Tom Tirabasco : 2003 Switzerland

2003-Aug-05 Switzerland

20th International Comic Festival

Tom Tirabosco was born in Rome and followed art studies in Venice and Genève. He was among the winners of the Nouveaux Talents contest of the festival of Sierre in 1992. In 1997 he created the comic 'L'Émissaire' at the Swiss publisher Papier Gras. He also created some juvenile albums for another Swiss publishers, La Joie de Lire. His work has appeared in varying magazines, like Lapin, Libération, Jade, La Tribune de Genève, etc. He also created new albums, such as 'Cabinet de Curiosités' at Atrabile publishers and 'Le Colporteur' at Delcourt. Along with his friend and scenarist Pierre Wazem, he created 'Week-end avec Préméditation' in the Tohu-Bohu collection of Les Humanoïdes Associés. - Lambiek

Philexfrance : 1989

1989-Jul-16 Paris - Youth and Comics day

Tintin cachet with Moebius stamp

Philexfrance is the name of the international philatelic exhibitions organized in France in 1982, 1989 and 1999. The exhibition is an opportunity for collectors to discover exhibitions of collections, to meet foreign postal administrations and stamp dealers; philatelic associations organize activities to introduce stamp collecting to young people and the general public. 

Additional days celebrated at Philexfrance were: Space, Science and Technology, World Posts

Valentina - Guideo Crepax : 2023 San Marino

2023-Oct-24 – 90th anniversary leaflet of the birth of Guido Crepax

Poste San Marino dedicates a sheet of 4 stamps to Guido Crepax to celebrate the 90th anniversary of his birth. 

Guido Crepas (1933 – 2003) better known by his pen name Guido Crepax, was an Italian comics artist. He is most famous for his character Valentina, created in 1965 and very representative of the spirit of the 1960s. The Valentina series of books and strips became noted for Crepax's sophisticated drawing, and for the psychedelic, dreamlike storylines, generally involving a strong dose of eroticism. His work was often politically motivated too, inspired by his Communist convictions.

Archie : 2010 Sunday Funnies

2010-Jul-16 Columbus OH

Robert William Montana (1920 – 1975) American comic strip artist who created the original likenesses for characters published by Archie Comics and in the newspaper strip Archie. Montana worked in advertising and pulp magazine illustration before entering the comic book field. While freelancing at True Comics and Fox Comics, he created an adventure strip about four teenage boys and tried to sell it without success. He also worked as an assistant to cartoonist Rube Goldberg.

When Montana started working for MLJ Comics he was asked to work up a high-school style comic-strip story, featuring Archie Andrews. Montana and Harry Lucey collaborated on the first comic book story which was featured in Pep Comics (Dec. 1941), and its popularity led MLJ to assign Montana to draw the first issue of Archie (Nov. 1942)

Archies commemorative postmark used 2010-Jul-21 Rye NY and 2010-Aug-11 Mamaroneck NY

Commemorative postmark used 2010-Jul-16 Sacramento CA

The Snowman and the Snowdog : 2014 Isle of Man

2014-Oct-23 Isle of Man

Designed by : EJC Design, after scenes from the Raymond Briggs tale The Snowman, remade as a video animation Snowman and Snowdog

The Snowman and the Snowdog is a 2012 British animated short film, based on the Raymond Briggs characters. It is the sequel to The Snowman, and was created to mark the 30th anniversary of the original short film. The Snowman and the Snowdog won the Televisual Bulldog Award 2013 in the Best Children's category. It was also nominated for the British Academy Children's Award for Animation in 2013

A Charlie Brown Christmas - 50th Anniversary : 2015

2015-Oct-01 marks the 65th anniversary of the “Peanuts” comic strip and December marks the 50th anniversary of one of the most popular holiday TV classics of all time — “A Charlie Brown Christmas.” To celebrate the holiday season and launch October as National Stamp Collecting Month, the U.S. Postal Service dedicated the A Charlie Brown Christmas Forever stamps at the Charles M. Schulz Museum in Santa Rosa, CA.

A Charlie Brown Christmas: On their way to join their friends' ice skating on a frozen pond, Charlie Brown confesses to Linus Van Pelt that, despite all the things he likes about the Christmas season, he is still depressed. After Linus' reproach, and a put-down from Violet, he visits Lucy Van Pelt's psychiatric booth and tells her his problem. She suggests he direct the group's annual Christmas play to get involved, and he accepts.

