A Penny Black British postage stamp

Since 1840, when the Penny Black featured a profile of Queen Victoria,[1] it has been a tradition worldwide for nations to honor individuals on their postage stamps.[2] Typical choices include monarchs, important figures of history, politicians, cultural leaders, and (more recently) celebrities.

The usual practice is for the stamp to feature a portrait of the person, either full-length or head alone. In a few cases, the person being honored is represented by an image relating to the person's life. However, the depiction of a work of art (such as for a Christmas stamp) is not considered to be honoring the artist.

The list that follows is an index to the lists of people for individual countries. In some cases, several short lists from related countries are merged into a single list, while entries without links indicate entities that never had any people on their stamps. The parenthesized dates following each entry indicates the first and last dates of stamp issuance; within each country's list, the date or dates indicates the year of the person's appearance on a stamp.

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D

Frederick VIII, king of Denmark


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G

H

Hong Kong's 1862 96-cent stamp featuring Queen Victoria.

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J

L

Saint Paul on a 1919 stamp of Malta

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N

P

R

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U

Benjamin Franklin on the first stamp of the United States, 1847

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The Penny Black". The Postal Museum. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
  2. ↑ Ross, John F. "Stamps, What an Idea!". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
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