Mid 20th Century
39 entries
Canadian Seaway Invert
A famous Canadian error stamp commemorating the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway. Featured the Sea...
UK Machin Series
The definitive series featuring a plaster cast profile of Queen Elizabeth II by Arnold Machin. The M...
UK Wildings
The definitive series of Queen Elizabeth II featuring photographs by Dorothy Wilding. The Wildings w...
US Overrun Countries
A series of 13 stamps honoring countries occupied by Nazi Germany. Each featured the flag of the occ...
US Liberty Series
The definitive series replacing the Presidential series. Featured the Statue of Liberty, American la...
US Prominent Americans
A definitive series featuring notable Americans including Franklin, Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, ...
German Hitler Head
Stamps featuring the portrait of Adolf Hitler, issued from 1941 to 1945. The stamps were used throug...
German Berlin Wall
Stamps issued by East and West Germany reflecting the division of the country. East German stamps ce...
French Marianne
The Marianne series features the personification of the French Republic. Multiple Marianne designs h...
Japanese Cherry Blossom
Japanese stamps frequently feature cherry blossoms, the national flower. The first cherry blossom de...
Soviet Space Stamps
The Soviet Union produced over 2,000 space themed stamps from 1957 to 1991. The first commemorated S...
UN Stamps
The United Nations has issued stamps since 1951 for use at UN headquarters in New York, Geneva, and ...
Israeli Doar Ivri
The first stamps of the State of Israel, issued on May 16, 1948, just two days after independence. F...
Israeli Tab
Israeli stamps are unique in featuring tabs or inscriptions printed alongside the stamp in the margi...
Indian Service Stamp
Indian service stamps were overprinted with Service for exclusive government use. The first service ...
Singapore Orchid Series
A definitive series featuring Singapore national flower, the orchid. Various orchid species appeared...
Pitcairn Islands Stamp
Stamps of Pitcairn Island, home to descendants of the Bounty mutineers. The first stamps were issued...
US Famous Americans
A series of 35 stamps honoring famous Americans in five categories: authors, poets, educators, scien...
US Overrun Countries Detail
See Overrun Countries entry. President Franklin D. Roosevelt personally designed the border featurin...
US Lunar Landing
A 10 cent airmail stamp commemorating the Apollo 11 moon landing. Featured an astronaut stepping ont...
UK Queen Elizabeth II First Issue
The first stamps of Queen Elizabeth II, issued in 1952 using the Wilding portrait. The 2 half penny ...
UK Coronation 1953
A stamp commemorating the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. Featured photographs by Dorothy Wilding....
UK Christmas Stamps
Britain issues Christmas stamps annually since 1966. The first Christmas stamps featured the Madonna...
UK Regional Stamps
Regional stamps for Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, and the Isle of Man were introduced in 1958. ...
UK Shakespeare Series
A set of stamps commemorating the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare birth. Featured portraits...
Canada Centennial
A major stamp program for the 100th anniversary of Canadian Confederation in 1967. Featured a wide r...
India Gandhi Stamps
The first commemorative stamps of independent India, honoring Mahatma Gandhi. Issued on August 15, 1...
India Republic Issue
The first definitive series of the Republic of India, issued on January 26, 1950, when India became ...
India Five Year Plans
Stamps commemorating Indian economic development through Five Year Plans. Featured dams, steel plant...
Poland Copernicus
A stamp honoring astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus on the 480th anniversary of his birth. Copernicus wa...
Czech Art Series
Czechoslovakia was renowned for its artistic stamp designs. The Art Series featured paintings by Cze...
Monaco Grace Kelly
Stamps featuring Princess Grace Kelly, the American actress who married Prince Rainier III of Monaco...
Singapore Definitive Series
Singapore first definitive series after independence in 1965. Featured the Singapore lion symbol and...
Pakistan First Issue
The first stamps of Pakistan were Indian stamps overprinted PAKISTAN in 1947 after partition. The ov...
Israel Independence Stamp
A stamp commemorating Israeli independence, issued in 1948 alongside the Doar Ivri definitives. Feat...
Israel Holocaust Memorial
A stamp commemorating the victims of the Holocaust, featuring the Yad Vashem memorial. Israel has is...
US Liberty Detail
The Liberty series featured patriotic American symbols. The 8 cent Statue of Liberty was one of the ...
US Kennedy Half Dollar Stamp
A stamp honoring President John F. Kennedy issued after his assassination in November 1963. The 5 ce...
US Mount Rushmore Stamp
A 3 cent stamp featuring Mount Rushmore, the massive sculpture of four presidents in South Dakota. C...