Commemorative postmark:

2015-10-01 San Francisco CA – Charles M Schulz Museum

2015-10-02 Tucson AZ

2015-11-20 Jordan MT

2015-11-30 Oklee MN

2015-12-01 Alpena SD

2015-12-01 Gann Valley SD

2015-12-01 Wessington Springs SD

2015-12-02 Fosston MN

2015-12-02 McClusky ND

2015-12-02 Oakes ND

2015-12-03 Presho SD

2015-12-03 Sand Coulee MT

2015-12-04 Medora ND

2015-12-04 Stanford MT

2015-12-08 Killdeer ND

2015-12-09 Helena MT

2015-12-09 Malta MT

2015-12-10 Dodson MT

2015-12-11 Cut Bank MT

2015-12-11 Streeter ND

Wallace & Gromit - Christmas : 2010 UK

2010-Nov-02

 

Operation Asterix : 1992 Guernsey

1992-Sep-18

"Operation Asterix" refers to the 1980s project to raise a 3rd-century Roman shipwreck, nicknamed the "Asterix" after a comic character, from St. Peter Port harbor in Guernsey. The operation, supervised by Dr. Margaret Rule, involved salvaging the vessel between 1985 and 1986, with the timbers later sent to the Mary Rose Trust for conservation in Portsmouth. The preserved wreck was returned to Guernsey in 2015.

The Snowman : 1993 Great Britain

1993-Feb-02 Edinburgh UK

Raymond Redvers Briggs CBE (1934 – 2022) English illustrator, cartoonist, graphic novelist and author. Achieving critical and popular success among adults and children, he is best known in Britain for his 1978 story The Snowman, a book without words whose cartoon adaptation is televised and whose musical adaptation is staged every Christmas

Garfield : 2010 Sunday Funnies

2010-Jul-16 Columbus OH

 

James Robert Davis is an American cartoonist, screenwriter, and producer. He is best known as the creator of the comic strips Garfield and U.S. Acres. Published since 1978, Garfield is one of the world's most widely syndicated comic strips. Davis's other comics work includes Tumbleweeds, Gnorm Gnat, and Mr. Potato Head.

Garfield was originally published locally as Jon in 1976 (later changed to Garfield in 1977), then in nationwide syndication from 1978, it chronicles the life of the title character Garfield the cat, Odie the dog, and their owner Jon Arbuckle. As of 2013, it was syndicated in roughly 2,580 newspapers and journals; the comic held the Guinness World Record for being the world's most widely syndicated comic strip.

Commemorative postmark used at California State Fair Sacramento CA

Lucca Comics & Games : 2016 Italy

2016-Oct-28 

Lucca Comics & Gaming is an annual comic book and gaming convention  held in Lucca, Italy. The International Congress of comics was started in 1965, with the first convention being held in Bordighera, Liguria, Italy. In 1966 the convention moved to Lucca. The stamp features art by Michele Rech (Zerocalcare), writer and illustrator of 'The Armadillo Factory', illustrator for the magazine 'Liberazion' and other periodicals. 2014 drew a Marvel variant cover for 'Guardians of the Galaxy'. Rech wrote and directed the Italian adult animation 'Tear Along the Dotted Line'. He did the art for the 2016 Lucca convention

 

Superhjältar (Superheroes) : 2011 Åland

2011-Sep-05 Mariehamn Åland

Åland is an autonomous archipelago that is part of Finland

The Arrow - The Arrow (Ralph Payne) is a superhero created during the Golden Age of Comic Books. He was the first superhero published by Centaur Publications in 1938. A military intelligence agent who uses his archery skills to fight crime. He delivers messages via arrow, both to criminals and the police, and uses his bow to kill the evildoers.

Fantom of the Fair - The Fantom of the Fair is one of the earliest published Golden Age superheroes. He debuted in Centaur Publications' Amazing Mystery Funnies - July 1939. His early adventures are set fighting threats at the 1939 New York World's Fair. He lives in a subterranean chamber under the Fair, and he travels via secret trap doors placed around the fairgrounds. Created by Paul Gustavson

The Spider - The Spider, in reality was Tom Hallaway, a rich playboy who had grown tired of seeing criminals have their own way harassing and murdering honest citizens, so he adopted the guise of The Spider, and arrow wielding heroe, to settle the score. Created by Paul Gustavson - 1940

Gundam : 2023 Japan

2023-Nov-05 Odawara

Japan’s first collection of Gundam-themed manhole covers were installed in the city of Odawara, within the Kanagawa prefecture. As part of the new Gundam Manhole Project, the first set of covers have been installed there because it is the birthplace of Gundam creator Yoshiyuki Tomino. The project plans to install more Gundam-themed manhole covers nationwide, which will feature a different mecha on each one posing with local landmarks.

Two commemorative postmarks were used to mark the first anniversary of the covers installation.