Monday, June 15, 2009

Textile Related Postage Stamps

Embroidery for postage stamps brings national RSA [Royal Society of encouragement of the Arts] award
http://www.hud.ac.uk/news/05_07/textiles/crafts/rsa_michelle.htm

Textiles has been a popular theme for postage stamps throughout the world. Here are a few of them, arranged by country.
http://www.allfiberarts.com/library/aa00/aa100200.htm

Gallery of Stamps with a Textile Theme
http://www.paivatar.com/AFA/library/aa00/aa100200.htm

Russian Stamps: Turkmen Picking Cotton
http://www.stamprussia.com/681b.jpg

Sewing Equipment for Army
http://www.stamprussia.com/841b.jpg

Textile Mill
http://www.stamprussia.com/1366b.jpg

Lace Maker
http://www.stamprussia.com/1994b.jpg

Israel
http://www.flickr.com/photos/karenhorton/3265285796/

Lace
http://lace.lacefairy.com/Lace/LaceStamps/LaceStamps.htm
http://www.caratexstamps.com/04_GALLERY/06_NonLoom/lace1.html
http://www.annmcclean.co.uk/LaceStamps/stamps.html

Embroidery
http://www.caratexstamps.com/04_GALLERY/08_EmbdSew/embroidery.html

Sewing
http://www.caratexstamps.com/04_GALLERY/08_EmbdSew/sewing.html

Bayeux Tapestry
http://www.caratexstamps.com/04_GALLERY/08_EmbdSew/bayeux.html

Carpets
http://www.caratexstamps.com/04_GALLERY/05_Woven/carpet.html

Spinning Wheels
http://www.caratexstamps.com/04_GALLERY/03_Spinning/spgwheel.html

Hand Looms
http://www.caratexstamps.com/04_GALLERY/04_Weaving/handlooms.html

Gee's Bend Quilt Stamps
http://www.usps.com/communications/news/stamps/2006/sr06_042.htm

Amish Quilt Stamps
http://www.usps.com/news/2001/philatelic/sr01_050.htm

Art of the American Indian Stamps
http://www.usps.com/communications/news/stamps/2004/sr04_053.htm

Knitting on Stamps
http://papercrave.com/2007-holiday-postage-stamps/

A Postage Stamp Commemorates Isfahan as the 'City of Polish Children' - "The stamp commemorates two things: a huge tragedy in Poland's history, and how Iran helped rescue some of the victims. But to understand the whole story – which today is largely forgotten outside Poland – one must go back to the very start of World War II.
http://tea-and-carpets.blogspot.com/2008/09/postage-stamp-commemorates-isfahan-as.html

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