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Also in Culture: Costumes and Body Art, Folklore and Traditions, Handicrafts, Jewelry and Sculpture, Literature and Madonnas & Angels, Music & other performing arts, Paintings and Princess Diana & the Royal Family. These pages shows stamps celebrating our architectural heritage, and cultures world wide. Some are 'folk' cultures, others of peoples who were already established in areas colonised by Europeans, such as the Canadian Inuit. Today, everything appears to be moving to standardised, commercial models. Our European past, and pre or non-European cultures can provide a breath of fresh air. World Music draws on traditional music, while fashion designers value traditional and non-European designs, as sources of inspiration. This modern cross-cultural fertilisation is really nothing new. Throughout human history, designs for clothing and pottery, and musical styles have travelled from one culture to another, and been adapted to suit the tastes of new devotees. 'Folk art' that may seem to have been unchanged for centuries often has quite recent influences. These stamps represent a little image bank of some of the designs and artefacts found in our different cultures across the world. The stamps on this page are mainly postally used, except where it's stated that they are mint or CTO (cancelled to order, or postmarked neatly for collectors). They have been specially selected for light postmarks. The postmarks will vary from the one in the picture, and you are welcome to a refund if you don't like the postmark. The mint stamps are all unmounted. If you want to ask about any stamps you are especially looking for, please email me alisonlever@yahoo.co.uk |
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Australia 2004 Landmark Bridges
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Austria* 1973 Views (Mostly farms, castles and churches) |
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Barbados 1970 Architecture and Monuments (25c shown here) 2000 Various themes |
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Canada 1972 Landscapes 1977 Various themes |
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Cyprus 1966 Various themes 1973 Traditional Architecture |
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Denmark 1978 Europa 1978 Central Jutland 1995 Anniversary, Cathedral School |
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Faroes 2004 Churches |
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Finland 1979 Business 1979 Peasant Architecture (six from the set of ten shown here) |
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Germany 1978 Traditional Architecture 1998 Anniversary Nordingen 2002 Millenary of Bautzen 2003 World Heritage 2003 German Cities 2003 Eriztal Railway Viaduct |
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GibraltarThis set of views is unusual in showing a similar location depicted in an early 19th century painting, and in a modern photograph. The pair of 2p stamps is shown here. 1p Trinity Church and quarters in painting and photo. £0.15 for the pair |
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Great Britain 1966 Westminster Abbey 1968 Bridges 1970 Rural Architecture 1972 Churches 1973 Inigo Jones 1975 Architecture 1978 Historic Buildings (9p shown here) 1978 London 1992 Castles (£1.50 and £2 shown here) |
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Guernsey 1978 Old Guernsey Prints |
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Ireland 1975 European Architectural Heritage Year |
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Isle of Man 1999 Churches |
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Italy 1980 Castles (Six from the set are shown here) 10l, 30l, 40l, 50l, 100l, 120l, 150l, 200l, 400l, 450l, 500l, |
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Liechenstein 1978 Buildings |
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Malta 1980 Monuments |
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Papua New Guinea 1971 Native Dwellings |
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Sweden 1978 Europa 2003 Garden Follies (Ebba Brahe's and Raised follies shown here) |
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Switzerland 1977 Europa 1978 Lucerne 1978 Europa |
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Zambia 1968 Various themes |
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