When I
started this blog, nearly two years ago, my intention was to highlight my own scattered collections of map memorabilia. In fact, I have scanned many
map postcards from my collection, as well as
shirts,
mugs,
Christmas ornaments,
advertising, etc. However, the one thing I haven't covered yet, in spite of being the first thing mentioned in my masthead, is stamps. I have a small collection (compared to serious stamp collectors) of stamps featuring maps. Unfortunately, I have not got around to scanning them.
However, this morning, while searching for something else (a simple way to compare the area of states and countries) I came across this image of a Mexican stamp, issued in 1977, to mark the resumption of diplomatic relations between Mexico and Spain:
On his website, Dan of
Dan's Topical Stamps, points out that here is a difference in scale between Mexico and Spain. If Mexico were drawn to the same scale as Spain, it would be about four times larger. While it might have been a geographically correct stamp, it might not have been politically correct, nor as aesthetically pleasing.
While browsing through
Dan's Topical Stamps, I found several other interesting map stamps.
Here is a drawing of
Gandhi caricatured as India:
A
Dutch stamp with a Frisian cow whose spots are maps of European countries, including the Netherlands, Great Britain, Ireland and Italy:
The
first postal map stamp issued by the United States was issued in 1904 to commemorate the centennial of the Louisiana Purchase:
Hopefully in the next few months I'll get around to sharing some of my own map stamps.
Labels: india, ireland, italy, mexico, netherlands, spain, stamps, united kingdom, united states
Sam Hughes likes to write and post Things of Interest. Of interest to me today is The Great British Venn Diagram. This handy diagram helps to clarify (for those who seem to have trouble keeping it straight) the difference between England, Great Britain, the British Isles and the United Kingdom.
#510
