumstances of Prince Wenzel's premature death are rather mysterious, and there are many rumors surrounding it.
Ok, leaving the silliness aside, here is a mother and child - and a father - from the 1915 poem, The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke, by C.J. Dennis. The film version is regarded as one of the best Australian movies of all time (according to IMDb).
Scott 881c. 3 August 1983.
BC
Good judgment is gained from experience. Experience is gained from poor judgment.
Brit-Col - Good ones! A bit of silliness is certainly welcome here.
Here is an image of a semi-postal (charity) stamp depicting a mother and her happy child, designed by B. Ozak, printed by lithography, and issued by Turkey on December 11, 1961 as one of three stamps in a set commemorating the 15th anniversary of UNICEF, Scott No. B86.
Here is a stamp issued by Egypt (UAR) for World Refugee Year, featuring a mother and child pointing toward Palestine. (This stamp could also fit a propaganda-themed collection.)
Scott 504. 7 April 1960.
BC
Good judgment is gained from experience. Experience is gained from poor judgment.
This stamp I pulled from a box of kiloware. I won't keep it due to condition but thought I'd scan it for the thread.
Featured is Hope De Somoza, the First Lady of Nicaragua, one of the most fashionable women in the world at the time, wife of the dicator President Anastasio Samoza Debayle and mother of Anastosio Somoza Portocarrero, the heir apparent to the Somoza dynasty until they were overthrown by the Sandinistas in 1979. The child on the stamp, part of a set of 11, is probably not hers, but she was a mother and it is a child. The surtax was for a hospital building fund.
Scott CB11. 25 September 1973.
BC
Good judgment is gained from experience. Experience is gained from poor judgment.
Mother and child, globe and various emblems, airmail stamp designed and engraved by French artist Jacques Derrey (1907-1975), and issued by Senegal on September 25, 1965 to publicize International Cooperation Year, Scott No. C42.
Mothers lining up their children up to get shot(s), printed by lithography, and issued by Laos in 1988 to commemorate 125 years at work by Red Cross and Red Crescent, and to promote child immunization, Scott No. 901.
Nursing mother, Bamileke wood carving, designed by Jules Piel, engraved by Pierre Béquet, and issued by Cameroun on April 15, 1966 as one of a set of four stamps publicizing the World Festival of Negro Arts, Dakar, Senegal, Scott No. 437.
Mother and child waving Tunisian national flags, designed by I. Ben Fradj, engraved by Jules Piel, and issued by Tunisia on June 1, 1961 to commemorate National Day, Scott No. 396.
Vietnamese mother and child, semi-postal (charity) stamp designed by German artist Joachim Rieß (1937- ), printed by combined engraved and photogravure, and issued by Germany (DDR) on September 2, 1971 to benefit North Vietnam aid funds, Scott No. B161, Michel No. 1699.
